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General Assembly Postponed until 2022

General Assembly Postponed until 2022

Cleveland, TN—The International Executive Council of the Church of God met in their regularly-scheduled spring session on Monday, April 20, 2020, where they made the historic decision to postpone the 78th International General Assembly until 2022. In what would have been a session to finalize the agenda for the Assembly, members of the Church’s governing body instead grappled with the fallout of t... »

First Church of God Assembly Commemoration Service

First Church of God Assembly Commemoration Service

The public is invited to help commemorate the First Assembly that took place in January 1906 that birthed the Church of God and the Church of God of Prophecy. The event will be held at the First Assembly House near Fields of the Wood in Murphy, North Carolina. The program will begin at 11 am and will include a reading of the First Assembly Minutes, comments by Dr. Harold Hunter, director of Intern... »

Christmas Children’s Book Release: ‘A Nativity Christmas’

Just in time for Christmas, author Tawney Anderson has released her new children’s book: “A Nativity Christmas.” Tawney has combined her talents as a playwright and theater director to create a unique host of characters that bring this Christmas story to life. Combined with animal character illustrations, “A Nativity Christmas” creates theater of the mind […] »

inCOG: New Administrative Bishop/State Overseer for Indiana

inCOG: New Administrative Bishop/State Overseer for Indiana

CLEVELAND, TN: The Church of God International Executive Committee today announced the appointment of Dr. David H. Gosnell to serve as the Administrative Bishop/State Overseer of Indiana. His appointment will be effective February 1, 2017. Gosnell has served as International Men’s Discipleship Director for the Church of God since August 2010, while his wife, Lorna, served in a similar position for... »

5 Reasons Christians Love Sharing Bad News

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ave you noticed the river of terrible news running through your Facebook feed? Spoiler: there's a lot. The more awful the story, the more likely it's going to get shared. In fact, if it's horrific enough, it doesn't even have to be true. One of the things that surprises me most is how many of these horrible news stories […] The post 5 Reasons Christia... »