Joy McMillon
Associate EditorRecent Articles
RV park at Pepperdine Lectures full of sojurners' storiesFire destroys Korean church in Anchorage; arson allegedWith Ethan's death, Powell family focuses on cancer fightQuilts help Christians tell the story of American slaveryChurch members' kind acts bridge gap for Eldorado raid evacuees Plane crash claims church deacon, former missionaryReaching the last frontierA tear-filled ending, a joyous beginning'Shouts, clapping and jumping for joy'Touching scene: Therapist's ministry revitalizes nursing home residents, staff
Credentials
Managing Editor of Chronicle - 1983-1989
Associate Editor - 2000-present
Background
Joy McMillon was born in Midwest City, Okla., and graduated from Oklahoma Christian University with a B.A. in English. While at the university, she worked as a staff writer for the college newspaper. After marrying Lynn McMillon and graduating from OC, she taught high school English in Mississippi and directed plays. She returned to college glasses at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, and was granted an M.A. She taught in the Oklahoma Christian English department for nearly a dozen years and also worked part time in the Public Relationships Department.
In 1983 she was named as the second managing editor of the Christian Chronicle, where she served until her parents' illness necessitated her resignation. She rejoined the Chronicle staff on a part-time basis in 2000.
The McMillons have two married sons, four granddaughters and one grandson.