On this Thanksgiving, a Southland congregation faces its final holiday season in its longtime church home. We’re not talking about the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, but the Wilshire Christian ...

The program Scientists in Congregations, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, sought to cultivate a conversation on science and faith within congregations. About 35 congregations participated. We ...

As the church elders rang the resonating chime to signal the beginning of Sunday services, members of First Christian Church bowed their heads to reflect on the changes ahead of them. It’s been a ...

My second call in pastoral ministry was to an urban church composed almost entirely of Alaskan Natives. Their preferred hymnal consisted of four-part, shape-note gospel harmonies and texts from the ...

Members of First Christian Church gathered May 5 in a circle around the sanctuary, held hands,and sang, “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord.” It is that spirit that will take the ...

Allison sat beside their wife, Harper, in a storage room at the Belmont Theatre, surrounded by music stands and folding chairs. The theater served as the interim home base for Grandview York, a ...