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On October 30, 2011 every Church of God congregation is asked to designate a special love offering exclusively for aged ministers and widows.

In 1992 the Church of God General Assembly declared one Sunday a year to focus on honoring those who have gone before us, blazing the trails of ministry through evangelism, pastoring and church planting. These saints of God are worthy of recognition and support and Reformation Sunday is the venue in which to do it.

Church of God General Overseer Dr. Raymond Culpepper is asking pastors across the nation to give high priority to the offering this year, especially in light of the economic climate which has particularly affected aged and retired ministers. One-fourth of the offering will be used to help fund financial assistance to aged ministers with emergency needs. The remainder will be given as a special love gift from the church to retired ministers and widows at Christmas.

A special PowerPoint presentation has been developed for Reformation Sunday and is available for download on the Church of God Web site, www.churchofgod.org. Pastors are requested to use it to promote this special day of commemoration for these warriors of the faith.

In yet another ridiculous end-of-the-world assertion, Harold Camping claims that people who accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior after May 21 aren’t really saved at all.

For the fourth consecutive year, Operation Compassion, an independent benevolent organization with roots in the Church of God, has been evaluated and included in the Chronicle of Philanthropy Top 400. The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the foremost authority in rating non-profits for their fundraising, distribution and gift-in-kind activity.

Visiting ministers can be a great blessing to any church. But if you don’t do your homework, you could be inviting disaster.

A New Jersey high school teacher is under investigation after she allegedly posted a message on her private Facebook page that she opposed homosexuality because of her Christian faith.

The MLK Memorial Site features Martin Luther King Jr. quotes across the 450-foot wall that surrounds the Mountain of Despair and Stone of Hope. Those quotes have received scrutiny and praises from visitors. Now, Alveda C. King, MLK’s niece, is offering her perspective: Where’s the name of God?