People for Care and Learning, a Cleveland-based non-governmental organization formed to combat poverty and address solutions for impoverished families, celebrated the opening of its new office facilities with a ribbon-cutting last week, according to Dr. Fred Garmon, executive director. The facility is being shared with a partner organization, Men and Women of Action.

Each year for the past three years, the International Department of Youth and Christian Education has coordinated an international training event in Europe. Teams of pastors and local church leaders and staff have gone annually to conduct training at the European Theological Seminary, followed by training conferences in Brussels, Amsterdam, and Paris.

The timely release of Annette Herndon’s “Songs of Hope CD” and “Hope for Today Ten Week Devotional” is a look into the heart of Christ to remind the reader and listener of God’s unfailing love in a failing society.

By now most have heard of the massive destruction and devastation Hurricane Ike wreaked in the Caribbean. While we are unable to make an official assessment, a small team will soon travel to the Caribbean to assess the damage. We request your prayer for the victims.

By Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow

Iran’s parliament has passed the death penalty for apostasy, which is viewed in that country as converting to any other faith than Islam.

CLEVELAND, TN–The newly elected Executive Council convened September 10-11, 2008 at the Leadership and Communications Center in Cleveland, Tennessee. Dr. Raymond F. Culpepper, the new general overseer, opened the meeting by sharing the vision of the International Executive Committee to lead the denomination in three key priorities: Prayer, the Great Commission and a Quest for Trust.

Church of God World Missions has no missionaries, money, or prayer force outside of the local church. We exist to help every local church fulfill the Great Commission. There are seven particular things that World Missions offers the local church in doing missions:

INDIA — Several church buildings have been burned down and destroyed by a Hindu militant group called the F´Bajrang Dal. Many pastors have been beaten and jailed, including our own Church of God pastors.

By Dr. Jerry McNabb, Assistant Director, Chaplains Commission

The USS Mount Whitney arrived in Poti, Georgia recently with its cargo holds full of humanitarian supplies. Georgia, a sovereign nation which is under attack by another nation, Russia, is suffering from lack of food and supplies to keep its country functioning. It is a Democratic nation that is being threatened by its larger neighbor who wishes it to return to the servitude of their ever increasing socialistic system.