Faith News Network

Church of God pastors, members and their families recently attended the biennial Church of God Fiji National Assembly held in the capital city of Suva.

Millions of Christians united across denominational, cultural, and political differences on Sunday, October 6th, as part of the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ) (www.daytopray.com) to intercede for the city God calls His own, and to invoke God’s blessing, purposes, and provision upon all of Jerusalem’s people. From over 175 nations, believers gathered to pray in their worship services, in their homes, on college campuses, in regional gatherings, and on a 24-Hour Prayer Conference Call.

The Churches Making Movies Christian Film Festival will host hundreds of movie goers in Clark, New Jersey, October 11-13 when it screens seven world premiere feature films and presents workshops for faith-based filmmakers including a screenwriter’s bootcamp taught by one of the most prolific screenwriters in the country. All feature films screening are produced by or in conjunction with churches.

Byron Black has seen many people try to lose weight in his 20 years as an exercise physiologist. He has seen some successes and failures. He has written a book, “God, Why Can’t I Lose Weight,” to offer people hope.

Leadership Training Conference will be held March 6-9, 2014. After being held in Greenville, South Carolina for many years, the conference leadership team has decided to move it back to its roots, to the Marriott Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee to celebrate 20 years of training and equipping children’s ministry leaders.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney is calling for the faith community to stop and pray for several minutes, wherever they are in the world, for the release of Pastor Saeed and the persecuted church.