Church of God World Missions recently reported the highlights of the year 2018.

Operation Rescue strongly supports funding the building of a wall at the southern border in order to alleviate a serious humanitarian crisis that is resulting in a boon for human sex traffickers and other criminals that are victimizing women and children by the thousands.

The need has never been greater for children to hear biblical truth and recognize the Bible for what it is—even children in church. Americans view of the Bible has shifted substantially in recent years, and the church is not immune. According to the Barna Group, “Millennials are half as likely as Elders to believe the Bible is the actual word of God and twice as likely to believe it is a manmade book of teachings and advice.” Sunday school teachers need all the help they can get as they seek to reverse this trend! That is why Child Evangelism Fellowship® has launched a new training ministry geared toward giving practical help to Sunday school teachers. Called Sunday School Solutions, it is a free video and article series available online.

Cleveland, TN–A group of Church of God evangelists are gathering for a two-day session at the International Offices. The delegation of approximately 35 are participating in informal meetings with members of the Executive Committee and church leaders.

Helping Your Church Live Stream by Paul William Richards, is now the #1 new book release in Amazon’s Religious Leadership category. Helping Your Church Live Stream is an instructional guide for ministry leaders considering the use of live streaming as an outreach tool for the church. The book features an included online learning course available on UDEMY.com for church media directors and volunteers helping leaders in the church take their learning to the next level.

The number of abortion clinics in America continued to decline in 2018, following a trend that has seen an overall decrease of 159 abortion facilities since 2012.

Cleveland, TN–Agree ’19 is a three-day revival and prayer convocation beginning Monday, January 7, 2019. For the third year in a row, the event will take place at the Church of God International Offices and will be streamed live around the globe. It is part of a three-day revival for International Offices employees, but everyone is invited to attend, either on-site or via live stream.

Dr. Tim Hill, General Overseer of the Church of God, would like to share the following information and arrangements from the family of Rhonda M. Jarvis. Please keep the Jarvis family in your prayers. The Reverend David Jarvis serves as the Regional Administrative Bishop for the Heartland Region of the Church of God:

Dr. Terry Lanford, author of Capturing God’s Passion for Teaching, will lead a weekend training event at the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove in Asheville NC, on March 1-3, 2019.