The top ten Sunday Schools in the COG in 1954: Tremont Ave, Greenville S.C. 835; North Cleveland, Tenn 613; Anderson S. C. 470; North Chattanooga 448; Alabama city, Ala 420; Tabernacle Detroit, Mich 396; Clayton Street Middletown, Oh 376; Whitwell, Tn 364; Dillon 353 source- Lighted Pathway Dec 1954 How has this changed in the last 62 years? »
On November 26, 1936, Herman and Lydia Lauster, with their children Walter and Mary, sailed from New York harbor for Cuxhaven (Hamburg), Germany, to establish the Church of God in that country. Seen here with their family about 1954, Herman and Lydia had emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1926. Coming in contact with the Church of God in Maryland, Herman was saved, baptized with the Ho... »
Have you ever been in a good old fashioned COG service and the service was so good you sang: “I crossed over Jordan’s fair land and this is like heaven to me, oh this is like heaven to me, this is like heaven to me!” »
In his sermon entitled, Physical Demonstrations, CoG minister, Rev. R. J. Varnell gives two main reasons for his sermon in his Introduction. “INTRODUCTION: SOME REASONS FOR THIS MESSAGE. a) Because of a strong trend in Pentecostal church today to tone down the emotional and conform to the pattern of others. b) There is a fear in many today that they will be branded fanatic if they let God’s ... »