Author Barbara A. Oliver

Barbara has been involved in missions for over 25 years, both in the field and in publishing.

Jenkins Institute sponsors A Really Big Deal webinar

by Jeff and Dale Jenkins SPRING HILL, Tenn. (BNc) — Technology offers some new opportunities for teaching and training. The Jenkins Institute is offering their first Webinar for those in ministry. You might be wondering what all is involved in… Continue Reading →

Former Missionary dies at 76

ONTARIO, Canada (BNc) — David William Hallett was called to his eternal home on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. He was 76. His final weeks were lived at Hospice Niagara where he was tenderly cared for. He lived a good and… Continue Reading →

Digital version of Freed-Hardeman Lectureship available

HENDERSON, TN (BNc) – E-text versions of the 76th Annual Bible Lectureship of Freed-Hardeman University are now available, according to Tom L. Childers. The 76th lectureship will be held Feb. 5-10, 2012. The 2012 lectureship book of 490 pages written… Continue Reading →

Grand Blanc mourns loss of longtime member

by John Henson, minister GRAND BLANC, Mich., (BNc) – Members of the Grand Blanc church mourn the passing of one of its longtime members on Dec. 2. Wilma Kilgore, 83, died at the Pines of Burton in Burton, Mich. Her… Continue Reading →

Peace on Earth

Did you hear about the guy who attacked a woman at the Thanksgiving Day dinner table? She was sitting in the chair he wanted, so he attacked her with a foot-long butcher knife. Did you hear about the 20 customers… Continue Reading →

Jerrel Rowden dies at 77

Long-time missionary and worker for French mission, Jerrel Rowden, passed away Nov. 24, at the age of 77.

Gospel preacher and camp organizer Hoyt Nelson dies

by George Merritt MOULTON, Ala. (BNc) — Well-known and much loved Gospel minister Hoyt Nelson of Moulton, Ala., died Sept. 25th. He was 81. His wife Gueldine preceded him in death several years earlier. Funeral services were held Sept. 28th… Continue Reading →

“Michelle Rogers Field of Dreams” becomes a reality

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (BNc) — Michelle Rogers had a dream, but it would cost $65,000 to fulfill it. Rogers, who taught middle school for two years, transferred to Waterville Community Elementary, where she has been for five years. When she arrived… Continue Reading →

Harding mourns death of Dr. Neale Pryor

SEARCY, Ark. (BNc) — Dr. Neale Pryor passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25, after a lengthy illness. Visitation with the family is Tuesday, Sept. 27, 4-6 p.m. at Roller Daniel Funeral Home, 411 E. Race, Searcy, Ark. His funeral will… Continue Reading →

Heritage Christian University receives G.I. Jobs award

FLORENCE, ALA. (BNc) — G.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded Heritage Christian University the designation of Military Friendly School. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges,… Continue Reading →

Harris & Moore Expedition Through the Bible answers live questions

DUBLIN, Tex. (BNc) — Every Monday from 6-7:00 p.m. CST, David Harris and Tom Moore present lessons from the Bible on their phone-in talk show. In an email interview with David Harris, BNc asked him about the program’s origins and… Continue Reading →

Jerry Hill dies at 82

PLEASANTON, TX. (BNc) — Jerry Wood Hill, long-time missionary, was born in Sabinal on Oct. 2, 1928 to Thomas Comer and Veva Lenore Hill. He passed away in South Texas Regional Medical Center on Sept. 12, 2011. He is survived… Continue Reading →

Organization to be honored

RALEIGH, NC (BNc) — The Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Organization of Nashville, TN is to be honored on Sept. 17 at the Mid-Atlantic Evangelism Seminar in Raleigh, NC. The national volunteer disaster relief organization, out of Nashville, Tenn., and… Continue Reading →

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,… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

Thomas David Mosley dies at 84

WHITE BLUFF, Tenn. (BNc) — Bro. Mosley, longtime Church of Christ minister, died peacefully June 25, 2011 at his home with his family by his side. Born in Union, S.C., he was the son of the late James Claude and… Continue Reading →

Church meets for the first time in Porirua

PORIRUA, New Zealand (BNc) — The Porirua church met on May 8 for its first worship service, with 78 people, many visiting Christians from surrounding areas. For two Saturdays before the first meeting, with the help of a group from… Continue Reading →

Church planted in New Jersey

by Earl H. West, Jr. MARLBORO, N.J., (BNc) – The second in a series of monthly “preview” worship services for a new congregation was held on June 11 at the Holmdel, N.J., Community Center. Individuals from as many as five… Continue Reading →

Alabama storm relief efforts continue

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., (BNc) — The churches in the Birmingham, Ala., area have been using Facebook to help tornado victims. Communicating together via a group called The Church Connection, they have been able to help with specific needs for tornado victims…. Continue Reading →

New periodical serves central Arkansas churches

Central Arkansas Encourager is a new magazine for churches of Christ in central Arkansas.

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