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Early history of Chattanooga congregtation

by Ernest Clevenger, Jr.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BNc) — The Restoration booklet, A History of the Cowart Street Church of Christ, Chattanooga, TN, published in 1972, and compiled by Ernest A. Clevenger, Sr., has been edited and reissued by Ernest Clevenger, Jr.

Cowart Street was the mother church in Chattanooga, established in 1886.

The 37 page booklet has been converted into a PDF e-Book. It contains informative articles by early members, a roll call of men, many well-known, who preached for the church, an article about finding preachers locally, and several narratives of families who made up the church.

Cowart Street was responsible for the establishment of more than a dozen of the congregations in the Chattanooga area. It lost its property to freeway construction in 1958.

This Restoration history e-Book can be downloaded free.

Guyana Christian University graduates ten preacher students

by Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent

LETHEM, Guyana (BNc)  — Graduation ceremonies were held July 13, for ten graduating students of Guyana Christian University, Lethem, Guyana. Tom Holland, President of GCU, traveled to Guyana and delivered the commencement address.

Approximately 75 were in attendance for the graduation ceremony and the reception for the graduates, family and friends. Read more

Search TV reaches San Francisco Bay area

EDMOND, Okla. (BNc) – The television program, “In Search of the Lord’s Way,” has closed a deal to air to the San Francisco Bay area, according to speaker Phil Sanders.

KOFY (TV 20) covers the bay area of San Francisco, broadcasting to 2.5 million households (6.25 million people), making it the sixth largest U.S. market.

“We will begin airing Oct. 9 each Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. This strengthens our presence on the West Coast considerably,” Phil said to BNc. Read more

Greg Tidwell named Gospel Advocate editor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BNc) — Gregory Alan Tidwell has been named editor of Gospel Advocate magazine by publisher Neil W. Anderson.

Tidwell will assume the role of editor from Anderson, who will retire as editor in September. Anderson will continue as publisher.

Greg is the minister with the Fishinger and Kenney congregation in Columbus, Oh. He studied journalism and public relations at Ohio State University and was awarded the M.A. from Vanderbilt University.

Tidwell will become the seventeenth editor of the 156-year-old magazine beginning with the October issue. Read more

Biloxi MS church appoints elders

BILOXI, Miss. (BNc) – The Rodenberg church appointed elders yesterday, Aug. 21, after a year’s study about elders and spiritual leadership, and gathering congregational input, said preaching minister Bill Denton.

The elders are (from left) Joe Powers, Bill Denton, Russ Butcher, and Dwain Jones.

Mark Hodges, preacher and elder with the Long Beach church, participated in the ordination ceremony.

Photo: Bill Denton

Elk City Broadcasts Words of Life

ELK CITY, Okla. (BNc) – The Northeast church of Christ recently began broadcasting brief Gospel messages on YouTube under the theme, ‘Words of Life’, with Jerry Brewer as speaker.

 

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Common English Bible is ‘different,’ says reviewer

by Ernest Clevenger

(BNc) – Nashville, Tenn., is famous for many things. To country music it is Music City, and the music publishing hub of America. To book publishing, it is the home of Thomas Nelson Bible Publishers, the home of Ingram Book (world’s largest book publisher and retailers).

To the church it has one of the largest concentrations of churches of Christ in America, and two brotherhood publishing companies, Gospel Advocate and Twenty-first Century Christian.

For more than 150 years Nashville has been home to large religious-based publishing houses: National Baptist Publishing Board (R. H. Boyd Publishing Company), Southern Baptist Convention, United Methodist, Lifeway, and Gideons International are a few of the larger ones.

It is not surprising that the Common English Bible (CEB) chose Nashville as its headquarters for developing and publishing a new Bible, one they have been working on for more than two years. It is advertised as a bold translation readable by a broad range of people aimed at more than half of all English readers. It is different! Read more

Gallup minister Michael Lerro dies at age 38

GALLUP, N.M. (BNc) – Michael J. Lerro, minister for the Gallup congregation, died Aug. 6.

As a graduate of East Tennessee School of Preaching and Mission, Michael was able to express his love for Christ by preaching the gospel.

A memorial service was held at Gallup church Wednesday, Aug. 10. Read more

Brazilian School of the Bible evangelizes 157

JUNDIAÍ, Brazil (BNc) – Starting the new semester of the School of the Bible, 157 students attended the first classes of 11 courses taught by five Brazilian professors, coordinator Marcelo Gonçalves reported.

A total of 168 people signed up for the courses. Of those who attended, 58 are evangelical, 20 are Catholic, and 14 marked “other.”

Several people are usually baptized as a result of the courses at the end of each semester. Read more

Widick named as preacher

by Ernest Clevenger

HOUSTON, Tex., (BNc) – Lane Widick, Associate and Worship Minister at West University Church of Christ, Houston, Tex., has accepted the invitation of the Granny White church in Nashville to serve as their new preacher starting the middle of September. Read more

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