FIRST15, which offers daily, online and printed 15-minute devotionals that are easy to understand and relatable to everyday life, announces a new book – Emmanuel. Perfect reading for the Christmas season, Emmanuel features 29 days of devotionals to help participants create a deeper understanding of and more intimate relationship with Jesus.

CLI Prison Alliance, a Raleigh-based prison ministry, is hosting its 8th annual Prayer at the Prison Gate, a national day of prayer for inmates all over the country. Groups of CLI volunteers will gather on the sidewalks outside of jails, prisons and other correctional facilities to lift up the spiritual needs of everyone connected with these facilities: inmates, guards, chaplains, wardens, volunteers, families of inmates and staff, and the victims of crimes and their families.

Sevierville, TN–The Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (SMCH) will officially turn 100 years old on December 17, 2020. For several months, the children’s home had been planning creative ways to celebrate this momentous occasion during a year marked with the ongoing pandemic. With heartfelt concern, SMCH has made the difficult decision to not move forward with an in-person celebration. Dr. Walt Mauldin, Executive Director, stated the following:

It annoys me when Christians try force people to fit in narrow categories. For years, we’ve done this with gender. I wish I had a dollar for every time a preacher has claimed that “all men hide their feelings” or “all women love to shop” or “all men refuse to ask for directions.”

On Saturday, November 7th, MISSIONFIELDUSA.com launched its new website. The stated goal of MISSIONFIELDUSA.com is to mobilize thousands of Christians to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to largely unreached places in the United States – primarily through short-term gospel excursions.

In 2021, the Church of God Division of Education will launch its latest innovative educational tool for online resources and training with the introduction of the DOE1 Platform.

The coronavirus wreaked havoc this year. But it won’t stop a determined community of athletes and influencers from advocating for the needs of children living in desperate poverty around the globe.

UNANDERRA, Australia — Australian Prayer leaders from the Canberra Declaration are calling for a Global Day of Prayer & Fasting on Wednesday 11 November 2020 for the USA. Australia and the nations of the world will pray for USA to return to its historic Christian foundations.

Cleveland, TN: With Eta wavering between tropical storm and hurricane strength, Dr. Timothy M. Hill, General Overseer of the Church of God, issued the following call for prayer: