Registration opened last week for the 27th annual Church of God National Senior Adult Retreat, the Smoky Mountain Jubilee, to be conducted April 25-27, 2017 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

PASADENA, Calif.– Today, three federal appellate judges in the Ninth Circuit issued a final ruling in favor of a Christian man, Mark Mackey, who was arrested for reading the Bible aloud in front of the California Department of Motor Vehicles in Hemet, CA in 2011.

As thousands converge on the National Mall in Washington, DC on January 21, Created Equal will be there to be the voice of women killed in the name of “women’s rights” — born and preborn. We will stand in solidarity with those who have been violently silenced by deadly abortion and to reach out to marchers with truth and love.

January 11, 2017–Pulaski, Va.–A devastating fire destroyed the Pulaski Church of God in Pulaski, Virginia overnight.

Like the most recent Smithsonian museum that chronicles the African American experience, a new biographical novel tackles concentric themes – the triumph of spirituality and significance over racism and poverty. Set in Baltimore at the dawn of the Civil Rights movement, “The Legacy of Nobody Smith” traces one man’s rise to influence despite tremendous odds.

A few days ago, I was driving from my home in Georgia to a church in Alabama to preach for five days. I didn’t think the predicted “snowpocalypse” would hinder my trip until I arrived in the town of Anniston—where state troopers had blocked the main road due to ice on bridges.

CLEVELAND, TN: The Church of God International Executive Committee today announced that Rev. T. Wayne Dority has been appointed as the interim Director of Publications for the Church of God Publishing House/Pathway Press. Dority’s appointment is effective February 1, 2017.

CLEVELAND, TN: With the departure of T. Wayne Dority as the Director of Multi-Cultural Ministries for the Church of God, the International Executive Committee today announced that an interim leadership team, led by a liaison from the Executive Committee, will serve to coordinate the multi-cultural outreach ministries for the denomination.

CLEVELAND, TN: The Church of God International Executive Committee today announced the appointment of Dr. David H. Gosnell to serve as the Administrative Bishop/State Overseer of Indiana. His appointment will be effective February 1, 2017.