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A Lilly Endowment grant will support efforts by Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University in addressing challenges that limit prospective students and underrepresented populations from attending and graduating.
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Outlook to Plant Church in Vulnerable Section of Indy
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Outlook Christian Church in McCordsville, Ind., will plant a new church early next year in a vulnerable neighborhood in the Indianapolis metro.
FCC-Lamar Adding Family Life Center (Plus News Briefs)
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First Christian Church in Lamar, Mo.—which just celebrated its 150th anniversary—is planning a $2 million Family Life Center. Also briefs about Point University, City Church OTR, Chuck Terrill, Southeast Christian (Louisville), and more.
MACU Sends Students Home in Anticipation of Possible ‘Civil Unrest’
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Mid-Atlantic Christian University canceled classes for Monday and Tuesday and is sending students home after the mayor of Elizabeth City, N.C., declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the local sheriff’s office releasing body camera footage in the shooting death last week of Andrew Brown Jr.
Amor Ministries Eager to Resume Short-Term Mission Trips
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After a yearlong travel hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaders at Amor Ministries are hoping they can begin leading short-term mission trips again in June.
‘Apologetics Boot Camp’ Offered Free to Teachers (Plus News Briefs)
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Room For Doubt is offering a free “Apologetics Boot Camp” in June and July to teachers in Christian high schools, homeschools, public schools, churches, and camps. . . . Plus news briefs from Florida, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, and more.
Mountain Mission School: One Hundred Years of Service
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Mountain Mission School of Grundy, Va., celebrates its centennial anniversary this month. When the school was started, 17 denominations had mission schools in the Appalachia area; today, Mountain Mission School is the only one still operating.
GNPI Launches ‘100 Lights’ Campaign (Plus News Briefs)
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GNPI has launched a “100 Lights” capital campaign to raise $1.45 million over the next two years with the vision of using “media and online curriculum to train more people around the world on how to use technology as their tools to attract and teach people . . . about Jesus,” president Mike Schrage announced via Facebook.
New Resource Helps Churches and Ministers Find the Right Match
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A minister transition is a challenging time for a church . . . and the process is not easy on ministers either. Find Your Next Minister/Ministry is a new service from the CCL Network to help both churches and ministers thrive in the transition process.