Disaster relief organizations associated with Churches of Christ are responding to the needs of Superstorm Sandy victims, as The Christian Chronicle reported Friday. Among the New Jersey congregations heavily involved in the relief effort is the Gateway Church of Christ, where Carl Williamson serves as lead evangelist.

Just three days after Superstorm Sandy pummeled much of the nation’s East Coast with severe winds and torrential flooding, donations to relief efforts are pouring in, CNN reports. Ministries associated with Churches of Christ are among those responding to the needs.

Bruce McLarty is being introduced this afternoon as the fifth president of Harding University in Searcy, Ark.

Christians in the New York City area report “calm before the storm” as Hurricane Sandy heads their way. The Category 1 hurricane is expected to combine with a cold front, spawning a “superstorm” that will bring wind, flooding, power outages and widespread damage across the Eastern seaboard, CNN reports.

Joe Cannon, a longtime missionary to countries including Japan, Papua New Guinea and Ukraine, died Oct. 25. He was a member of the Highland Church of Christ in Cordova, Tenn.

A Detroit-area Church of Christ minister reported missing this week has been located and is receiving professional care, a statement on the church website says.

Counting Churches of Christ in Africa is exceedingly difficult. Between 2009 and 2010, the vast continent surpassed 1 billion souls, according to population researchers. Churches of Christ have flourished across the continent in the past century. Some have more than 1,000 members and meet in grand auditoriums. Others have 20 members who meet under the shade of a mango tree.

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Acappella is one of five finalists competing for online votes to get the chance to perform with Lady Antebellum in a special December event in Nashville, Tenn.

A Faulkner University student was killed Sunday in a car accident on his way to preach at the Lafayette Church of Christ in Alabama.