Baptized in secret, he became a bold proclaimer
Missionary Edwin Crookshank baptized Eddie Kalokul Karris on Jan. 19, 1981 — at midnight, so members of the Presbyterian church where Eddie formerly served wouldn’t…
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Ruth Wyrick was a living definition of service to church and community
Tucked away in the nostalgic memories of my childhood are church homecomings of the 1980s and ’90s. When I close my eyes, I can feel…
‘Mr. ACU,’ Bob Hunter, dies at 94
Robert D. “Bob” Hunter, a Texas politician and an alumnus and administrator of Abilene Christian University — which is associated with Churches of Christ —…
‘A giant among giants’
Franklin Florence moved to Rochester, N.Y., in 1959 to serve as full-time minister for the Reynolds Street Church of Christ. More than 60 years later…
Richard Rose, a preacher, gospel singer and protege of Marshall Keeble, dies at 76
Richard A. Rose Sr., one of the “boy preachers” who studied under Marshall Keeble at the Nashville Christian Institute in Tennessee, died Dec. 25, 2022.…
‘I hope this brings you comfort’
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — In the fall of 2018, Laura Morris was busy living a joy-filled life. She and her husband had just returned from…
Detroit minister Dallas Walker dies at 83
Dallas A. Walker Jr., a Detroit evangelist known nationwide for his knowledge of the Bible and speaking ability, died Nov. 21. He was 83. Walker…
Influential minister and missionary Owen Olbricht dies at 90
Owen D. Olbricht, whose evangelistic efforts contributed to thousands of baptisms in 30 states and eight countries, died Nov. 2 of complications from COVID-19 pneumonia.…
Loretta Lynn experienced darkness and light
On many Sundays, Loretta Lynn sent her social-media followers a thought for the day from Scripture. Two days before her death at her ranch in…
New Jersey street named in honor of longtime minister Eugene Lawton
The Newark Church of Christ hasn’t changed locations since the 1960s. But on July 11, the New Jersey church’s stately brick building had a new…
