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Listen Throughout the twentieth century, the secular and irreligious forces that helped to produce the ravages around the world have been steadily and aggressively at work eroding America’s religious and cultural foundations. Groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that have arisen out of atheistic Communism have succeeded in cheating America out of the...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, July, Social Theology

Listen In September 1774, the first Congress of the American colonies was convened to address the refusal of King George III and the British Parliament to grant to the American colonists their rights as British citizens. At this Congress and the one that followed, no talk of separation from Britain was entertained. The question was one of how to secure the rights that were theirs under...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Christian Living, May, Social Theology

Listen May 24, 1738 John Wesley’s evangelical conversion John Wesley had been an Anglican priest since the 1720s, but on May 24, 1738, Wesley received Jesus Christ as his Savior. This date is remembered as Wesley’s evangelical conversion, often being called Aldersgate Day for the place where he was saved–Aldersgate Street, London. This concludes another episode from...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, May, Social Theology

Listen In the United States, Mother’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Given the fact that Mother’s Day in America was started in the Andrews Methodist Church of Grafton, West Virginia, it is not surprisingly that the first Mother’s Day Proclamation was issued in West Virginia in 1910, by Governor William E. Glasscock. But, this was...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Annual Schedule, Calendar Articles, May, Social Theology

Listen The National Day of Prayer is held the first Thursday of May. For more information on this important national event, navigate to the National Day of Prayer website by clicking this message box. This concludes another episode from our podcast library, entitled, National Day of Prayer . Christian Heritage Fellowship Incorporated is a listener supported, non-profit organization....Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles

Listen Thank you for your interest in this article, but we are sorry to notify you that it has not yet been released. This article should be available on or soon after this date: April 6, 2017 Please return on or after this date to read this article. Once again–Thank...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, History of Hymns

Listen One of the most meaningful instruments of teaching the life and glory of the Christian life is through the teaching of hymn or song histories. The most enduring songs of the church have wrapped the principles and experience of the Christian faith in the envelope of a gracious melody which inspires, convicts, and convinces believers and unbelievers alike. Enduring songs of the...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles

Listen Christian Heritage Fellowship, Inc. is dedicated to reclaiming America’s Christian Heritage and celebrating the life-changing influence of the Gospel around the world. A thumbnail sketch of who we are and the focus of our ministry is presented in the accordion description module below. Lady Liberty Not since the end of the American Revolution–when French infidelity threatened to...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Email Subscribers

Listen When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates to Christian Heritage Fellowship, Inc.  Thanks to the generous “smile.amazon” charitable giving program, 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon purchases may be contributed to Christian Heritage Fellowship, Inc.  Smile Amazon is the same Amazon you know and trust—the same products, same prices, and same...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, February, Social Theology

Listen The exact origin of Valentine’s Day is shrouded in mystery. It was common for early Christians to commemorate the life and ministry of well-known Christian leaders by observing a day of annual celebration in their honor. However, exactly who the honoree is cannot be determined with certainty. The romantic element was never a part of the observance of this day until...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, February, Social Theology

Listen Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He is remembered most for having successfully led his country through one of the greatest crises in American history–the American Civil War. His efforts led to the preservation of the Union, the abolition of...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Store Products

Listen Our latest publication is now ready for distribution. Purchase your discounted copy today! Contrary to the contemporary mantra that America was birthed as a secular nation, the historical evidence demonstrates that America was founded by Christians who wished to enjoy the liberty to freely express their Christian faith. Lamentably, Christians have forgotten and neglected the...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Store Products

Listen Get your copy today! Described by some participants as one of the most meaningful services in which they have ever participated, A Service of the Cross vividly recounts the biblical truth concerning the need for God’s light of salvation and the necessity of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. Dramatic imagery and readings relate the biblical plan of salvation, contrasting the...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, January, Social Theology

Listen January 22, 1973 Supreme Court legalizes abortion Roe v. Wade (January 22, 1973) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion, deciding to legalize the termination of human life in the womb. Evangelical Christians in America have generally employed the Sundays around this date in January to call for a repeal of this tragic decision. For...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, January, Social Theology

Listen January 6 Western dating of Epiphany Epiphany, taken from a Greek word meaning “manifestation,” is the celebration of the coming of Jesus or revelation of God to the Gentile world through the birth of Christ. It traditionally falls on January 6 and commemorates the visitation of the Magi to the baby Jesus; thus, the disclosure to the Gentile world as held by the...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Christian Living, February Articles

Listen Never has there been serious revival in the Christian Church but what an interest and deeper observance of the Lord’s Day has occurred. Study the history of the Church, and careful observers will be impressed with the revived interest in the observance of the Lord’s Day that has enjoyed among the leaders and people of such awakenings. Wherever a reverence for the...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, October, Social Theology

Listen The Protestant Reformation is regarded to have started under the influence of Martin Luther, October 31, 1517. [page_shadow] This concludes another episode from our podcast library, entitled, Reformation Day . Christian Heritage Fellowship Incorporated is a listener supported, non-profit organization. Your financial contributions are tax-deductible and deeply appreciated. They...Read more... Read more...

Annual Schedule, Calendar Articles, Social Theology

Listen Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks (50 days) after Easter Sunday. Pentecost falls on the tenth day after Ascension Thursday. [page_shadow] This concludes another episode from our podcast library, entitled, Pentecost Sunday . Christian Heritage Fellowship Incorporated is a listener supported, non-profit organization. Your financial contributions are tax-deductible and deeply...Read more... Read more...

Annual Schedule, Calendar Articles, September, Social Theology

Listen National Grandparents’ Day is celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day, annually. [page_shadow] This concludes another episode from our podcast library, entitled, National Grandparents’ Day . Christian Heritage Fellowship Incorporated is a listener supported, non-profit organization. Your financial contributions are tax-deductible and deeply appreciated. They...Read more... Read more...

Annual Schedule, Calendar Articles, Social Theology

Listen After Jesus Christ was crucified and arose from the grave, he ascended into heaven forty days after his resurrection, giving proof of his resurrection. The Sunday following Christ’s Ascension is known as Ascension Sunday. [page_shadow] This concludes another episode from our podcast library, entitled, Ascension Day . Christian Heritage Fellowship Incorporated is a listener...Read more... Read more...