During the North American Roundtable On Biblical Preaching in Melbourne, Florida last month, Mark Williams, general overseer of the Church of God, received the Global Synergize Award for 2015 from the Billion Soul Network.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Christians shouldn’t be punished for opposing same-sex marriage as they stand for traditional Christian beliefs.

After three years of having the most Bible-minded city in America, Tennessee has relinquished the title to Alabama. Birmingham moved up from the second spot in 2014 to the top spot in 2015 in American Bible Society’s annual ranking of America’s Most Bible-Minded Cities.

Empowered21 announces a strong lineup of more than 100 speakers for the Jerusalem 2015 Global Congress, set for the Pais Arena May 20-25. Speakers include teachers and leaders from the global Spirit-empowered movement that will share practical spiritual insights with attendees.

“The Empowered21 Global Congress is truly a historic gathering of the global Spirit-empowered community,” said Empowered21 President and Global Co-Chair William M. Wilson. “Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from world-renowned ministry leaders, while in the land of Pentecost. I am confident that each attendee will be blessed with the experience of a lifetime and energized to reach their world for Jesus Christ.”

The Jerusalem 2015 Global Congress is a call to all believers from around the world to celebrate Pentecost in the land of Pentecost. The event will attract Spirit-empowered Christians from every continent to Jerusalem during the week of Pentecost to unite in faith for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Recently, Church of God General Overseer Mark Williams visited a missionary project in an undisclosed Middle Eastern country. There are few nations in the region open to the Gospel, and although this nation is one that is less hostile, the law has harsh penalties for converting Muslims to another faith. While visiting, Dr. Williams spoke at an assembly of the churches in the desert country.

“For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12.10 NIV)
“…our sufficiency is from God” (2Corinthians 3.5 NKJV)

As the news broke last week that a fragment of what could be the earliest copy of the Gospel of Mark, the oldest of the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and central to the belief system of Christianity had been discovered in the face mask of an Egyptian mummy, esteemed Bible scholar and historian, Ewan MacLeod, B.Sc. Hons., M.Sc., is unveiling a new website, JesusSpokeAramaic.com.

Dr. Elizabeth Rex was recently informed by Mr. John Dunleavy, Chairman of The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, that The Children First Foundation, a pro-adoption, charitable organization that has been seeking the approval of a pro-adoption New York State “Choose Life” License Plate since 2001, has been officially rejected.

The first of six ministry centers along the so-called “African Firewall” project was dedicated on January 17 on the outskirts of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. The center was constructed in only 48 days by several teams from Men and Women of Action in the U.S. and workers from the Church of God in Brazil and Mozambique.