Live video: Watch Texas church’s 70-hour Bible reading marathon
Michael Whitworth, pulpit minister of the Jersey Village Church of Christ in Houston, has begun a 70-hour Bible reading marathon.You can watch it live on…
Archive: Jan 2011
One year later, ministries continue Haiti relief work
Minister Jean Elmera stands outside the ruins of the Cite Soleil Church of Christ in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in February 2010. (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) WSMV…
In secularized Canada, Christianity’s challenges — and glimmers of hope
In the February print edition of The Christian Chronicle, we tackle the challenges faced by Churches of Christ in secularized Canada: Over roasted chicken at Swiss Chalet,…
SPOTLIGHT: Just another week in Mozambique
Alan Howell spent a recent Saturday sitting on his front porch with church leaders as they quoted Titus to each other. Howell and his wife,…
Samoan sinner saved: Elder in American Samoa shares his conversion, vision
Tia Misa was wet from head to toe. That wasn’t his plan. In fact, the only reason he left his home on the island of…
At gunpoint, kidnapped Kenya missionary keeps preaching
In an instant, Jim Scudder was living a nightmare.The missionary and his son, John, had traveled from their home in Nyeri, Kenya, to the capital,…
The face of Malawi: In a small African nation, Churches of Christ thrive
JALI, Malawi — Damison Nsapato can’t stop smiling.On a Saturday morning, he rushes from his home to greet unexpected visitors from nearby Namikango Mission —…
Wal-Mart helps relief ministries serve Haiti
Retail giant Wal-Mart volunteered 18 of its wheels recently to help relief ministries associated with Churches of Christ serve cholera-stricken Haiti. A tractor trailer bearing…
The miracle of Malawi: After a century of dramatic growth, Churches of Christ focus on unity, urban ministry
THONDWE, Malawi — Huddled in a tiny dormitory room at Namikango Mission, seven young preachers talk about their favorite hymns. One of them, Innocent Nyasulu,…
Where there is no Church of Christ: Believer baptized in Montenegro
Separated by thousands of miles, two sisters in Christ shared the Lord’s Supper through Skype. Jo Byrd-Huddleston, a church member in Arkansas, used the popular…
