Before a soldier faces combat, he or she must attend basic training. Training is both
physical and psychological as these courageous men and women prepare to fight and
defend.

Members of the Church of God Executive Committee, as well as state overseers, pastors and local relief
workers were on hand for a special disaster relief update Web cast on Tuesday night, May 10.

April 30, 2011—Church of God North Georgia Administrative Bishop Michael Baker has released the following statement regarding the tragic tornadoes that struck the south Wednesday:

A delegation of Church of God leaders, including General overseer Raymond F. Culpepper, traveled to Alabama on Friday to meet at the Alabama state office leadership to determine a relief plan for churches and parsonages damaged or destroyed by a line of tornadoes that ripped through the South on Wednesday.

In spite of its sometimes archaic language and the variety and availability of more modern translations, according to a recent study by LifeWay Research, the King James Version of the Bible remains the most beloved translation.

David Wilkerson, founder of World Challenge Ministries, was killed Wednesday, April 27 in a car accident in East Texas.

Ongoing turmoil in the embattled nation of Syria means its Christians face uncertain futures.

April 28, 2011–A strong line of severe storms on April 27 spawned multiple tornadoes in the states of Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, wreaking destruction and devastation on some Church of God congregations.

HOHHOT, Inner Mongolia– At least 10 house church pastors who were involved in the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism have been criminally detained as the Chinese government starts “settling the score” in the wake of the snub last fall against China’s official church.