Dr. Tim Hill, General Overseer of the Church of God, would like to share the following information and arrangements from the family of Rhonda M. Jarvis. Please keep the Jarvis family in your prayers. The Reverend David Jarvis serves as the Regional Administrative Bishop for the Heartland Region of the Church of God:

Dr. Terry Lanford, author of Capturing God’s Passion for Teaching, will lead a weekend training event at the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove in Asheville NC, on March 1-3, 2019.

Stewart Road Church of God in Monroe, Mich., under the direction of Pastor Joe and Carmella Byrd, was recently recognized for their on-going efforts in supporting the ministry “Orphan Run 4 Hope.”

I despise airplane turbulence. Even though I enjoy high-speed roller coasters, there is something about hurling through stormy skies in a commercial jetliner at 37,000 feet that turns my knuckles white. This is why I always ask for a window seat. Whenever we hit rough air and the seat belt sign flashes on, I feel safer if I can look outside.

January 6, the first Sunday of 2019, has been declared “Declaration of Faith Sunday” in the Church of God by General Overseer Timothy M. Hill.

Ten Good Men, a Christian, pro-life organization, has announced plans to hold a prayer and training event in Washington, DC on January 18, 2019 from 7 AM until 11 AM.

CrossLink Publishing is pleased to announce the release (Jan. 7, 2019) in paperback and eBook formats for the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, and the Apple iBookstore of The Good Father by Paul Butler of Pasadena, MD. Dr. Leon Van Rooyen, director of Global Ministries and Relief, Inc., says, “This book will be an instrument to heal broken hearts and give a clear understanding and knowledge of God as the ultimate good Father.”

Church of God World Missions leadership and the World Missions board recently appointed Dr. Marc A. Morris as interim president of the Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries (ASCM). Morris, who had already been serving as chairman of the board since July 2017, was appointed to serve in this new role until the 2020 Church of God International General Assembly.

Tulsa, OK – Christian believers and leaders from the Spirit-empowered movement from around the world will gather June 5-7, 2019 in Bogotá, Colombia for Empowered21’s Latin America Congress. The congress was originally planned for Guatemala City at Casa de Dios but due to recent developments between the church and the Guatemalan government the E21 Global Council Executive Work Group unanimously approved moving the Congress to Bogotá, Colombia in a recent meeting.