The Gospel Music Heritage Month Foundation (@gmhmonth) is proud to announce that UP (@UPtv) will sponsor and help promote the annual “Evolution of Gospel” celebration at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The sixth annual event commemorates the month of September as Gospel Music Heritage Month (GMHM) and features scintillating performances and special tributes. This year’s honorees include Gospel music legends Yolanda Adams and Kirk Franklin, and former Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who, along with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), was instrumental in the passage of the resolution that established Gospel Music Heritage Month.

Operation Compassion: A Ministry of Blessing has been helping underserved and poor children, widows, senior adults and single parent families for more than 14 years. From the humble beginnings of $200 and a pick-up truck to deliver product, Operation Compassion has grown into more than $100 million a year non-profit charity.

An unlikely mission field has emerged in the former atheist nation of Albania. For nearly 25 years, from 1967 to 1990, all religious observations throughout the nation were prohibited, and all churches and mosques were closed. But today, The Tide global radio ministry is expanding its programs into Albania to reach people with the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Liberty Counsel offered to defend the Allegheny County Council after it received a threatening email from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) opposing a proposed display of the national motto, “In God We Trust,” in the County Council meeting room in Pennsylvania.

TULSA, Okla. – Media Connect Partners, LLC (MCP) will be a media partner for the Empowered21 Global Congress to be held in Jerusalem May 20-25, 2015. MCP will provide social media strategy and services as well as live streaming capabilities for the congress.

Cleveland, TN—The Pentecostal Theological Seminary has announced the formation of a partnership with the Church of God International Executive Committee to develop the “Center for Pastoral Excellence.” The Center began operations September 1, 2014, under the direction of Bill Isaacs.

Those Who Serve is a devotional for those who serve our great nation. At the core of this book are the themes of faith, family, and freedom. It includes personal life stories from the author as well as thirty-three stories from Medal of Honor recipients and ex-POWs from our country’s major conflicts. Some of their stories are told in the inspiring DVD, which is included with the book. The author also uses examples of military insignia and badges to connect military history with pertinent scriptures. It’s designed to be a resource for military chaplains, all those in uniform, as well as all veterans.

I’ve been participating in the life of a local church for over four decades. For most of these years, I’ve either been the pastor’s kid, the youth pastor’s wife, the children’s pastor, or the elder’s wife.

S. Truett Cathy, the founder of the U.S. fast-food chain Chick-fil-A that drew protests two years ago when its president made public statements opposing same-sex marriage, died on Monday at age 93, the company said on its website.