Cleveland, TN: In a surprising unanimous decision on March 15, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the ministerial housing allowance, a tax law that benefits credentialed ministers, did not violate the U.S. Constitution. While Court observers were divided on their predictions about what the court’s final decision might be, the unanimous decision upholding the “cash” housing allowance took almost everyone by surprise.
Cleveland, TN–Lee University’s Cultural Diversity Committee hosted a series of events this week to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). Activities included lectures, a panel discussion, chapel services, and a poster competition.
Left to right: David Brown, John Walters, Tammie Mauldin, Walt Mauldin, Adam Lowe, and Courtney Harding Witherow (click photo to enlarge)
Sevierville, TN–Each year a date is designated as Giving Tuesday. To commemorate the day late last year, Dr. Adam Lowe and WoodmenLife presented a check in the amount of $5,000 to the Church of God’s Smoky Mountain Children’s Home.
The official schedule of the annual summertime Church of God tradition of campmeeting has been released by the International Executive Committee.
Church of God missionaries Anthony and Silvia Gaffney use their gifts and talents to minister to the people of Mexico.
Knoxville, TN–This past weekend at Smoky Mountain Winterfest a group of 61 volunteers were recognized as “Unsung Heroes,” those who have been behind the scenes filling every volunteer capacity from running sound, hosting guests, or helping with security. The group represented a small fraction of the hundreds – perhaps thousands – of pastors, youth leaders, laypersons and parents who have assisted in growing and managing Winterfest since it began 37 years ago as a band of five youth groups that came together in Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a time of refreshing and renewal.
