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View this email in your browser The General Council Agenda for the 78th International General Assembly of the Church of God, to be held July 25-29, 2022 in San Antonio, TX, is now available at the link below. The Agenda serves as notice of the matters that will be discussed by the Ordained Bishops during the General Council sessions. Please note that the first item of the Agenda, dealing with Tenure of Elected Officials, will be addressed on Tuesday morning, July 26, by the International General Council and then a Special General Assembly session prior to all elections.  Additional resources and reports that supplement the Agenda will be made available in the coming days.   AGENDA (ENGLISH) AGENDA (SPANISH) <!– –> Copyright © 2022 Church of God International Offices, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

You are signed up to receive updates from the Faith News Network The Latino Harvest Is Ready: The Church on Mission In a continued observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Church of God Department of Hispanic Ministries offers the following report on the Hispanic Harvest in North America. Read More   Open Doors USA Invites Christians to March for the Martyrs As Christians in Afghanistan pray to stay alive, this Saturday, US Christians are being called to D.C. for a first-of-its-kind large-scale march of solidarity for martyrs and persecuted Christians. Read More   Veritas Press Celebrates 25 Years of Serving the Homeschool Community The month of September is the 25th anniversary of the founding of Veritas Press and this week is the anniversary of the day in 1996 that the documents finalizing the birth of Veritas were signed! Read More   DISCLAIMER: Content of articles posted on Faith News come from various sources and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Church of God, Church of God Communications or the Church of God Internet Ministry.  Copyright © 2021 Church of God, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Minutes of the 46th General Assembly of the Church of God Place: Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN. Date: August 14-18, 1956. General Overseer: Houston R. Morehead. Church of God Teachings (pp.157). Declaration of Faith. Modest Apparel (p.156). [35th A.] Golden Jewelers (p.31).

Terrific summary article on the Russian Orthodox Church since the fall of Communism.

XVI.      Ministerial Position Criminal Background Checks RATIONALE: In 2004, the Church of God mandated that “All applicants for the ministry, including those advancing in rank, must give consent to the state/regional office to conduct criminal background checks” (See S21 IV. 6., page 95—2016 Minutes). Since that time, background checks for all persons in certain categories, […]

The agenda of items to be debated and voted upon by the International General Council of the Church of God has been placed on the Church of God website, following a pre-release mailing to ordained bishops earlier this month. The agenda is posted in its…

MOTION: 76TH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL/ASSEMBLY, 2016 After a detailed review by the International Executive Council of the meaning and usage of the term “bishop,” further study needs to be done that will better address whether it is necessary to change the current nomenclature in order to clarify and fulfill the intent of the International General Council […]