In January 2002, Senior Pastor Acklan Quarrie began training lay leaders in the Bronxwood International Church of God and other neighboring churches in the greater New York City area by using the School of Ministry courses. He named the new school Athanasius School of Ministry. By the end of that first semester, 23 students had completed the first two courses.

The International Reference Group of the Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) of the World Council of Churches (WCC), at the conclusion of its recent meeting in Geneva, urged churches and ecumenical organizations in Europe and North America to consider eliminating the use of bottled water due to the its adverse impact on the environment and because it is an impediment to realizing the human right to water.

Announced this Wednesday, Christian movie retailer FishFlix.com has launched a new podcast dedicated to reviewing and informing the listener about Christian movies. Every Wednesday a new episode is released spotlighting a Christian movie, reviewing the film, and giving a parental guidance review. The movies reviewed on this podcast range from new films releasing in theaters to older, classic Christian movies that have already been released on DVD.

A recent LifeWay Research study shows that American evangelicals remain among the strongest supporters of the nation of Israel.

Seldom has a project or an initiative captured the attention and touched the heart of an entire denomination quite like the Israel Initiative. I believe Church of God World Missions was directed of the Holy Spirit to adopt the Israel Initiative as its first emphasis of the Finish Challenge.

With many others in our nation, I feel deep sorrow and pain, and, yes, anger over the horrific shooting in Chattanooga on July 16. I am earnestly praying for families, friends, and for the Chattanooga community now suffering indescribable bereavement and loss. Lee University and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary were on lockdown for several hours during the incident as a precaution. However, it certainly made the whole incident more immediate and personal. I admit to feeling some sense of fear for my family, friends, and for my community. If such an atrocity, can happen in Chattanooga, it can happen anywhere—even in Knoxville or Knox County. What are we to do?

The residents of Glencoe, Alabama, are refusing to succumb to the will of atheist organization Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Two men on a small plane who dropped candy as they flew over a church event in Auburn, Wyoming, were killed when their plane crashed, police said on Wednesday.

With the recent torrential rains throughout Kentucky, there has been flash floods and widespread flooding. One of the hardest hit areas is in the Johnson County, Ky. area. Operation Compassion is mobilizing a disaster response to this area working through OC’s coordinator in Kentucky, Dave Kilburn.