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After tsunami, first report positive on Japanese brethren – updated 15:08 CT

Most recent news of the church of Christ in Japan, after the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami on Mar. 11.

Edmond OK minister Don Vinzant passes – updated

Edmond OK minister and former Brazil missionary Don Vinzant passed away in the early hours of Mar. 9.

Preacher’s family threatened

by Allen Melton, deacon of missions with the Nederland church SALTILLO, Mexico (BNc) — Juan Martinez, a minister in Mexico supported by the Nederland Church of Christ (in the Beaumont area) has requested our prayers. His family must come up… Continue Reading →

Great missionary goes home

AUSTIN, Tx (BNc) — Bessie O. Hardin Chenault has left this life for the loving embrace of her Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. “Well done, thou good and faithful servant!” Bessie was born in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, on October 11,… Continue Reading →

Dr. Earl Irvin West passes away

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BNc) — Dr. Earl Irvin West, former university professor, church minister and author of nine books, passed away Friday, Feb. 4. He was 90. Though born in poverty, Earl worked his way through college, eventually earning a PhD… Continue Reading →

Tom Bright dies

DYERSBURG, Tenn. (BNc) — Tom Bright, Sr., preacher for the Phillips Street church in Dyersburg, Tenn., and the Director of the Online Academy of Biblical Studies, passed away on the morning of Jan. 30. Visitation will be from 6:00 until… Continue Reading →

Nona Gray – Give Me My Roses While I Live.

by Joan Turrell WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Bnc) — Nona Gray has been a stalwart member of the Lord’s Church that meets at Webb Street in Wellington, New Zealand since 1965. Gray spent her childhood in the little town of Patea… Continue Reading →

Don Blackwell new GBN Executive Director

by Barry Gilreath, Sr. DALTON, Ga. (BNc) — The elders of the Highland Church of Christ in Dalton, GA, who oversee Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN), have announced Don Blackwell as the network’s new Executive Director, effective December 1, 2010. Brother… Continue Reading →

Tribute to Dale McCaleb

by Scott McCown PENSACOLA, Fla. (BNc) — There have been a lot of preachers who had an impact on my life and my decision to become a preacher, but the one that stands out most was a “retired” preacher who… Continue Reading →

American Samoa hit by Cyclone Wilma

(Editor’s Note: The eye of Cyclone Wilma, a category3 storm, passed over Tutuila on Monday, Jan. 25, 2011, causing damage to power lines, telecommunication outages, minor landslides and damage to homes and roofs. The following report is as of 7:00… Continue Reading →

Christian pilot reflects on Rio helicopter crash

TAUBATÉ, Brazil (BNc) — The helicopter had left with its crew from the Army base in the city of Taubate, in Sao Paulo state. It was flying Thursday, Jan. 20, over three neighborhoods in the city of Nova Friburgo, in… Continue Reading →

New website for church

by Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent GENEVA, Ala BNc — A new website, http://www.thechurchofchrist.ws has been created by Sonnie Parker (William Roger Parker, Jr.) of Luverne, AL.  Parker is a member of the Sasser congregation where Jeff Grimes is the preacher…. Continue Reading →

Getting To Know Your Bible telecast far reaching

by Glenda Williams, BNC correspondent Geneva, AL BNc — The television program, “Getting To Know Your Bible,” began in September 2006. It airs on DirecTV Monday through Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. CT on channel 377. Billy Lambert,… Continue Reading →

Margaret Ann Warren Williams, 1916 – 2011

By Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent GENEVA, Ala (BNc) — Margaret Ann Warren Williams, age 94, of McMinnville, TN (Daylight Community) died Wednesday, January 12, 2011. She was born May 14, 1916, in Warren County, TN, was a homemaker, member of… Continue Reading →

Preacher dies in house fire

by Ken Thomas COLUMBIA, Miss. (BNc) — Jimmy W. Cox, 82 year-old preacher for the church in Columbia, Miss., and his wife Shirley, age 61, died in a fire that left little but ashes. The fire occurred about 2 a.m…. Continue Reading →

Tucson congregation faces tragedy

Tucson, AZ (BNc) — The tragic shooting spree on Saturday, Jan. 9, left six dead and fourteen wounded. One of the dead, Dorwin Stoddard, was a member of the Mountain Avenue church in Tucson. Dorwin,75,  threw himself in the line… Continue Reading →

Condolences to the Dawidow family

Editor’s note: The following is a statement from the Dawidow family. SOPOT, Poland (BNc) — Michael Ray Lipe Dawidow, 29, died suddenly in Sopot, Poland on Jan. 1, 2011 of a massive heart attack. “Mikey” was the only son of… Continue Reading →

Henrietta Carolyn Palmer dies at 82

TROY, Mich. (BNc) — Henrietta Carolyn Palmer went to be with her Lord at the age of 82 on Nov. 11, 2010. Palmer was born Aug. 17, 1928, in Detroit, Mich., to the late Claude Kingins and Lillian Kingins Graham…. Continue Reading →

2010 Operation Christmas Joy

by Glenda Wiliams, BNc correspondent GENEVA, AL (BNc) — Joy Galloway, Kellee Jackson, Maggie Moyer and Wanda Cannon worked all year buying items to be packed and shipped to Panama for the 2010 Operation Christmas Joy project. This year’s backpacks… Continue Reading →

Preacher Jerry Jenkins has gone to be with the Lord

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BNc) — Jerry Jenkins, preacher with the Roebuck Parkway congregation for 44 years, died around 10:45 p.m., Monday, after a massive stroke and massive organ failure, according to his son Jeff. He had been in the University of… Continue Reading →

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