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…
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Editorial: What Black giants of our faith can teach us
As Black History Month concludes, we take a moment and pay homage to the most recent crop of evangelists who have made their transition 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…
‘One of God’s top runners in this Christian race’
It is my welcomed honor to have been called upon by the family of my honorable brother and friend to pen a tribute to Jack…
Story behind the story: How a busy weekend turned into front-page news
TERRELL, Texas — Over the weekend, and on deadline for our December print edition, I made a 42-hour trip to this town 30 miles east…
A spiritual prize fighter for the Lord
TERRELL, Texas — Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which…
‘Daddy, it’s all right. I’ll see you a little later’
TERRELL, Texas — Jack Evans Jr. rose from his seat on the front row of the Graham-Kennedy-Farmer Auditorium at Southwestern Christian College. Dressed in a…
‘A giant has fallen’: Longtime Southwestern Christian College president Jack Evans Sr. dies at 81
Jack Evans Sr., president of Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, for nearly 50 years and one of the most prominent African-American leaders in Churches…
‘Queen Mother’ of Southwestern Christian College Patricia Evans dies at 77
Patricia Officer Evans, longtime matriarch of Southwestern Christian College, died Sunday morning. She was 77. "Sister Evans has been and forever will be an integral…
‘Join in with us to save Southwestern’
After nearly half a century with Jack Evans at the helm, Southwestern Christian College — the only historically black higher education institution associated with Churches…
