October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
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Emmanuel Awarded Pathways for Tomorrow Grant from Lilly Endowment
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.
Outlook to Plant Church in Vulnerable Section of Indy
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)
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,…
MACU Sends Students Home in Anticipation of Possible ‘Civil Unrest’
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…
Amor Ministries Eager to Resume Short-Term Mission Trips
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)
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. . .…
Mountain Mission School: One Hundred Years of Service
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…
GNPI Launches ‘100 Lights’ Campaign (Plus News Briefs)
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…
New Resource Helps Churches and Ministers Find the Right Match
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…
Lifeline Opening Louisville Centre with ‘Million Meal Pack’
Lifeline Christian Mission will host a “Million Meal Pack Marathon” April 24 through May 15 with the goal of packing 1 million meals across all four of its…
Former CCU Campus to Become a Charter School Site
The longtime site of now-closed Cincinnati Christian University is changing hands. CCU’s 54-acre campus has been sold to IDEA Public Schools, a Texas company that operates 120 schools…
Defining Moments: Celebrating a 155-Year Anniversary that Almost Didn’t Happen
In early 2017, if The Solomon Foundation not come to the rescue, Christian Standard would not be celebrating its 155th anniversary today.
150 Years of Christian Standard
Today, on this 155th anniversary of Christian Standard, we share an article from five years ago by Richard Cherok that describes how this journal has both informed and…
Church Donates Land to Help Foster Children (Plus News Briefs)
New Hope Christian Church, Whitestown, Ind., donated property to Isaiah 117 so the organization can build a home “where removed children can wait in comfort to be picked…
Quilters from Oakwood Christian Spread Warmth to Those in Need
Every Tuesday, women in His Quilters of Oakwood Christian Church (Enid, Okla.) gather to make quilts to give away, and almost nothing will interrupt them. “We don’t go…
