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Thirty years after Jonestown, Disciples look back

On the thirtieth anniversary of the Jonestown tragedy, DisciplesWorld — an independent monthly journal for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the denomination that ordained Jim Jones — explores what happened on November 18, 1978, in the Guyana jungle, and asks the toughest question of all: Could it happen again? 

ACP lands 'Best of the Christian Press' judges in 2008

Annual awards drew on top media professionals

Press trip to Jordan makes lasting impression

An exceptional benefit of ACP membership for the past four years is the annual press trip to help U.S. religious journalists gain familiarity with the Kingdom of Jordan and to see first-hand some of the remarkable Biblical and archaeological sites in that land east of the River Jordan. For many of the participants in the most recent trip – 20 members of the Associated Church Press and the Evangelical Press Association – the experience was just the beginning of a continuing interest in Jordan.

Politics and history

Longtime ACP members named to NCC posts

NEW YORK -- The Rev. Jerry Van Marter and the Rev. Dr. J. Bennett Guess have taken leadership positions in communications at the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.