Rural Media Group, Inc., the parent company for both RFD-TV/RFD HD and RURAL TV, is proud to announce that it has purchased FamilyNet, a 32-year-old basic cable channel currently distributed into 14.8 million U.S. homes, from Interactive Television And Gaming Networks, LLC (formerly Comstar Media).

Families affected by Hurricane Sandy can post their needs and service opportunities online at www.HurricaneSandyVolunteer.org.

As evangelist Billy Graham prepares to celebrate his 94th birthday on November 7, he has been reflecting on the previous year and preparing for what God has in store for him during his 95th year on the planet.

November 1, 2012–Cleveland, TN–United States Senator Lamar Alexander appeared in a Lee University chapel service this morning to announce that Lee University had been chosen to be the primary choir to provide live music during the inauguration of the president next January in Washington, D.C.

John McConnell, Jr., the Pentecostal founder of Earth Day, passed away on Oct, 20, in Denver. He was 97 years old.

McConnell’s grandfather was at the Azusa Street Revival and his parents were founding members of the Assemblies of God.

Having grown up in Cape May, N.J., Rapid Response Team Director Jack Munday has seen his share of hurricanes and fierce storms.

“You learn to deal with it when you live near the eastern seaboard,” he explained.

Now living in North Carolina, Munday directs teams of volunteer chaplains who respond with the love of Christ in the aftermath of all kinds of natural disasters, often traveling with the teams to offer direction and encouragement.

When I met Jason Cook three years ago he was a discouraged Bible college graduate. He had experienced failure in his personal life, and he had disappointed the leaders he served. Even though he still had a strong desire to be in ministry, the 27-year-old paid his bills by waiting tables at a seafood restaurant in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Jason could have dropped off the spiritual map like so many people his age who have abandoned faith or given up on the church. But a miracle of grace unfolded.

The annual FOCUS Children’s Ministries Leadership Conference celebrates its 19^th year of continued training. The 2013 annual conference will be held February 28-March 2 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville, South Carolina.

Cleveland, TN—Lee University will host their annual Homecoming weekend as hundreds of alumni and friends will travel to the campus to celebrate the blessings of the Church of God’s largest and oldest institution of higher learning.