Around the World: Church growth in the Bahamas, Syrian refugees in Germany and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
Germany
Training goes virtual, crosses continents
GEMUNDEN WEILROD, Germany — A church-owned campsite in this forested German village sat empty for this year’s Advanced Bible Study Series, which began in 1968…
Missionaries in quarantine following trip to China
After two weeks in quarantine, Don and Cindy Roehrkasse, missionaries to Germany, are leaving a California quarantine facility. The couple was forced into quarantine following…
God changes the ‘other’ into ‘brother’
FRANKFURT, Germany — They burned books here. On May 10, 1933, a group of National Socialist students marched into Römerberg Square, right in front of Frankfurt…
Richard Earl Walker, pioneering missionary to Europe, dies at 95
Richard Earl Walker, a pioneering missionary to Europe for Churches of Christ, died Aug. 25 at age 95. A Greek scholar, he graduated from Abilene…
Europeans pray and plan for church in Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG — “Churches of Christ begin worship in Luxembourg,” announced a front-page headline in The Christian Chronicle in 1993. The story detailed a campaign by…
Around the World: A legacy of love and a safari for souls
FEATURED IMAGE (above) — After traveling by vehicle until the paved roads ended — and then by motorbike taxis until the dirt trails ended —…
