February 23-24, 2018, 150 delegates came together in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, for the annual National Assembly for the Church of God, led by National Bishop Stefko Ziatarov.

Los Angeles, CA– Apostle Fred and Wilma Berry expect fulfillment of the William Seymour Prophesy which he declared over 100 years ago that a greater Azusa Street revival would spring up from this very place! “This is the year of manifestation,” says Apostle Fred Berry!

After the sudden loss of her childhood sweetheart, Jan Teel-Nealis was left to pick up the shattered pieces as a widow with three sons and a daughter. The Charlotte businesswoman, public speaker, and now author has written a new book aimed to help bring healing to those who have lost a loved one. “Grieving by the Numbers: Glimpses of Glory” will be released this month.

To recognize children’s workers who have served long term in children’s ministry, a Shepherd’s Cup award is presented annually at the annual Church of God Youth and Discipleship FOCUS Kidmin Conference, which convened last week in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 1-3. The awards were presented in front of an elite group of over 260 deserving children’s ministry leaders who attended.

Tulsa, OK – Empowered21 is set to empower a new generation when it gathers in the year 2020 to celebrate Pentecost. June 1-3, thousands of believers from around the globe will gather for the Jerusalem 2020 Empowered21 Global Congress at Pais Arena in Jerusalem. Believers will celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit and begin to anticipate in 2033 the 2,000th anniversary of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit recorded in the book of Acts.

Six denominations will join together for a unique, Pentecostals Pray Conference in Eastern North Carolina. Pastors, prayer leaders, and intercessors are invited to the International Pentecostal Holiness Church NC Conference Campus in Falcon, NC (just north of Fayetteville). Coordinated by P. Douglas Small, under the banner of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America, the Pentecostals Pray Conference will provide opportunities for vision and training as well as resources to launch a missional prayer movement.

March 7, 2018–Cleveland, TN–Rev. John W. and Mildred Hill were honored today with induction into the prestigious Hall of Prophets at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. The event took place at the Church of God International Offices during a special gathering of the Hill family, International Offices staff, other leaders and special guests.

The death of Billy Graham, the mass shooting in Florida, and the deadly influenza outbreak has left many Americans facing the number one item on the stress index: the death of a loved one. At any time in the United States, 75 percent of Americans are suffering from some form of personal tragedy. Author, Jan Teel-Nealis, addresses this national problem.

Dr. Matthew Chavis was reveling in success and enjoying the good life until evil sent his affluent world crashing down. Archetypical sins draped as contemporary norms lured him down a harrowing descent into empty darkness, nearly destroying him physically with alcohol abuse, disintegrating his marriage, and devastating his million-dollar practice. Only through God’s love, mercy, and grace was Chavis able to vanquish his demons and find peace with the Lord and himself. The saved Christian now chronicles his transformation in the novel, “Old Highway 316.”