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 […]