Bricks and blessings
SINGAPORE — What was supposed to be a surprise going-away party for Dave Hogan turned out to be neither. He found out about the surprise.…
post-pandemic
Pass the trays? This congregation prefers gathering around the table
ARLINGTON, VA. — It’s warm and personal. It’s close-knit like a real family. That’s how Ernestine Jones, 77, a longtime member of the Arlington Church…
Survey: Five years after COVID-19 pandemic began, what’s changed?
As we approach the five-year anniversary of that week in March 2020 when COVID-19 began shutting down the world, The Christian Chronicle would like to…
‘How can we bless these churches?’
YORK, NEB. — At 8:30 a.m. on a weekday, exuberant voices praising God filled the historic prayer chapel at York University. About 130 Christians from…
A Caribbean jubilee
GRAND ANSE, Grenada — “Don’t Worry About a Thing” was an appropriate sermon title for the 50th Caribbean Lectureship. COVID-19 delayed the annual gathering of…
Pandemic and politics exacerbate challenges facing an Ohio church
MARYSVILLE, Ohio — This one-time farm town about 30 miles northwest of Columbus is booming. The century-old Marysville Church of Christ is not. Even before…
‘What a Gathering’: Diana Singing returns after three years
CORNERSVILLE, Tenn. — It might have been another victim of the pandemic. For the first time since 1969, the Diana Singing was canceled in 2020…
A week without cell service, immersed in God’s word
SHEFFIELD, Texas — “Why would anyone want to come here?” It’s a question organizers of the Pecos River Encampment have heard more than once. Since…
Amid omicron surge, churches experience struggle and hope
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The North Tuscaloosa Church of Christ has dealt with its share of trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. It lost two members —…
Editorial: It’s time to resume the Lord’s work
We are all tired of this pandemic. The summer of 2021 started with optimism and progress, rising vaccination rates and declining infection rates. Then came…
