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Manchester Christian Church is changing its name to One Church as it continues to expand in New England. “It’s time to have a name that reflects not where we are, but who we are,” senior pastor Bo Chancey said.
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The Star on Our Christmas Tree
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“I’ve shared every Christmas of my life with the star that sits atop our Christmas tree,” writes Shawn McMullen. “I inherited it years ago from my parents.” (This is the final installment in a weeklong series of Christmas memories.)
An Old-Fashioned Christmas . . . at Any Cost
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In this, the sixth of seven Christmas memories leaders are sharing leading up to Christmas Day, retired Christian church minister Tom Ellsworth remembers a snowy journey he and his young family embarked on during his first year as a father.
This Wasn’t in the Script
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“It’s the late 1990s, and I’m sitting in the audience of the annual Christmas production at my suburban megachurch when something happens that’s obviously not in the script (or the Scriptures, for that matter),” writes Austin Gohn, lead pastor with Bellevue Christian Church in Pittsburgh.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘One Little Bell’ (1972)
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Blanche Claycomb wrote in 1972, “A memory I shall always treasure is a mental picture of our eldest son. Jim was about fifteen months old, and the sights and sounds of Christmas filled his little eyes and heart with joy.” . . .
COVID Christmas
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“On Dec. 16, 2020—my brother-in-law and husband, both pastors in our church, tested positive for COVID-19,” Tina Wilson writes. Many other leaders needed to be quarantined, as well. At Ekklesia Christian Church, this all came at the start of 13 worship services over the next 14 days, closing on property, and launching a generosity initiative . . .
Northview Christian Church Ships Thousands of Bibles to South Africa
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On a recent Friday, members of Northview Christian Church, Coldwater, Mich., loaded about 27,000 Bibles into a shipping container headed to South Africa Christian Mission.
A Tender Christmas Memory
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“On Christmas evening, I found a quiet place to call Dad,” Jackina Stark writes. “He sounded so good. I wished him a Merry Christmas and asked how his day had been. ‘I had a great day!’ he said. . . .” (This is another in a series of Christmas memories we are sharing all this week.)
A Christmas Gift That Warmed My Heart
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When Bob Russell accepted an invitation to a Christmas brunch, he didn’t expect one of the most heartwarming and inspirational Christmas presents he’s ever received. (Check back every day this week for another Christmas memory.)