World Missions kicked off a busy General Assembly week of events on Monday with the pre-assembly conference and the awards celebration banquet. The pre-assembly conference, themed Mission Possible, featured inspiring messages from missionaries Ronnie Hepperly (Southeast Asia), Terry and Beth Trussell (Uruguay), and Timothy Gbo (Togo); along with powerful testimonies on prioritizing missions ... »
Ruth Crawford Lindsey was born on December 2nd, 1935, in Vanndale, Arkansas to Rivers and Theodora Crawford and passed to her eternal reward on March 7, 2023. Her childhood was spent with her four sisters and her loving parents. She graduated as valedictorian from Vanndale High School in 1953 and later earned two bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and English ... Read More »
Orphan Sunday—Why Should It Be Only One Sunday Each Year? The Christian community designates one Sunday each year as Orphan Sunday. The day is specifically designed to observe and bring awareness to individuals, families, churches, and para-church organizations to hear the distressing cry of 153 million orphans around the world. But why just one day a year we [...] »
Cheryl Susan Justice, 68, passed away on January 23, 2023. She was born on November 14, 1954, to the late William Homer Ridenour and Charlotte Michael Ridenour. Cheryl has lived in Bradley County since 2012, moving here from Rhea County where her husband pastored the Dayton Church of God (2000-2011). Prior to that she lived in Collinwood, TN (1994-1996 and ... Read More »