Picture of Redemption Point ( Church of God ) taken Sept. 2, 2016

Open forum live

Motivations for Preaching I listened to a COG pastor (inactive for the time being) share some of his thoughts after some serious introspection regarding his motivations for preaching. He listed three motivations for the subjects he used to preach on. 1. He wanted people to pay their tithes. 2. He wanted people to submit to […]

Minutes of the 1915 Church of God General Assembly record the following action on the morning of November 5: “Whereas, The Church of God is suffering undue reproach by the slanderous title ‘Holy Rollers’ that is in common use before the public in referring to its members and work, Be it known to all men […]

Ladies meeting speaker at general assembly tonight

On October 1, 1872, future Church of God General Overseer Samuel William Latimer was born in Newman, Georgia. Already serving as editor and publisher of Church of God publications, Latimer moderated the 1928 General Assembly because General Overseer Lee was ill. Opening the Assembly on Monday, October 22, Latimer addressed attendees, “It is with much […]

Church of God General Overseer Houston Rylan Morehead was born in Corinth, KY, on November 3, 1905. Elected to the office of General Overseer in 1956, he was only able to serve two years due to term limits that prohibited service on the Executive Committee for more than eight consecutive years. The General Assembly had […]