Assistant World Missions Director for the Church of God, John D. Childers, received an honorary doctorate from the Church of God Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries located in Manila, Philippines, on April 24, 2015.

People for Care and Learning (PCL), an independent benevolent organization with roots in the Church of God, is closing in on the end of Phase II of their “Build A City” project in Andong, outside the capital city of Phnom Penh.

A new record in Bible translation may have been set in 2014 for the highest number of new Scripture translations published in one year. According to the 2014 Global Scripture Access Report, published this week by United Bible Societies, last year Bible Societies helped complete translations in 51 languages spoken by more than 1.3 billion people (1.2 billion Chinese speakers and 146 million speakers of other languages.)

The Samaritan Women (TSW), a nationally recognized human trafficking recovery organization, will be opening its second facility for victims. The long-term care program, one of the first in the country, is a model for other organizations across the United States.

Olympic track and field star Bruce Jenner was named Male Athlete of the Year in 1976, and soon he appeared on the front of the Wheaties cereal box. He was the poster boy for American masculinity. The 6-foot-2-inch-tall decathalon champion was even considered for the title role in the 1978 Superman movie because of his muscles and agility.

Cleveland, TN—The Church of God International Executive Council concluded their April 2015 session on April 28 at the International Offices in Cleveland, Tennessee.

When Aaron Klein, the bakery owner who refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, called Franklin Graham with the troubling news that a liberal judge had ruled he will have to shell out $135,000 in damages for “emotional suffering,” the evangelist decided to do more than pray.

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Help was provided to earthquake victims in small and remote villages less than 2 days after a major earthquake and over 100 after-shocks devastated Nepal.