Pastor Clive A. Porter, Sr. is the Senior Pastor of the Greater Fort Lauderdale New Testament Church of God in Lauderhill, Florida. He is a native Jamaican and carries a deep passion for the retired servants of God. In 2005, Bro. Porter shared with his congregation the burning God-given desire to contribute to the betterment of daily living of the retirees of the New Testament Church of God in Jamaica.

By Chad Groening, OneNewsNow.com

A pro-family activist and former presidential candidate says he’s glad that former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is officially throwing his hat in the ring for the GOP presidential nomination.

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The president of Liberty Legal Institute says a federal judge was correct when he denied a request by an atheist couple to remove the phrase “one state under God” from the Texas pledge.

Hurricane Dean wreaked havoc on the Corozal and Orange Walk districts of Belize. Conditions are improving, but the damage is extensive. The sugar cane, papaya, bananas and vegetable crops were almost completely destroyed. Many people also lost the roof of their house.

Crown Financial Ministries Names New CEO Crown Financial Ministries , the world’s largest financial ministry, has appointed Chuck Bentley as its new CEO following a succession process initiated by Cofounder and CEO Howard Dayton with the ministry’s board of directors two years ago.

By Jeff Johnson, OneNewsNow.com The voice of the man known as “most listened-to Presbyterian minister in the world” is now silent. Officials with Coral Ridge Ministries confirmed to OneNewsNow.com Wednesday morning that Dr. D. James Kennedy passed away at around 3 a.m. Kennedy’s retirement from his position as senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida was announced August 26.

The International Department of Youth and Christian Education determined last year, in partnership with the state YCE directors, Sean O’Neal (California/Nevada), Nate Villarreal (Southwest Hispanic), and Jesse Duncan (Arizona), that a ministry investment in the west would provide some needed attention and ministry to children.

Craig Groeschel, Pastor of LifeChurch.tv of Edmond, Okla., named the most innovative church in America, will be among the keynote presenters at the 2007 National Outreach Convention to be held November 7-10 in San Diego, Calif. Presented by Outreach Magazine, the National Outreach Convention is the largest single church leadership gathering in the U.S. focused solely on outreach and evangelism.

By Allie Martin, OneNewsNow.com The attorney general of New Jersey has temporarily halted an investigation into a Methodist campground that has come under fire over its support of traditional marriage.