Faith News Network

The American Bible Society is helping service members, civilian workers and their families at Fort Hood deal with the aftermath of the recent tragic shootings.

Asbury Theological Seminary received a $1 million grant Thursday, Nov. 12, from the Lilly Endowment’s initiative on Sustaining Pastoral Excellence (PSALM).

Church of God missionaries Tom and Margaret Tioaquen share about the good news coming out of the shelter for abused women and children in the Philippines.

WASHINGTON DC - Pass the gravy — plus the phone and the remote control. It’s dinnertime in America.

A California city has had a change of heart related to church activities in city facilities.

Conversations on Spirit-empowered Christianity in the 21st Century were recently held in Costa Rica and Puerto Rico

Can the Great Commissions still be accomplished? Yes, it can! Many sprinters stop when they realize the finish line is in view, but there is still a race to get there.

A Romanian Church of God missionary reports that the altars in Arad, Romania were filled with youth, passionate and tearful, committing their lives to Christ.

Two years ago I received an invitation from Bishop Bosco Sindambiwe to come and train pastors and evangelists in Burundi, as well as lending help with bicycles.

We must keep a global perspective. We must know that, regardless of what may be happening in our own nation, God is still alive. We must also continue to discern His move as He works to bring about a Kingdom with unbelievable dimensions.

We recently held the Church of God Eurasia Leadership Conference in Hajduszobozlo, Hungary. It was followed by services in Debrecen celebrating 10 years of the Church of God in Hungary…

We had national overseers, educational directors and Bible seminary directors, as well as several further representatives, coming from about 20 different countries of our field area. A few overseers could not attend due to health, visa or time difficulties, but most of them were able to come.

As the field director for Church of God Eurasia, I introduced each of the delegates and also the guest speaker, Dr. Fred Garmon, director of People for Care and Learning. The teachings were valuable for the brothers and sisters gathered. They also enjoyed the fellowship and interaction with each other.

Due to the mixed language group of people the conference was translated into Russian, Romanian and Hungarian. We prepared the conference materials in German and Russian languages in addition to English. Overseer Csaba and Irene Tenkely as well as missionary couple Dan and Rose Smith did a good job in making all the delegates feel most welcome and being cared for in a fine and loving way.

Dieter L. Knospe
Field Director
Europe: Central & Eastern/CIS

© 2009 Church of God World Missions

Alpha Omega Church of God Campus Ministries reports on the continued outreach on college and university campuses.

Lee University will hold its annual missions week November 16-20, 2009. This year’s theme will be “Building Schools, Building Children, Building Dreams,” and all funds raised will go to the university’s missions project in the Bahamas.

ALBANY, Ga. – After much anticipation, the makers of runaway hits “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants” announced Sunday night that their next film project will be about the need for godly fathers.

Uganda― Armed with machetes and clubs, around 40 Muslim extremists attacked the World Possessor’s Church International, just outside the capital city of Kampala, Uganda on Nov. 1, Voice of the Martyrs Canada reported.

Thousands of women from around the world were challenged to upgrade their faith as they face battles and see the world shaken.

A Michigan state representative is introducing a bill to overturn the state’s ban on homosexual “marriage.”

Here are six ways to identify an unhealthy leadership style in a church or ministry.

The Guideposts OurPrayer Ministry, part of the Ruth Stafford Peale Prayer Power Network, announces its annual Thanksgiving Day of Prayer, scheduled for Monday, November 23rd.

More than 1,600 women from several different states, Bahamas, Canada, and a representative from Kenya, Africa, gathered in San Francisco during the weekend of October 16-18, 2009, for Renewal ’09 sponsored by the International Women’s Ministries Department.