Faith-based groups — Christian nonprofits, specifically — have been busy bees of late, providing more aid to hurricane victims than even FEMA, the federal agency that’s supposed to swoop to the scenes of natural disasters, assess the situation and speed the recovery and rebuilding process.

The first of five Faith Fire Freedom women’s celebration rallies was held last Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Potter’s House Church in Columbus, Ohio.

We are drowning in bad news these days. We’ve experienced a divisive presidential election, a wave of racial violence, a solar eclipse and two devastating hurricanes. If that’s not bad enough, North Korea’s dictator is threatening to fry the United States with his nuclear missiles.

Lutherans from all over Switzerland gathered in Geneva on 10 September for a eucharistic worship commemorating both the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and 50 years of the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein (BELK).

The VITAL Initiative continues to make a significant impact across the Church of God in 2017 with a mission to help the Church of God realize and utilize the place and power of small churches in 21st century Kingdom work.

The nation’s largest faith-based professional association of health professionals, the Christian Medical Association (CMA, www.cmda.org), contends in a legal brief filed with the Supreme Court that its members’ conscience battles parallel those of creative artists sued for declining to participate in proceedings inconsistent with their conscience and convictions.

His hands are tied. He cannot help the community he’s served for decades.

Kevin Fischer of Miami Vineyard Community Church was forced to evacuate and shudder his megachurch as Irma pulsed toward his city.

(NOTE: Following the recent decision from Washington concerning DACA, General Overseer Tim Hill requested the Church of God Immigration Task Force to provide a brief review of the DACA program, as well as provide a summary relative to individuals and local churches who could be affected by the decision. The following is an explanation of some of the basic information on DACA.)

Global Fire Advance, an outgrowth of the Firewall Africa initiative spearheaded by Men and Women of Action, recently submitted two successful church planting reports.