Renovations have already begun on what was formerly known as Riverpointe Christian Church. Nestled in the center of Grosse Ile’s charming community, the property is being transformed into the fourth location of one of the Midwest’s largest churches.
There is a myth of church success in America that says, “The bigger the building, the bigger the budget, the bigger the attendance, the more successful you are.”
The 2014 Church of God General Assembly Black Ministries Fellowship Luncheon was held on Wednesday, July 30, at the Hilton hotel in Orlando, Florida. Over 300 individuals attended the event, orchestrated and coordinated by Dr. Kenneth Hill, former Black Ministries coordinator for the Church of God, who was appointed director of Multicultural Ministries following the Assembly.
A national movement is gaining momentum as tens of thousands of churches prepare to welcome several million people to services all on the same day, Back to Church Sunday® on September 21. And in some communities, churches are unifying to encourage everyone to get back to church on this special day.
They are the largest generation in history. In the United States alone, they number more than 78 million, even larger than the seemingly ubiquitous Boomers.They are the millennials. They are changing our nation, our world and our churches.
Before sending the first wave of military “advisers,” U.S. officials expressed reservations about putting combat “boots on the ground” in Iraq again to deal with a fierce Islamist terrorist threat in the country’s unstable northern regions.
