A petition signed by more than 800,000 people will be presented at the United Nations in New York today (Dec. 12), calling for the protection of Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, and recognition of the key role faith leaders can play in rebuilding efforts post-Islamic State.

Cleveland, TN– In a special called session of the International Executive Committee of the Church of God, new Administrative Bishops were named for the North Central Region (North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana) and for Michigan.

In the region of East Africa which covers countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and others, there are approximately 150 million who speak and read Swahili; yet Swahili language print translations of the Bible are scarce.

Hanukkah is the last feast in the Jewish calendar and tells a remarkable story of the deliverance of Israel from the control of the ancient Greeks in 164 B.C. The Seleucid Dynasty had assumed rule of the area through a political and military struggle after Alexander the Great died.

Last October, God’s Pit Crew partnered with Joyce Meyer Ministries to rebuild the homes of three families who lost everything they owned during Hurricane Harvey. From the beginning, God’s Pit Crew, an independent non-profit recovery and disaster assistance organization that partners with the Church of God, knew it would be a long-term recovery effort for the greater Houston, Texas area.

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s request for unredacted Senate Judiciary Committee materials regarding the committee’s investigation and criminal referrals of Planned Parenthood’s sale of baby body parts:

National Religious Broadcasters is drawing attention to the censorship of Christian and conservative speech online by tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Apple by launching a new initiative, Internet Freedom Watch, the association of Christian communicators announced Thursday.

Sunday, January 7, 2018 has been declared “Declaration of Faith Sunday” in the Church of God by General Overseer Timothy M. Hill.

President Donald Trump affirmed that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and promised to begin the process of relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem.