More than a family
PLEASANT SHADE, TENN. — On a warm, sunny Sunday morning, a church elder parked a 32-foot farm trailer in front of a tiny country church…
Tennessee
Across the Nation: Preventing elder fraud, promoting gospel choirs 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…
Growing in spirit, through a layer of ice
HENDERSON, TENN. — Call them the chosen frozen. On a chilly Wednesday morning, a little more than 100 hearty souls carefully made their way into…
Across the Nation: A youth camp in Alabama, an elders’ conference in Tennessee 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…
‘Holy ground’ in Middle Tennessee
SILVER POINT, TENN. — There’s no burning bush, just a red-brick church building and tall trees casting shadows over a cemetery. Still, it’s sacred ground.…
Remembering Marshall Keeble’s faith — and his humor
NASHVILLE, TENN. — To Gwen Cummings, the late Marshall Keeble was more than a famous traveling evangelist. He was her “Pop.” Keeble was born in…
The power of Marshall Keeble’s brown paper lunch sack
NASHVILLE, TENN. — For Marshall Keeble, traveling all over the South — and beyond — to preach during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation brought…
Fire destroys Nashville church building
A Thursday morning fire destroyed the meeting place of the Scott Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville, Tenn. — just hours after a new Christian…
Nashville church celebrates legacy of generosity
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Their historic building awaiting sale just a block away, former members of the Central Church of Christ gathered with guests including singer…
Another preacher president for FHU — this one from Texas
HENDERSON, TENN. — Freed-Hardeman University, which has a record enrollment of 2,349 this fall, has chosen Keith Harris to serve as its 17th president. Harris, preaching…
