Dear Ministers and Pastors,

As church leaders, you are at the forefront of sharing the Gospel with local communities. But the culture around us is changing, and we have much more to be concerned about than we did even a decade ago.

Because of the changing culture, churches across the country are experiencing legal challenges that threaten their religious freedom. These challenges relate to the use of church facilities, sexual orientation and gender identity laws, equal access to government grants and property, employment regulations, and more.

At a time when so much is changing, we have to ask ourselves, is my church prepared to handle these legal issues? In a threat to our church’s religious freedom, how would we respond?

We’ve partnered with ADF Church Alliance to help us address these important concerns. ADF Church Alliance is a legal membership program that helps prepare and protect your church’s religious freedom, so you can freely live and preach the Gospel.

Benefits of membership include:

• Religious liberty audit: ADF reviews your church’s constitution, bylaws, and policies to expose and correct areas of legal risk.
• Direct access to attorneys: Consult with ADF attorneys whenever you have legal questions.
• Resources: Access resources to help you and your congregation navigate religious freedom issues.
• Pro bono legal representation: ADF can represent your church in cases involving its religious freedom.

You can learn more about the program by clicking here. Check out videos from Dr. Tim Hill, COG General Counsel Dennis Watkins, and Pastor J.C. Worley from GO Church.

Join Today. It’s simple!

  Apply online at www.adfchurchalliance.org/cog
  Enter partner promo code COG20 for a 20% discount
  Leave your legal burdens behind

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Retired Ministers & Widows Appreciation Sunday

October 28, 2018 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 28. 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

• 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 Donate Button below to give immediately

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