Articles for tag: Global Gathering

January 22, 2020

Milligan Starting Fly-Fishing Team (Plus News Briefs)

Compiled by Chris Moon and Jim Nieman Milligan College in Tennessee announced it is starting a fly-fishing team. The school (whose name officially changes to Milligan University on June 1) will begin offering fly-fishing scholarships to incoming students this fall. The team will be coached by Zack Nave, who also leads Milligan’s cycling and triathlon programs. “We’re excited, not only about the competition part of it, but teaching them about the intricacies of fly fishing, as well as some conservation initiatives we’ll be taking on as a part of the club,” Mark Fox, vice president of athletics and student development,

July 19, 2016

Mark A. Taylor

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

10 Reasons to Attend the Global Gathering in New Delhi Next January

By Mark A. Taylor As I”m reflecting on the soul-refreshing experience of last week”s North American Christian Convention in Anaheim, California, I”m filled with anticipation for another similar opportunity. Similar, because it promises rich fellowship and unique worship with committed believers. Similar, because it offers the chance to learn from Christian leaders extending the gospel in ways I may not have considered. But the convention I”m anticipating is different in many special ways from the NACC just finished. This month I”m encouraging Christians from across America to go with me to the 19th Global Gathering of the World Convention January

March 21, 2016

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

The World Comes to India

By Gary Holloway “The experience changed my life.” “I saw more of what God is doing in the world.” “Our churches will never be the same.” These are statements from people who have attended a Global Gathering of the World Convention. The World Convention of Churches of Christ serves the Stone-Campbell churches (Christian, Churches of Christ, and Disciples of Christ) found in 199 countries and territories, with about 10 million total adherents worldwide. World Convention seeks to connect those churches everywhere, every day. One way it connects is through a Global Gathering every few years, with the next one scheduled

August 11, 2012

Christian Standard

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

Thousands Meet in Brazil for World Convention

Almost 4,000 Christians gathered in Goiania, Brazil, for the World Convention’s 18th Global Gathering, bringing the worldwide Stone-Campbell movement together for worship, teaching, fellowship, and learning.

November 30, 2011

Gary Holloway

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

We Are a Worldwide Movement

Christians from around the world will gather in Goiânia, Brazil, for the 2012 World Convention, bringing together global voices for worship, fellowship, teaching, and a celebration of Christian unity.