Church World Missions has been informed by Field Director Otoniel Collins, Superintendent Pedro Guardado, and the national overseer of the Church of God in Nicaragua Bishop Adolfo Sequeira López of the civil unrest disrupting the Central American country of Nicaragua.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Promise Keepers announces the appointment of their new Chairman of the Board, Ken Harrison. Harrison comes from a successful business background, having built and sold a national real estate company to Colliers International Valuation and then served as CEO of Valuation for five years.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Assemblies of God Executive Presbytery has unanimously elected Donna L. Barrett to serve as the 11th general secretary of the U.S. Fellowship. With this election, the 21-member executive board fills the unexpired term of James T. Bradford, following his midterm resignation to pursue full-time pastoral ministry at Central Assembly in Springfield, Missouri.

A 40-Day prayer initiative to pray for the Church of God and particularly the upcoming General Assembly, began today at noon EST and will continue every weekday for 40 days until May 31, 2018. The prayer focus each day will be for Pentecost and the upcoming General Assembly.

Here is an interesting fact. Christian is the idiom we use most frequently for Christ-followers, but that term ‘Christian’ occurs in Scripture only three times! (Acts 11:26; 26:28; I Peter 4:16) Only three times – and it is not a term of endearment, but of derision, the name no one wanted to be identified by, the name that led to persecution and cultural rejection.

The nationwide need for some type of security effort on the part of local churches is a well-established fact in today’s culture. Instead of rehashing the stories of past tragedies, this conference will give attendees a greater understanding of how to address critical church security issues, staff a volunteer church security team and train for emergency contingencies small and large.

Activities are scheduled and preparations are well underway for the 77th Church of God International General Assembly, set for July 30-August 3, 2018, in Orlando, Florida. Church of God World Missions has announced several events in conjunction with the Assembly.

Outdoor play is essential for kids to burn off energy and get fresh air; there’s no reason why it can’t be safe, too.

It is not too late to sign up for online access to the April 25-28 convergence of leaders from some of the most powerful historic revivals in the world. Christ for all Nations (CFAN) has announced that Light The Fire Again (LTFA) is sold-out but all segments, including praise and worship, will be broadcast from the very site where the Toronto Blessing was poured out nearly 25 years ago.