U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Gregg approved the sale of Family Christian Stores to FC Acquisition for between $52.4 million and $55.7 million on Tuesday, allowing the largest Christian retail chain ...

Family Christian Stores (FCS) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Yet the ministry assured customers yesterday that it "does not expect" to close any of its more than 250 stores or lay ...

LifeWay Christian Stores, a chain operated by the Southern Baptist Convention, announced this spring it is closing all 170 brick-and-mortar stores. Family Christian Stores, another major chain ...

Family Christian, the nation’s largest Christian retail chain with 280 stores in 36 states now under new ownership, plans to give away all profits to Christian causes, specifically, ministries ...

MOLINE — Family Christian Stores is closing all 240 of its stores, including two in the Quad-Cities. Officials with the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based business have formally told state labor ...

Family Christian, the biggest U.S. Christian bookstore chain, announced Thursday that it will shutter all locations after 85 years in business. The nonprofit sells Christian-themed books ...

Jan Keller of the Mustard Seed Bookstore in Fairhills Mall in Springfield, Ill., says loyalty among her customers for Christian merchandise is still there — but it’s not like it used to be.