
Minister recalls the long, strange trip that led to Christ
MIAMI — Jim Holway looks out of place at the Versailles Restaurant. His Asian features set him apart from the Cuban-American lunch crowd at this…
MIAMI — Jim Holway looks out of place at the Versailles Restaurant. His Asian features set him apart from the Cuban-American lunch crowd at this…
MIAMI — Skyscrapers in this sunny South Florida metropolis are built to withstand hurricane-force winds. But no amount of reinforced steel and concrete can hold…
TULSA, Okla. — From outside, the stately, colonial-style building at East 51st Street and Sheridan looks much the same as it did when built in…
HOUSTON — The Fifth Ward Church of Christ lets its light shine — in a big way. East of downtown, the city’s oldest black church…
LOCATION: East of downtown Houston, just off Interstate 10. WEBSITE: fifthwardcoc.info. PEOPLE: Sunday attendance ranges between 800 and 1,000. MINISTERS: Pulpit minister Gary Smith, youth…
LOCATION: Mayfair neighborhood on North Side of Chicago. WEB SITE: www.northwestchurchofchristchicago.com PEOPLE: About 150 members worship in English, Spanish and Korean. MINISTRY STAFF: Patrick Odum,…
CHICAGO — It's the Bible class hour on Sunday morning. A half-mile off busy Interstate 94, in a working-class neighborhood lined with bungalows, a woman…
SEWELL, N.J. — Mary Lea Thompson seldom misses an opportunity to share her Christian faith. Just ask her electrician. Troy Spencer was working in the…
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — On a recent Sunday night, Benjamin and Christina Heater lived out their faith on the floor of the Dalton Gardens Church…
THE WHITE’S FERRY ROAD CHURCH is known around the globe for its wide-ranging ministries. Now the northeast Louisiana congregation refocuses on developing relationships among its…