Category: Church and Ministry
Speaking at the Rally For Religious Freedom last Friday, pro-life advocate Rev. Jim McGarvey of Church for Life, told the crowd, “…two Biblical mandates…should guide our prayers and response” to the Obama administration’s recent Health and Human Services mandate.
Category: The Persecuted Church
Taking the concept of culture wars to new heights, two Christians were arrested in front of a California DMV for reading the Bible—and prosecuted.
Category: Church of God News
RWANDA — We recently received the results from the Profession National Examination. The best student in Hotel studies in Rwanda came from the Church of God St. Patrick Secondary school.
Category: Lifestyle & Culture
The war over Obamacare has spilled onto the streets and is being waged in the Supreme Court. Citizens are fighting for their rights — and the right of conscience is center stage. This weekend, the battle moves to San Francisco where a unique gathering, “Make Straight the Pathway,” tackles the right of conscience head-on.
Category: Opinion & Commentary
In the case of Trayvon Martin, we’d be better off to keep our heads cool and our words peaceable.
Category: The Persecuted Church
Officials in a village in southern Laos on March 25 arrested and detained five Christians during worship and charged them with leading a religious movement without official approval, according to advocacy group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF).
Category: Events and Happenings
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Over a century ago, a partially-sighted African American minister came from Texas to Los Angeles to spread the Pentecostal ministry. His early efforts to preach the Pentecostal message were rejected. Church leaders were suspicious of his religious doctrine and his teachings, but he persevered and kept on praying. Then in April of 1906, a powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit occurred within his small group of worshipers. There were physical and mental healings, speaking in unknown languages and many other miraculous and inexplicable occurrences. Word spread and soon hundreds of people started coming from all over the world to the Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street in Los Angeles to receive the Holy Spirit.
Category: Events and Happenings
As the world pauses this April to remember the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, one group will gather to celebrate the sacrifice of the men and boys on board the ship who gave their lives so women and children might live. Titanic 100: An International Centennial Event will be held on April 13-15 in Branson, Missouri, and is unique as an anniversary commemoration in focusing on the Christian doctrine of “women and children first” that was displayed in the midst of Titanic’s tragic sinking.
Category: Church of God News
At the recent 30th Anniversary of Smoky Mountain Winterfest in Knoxville, Tennessee, thousands of teens and young adults gathered for worship, prayer, and ministry. However, almost 300 students from around the nation decided to truly make the most out of their time at Winterfest. With hearts, hands, and attitudes ready to serve, these young men and women partnered with eight local Knoxville ministries to share the love and the hope found in Jesus Christ!