“The Old Rugged Cross” was my grandfather’s favorite hymn so every time we sing it I am reminded of him. I remember something funny about my Aunt Mae singing it. She did not understand all of the ...

As Lent progresses to Easter, the “Old Rugged Cross” crucifix comes to mind. It stands 22 feet high and can be seen next to a pool, traveling east on East Midlothian Boulevard at Lake Park Cem ...

For nearly a century, Christians of all stripes have been raising “The Old Rugged Cross” as a musical standard. Many know the composer was a man named George Bennard. Few, however, realize ...

Lake Park Cemetery Trustee Mark Luke, left, stands with Dr. Charles Wilkins, a newspaper letter writer who wrote about the Gospel hymn “The Old Rugged Cross” and its Youngstown native author ...

A farmer friend of mine told me that Pastor George Bennard, the composer of the hymn “The Old Rugged Cross,” once lived on that road. Last summer, I spent a week near Reed City, Mich., ...