Mt. Zion New Testament Church of God in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, recently held an appreciation service honoring its former pastors, pioneer and career missionaries Robert and Jeanette Cary, on the 30th anniversary of the church’s initial dedication.

empty tomb®, inc., is looking for a total of 500 Christians in the U.S. to sign on to empty tomb’s Mission Match® Discipleship Tree® and then donate $48.

Anteroom Productions is proud to announce the release of its next feature-length documentary, A Voice from Deep Space. In the film, the award-winning team at Anteroom will explore the rise of Atheism in the US and present a unique and moving vision of true faith and belief in God, and explore how that belief changes us and our society. To learn more about the film and support their efforts, check out the new Indiegogo campaign. Production on the film has already begun, the team recently traveled to Oxford, England to interview Professor Keith Ward.

Millions of children who participate in competitive youth sports can meet the greatest coach they will ever know and discover the key to improved performance, joy and contentment in the new guidebook, “Good News for Young Athletes: Winning Strategies for Sports and Life.” Filled with scripture-based, field-tested advice and suggested activities, the book can help children, and parents, navigate the sometimes tumultuous waters of youth sports from a faith perspective. It is the founding document of the new website, www.hiddenrocksports.com, which is dedicated to building the bridge between faith and youth sports.

Sevierville, TN–For many years the months of October and November have been designated as Fall Harvest Festival months—a time for local Church of God congregations to give an offering for the Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home. This has been done through monetary contributions and/or gifts in kind. The Fall Harvest Festival offering helps to provide food, clothing, shelter, and education for less fortunate, troubled, and abused youth in our care.

1,500 pastors leave their ministries each month feeling burnout, irrelevancy… North Central Theological Seminary has aligned with Favorfloat Corporation to encourage Christians to honor, appreciate, and show gratitude to their pastors this Christmas through the Gratitude Award, instead of just sending Christmas greeting cards with pre-written messages that don’t come from the heart.

The music worship wars lasted 30 years. To be sure, they are still taking place in some churches, but the full effects of these battles waned several years ago. They left in their wake disgruntled members, lost focus and numerous church splits.

Does it ever seem like the speaking voices of the church have become vanquished because of how prejudiced most of the world is? It has become a pressing issue in America within the past century; people get beaten, raped, murdered, arrested and abandoned due to issues on freedom of speech and religion. Now director Harold Cronk asks the world, “What’s really at risk here?”

Cleveland, TN–November 5, 2015–The Museum Center at 5ive Points, a regional history museum located in Cleveland, Tennessee, formally unveiled a permanent exhibit on the history of the iconic Church Hymnal, commonly known as the “Red Back” hymnal.