The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 2018 Page: 33 of 35
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OPINION
34 THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
APRIL 2018
Journalism of faith, transparency
Why I support
THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE is a ministry that supports ministry.
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CONTACT: lynn.mcmillon@christianchronicle.org
FROM OUR READERS
Be a part of our mission! Send your tax-deductible gift
by check to The Christian Chronicle, P.O. Box 11000,
Oklahoma City, OK 73136-1100; use our online form at
www.christianchronicle.org, or call us at (405) 425-5070.
information.
The annual total opera-
tional budget of die Chronicle
is $1.2 million. That includes
everything — salaries for five
full-time and four part-time
staff plus the monthly printing,
addressing and postage charges
and other operational expenses.
We mail 1,618,350 papers
annually. That is 74 cents per
paper monthly per person. We
also offer an ever-expanding variety
of news services online, reaching
approximately 90,000 people monthly.
Where does the money come
from to pay for the all of this? You.
About 55 percent of our operational
expenses come from your donations,
for which we are deeply grateful. You
are a blessing to us. The other 45
percent comes from our advertisers,
who also are a huge blessing.
We absolutely love telling stories of
churches and Christians across the
country and around the world. We
are inspired by the many great deeds
we see and want you to be as well.
We love the feedback we get
from our readers — whether it’s
positive, negative or a bit of both!
We’re especially inspired by readers
Blessings to you on your
retirement, which I’m sure will keep
you as busy as ever.
LISA SHUTS | Wausau, Wis.
Thank you, brother McBride, for
your service in the Kingdom through
The Christian Chronicle. I have
read your column with interest and
appreciate your personal reflections.
Praise God for your dedication to his
church. May God bless you richly.
DEBORAH STEPHENS | Owasso, Okla.
Thank you so much for all you
have done all these many years.
I will miss your columns but look
forward to reading the devotional
book you plan to write.
KATE STAFFORD | Houston
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Lynn McMillon
Bailey McBride gave decades of Insight
Bailey: I read with sadness your
final “Insight” after 38 years (Page
34, March). I will miss seeing
your smiling face in The Christian
Chronicle.
While I always enjoy reading the
whole paper, the main reason I read
it is to see your smiling picture and
learn from your wisdom.
DONNA J. ANDERS | Edmond, Okla.
who tell us that the ministries or
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them to get involved in the great
work of our Lord. The Chronicle
is a ministry that supports
other ministries. We seek to
inform, inspire and unite.
Aboard of trustees oversees
our finances. Deon Fair chairs
our board and serves with a
dedicated, talented group of
Christians. Their names appear
on Page 4 every month.
The Excellence in Giving
organization reviews our
finances and has certified the
Chronicle as transparent. We adhere
to the code of ethics of the Association
of Fundraising Professionals.
Next month we plan to highlight
our Keepers of the Chronicle, who
give regularly to this ministry. We
pray that you’ll consider joining
their ranks. Our dedicated donors
have faithfully increased their giving
in recent years, taking on a larger
share of our support We would love
for more readers to step up and
contribute. Just a few dollars per
month can make a huge difference.
To all of you who read and all of
you who support this publication,
we once again offer our humble,
sincerest thanks. You bless us.
of what is going on’
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■ Mb Chronicle greatly value
■f ■■ your support and trust.
■ ■ For that reason we thank
you and share with you some vital
To our readers
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id you know that 111 donors
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H families) have contributed to
The Christian Chronicle for
20 consecutive years — or more?
Mary Louise Bridges is one of
them.
The Illinois native,
who worships with
the Woodson Chapel
Church of Christ in
Nashville, Tenn., has
lived out her faith for
most of her life.
A friend introduced
her to Churches of
Chnst, leading to
Bridges’ baptism at age
18. Despite the dismay
of her parents — who
believed she had joined
a cult — the new
believer persevered and
became an integral part
of her church family.
Bridges’ exceeding
love for people is evident — not only
through her active participation in
church activities but also in the care
she displays for her family. That family
includes six children, 15 grandchildren
and 17 great-grandchildren, spread
from Bast to West Coast.
For 41 years, Bridges has taught
God’s Word to students around the
globe through the World Bible School
correspondence ministry. Two of her
students in Kenya went on to become
preachers in the East African nation.
They’re also lifelong friends with their
teacher, Bridges says.
Bridges has read
and supported the
Chronicle for 25 years.
She encourages fellow
Christians to pay
special attention to the
newspaper’s coverage
of global cases — from
floods in south Texas
to famine tn Malawi —
and to pray fervently
as believers respond
with relief supplies and
God’s love.
“Sometimes the
Chronicle reports on
Kenya and other places
' WOODSON CHAPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST where I’ve sent World
Mary Louise Bridges Bible School material,”
she says. “I like to
read of those things, but I just enjoy
everything. I enjoy the updates.
“They are right on top of what is
going on m the world today. I like to
read from the Christian’s viewpoint.
I also like Erik Tryggestad’s articles
very much. I just read the whole thing
from front page to back page. It’s
very interesting.”
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Tryggestad, Erik. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 2018, newspaper, April 1, 2018; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509388/m1/33/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.