The Center — A Place of HOPE, the #1 Depression Center in the U.S., has announced the launch of their new depression-focused website www.aplaceofhopefordepression.com. The new website aims to provide support and resources for the over 350 million sufferers of depression worldwide.

At noon on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee (SNSC) unveiled its annual display depicting the newborn Christ Child, lying in a manger inside a handcrafted wooden stable. For the seventh year in a row, the nativity scene will stand in the center of the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda, next to the Governor’s “Holiday Tree.” The Capitol building is located at South 2nd Street & East Capitol Avenue in Springfield, IL.

Olive Technology (www.olivetech.com), a global information technology services company with a large faith-based organizations client base, announced today J. P. Poveda has joined the firm as its chief technology officer. Poveda will be based in Los Angeles, placing him close to key clients and strengthening Olive’s U.S. operations.

On November 14, 2014, the Indonesian Ministry Church of God (IM COG) held a conference in Dallas, Texas. The event was attended by Dr. Kenneth Hill, new Director of Multi-Cultural Ministries and Administrative Bishop for Portuguese/Indonesian Churches USA/Canada who gives the following report on the conference:

In the presence of 1500 attendees at its annual National Apologetics Conference, Veritas Evangelical Seminary received and dedicated a rare Hebrew Torah scroll. The donors, Ken and Barbara Larson, are passionate about Israel and the Bible, visiting the archaeologically rich nation four times.

Atlanta’s Kelvin Cochran may be a firefighter, but he’s not fireproof, as the latest controversy shows. Despite a long and distinguished career (including a stint as the U.S. Fire Administrator), Chief Cochran is at the center of an explosive debate over free speech on the job after the city suspended him for allegedly handing out copies of a book he wrote and self-published on biblical morality.

It’s significant that a prayer vigil with Bound4LIFE is called a “Silent Siege.”

In the initial years of world evangelism, missionaries were welcomed and allowed into most countries to just spread the Gospel. As time and cultures progressed, a missionary now will only be accepted if he/she has a skill or career, such as medical or educational, that will benefit the society into which they are called to minister.

A team of young Christian writers & producers are collaborating with experienced Hollywood talent to create an animated feature-length action film with a Christian message. The film, titled “Heaven | The First War,” portrays the biblical story of the first war in heaven, the fall of Lucifer, the battle between forces of good and evil, and the impact of sin’s origin on the human race.