Cleveland, TN–One of the Church of God’s most iconic leaders, Dr. T.L. Lowery, was memorialized by family and church leaders on Thursday, March 3, in the second of two Remembrance of Life services following his death on February 21.

It’s been 30 years since I planted my first church, and I’ve learned a lot since then.

On May 20-21, Vision New England is launching the new GO Conference to inspire, encourage and unite Christians and strengthen churches across the six-state region. The conference will be held at the award-winning Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard in downtown Hartford. The theme will be Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly and Make Disciples, based on Micah 6:8.

Fear is something that can paralyze even the bravest and strongest of individuals. It’s that displeasing feeling inside of you that causes one to sometimes doubt themselves or the wonderful opportunities that come your way, cause you to second-guess your capabilities, and silence you when you know that you should be speaking up.

Mission Mexico is the outreach ministry of Church of God Short-Term Missionaries Lloyd and Joyce Heiney. The major emphasis of their ministry is to take Spanish Bibles into Mexico, where they have distributed at least 8,000 Spanish Bibles, plus thousands of gospel tracts and cartons of Sunday school literature. The Heineys pray for the sick, for those who are homeless, and for those living near city dumps.

TULSA, Okla. – Empowered21 has announced the speakers for the inaugural European Congress (London 2016) that will take place in London over Pentecost, May 11-13, 2016. The event will be held in the historic Gaumont State Theater, which is currently occupied by Ruach City Church.

Free for Life International, a U.S. anti-trafficking organization, in partnership with a Nepalese NGO, Peace Rehabilitation Center (Shanti Punarsthapana Griha) just completed a first of its kind raid and arrest of two major traffickers. This is the first time in history that the Indian Police Special Task force has partnered with a U.S. and Nepalese organization to assist in this type of mission which resulted in the rescue of 11 girls and the arrest of two major traffickers in India. For the past month Free for Life International Liaison, Suman Sapkota, and his team from Peace Rehabilitation Center (Shanti Punarsthapana Griha) have been arranging this rescue operation.

“I think we got it right,” stated Joseph Fiennes, a few days after the release of the film “Risen” (February 11, 2016). Fiennes plays Clavius, a Roman soldier turned investigator ordered by Pontius Pilate to find Jesus’ body – the fourth movie on this theme. The first was “The Inquiry” (1987), then “Resurrection” (1998) followed ten years later by “The Final Inquiry” with Dolph Lundgren (Drago from Rocky IV). Drago?

The official website of the 76th Church of God International General Assembly has been relaunched with new features and information.