News for and about ACP members
April 26–28, 2017, Fourth Presbyterian Church and Millenium Knickerbocker Hotel Plans are well underway for the 2017 convention of the Associated Church Press at historic Fourth Presbyterian Church on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago.… Read More »ACP 2017 Comes home to Chicago
For nonprofit mailers, including religious periodicals, postal rate hikes might be on the horizon as early as the end of this year, with further, inflation-based increases in 2017. That and other news emerged in July,… Read More »Religious Press Associations: Possible postal-rate hikes in 2016 and 2017
July 8, 2016 UPDATE Violence has wracked U.S. cites in the past week, with senseless shootings of law officers and private citizens. Religious leaders lament this atmosphere of hate and mistrust, and urge prayer, reflection… Read More »Faith Digest: Violence wracks U.S. communities
From Adventist Review: ADRA made a sweeping call for compassion in the global refugee crisis on Monday, which is United Nations World Refugee Day and comes two days after the Seventh-day Adventist Church marked World… Read More »ACP members on the International Refugee Week
From Presbyterian Record: The past few days, in the wake of the violence in Orlando, have revealed the challenge that “progressives” and “traditionalists” within the Presbyterian Church have in talking to one another about human… Read More »ACP members respond to Orlando tragedy
How We Did It: Q&A with Steve Thorngate, editor/blogger for The Christian Century This is part of a series of interviews with award recipients in the 2015 Best of the Christian Press contest sponsored by… Read More »All About Blogs
How We Did It: Q&A with David Heim, The Christian Century This is part of a series of interviews with award recipients in the 2015 Best of the Christian Press contest sponsored by the Associated… Read More »Always in Search of Good Stories
“This campaign is everyone’s dream,” said the Associated Church Press judge who gave a Best in Class/Award of Excellence to Catholic Extension for its marketing campaign developed around a cartoon cutout of Pope Francis. The… Read More »A marketing campaign that succeeded “beyond our wildest dreams”
By Paul Schrag, Mennonite World Review Feb. 2, 2016 The day before he died, my father, Robert M. Schrag, listened as I read his obituary. I pulled up a chair by the recliner in his living room,… Read More »To Eternal Life: Schrag saw story behind the story
“Best of the Church Press” Awards 2016 Each year, the Associated Church Press honors faith communicators’ best work with the “Best of the Church Press” awards. New and established newspapers, newsletters, magazines, journals, news services,… Read More »ACP 2016 Award winners