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 […]

DR. LLOYD GRANT McCLUNG​ October 7, 2021 World Missions mourns the recent passing of Dr. Lloyd Grant McClung, age 71, of Cleveland, Tennessee. He was born in Wasco, California, on August 12, 1950. World Missions Director Dr. David M. Griffis and Assistant Director Dr. M. Thomas Propes stated, “Grant McClung was a great blessing to Church of God World Missions …

World Missions Director Dr. David M. Griffis and Assistant Director Dr. M. Thomas Propes extend their heartfelt sympathy to the family of Sylvia King, wife of former North and Central Africa Field Director Edwin King. She passed away at the age of 83 in Cleveland, Tennessee, on May 17, 2022, at a local residency. A vivacious and energetic individual, Sylvia …

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 […]

Massive flooding came with torrential rains to Jakarta, Indonesia on New Year’s Eve and New Years Day. BBC.com reports: “The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) measured 377mm (14.8 inches) of rainfall in a day at an airport in East Jakarta. That’s the most rain in a single day since at least 1996, when records […]