His hands are tied. He cannot help the community he’s served for decades.

Kevin Fischer of Miami Vineyard Community Church was forced to evacuate and shudder his megachurch as Irma pulsed toward his city.

(NOTE: Following the recent decision from Washington concerning DACA, General Overseer Tim Hill requested the Church of God Immigration Task Force to provide a brief review of the DACA program, as well as provide a summary relative to individuals and local churches who could be affected by the decision. The following is an explanation of some of the basic information on DACA.)

Global Fire Advance, an outgrowth of the Firewall Africa initiative spearheaded by Men and Women of Action, recently submitted two successful church planting reports.

Last Friday, President Trump proclaimed September 8-10 to be “National Days of Prayer and Remembrance” for 9/11. The movement In God We Trust (IGWT) recently presented its petition to the President with more than 200,000 signatures asking for a day of prayer, fasting and repentance recognizing September 11.

Sharefaith announces a brand new sale to coincide with the release of a brand new church website template.

Operation Compassion continues delivering much needed disaster relief supplies to the survivors of Hurricane Harvey throughout the Houston area and beyond. With 18 disaster relief sites active across the Houston metro area, eight warehouse sites receiving semi-trailers and delivering to other areas in smaller trucks, pick-up trucks and trailers and 10 church sites receiving loads for local distribution. Operation Compassion has delivered or scheduled 34 trucks during the first week following Hurricane Harvey’s landfall. In addition, there are 71 trucks staged and ready for delivery.

Ratio Christi Campus Apologetics Alliance announces the forthcoming publication of the book Leaving Mormonism: Why Four Scholars Changed their Minds, co-edited by Ratio Christi’s president, Dr. Corey Miller, and Lynn Wilder; written by Miller, Wilder, Vince Eccles, and Latayne C. Scott. The book is published under the Ratio Christi Books imprint division of Kregel Publications and will be released to the public on November 21. The Amazon pre-order page can be found here.

Does anyone remember Robert Tilton’s Word of Faith World Outreach Center in Dallas? It was one of the biggest megachurches in the country back in the 1980s. Tilton broadcast his popular “Success-N-Life” seminars all over the country from the church, until he was exposed for financial fraud. Word of Faith’s building was lost in foreclosure and it was later demolished.

In anticipation of the Church of God International General Assembly in 2018, this notification serves to communicate the process for the submission of items for consideration and possible placement on the International General Council Agenda.