Launched during segregation, National Lectureship celebrates 75 years
ST. LOUIS — For 75 years, the National Lectureship of Churches of Christ has brought together Christians from across the U.S. for preaching, singing and…
Race
Understanding racial oppression and the church
One great joy I find in reading is the connections I discover in seemingly unrelated books. Last year I read “The Gospel Comes with a…
Racial concerns prompt renaming of Christian university’s auditorium
OKLAHOMA CITY — For a half-century, the place where Oklahoma Christian University students gather for daily worship and perform an annual musical variety show was known…
Praising God and promoting unity
FORT WORTH, Texas — A poignant moment at the recent third annual “Unity” areawide worship gathering came when a combined chorus sang. The Lubbock Christian…
Once-segregated Christian university targets racism with launch of new research center
ABILENE, Texas — In 1960, a professor named Carl Spain delivered an explosive Bible Lectureship sermon that reverberated far beyond what was known then as Abilene…
‘It is critical that all of us get along, especially in the church.’
SEARCY, Ark. — ‘If I can help somebody, as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody, with a word or song. If I can show…
Fifty years after historic meeting, race still divides Churches of Christ
In the summer of tumultuous 1968, more than 40 prominent black and white ministers gathered to discuss ways to improve race relations in Churches of…
50 Years: Racial Reconciliation and the Church
Find links below to all the stories in the "50 Years: Racial Reconciliation and the Church" series. Part 1: Detroit race riot • 'No more us…
From the 1968 archive: Atlanta Conference Studies Race
ATLANTA, Ga. — A black man charged, “You want me to lift myself by my own bootstraps, but you are standing on my boots.” A…
Marshall Keeble’s ‘boy preachers’ still baptizing and saving souls
LOS ANGELES — In 1963, an 11-year-old named Dewayne Winrow gave a sermon during Southwestern Christian College’s annual Bible lectures in Terrell, Texas. The boy’s…
