Christian Church Today News Articles

United by Faith

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:43:50 PST

Earlier this month, more than 300 religious leaders in Cincinnati gathered for the "United by Faith" summit. The event included speaker Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colored Blindness, and offered participants the opportunity to sign a

Change Who Waits

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:09:47 PST

The past two Saturdays, the "Change who Waits" initiative, coordinated by churches and organizations throughout Virginia, held rallies to educate families about adoption and foster care. The churches are partnering with the Virginia

DCC on "The Doctors"

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:32:30 PST

The April 30th episode of "The Doctors" profiled the Aulger family and Diane Aulger's decision to induce labor so her dying husband could meet their child. During the show, Dallas Christian College president Dusty Rubeck announced the creation

Looking for radicals

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:08:00 PST

The International Conference on Missions is looking for "Radical Mission Churches." If you know a church-anywhere in the country and of any size-that excels in its missions efforts, share it with the ICOM team. From all nominated churches they'll

Exponential 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:36:30 PST

Dave Ferguson, Jon Ferguson, Greg Nettle, Doug Foltz, Troy Jackson, Brian Mavis, Tammy Melchien, Mont Mitchell, Jud Wilhite, Paul Williams and Hank Wilson were among the speakers at this year's Exponential Conference, held this

Chalk talks

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:39:22 PST

Last week, the Red Eye—a popular newspaper affiliate of the Chicago Tribune, published a story about the Edgewater campus of Community Christian Church (Naperville, IL) that has been

Easter offering

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:12:46 PST

Attendees to Easter services at EastPoint Christian Church (Portland, ME) gave a special offering of more than $31,500 at the church's community-wide "Hope Now" celebration. The total amount was donated to nearby Barbara Bush

Good Friday observance

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:29:50 PST

On Good Friday, men from Greenwood (IN) Christian Church took turns portraying Jesus for a "live crucifixion" on the church's property. The volunteers, dressed in costume and covered in fake blood, took one-hour shifts standing on the

SCC on tour

Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:54:36 PST

Last month, Shelby Christian Church (Shelbyville, KY) coordinated a "College Tour" for its high school juniors and seniors. During the three-day trip the group visited Milligan (TN) College, Cincinnati (OH) Christian University and