Marshal Keeble - Born to slaves, yet credited with starting nearly every African-American Church of Christ in Tennessee

You think the church is on the decline? Think again. 1. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the fastest growing Christian communities in the world. 2. China has an estimated underground church of tens of millions of believers who meet in secret at great personal risk because the gospel is worth the cost. 3. Iran is experiencing one of the largest movements to Christianity in its history. 4. Latin America is sending its own missionaries now. 5. We might not be the center of the growth of the Church. But we can be part of it anyways, with our prayers, our giving, and our going.

"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church." - Tertullian

Alexander Crummell - Missionary and minister. Founded St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.