October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
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Two Churches Open New Buildings Just in Time for Easter
Many churches that offered only taped or livestreamed Easter services last year are excited to be planning in-person gatherings this year. But two churches—Discovery Christian Church in Mars,…
News Briefs for Mar. 31
More than 600 people attended a celebration of life service Monday at Antioch Christian Church, Marion, Iowa, for correctional officer Robert McFarland, who was killed last week during…
‘An Antidote to Loneliness’ for Pastors
Loneliness is a perpetual problem among pastors, and it only has intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two experts who specialize in care for pastors—Dr. Wes Beavis…
Church Planter Reflects on Life, Ministry a Year after Nashville Tornado
Just six months after the launch of Alive Nashville, a tornado swept through East Nashville and destroyed the building the church had been meeting in. The tornado struck…
Harvest Prayer Ministries Starts PrayerU (Plus News Briefs)
Harvest Prayer Ministries has started PrayerU, an online school of prayer for individuals, small groups, and churches.
West Virginia Church Opens House for Recovering Addicts
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…
KCU Plans Cane Ridge Tour (Plus News Briefs)
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
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…
Inmates Are First to See Church-Produced Film, ‘A Father’s Fight’
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…
Iowa Church Buying YMCA Property for Third Campus
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…
Milligan Names Incoming Athletic Director (Plus News Briefs)
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,…
Ozark Adds 10 More Free Bible ‘Classes’ to NextLevel Online
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
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.
KCU Worship Professor Jamie Coates Passes Away (Plus News Briefs)
Dr. Jamie Coates, 52, assistant professor of worship at Kentucky Christian University and director of the KCU Worship Collective, died Feb. 20 at the Community Hospice Care Center…
Preacher, Educator George Faull Dies
A funeral service for Christian preacher and educator George Faull, 80, took place Monday at the Church of Christ at Grissom, Peru, Ind., with his three sons speaking.
