While Friday the 13th is typically known as a day for bad luck, it was just the opposite for Church of God career missionaries Bobby and Tamitha Lynch.

Four unreached people groups in an area of Nepal with virtually no churches can now hear Christian radio programs through a unique partnership between Reach Beyond (www.reachbeyond.org) and a local broadcaster.

The 6.5 million people in the greater Houston area now surpass New York City and Los Angeles as the most racially and ethnically diverse urban area in the U.S. That’s the site where a broad spectrum of U.S. church leaders met this week to consider the impact of immigration on their congregations, and on the rapidly changing expressions of Christianity within North American culture.

TULSA, Okla. – On November 9, 2014, three Oral Roberts University alumni were killed in a tragic plane crash in Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Dr. Myles and Ruth Munroe and Dr. Richard Pinder along with six others were on their way to a ministry conference. ORU will be honoring their memory through induction onto the Wall of Sacrifice as a part of Wednesday’s chapel service.

The 2014–2016 edition of the Church of God Division of Education Handbook and Directory has just been released. This practical handbook for educators and ministerial training leaders around the world provides an excellent demonstration of the “ONE” theme adopted at the 2014 International General Assembly under the leadership of Presiding Bishop Mark Williams—“One Faith, One Lord, One Mission.”

A television commercial airing nationwide on Presidents Day weekend will help remind Americans that God and religion were foundational to this country’s best-remembered presidents. The commercial first aired in 2012.

Before the Lord God made man upon the earth He first prepared for him a world of useful and pleasant things for his sustenance and delight. In the Genesis account of the creation these are simply “things.” They were made for man’s use, but they were meant always to be external to the man and subservient to Him.

VATICAN CITY– Pope Francis on Monday (Feb. 16) denounced the brutal slayings of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya by militants linked to the Islamic State, saying “they were assassinated just for being Christian.”

Most churches struggle to know how to effectively reach out to and serve young adults. This group, generally between the ages of 18-30, is a paradox to most church ministry plans and needs our attention and support. Church of God Youth and Discipleship is engaging this valuable segment of the church through both the SYNC Young Adult Retreat and Alpha Omega Campus Ministry.