By LORETTA FULTON New faces and new surroundings will greet students as they gather for their first worship services at Abilene’s three universities the week of Aug. 29. Classes begin Monday at Abilene Christian, Hardin-Simmons, and McMurry universities. All three are church-affiliated and have regularly scheduled chapel services. At ACU, which is affiliated with the Churches of Christ, students will
Read moreContact: Wendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.eduDirector of Communications and Media Relations The Paul and Gladys Faulkner Center for Marriage and Family will provide speakers, events and other resources for the Abilene Christian University community as well as the local Abilene area and beyond. The center will be partially funded by the newly established Paul and Gladys Faulkner Center Endowment. Both the endowment
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Contact: Wendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.eduDirector of Communications and Media Relations Registration is now open for the fall event of ACU’s 116th year of Summit, Oct. 13-14, part of the new twice-a-year format designed to better serve church leaders. Each fall, a two-day gathering will coincide with ACU’s Homecoming weekend, and each spring, a two-day event will lead into Sing Song weekend.
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A LEGACY UNEARTHED What: “A Legacy Unearthed, a Documentary About Black History in Abilene”When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23Where: Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress St.Admission: Donations requestedDetails: The film is presented in association with the ACU Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action and the Curtis House Cultural Center By LORETTA FULTON As a pastor, Andrew Penns knows the power
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Andrew Kelly, a 2001 graduate of Abilene Christian University, and his wife, Jenny, were in Abilene when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, but their hearts and minds immediately were back in the land they knew well. In 2003, Andrew and Steve Taliaferro, a 1990 ACU graduate, started a ministry called Jeremiah’s Hope that operated a rescue shelter in Ukraine that
Read moreCarson Reed usually is slow to use the word “crisis” to describe a situation, “but it may well be apt for our day,” he writes in the Mosaic blog hosted by the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry, where he serves as director. “In addition to the many churches that are in decline, something else that we are observing is a
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ACU’s Baptist Studies Center is hosting a webinar on Monday, Feb. 21, exploring the topic, “Women in Ministry: Becoming Advocates for Half the Church.” The webinar originally was planned as a run-up to an on-campus event in March at Abilene Christian University. But the on-campus programming was postponed until next fall due to COVID concern, said Myles Werntz, director of
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Wendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.eduDirector of Communications and Media Relations Guest speakers, a prayer walk, a lecture series and several student activities are slated for February as part of Black History Month at Abilene Christian University. Feb. 1 – An outdoor prayer event organized by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the
Read moreA book with the intriguing title, “Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark? The Bible and Modern Science and the Trouble of Making It All Fit,” begs for explanation, and the author will be in Abilene Monday, Jan. 31, to do shed some light. Author Janet Kellogg Ray will be at Highland Church of Christ for a book signing at 6 p.m.
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