According to The Associated Press, Pastor Bernard Crabbe of the True North Community Church in Port Jefferson, New York, announced recently that an anonymous parishioner had donated a winning lottery ticket worth $3 million to the church. A state lottery official said the independent congregation of 650 members would now receive $100,000 annually through 2028.
By David G. Roebuck
The Church of God Historical Commission announces the winners of the Charles W. Conn Historical Writing Award. The 2006-2008 award winners are Dr. H. Lynn Stone for his book, From the Manger to the Mountain: The Journey of a Local Church (Pathway Press, 2006), and Dr. Dale M. Coulter for his article, “The Development of Ecclesiology in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee): A Forgotten Contribution?” published in Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (Spring 2007).
An unexciting future loomed for 60-year-old Beverly Lebold, when she received an invitation to join a team going on a two-week work/ministry trip to Nicaragua. “What I really need is someone to do prison ministry,” said the young college student who organized the venture.
An unexciting future loomed for 60-year-old Beverly Lebold, when she received an invitation to join a team going on a two-week work/ministry trip to Nicaragua. “What I really need is someone to do prison ministry,” said the young college student who organized the venture.
