The new general overseer for the Church of God, Mark Williams, was elected on the closing day of the 74th International General Assembly. He was commissioned and delivered his first sermon as general overseer Friday evening to close out GA2012.
The following is a re-print of a profile which ran in the General Assembly TODAY publication and outlines Williams background, his family and deep roots in the Church of God and a glimpse into the future of the denomination.
When Chick-fil-A Dan Cathy came out in support of traditional marriage as the union of one man and one woman, government officials from three cities said they would ban Chick-fil-A from opening restaurants in their municipalities.
Earlier this month, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual (LGBT) activists reacted with predictable outrage to Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Dan Cathy’s admission that he believes in traditional marriage. Again, predictably, various organizations including the multimillion-dollar Human Rights Campaign (HRC) organized a boycott of the popular chain of more than 1,600 restaurants. Taking it a step further, Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston wrote the company a letter, pledging to abuse his political power to prevent their company from serving the people of Boston or providing jobs for Bostonians because of the mayor’s bigotry against traditional marriage.
Life as an Olympic hopeful can end as tragically as a Shakespearean play.
Christians are embracing computer tablets and e-readers at a faster pace than most consumers, according to CBA-commissioned research by the Barna Group (BG).
On the same day that U.S. and Chinese officials were holding a human rights dialogue in the nation’s capital, ChinaAid celebrated its 10th anniversary with a seminar on human rights and the rule of law and an awards ceremony recognizing Chinese human rights lawyers and U.S. congressmen who have been at the forefront of the fight to protect human rights and bring about the rule of law in China.
The Church of God has partnered with other Pentecostal denominations and libraries to make many of our heritage resources available to students and scholars around the world.
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, on legislation that would end the current legal policy allowing abortion, for any reason, until the moment of birth in the nation’s capital.
Dr. Niko Njotorahardjo, pastor of the massive Gereja Bethel Church in Jakarta, Indonesia, was inducted earlier this week into the “Order of the Towel” from Church of God Prayer Ministries and Project Pray.
Pastor Steven Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries, is calling for full Christian revival in the USA. He asks every Christian to join him in daily seeking the LORD God of our fathers with all our heart and soul for the USA (2Chronicles 15:2). There is a daily email to sign up at this link.
Christian Men’s Network will celebrate 35 years of building strong men at ‘Meet Me at the Jetty,’ a celebratory gathering honoring over three decades of work, the 30th birthday of the bestselling book for men, “Maximized Manhood,” and the 10-year commemoration of the passing of Dr. Edwin Louis Cole, known as the father of the Christian men’s movement and the founder of the Christian Men’s Network.
Orlando, FL–The Church of God General Council, meeting in Orlando for the 74th Church of God General Assembly, passed a number of resolutions, including one reaffirming the denomination’s Biblical stance on marriage and family.
Religious Education Doctoral Candidate and graduate of Columbia University’s Institute for Not-for-Profit Executive Management, Bridgette Chapman, continues to keep first things first, with the September 2012 opening of Christian Conservatory Prep (CCP), Nondenominational Ungraded Multiage Nationally Accredited Private Elementary School in Hollis, Queens, New York. Christian Conservatory Prep is New York City’s first 100% Individually Guided Education Program (IGE) purposed to educate children in “the WAY they LEARN!”
The first worship session of the Church of God 74th General Assembly was held last night and opened with the zeal and fervency expected of a Pentecostal service.
Child Evangelism Fellowship, the largest ministry to children in the world, will distribute thousands of crisis evangelistic booklets in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colorado, in the wake of the recent devastating wildfires and tragic killings in the Aurora movie theater.
As chaos and conflict increase in Egypt, Syria, and other regions of the Middle East, one clear voice continues to ring out the good news of the gospel to the Arabic speaking world.
Although he insists it was “purely for fun,” a hotel owner in Northwest England recently came under fire for switching out the Bible for a steamy, secular novel in its 40 guest rooms.
A dramatic new motion picture will open in 1,200 theaters across the nation this Fall, to coincide with the Sept. 11 commemoration of Patriot Day and to serve as a reminder that our freedom isn’t free — even here in the U.S. where all too often apathy leads to an erosion of our personal liberties.
Orlando, FL–Following the nominations of the Executive Committee and leaders for Youth and Discipleship and World Missions, members of the International General Council of the Church of God chose the group of ordained bishops to represent them on the Council of Eighteen. Combined with the Executive Committee, the body of 23 bishops forms the International Executive Council.
Last week’s shooting in Colorado should remind us that Satan is not a fictional character.
