New Wesley Room at Bristol Here is a bit more about the building from the Methodist Heritage Organization: George Whitefield invited John Wesley to preach outdoors for the first time to the miners of Bristol in 1739. Within a few weeks’ work started on building the New Room as a meeting place for two of […]

World Missions Director Dr. David M. Griffis and Assistant Director Dr. M. Thomas Propes were greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Pavel Abashin, Overseer of Belarus and Siberia, Russia. Having been appointed to serve as overseer in Orel, Russia, in 2000, Pavel also served as vice-overseer to Russia from 2004 until 2008. His latest appointment to Belarus and …

Church of God World Missions is pleased to announce H. Grady Murphy has accepted a new position as Community Missions Coordinator. Murphy is no stranger to World Missions. He has worked in the department for over 15 years, first as a webmaster, a video coordinator and, most recently, as Coordinator of Global Communications. “Grady Murphy has been a faithful and …

We have much to be thankful for when we consider that the Church of God is now ministering in 187 nations and territories of the world! We can also rejoice that we are part of a larger Pentecostal/Charismatic movement that is the fastest growing family of Christianity. At the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center our mission […]

Doug Anderson, born in Anderson, SC on March 5, 1960, passed away on April 1, 2023, at home in Tyler, TX surrounded by family. He was a board member of Church of God World Missions. Doug was born to Melvin Edward Anderson and Nellie Parniece Whitman, and lived primarily in South Carolina as a child. He grew up with eight …

Dr. Tonya Hawthorne, DO, is a graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to attending Kirksville, she attended Southeastern College in Lakeland, Florida, where she studied to become a missionary. After graduating from Southeastern, she began to pursue a career in medicine. It had been her lifelong dream to become a doctor and […]

Virgil Lamar Perkins (August 31, 1933 – May 7, 2021) completed his earthly journey on Friday, May 7th, 2021. Church of God World Missions and General Director David Griffis give their heartfelt condolences to LaQuita Propes, his daughter, and son-in-law, M. Thomas Propes, World Missions Assistant Director, and their family. Rev. Perkins was born on […]