In Georgia county with history of racial violence, Christians seek unity
CUMMING, Ga. — Kelvin Teamer stood on the stage of the Grace Chapel Church of Christ and marveled at the crowd. In this small town…
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Virtual visit: Macland Road Church of Christ, Marietta, Ga.
After I preached in Altus, Okla., last week, Beverly Barnett invited me to virtually visit the Macland Road Church of Christ in the Atlanta suburb…
Atlanta prayer vigil hopes to ‘breathe’ love and care into the community
The sound of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “We Shall Overcome” filled the air as a group of about 300 gathered at Atlanta’s Simpson…
Christian ministries can cooperate
Should Christian ministries view each other as competition for a limited pool of donations and volunteers? We know they shouldn’t. But they do. A lot.…
Fifty years after historic meeting, race still divides Churches of Christ
In the summer of tumultuous 1968, more than 40 prominent black and white ministers gathered to discuss ways to improve race relations in Churches of…
50 Years: Racial Reconciliation and the Church
Find links below to all the stories in the "50 Years: Racial Reconciliation and the Church" series. Editor's note: A few later installments don't relate directly…
From the 1968 archive: Atlanta Conference Studies Race
ATLANTA, Ga. — A black man charged, “You want me to lift myself by my own bootstraps, but you are standing on my boots.” A…
