News Department

Do you have a story idea for the Christian Leader? An event or development that you think should be reported? A person or ministry that could be profiled? An issue or concern that could be featured? We want to know. Please send a brief description of your story idea to Connie Faber at editor@usmb.org

Church News

This department is one of the most popular in the publication! Send your submissions to newseditor@usmb.org. The editors select the content for this department and will edit submissions for length and style.

Church News is organized into three categories:

MILESTONES

• Baptism and membership
• Celebrations -- church anniversaries, charter services, special events
• Deaths

REACHING IN

• Discipleship -- Christian education and nurture activities
• Fellowship -- social activities
• Worship -- special worship services

REACHING OUT

• Local -- Outreach activities and ministries, commissioning services
• Globally -- Outreach activities outside the U.S., commissioning services

Please provide:

• The full names of all involved, spelled correctly

• Dates, including month and date

• Sufficient detail of the event

OBITUARIES

Send obituaries to newseditor@usmb.org. Our format for published obituaries includes: full name, age at time of death, place of residence, church membership, date of death, spouse, parents and survivors.