A fire has destroyed the dormitory of the secondary school operated by Chimala Missions, a church supported medical, educational and evangelistic ministry in the East African nation of Tanzania. No students were injured.

Ben Langford, director of the Center for Global Missions at Oklahoma Christian University, is leading a team of university students and church members on a trip to Chimala. He shares the following report:

Kevin McDonald, president and CEO of Medina, Texas-based Arms of Hope, has resigned effective June 1. McDonald and his wife, Nathalie, recently moved to Houston to care for their infant daughter Marlie Ruth, who is undergoing treatment for brain cancer, a press release noted.

Mr. Asamoah said this at the second edition of Deaf Awareness Day celebration organised by the Deaf Ministry of the Nsawam Road Church of Christ at the weekend in Accra. The Awareness Day was on the theme; “Challenges Confronting the Deaf,” and sought to draw attention to the challenges, limitations and capabilities of persons with hearing impairment.

Steve Bonner, the minister of Tahoka Church of Christ and the organizer of the project, said the house was intended to be a blessing but could never replace what the family lost.

Minister Franklin Florence is a man who holds a special place in the history of Rochester, N.Y. He also holds a special place in the hearts of many people. That was made abundantly clear as more than 700 people gathered Friday at the Riverside Convention Center for a community recognition dinner and tribute that featured as keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill.

How should Christians respond to the president’s support for same-sex marriage? Please be sure to include your full name and home congregation, city and state in case we decide to quote you. The Christian Chronicle blog welcomes and encourages feedback that promotes thoughtful and respectful discussion.

The above video tells the story of Sandy Detherage, a member of the High Pointe Church of Christ in McKinney, Texas. Through the simple act of sharing his faith, Deherage, an air-traffic controller, opened the door for God to transform two lives.

It didn’t take me long to figure out that this “River Road Church of Christ” is a fictitious congregation in North Carolina with no connection to the River Road Church of Christ in Albany, Ga. I visited and wrote a story about the congregation (the real one) in 2002 — and saw no evidence of snake handling.

As a cappella Churches of Christ face declining membership, the perception among some is that independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ — those with instrumental music — are experiencing “phenomenal” growth. But is that really true?

Church members in North and South America are mourning the death of Dottie McBride. The native of Nocona, Texas, served for 35-plus years in Ecuador with her husband, Louis.