Churches of Christ
In tough times, churches can’t afford to go it alone, new book advises
By Bob Smietana — October 20, 2023
(RNS) — Samford University sociologist Jennifer McClure Haraway looks at the way congregations in Alabama work together — and what congregations around the country can learn from them.
Meet the Christ family, who worship in a little chapel in the prairie
By Erik Tryggestad — April 7, 2020
(RNS) — A tiny church on their property has made worshipping at home a breeze for the Christ family.
Oklahoma Christian Univ. leader apologizes after racially charged recruiting incident
By Erik Tryggestad — March 3, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) — An admissions counselor representing the university at an area public school asked students to arrange themselves by skin tone and hair texture. The counselor has been fired.
Racial concerns prompt Christian university in Oklahoma to rename auditorium
By Bobby Ross Jr. — March 6, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) — A Christian university renamed an auditorium on campus due to concerns that the venue's namesake — a famed preacher — had made racist remarks in the past.
Church elders let confessed abuser attend services; now judge has banned him
By Bobby Ross Jr. — March 4, 2019
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (RNS) — Elders at a Pennsylvania Church knew that a former youth minister and camp leader had confessed to abuse. But they still allowed him to come to church services until a judge ordered him to stay away.
In border wall fight, Kentucky congressman mixes compassion with concern
By Bobby Ross Jr. — January 22, 2019
(RNS) — U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie balances his faith and his politics when it comes to immigration. The Republican congressman supports building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cyntoia Brown: Christian university’s prison program ‘changed my life’
By Bobby Ross Jr. — January 11, 2019
(RNS) — Cyntoia Brown, who was recently granted clemency for a murder she committed as a teenager, says a program run by a Christian college in Nashville, Tenn., helped her turn her life around.
Churches move to cut ties to Scouts after gay policy change
By Bob Smietana — June 3, 2013
The Southern Baptist Convention, whose 3,981 Scout troops make it the BSA's sixth-largest religious sponsor, plans to address the issue at its annual meeting in Houston, June 11-12.
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