Disbanded congregation’s old building purchased by Impact Houston, which plans to expand to a second location. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle HOUSTON — Another closed church. Another lost opportunity to serve wounded souls in the inner city. That could have been the story as the Lindale Church of Christ — a once-flourishing congregation in the nation’s fourth-largest city — disbanded in December … Continue reading For a closed urban church, an alternate ending

Kansas church realizes its dream of opening a resource center for former inmates and drug addicts. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Roswell Church of Christ wouldn’t give up. For years, the inner-city congregation struggled to realize its dream of transforming a one-time dry cleaners into “a one-stop shop for ex-offenders and substance abusers.” But on a recent … Continue reading ‘There, but for the grace of God, go I’

Missouri congregation that ‘lost everything’ keeps letting its light shine as it seeks God’s guidance — and funding. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle ST. LOUIS — A fire destroyed the leased storefront facility where the St. Louis Metropolitan Church of Christ met for more than a decade. But amid the charred debris, an imprint of a cross remained on a wall — … Continue reading After devastating fire, St. Louis church refuses to lose hope