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Reformation Sunday Offering


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Reformation Sunday
October 29, 2023

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October 29, 2023 is Retired Ministers and Widows Appreciation Day! 

 

If you could travel back 40 or 50 years, you would see these men and women in the height of their ministerial activity. They were ministering as missionaries, pastors, and evangelists, wholeheartedly dedicating their efforts to the work of the Lord. In those days, money was rarely available for contributing to a retirement fund, and because income was limited, their Social Security check is now small.
 
The Church of God loves and honors our pioneer ministers and widows. We set aside funds to help them, supported by an offering given by each local church on Retired Ministers and Widows Appreciation Day, this year designated as October 29. Twenty-five percent of the offering you give goes for emergency assistance, and seventy-five percent furnishes a Christmas gift.
 
“Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives and follow the example of their faith” (Hebrews 13:7 NLT).
 
They served the Lord with commitment—untiringly, faithfully, not preoccupied with the future. Now, as they are writing the last chapters of their lives, they deserve to experience our appreciation and compassion. Remember them. Think of all the good that has come from their lives. Give generously and send your offering with your October church report.

Ways to Give

  • Show the video, take an offering and mail to the Church of God International Offices, P. O. Box 2430, Cleveland, TN 37320. Marked as Retired Ministers and Widows Offering
  • Click “Give Online” Button below to give immediately

Below is a powerful video and important message from Dr. Timothy M. Hill, General Overseer.  Please consider showing this to your church and asking them to join in giving to these very worthy individuals who have blazed the way before us and upon whose shoulders we stand.

 

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Video Resource Concerning Conflict in Israel



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Greetings from the Executive Committee.

Our hearts are troubled as we receive reports and watch the war that has escalated in the past week in the Holy Land. We stand united in our support of Israel as a nation and condemn the terroristic acts of violence that have been carried out against innocent people over the last few days.

As you know, the Church of God has vibrant ministries throughout the Holy Land, reaching both Israelis and Palestinians, including a ministry center on the Mount of Olives, a school in the West Bank founded by Missionary Margaret Gaines, and a ministry to help Jewish people return to their homeland. In spite of the war, the Church of God’s ministries in Israel are continuing.

To provide you and your congregation with more in depth insights about some of our current efforts in the Holy Land, I recently spoke with Dr. Michael Utterback, director and founder of Ministry to Israel. While the entire discussion can be seen on our social media platforms, I have attached two shorter versions of the video that you may want to share with your local church family during your weekend services.

I request that you and your congregation pray for a rapid de-escalation of the violence and for peace in the Holy Land (Psalms 122:6), as well as encourage financial support of the Church of God’s efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Israel during this time of crisis.

May God bless you and your church as we move closer to the return of our Lord and Savior.

 


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