In addition to worship services and business sessions, delegates gathering at the 77th International Church of God General Assembly next month can look forward to many special events and fellowship gatherings.

Tuesday’s historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un resulted in promises of nuclear disarmament and security. However, it is uncertain if protecting and advancing human rights was among the leaders’ commitments. There are deep concerns, and reports, that the summit between the presidents of the United States and North Korea would not touch on North Korea’s egregious human rights abuses.

Nearly three years after federal prosecutors unveiled a landmark case charging nine people with trading on inside information stolen through computer hacking, a trial of two of the defendants began on Tuesday.

The Latin American Intercultural Seminary (SEMILA) in Ecuador, South America, is a Church of God educational institution with Associate Missionaries Nestor and Donata Duque serving as president.

A lot has happened on the Korean peninsula in the last few weeks. South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met for the first time; Kim took some serious steps toward denuclearization; and Kim and President Trump agreed to talk, but Trump abruptly canceled the historic meeting. On June 1, however, following a meeting with a high ranking North Korean official, President Trump announced that he plans to meet Kim Jong-un.

Save the Storks, a pro-life organization partnering with pregnancy resource centers to empower women with choice during pregnancy, has captured the imagination of millions with its innovative fleet of luxury mobile medical vehicles, known as Stork buses. To date, Save the Storks has helped build 43 buses, with over 4,000 women choosing to keep their babies.

Dr. Donnie Smith, executive administrator for the Church of God Division of Care, passed away on June 9, 2018. Funeral arrangements have been received for the visitation and services.

Iris Global, the ministry Heidi and Rolland Baker founded in 1980, has come under attack from terrorists in recent days in the Pemba area of Mozambique. Villages have been burned, people have been beheaded and villagers are fearing for their lives.

As people in Seoul held a candlelight vigil on 7 June to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula, they were joined by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), and hundreds of others across the world.