Virginia Beach, VA– Empowered21 USA, in partnership with the Society for Pentecostal Studies, brought select leaders, scholars and next generation voices together at Converge21 USA at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. They convened Wednesday, February 29-Saturday, March 3, 2012 for four days of presentations, over 100 practical learning conversations and dynamic general sessions to discuss and chart the future direction of the Spirit-Empowered movement in the United States, which began over 100 years ago.

Although some of the specific details are lost to history, it is not hard to imagine the swirl of conflict in the heart of Wilmore V. Eneas when he arrived home the day his wife was healed.

Faith News recently republished an article which cast an unfavorable light of the Saddleback Church and its pastor, Rick Warren. The following is a response from Pastor Warren.

Evangelist Terry McIntosh uses the “Push” theory to raise money for Churches and his own ministry – that is by giving away from himself to bless others first. He says, “It’s a win-win for everyone, and a real God send to help people who need it.”

ABC-TV has taken blasphemy against God, the Bible, God’s church, and Jesus Christ to new levels of depravity.

Leaders in pentecostal and charismatic community of Christianity gathered in Virginia Beach, Va., for the Converge 21 USA conference this week to discuss ways to bring a new generation to Jesus Christ.

March 5, 2012–An early season outbreak of tornadoes raced across the country last Friday leaving death and destruction in its wake. The line of severe weather stretched from Alabama to Indiana and included Cleveland, Tennessee, location of Operation Compassion and the Church of God International Offices.

A Church of God destroyed following the earthquake in Haiti of 2010, will be dedicated on Saturday, March 3.

As the 2012 presidential campaign heats up, so does the discourse on the role of religion in politics and government. This will be the topic of community forums from coast to coast next week.