On May 29, 2011, Bell Street Church of God in Hazlehurst, Georgia, celebrated a special missions night service.

While it may seem that the earthquake in Haiti 18 months ago might take a back seat to the tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis since then, but Jim and Gina Hudson, construction missionaries to Haiti, report that Church of God congregations are continuing to offer supplies and labor.

Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, recently informed the Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home that they had achieved a 4-star rating for sound fiscal management.

In a challenging new book, “The Privilege of Persecution: And Other Things the Global Church Knows that We Don’t” (Moody Publishers), Dr. Carl Moeller, president of Open Doors USA, and David Hegg, senior pastor at Grace Baptist Church (Santa Clarita, Calif.), introduce Western Christians to persecuted Christians who are truly role models for worshippers in the West.

Robert A. Schuller, bestselling author and Chairman of FamilyNet.TV, is the latest International Christian Leader to join the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, observed on the first Sunday of every October.

Evangelist Michael Adams of Isaiah Michael Ministry will be speaking at The Great American Fast July 3, 2011.

A new chapel and a 124-bed dormitory are underway on the Lee University campus and are slated for completion later this year.

The oppression of religion around the world and U.S. policy to address challenges to this basic human right was the focus of a hearing held today by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees international human rights.

Churches from all across the U.S. have work teams in Joplin, Missouri, where thousands have lost everything after a devastating tornado struck that town.