Across the Nation: A church library for kids, a Bible academy for elementary students and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
Tennessee
Teen whose faith outshone his cancer dies
Mitchell Boles, a 17-year-old church member whose faith outshone his cancer, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. He was 17. Boles, who attended the Beech Bethany…
How churches are rethinking senior ministry
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — “I’m part of the irrelevance.” Those words, from an older adult at the Harpeth Hills Church of Christ, south of Nashville, stopped…
A teen’s faith outshines cancer
CELINA, TENN. — “We love Mitchell.” That phrase has echoed through the pews of Beech Bethany Church of Christ, across group texts and hospital rooms,…
A voice tested by faith
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Mark Adams stood in his office at the Tusculum Church of Christ, quietly rehearsing vocal exercises as worship hymns echoed from the…
Three minutes that saved a life
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Wednesday night Bible class at the Central Church of Christ recently turned into a life-or-death emergency as 64-year-old Keith Braud suffered cardiac…
‘Cancer can be a ministry’
DICKSON, TENN. — The sound of victory echoed throughout the halls of Nashville’s Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center on May 7 as Chris McCurley pulled the rope…
Old walls, new life
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — For more than 160 years, the Owen Chapel Church of Christ stood as a monument to tradition, its identity shaped by early…
Across the Nation: A distinguished preacher, ChatCYC and The Way
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
Nashville Church of Christ attorney challenges details in news coverage
NASHVILLE, TENN. — An attorney for the Nashville Church of Christ is questioning the accuracy of certain dates contained in The Christian Chronicle’s prior articles…
