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Harvest Prayer Ministries has started PrayerU, an online school of prayer for individuals, small groups, and churches.
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West Virginia Church Opens House for Recovering Addicts
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Gateway Christian Church in Saint Albans, W.Va., is not turning a blind eye to the drug problem in its community. The church purchased a home near its campus and converted it into a recovery house for men emerging from substance abuse addictions.
KCU Plans Cane Ridge Tour (Plus News Briefs)
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Kentucky Christian University plans to host a celebration at Cane Ridge (near Paris, Ky.) on the 220th anniversary of the Cane Ridge Revival this August.
Johnson U. Royals Win Men’s Basketball National Title
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The Johnson University Royals claimed the Knoxville, Tenn., school’s first-ever national championship Saturday when the men’s basketball team defeated Arlington (Texas) Baptist University 95-74. The 2021 NCCAA DII National Championship game was played in Joplin, Mo.
Inmates Are First to See Church-Produced Film, ‘A Father’s Fight’
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First Capital Christian Church’s first feature-length film received its world premiere last week . . . at the Harrison County Jail in Corydon, Ind. “We really wanted to have the people that we wrote the movie for be the first people to see [it],” said director Tyler Sansom.
Iowa Church Buying YMCA Property for Third Campus
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Antioch Christian Church in Marion, Iowa, is taking steps to launch its third campus by purchasing a struggling YMCA facility on the west side of Cedar Rapids. After renovations, the facility is expected to open by Easter 2022.
Milligan Names Incoming Athletic Director (Plus News Briefs)
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Christian Pope will take over as athletic director of Milligan University following the upcoming Aug. 1 retirement of longtime administrator Mark Fox. (Plus briefs from churches in Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas . . . and more.)
Ozark Adds 10 More Free Bible ‘Classes’ to NextLevel Online
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Ozark Christian College’s NextLevel Online Bible and Ministry series now features 34 topics. The 290 individual videos —all of them free—have been viewed more than 300,000 times.
After 35 Years, John Wagner’s Ministry Path Leads Back Home
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If you’d told John Wagner years ago he would end up leading the church he grew up attending—First Christian Church in Union, Mo.—he never would have believed you.