The youth group at Summit Christian Church (Sparks, NV) has raised more than $50,000 to help the residents of slums in Nairobi, Kenya. The youth group, called 1-Life, partnered with Christian Missionary Fellowship (Indianapolis, IN) to assist with health care, microfinance, and more.
Last week the mayor of Sparks publicly recognized the youth for their work; student ministry pastor Bryan Smith accepted the commendation on behalf of the group.
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A fifth person has been arrested on charges in the deaths of two women from Hugoton, Kan. Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley, a minister’s wife, went missing March 30 and were found dead on an Oklahoma farm April 14. . . .
“In one sense Christians are clones,” Virgil Felton wrote in 1984. “We are cloned in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). We are cloned by a new birth (John 3:5). We are cloned as new creatures (2 Corinthians 5:17). . . .”
Bob Vernon, 97, an Ozark Bible College graduate who, with his brothers, was a pioneer in Christian television broadcasting, died April 14. . . . David and Dolly Nicholson are retiring after decades of service. . . . A “Kelley Family Benefit Fund” has been established . . . plus more.
In his new book, “Not Too Old,” Christian Standard contributing editor David Faust explains how “your later years can be greater years.” In the book, David encourages readers to continue to “bear fruit in old age” (Psalm 92:14) . . .
Dr. Richard E. “Dick” Brown, 86, who served many years as professor and academic dean at Nebraska Christian College, died peacefully, with his wife by his side, at Atlantic (Iowa) Specialty Care on April 17, 2024. Dr. Brown also serve many churches throughout the Midwest. . . .
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