Friday, July 30, 2010 10:54:08 AM
Orlando, Fla.–The Church of God 73rd International General Assembly, meeting in Orlando, Florida since Tuesday, concludes their gathering this evening at the Orange County Convention Center. This morning the General Council, the body of ordained ministers who debate and bring forth policy, finished their deliberations with an 11:30 a.m. adjournment. Two hours later, the General [...]
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:18:07 AM
The Church of God International General Assembly, meeting in Orlando, Florida this week, continued their deliberation on a number of issues. Thursday afternoon’s business session began by resuming business from the morning session on Item 12 regarding the eligibility of ministers who are late on their ministerial reports and church reports for election or appointment. [...]
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:09:37 AM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a grant for Nurse Education, Practice, and Retention (NEPR) to the Anna Vaughn School of Nursing at Oral Roberts University (ORU). The grant award of $977,792 will be disbursed over a three-year period. The primary objective of the grant [...]
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:05:17 AM
This Sunday, Love will cross the Golden Gate Bridge and begin riding his bicycle east through San Francisco. Over the next 52 days, Love will ride about 3,785 miles to Yorktown, Va., raising awareness and funds for solar-powered Audio Bibles, called Proclaimers. A Proclaimer is a dedicated audio player that can be used in the [...]
Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:42:53 AM
Orlando, Fla.–The Wednesday afternoon July 28 session of the General Council started with continued discussion regarding the elimination of the elected positions for the offices of director and assistant director of Evangelism and Home Missions. A recurring theme was the clarification of the elimination of these positions only, and not the elimination of our Evangelism efforts. [...]
Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:28:38 AM
Church of God Ordained Bishops, meeting in Orlando, Florida for the 73rd General Assembly have been debating several agenda items over the last two days. Soon after Dr. Culpepper’s moving remarks about The Great Commandment and a significant time of concert prayer, the General Council session quickly moved into passionate and spirited debate on the agenda [...]
Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:51:00 AM
Pope Benedict XVI’s second volume of “Jesus of Nazareth” will be published in English by Ignatius Press, according to an agreement between Ignatius Press and the Vatican’s Publishing House, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV). Slated for release in Spring 2011, the much-anticipated second volume of “Jesus of Nazareth” takes up where the first volume left off. “We are [...]
Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:44:54 AM
In a time of spiraling moral and theological decline, a new book has appeared on the scene that encourages Christian families not only to stand but to pass the torch of their faith securely throughout the generations.  Numerous stories about families from around the world are woven into the text that tells the story of [...]
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:14:10 AM
The director and assistant director of the three Church of God ministries that are subject to election according to the Church of God MINUTES, were nominated by the General Council to succeed themselves for another two-year term in their respective positions. The following were nominated in the opening session of the general council on Tuesday morning: [...]
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:11:52 AM
GOD TV CEO, Rory Alec and American singer, actor and writer, Pat Boone were in East Africa this week to open a community development center in Tanzania and dedicate GOD TV’s latest broadcast tower in Kenya. The Pat Boone Family Life Center was officially opened by Pat Boone on Monday July 26th after he partnered with [...]