News & Stories

Update: Community Church of Paramus (NJ)

March 8, 2013

The Appellate Court of New Jersey has ruled in favor of the Metropolitan District of the C&MA in a dispute over the closure of a failing Alliance church in Paramus, New Jersey

Congolese Alliance Ministry Couple Suffers Tragic Loss

November 30, 2012

A Congolese couple that cares for orphans and has recently experienced severe loss. You can help.

Homegoing of Lorinda Mae Robinson, International Worker to Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso

July 19, 2012

Lorinda Mae Robinson entered into the presence of her Lord on Thursday, July 19, 2012, after a year’s battle with cancer. She was 54. Lorinda was born on November 16, 1958, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. In 1976 she graduated from Ambridge High School and attended St. Paul Bible College, graduating with a B.S. in missiology. Upon her graduation, [...]

Son of Alliance International Workers Dies Suddenly

July 10, 2012

Josiah Bubna, son of Alliance international workers Joel and Elin Bubna, died suddenly on July 7, after jogging with his fiancé at the Wheaton College (Illinois) track. He was 22.

Former NYC Fire Truck Arrives in Bongolo

May 25, 2012

While visiting Bongolo in 2009, Dave and Diann Conquest witnessed a fire that severely damaged a warehouse and destroyed most of Bongolo Hospital’s surgical supplies.

When Darkness Pushes Back

May 2, 2012

“It was literally a battleground that day,” says Richard Herring, regional director for the C&MA’s Asia and Pacific region. “There’s no question in my mind that it was a spiritual attack.

C&MA in Congo Assesses Damages Caused by Explosions

March 6, 2012

Ron Julian, field director for the Alliance in Congo, reports on the impact of a munitions fire and resulting explosions that took place on Sunday, March 4, in Brazzaville. Many Alliance people were affected, and several churches were damaged. Learn how you can pray for those affected and for relief efforts.

A New Generation of Isaac Keitas!

February 24, 2012

Burkina Faso field director for the C&MA Andrew Schaeffer reflects on the recent services commemorating the late Dr. Isaac Keita, former dean of West Africa Alliance Theological Seminary.

Keita Memorial

February 16, 2012

Dr. Keita is no longer suffering, but we are all left behind with broken hearts,” wrote Alliance international worker Laura Livingston, reporting from FATEAC (West Africa Alliance Theological Seminary), in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Dogon Bible Translation Dedication Draws 5,000

Alliance missionaries brought the good news to the Dogon, a tribal people in Mali bound by ancestor and spirit worship, in 1931. Today, there are an estimated 15,000 Dogon believers, celebrating the culmination of decades of work—the translation of the Bible into their heart language.