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 […]

Church of God World Missions is thrilled to announce that the following individuals have been recommended by the Missionary Assessment Committee and approved by the World Missions Board: Buddy Baird: Short-Term Missionary to Romania David Beck: Parachurch Missionary to Mexico Linda Brown: Career Missionary to Kenya Don Chavis: Career Missionary to Romania Kim Franks: Mission […]

“One of the hidden tragedies that is occurring in many of the poorer countries of our world due to the COVID-19 Pandemic is the dark shadow of hunger and food shortages. In so many of the countries where the Church of God is strong in membership and most of our pastors are bi-vocational, most jobs […]

DAVID WILLIAM LePAGE December 6, 2021 Former missionary overseer to Malawi, Africa, David LePage passed away on December 6, 2021. David also served as project coordinator of North Central Africa, regional superintendent of Eastern Africa and Western Africa, and national missionary evangelist of Africa:C/E/W before his retirement to the island of Guernsey (located in the […]