Walk4Water in the rain
SMYRNA, Tenn. — Feet splashed in puddles on a rainy Sunday afternoon as almost 1,000 people came together in this Middle Tennessee town. They were…
Middle Tennessee
A year after devastating flood, Tennessee church rebuilding and hopeful
In August last year, historic flooding hit Middle Tennessee, irreparably damaging homes and churches in the area. The building of the Pinewood Church of Christ…
Emotions high as Tennessee church floods — again
NUNNELLY, Tenn. — A noisy, industrial-strength fan blew in the back as Pinewood Church of Christ members stepped into their makeshift worship facility Sunday. Wooden planks…
Showing Jesus: Christians offer physical, spiritual help after historic flooding
WAVERLY, Tenn. — The Waverly Church of Christ’s pews were packed Sunday. But not just with people. Clothing and stuffed animals covered several rows —…
Flood swamps Tennessee church’s building — for the second time
The Pinewood Church of Christ in Nunnelly, Tenn., had to rebuild after devastating floods swamped the Volunteer State in May 2010. More than a decade…
Tennessee tornado stories
Tennessee is Church of Christ country. The Volunteer State has roughly 200,000 adherents of the fellowship, according to a national directory published by 21st Century…
On Sunday after tornadoes, sadness gives way to gladness
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — I don’t know if God or guilt prompted me to take the Interstate 40 exit to Mt. Juliet. Maybe both? Just…
‘Pray for comfort and peace and hope. We are hurting’
John Nichols, his wife, Kasey, and their three sons — ages 9, 5 and 2 — were asleep when they heard the tornado sirens about…
Three more members of Churches of Christ confirmed dead in tornadoes, bringing total to six
A Tennessee congregation is mourning a family of three — including the minister's daughter, son-in-law and young grandson — killed in the tornadoes that claimed…
Church member, strawberry farmer Kason Lester gets golden ticket on ‘American Idol’
Should a Christ-follower resort to bribery to get the judges' attention on "American Idol?" Evidently that's not against the rules on the popular reality show/singing…
