Despite petition, Harding to keep George S. Benson’s name on its chapel venue
Harding University will retain the name of its daily chapel venue — Benson Auditorium — despite an online petition signed by more than 18,000 that characterized…
Oklahoma Christian University
When graduation comes with no Pomp and Circumstance
OKLAHOMA CITY — When my son Keaton was about 4, a police car pulled up beside our minivan at a stoplight. At that exact moment,…
Christian university: ‘We’ve got to do better’ after racially charged recruiting incident
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Christian University's president apologized and promised change after an admissions counselor representing the university at an area public school asked students…
Newsmakers, March 2020
HONORED Phi Alpha Theta history honor society at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City, for the best undergraduate print journal in the nation. In addition,…
Back to school: MLK’s remarks inspire educator to return to Oklahoma Christian
OKLAHOMA CITY — About 51 years ago, Robert Edison was part of a group of black students booted from Oklahoma Christian University in an incident…
Minister, college chancellor and civil rights crusader Ron Wright dies at 72
Ronald D. Wright, a longtime minister and elder of the Gray Road Church of Christ in Cincinnati and former chancellor of Delgado Community College in…
Despite ‘unthinkable’ grief, Christian couple has hope for the holidays
EDMOND, Okla. — Twelve days before Christmas, Allen and Jeanette Wiederstein celebrated the graduation of their 22-year-old grandson, Hunter, from Oklahoma Christian University. They thought…
Partners, November 2019
Featured photo (above): A boy named Jhonny works on chores in the boys’ residential house at Emmaus House, a ministry in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, that helps…
Third Culture Kids find a sense of ‘home’ at annual Global Reunion
OKLAHOMA CITY — ‘The Lord bless you and keep you …” The words of the farewell song rang out as the 2019 Global Reunion came to a…
Roundup: One way to unite, fatal church shooting, Flavil Yeakley death, church burglar shot and more
Our end-of-the-week review of important and/or simply interesting headlines from the world of religion. Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr.…
