Articles for tag: Countryside Christian Church

December 16, 2020

News Briefs for Dec. 16

Compiled by Jim Nieman The 26th installment of New Hope Christian Church’s annual outdoor “Journey to Bethlehem” underwent a major change this year due to COVID-19. The interactive Nativity, which traditionally starts in the Washington, Ind., church’s building and then leads participants out to a wooded area for a series of scenes telling the story of Jesus’ birth, was filmed this year for presentation via Facebook and YouTube. “We’ve always done it live but we knew that would not be an option this year,” senior pastor Joe Coquillard told the Tribune-Star. The goal of the video “is not just to

August 22, 2019

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Growth

2018 Fast Facts about Small and Very Small Churches

These statistics from 2018 are gleaned from small and very small church data collected by Kent Fillinger. Be sure to read Fillinger’s article, “2018 Special Church Report, Part 3: Small and Very Small Churches,” and look at the accompanying tables, “The 2018 Charts: Small and Very Small Churches.” _ _ _ AVERAGE ATTENDANCE Small churches: 163 Very Small churches: 54 Combined average weekly attendance (125 churches): 21,701 _ _ _ GROWTH RATES Small churches: 0.03 percent (up from -0.3 percent in 2017); overall, 38 percent of small churches grew (up from 36 percent in 2017) Very Small churches: 1.7 percent

February 28, 2011

Clark Tanner

Devotionals

Learning to Trust

Clark Tanner reflects on Proverbs 3:5, 6 as his life verse and shares how trusting God sustained him through ministry, transition, uncertainty, and a new season of service.

February 10, 2011

Christian Standard

News & Updates

Story of Abuse, Rescue Featured on “˜Oprah”

Oprah Winfrey featured Kathie and Kellie Henderson’s story and the Countryside Christian Church family who helped them report years of abuse and walk through the aftermath.