Bringing new hope to the Black Hills
SPEARFISH, S.D. — Camouflaged National Guardsmen and bandanna-wearing bikers line the booths at the Cheyenne Crossing restaurant.The owners of the cozy, kitschy diner, nestled among…
Churches That Work
‘I think we promote coming back to God more than coming back to church’
SPEARFISH, S.D. — The Black Hills may be the only place on earth that routinely gets 6 feet of snow yet bears the nickname “banana…
Churches That Work: Southern Hills, Dallas
DALLAS, TEXAS — David Williams makes a living as a fast-food restaurant manager. He earns no pay as prison minister at the Southern Hills church.…
Maxwell serves church with ‘heart of a leader, spirit of a servant’
DALLAS — When Leslie and Earnest Newson learned six years ago that his employer wanted to transfer them from El Paso, Texas, she penned letters…
Hard-working church makes time to reach, teach and feed community
David Williams makes a living as a fast-food restaurant manager. He earns no pay as prison minister at the Southern Hills church. By morning, James…
Thriving congregation finds ways to expand outside Bible Belt, inside Beltway
FAIRFAX, Va. — Now you see them. Now you don’t. Every minute or two, the Metro trains that zip commuters to the nation’s capital 20…
How does Fairfax ‘Show Jesus’?
Fairfax's Deaf Congregation averages about 40 people each Sunday morning. Mark Lowenstein is the full-time deaf minister. Church elder David Hinckley, who is active in…
Members, youth minister reflect on church’s successes, challenges
FAIRFAX, VA. — To help understand what makes the Fairfax church work, The Christian Chronicle interviewed more than three dozen ministers, elders and members. Among…
Congregation focuses on small groups as way to build relationships
FAIRFAX, VA. — Folks start trickling into the small-group meeting at Bill and Nancy McKelvey's town home about 4:45 p.m. each Sunday. Before Bill McKelvey…
Portland church involves members, offers healing
GRESHAM, Ore. — This city runs on caffeine, consumed in cappuccinos, frap-puccinos and lattés, available at the omnipresent Starbucks or “drive thru espresso” kiosks that…
