Author: ourCOG

Sidewalk Sunday School Kicked to the Curb

A Sunday school program for at-risk youth has been thrown out of its public meeting place in Baton Rogue, La. But Voices of Mercy Outreach Ministries isn’t giving up on the kids it loves so easily. The East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission ... »

The Obesity Epidemic in Today’s Churches

What is the solution to the obesity crisis in the church? The Church. By Scott Stoll “Good morning, I am Pastor Doug and I am obese.” Pastor Doug Anderson shocked his Sunday morning congregation at Rose Heights Church with these uncommon and uncomf... »

Pentecost Sunday Initiative Testimonies Pour in from Around the Globe

Cleveland, Tenn.–Thousands of churches across all six inhabited continents declared God’s power from their pulpits on Pentecost weekend and joined Empowered21 in issuing a fresh call to new generations encouraging them to embrace the Holy Spirit an... »

A Mission Field in Mississippi

The Mt. Carmel Church of God in Foxworth, Mississippi technically began in the 1920’s when five people from Cheraw got together and began to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to the area in Pickwick. It was officially organized as a Church of God ... »