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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sister Norma Pruitt who went to be with the Lord early this morning. Let us all continue to pray for the family of this dear saint and faithful servant to The Church of God during their time of grief. Information regarding funeral arrangements will be posted as soon as they are available.

It is with great sympathy and heavy hearts that we report some very sad news. Brother Manuel Concha's (National Overseer of Chile) daughter was killed yesterday, December 25th, in an automobile accident. Let us remember Brother Concha and his family and lift them up in our prayers during this time of need.

Field Secretary Ray D. Dupre along with Oscar Pimentel, General Headquarters Translator, enjoyed their trip into Guatemala, Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay to participate in the installation of the new overseers in these countries. A special thanks to the out-going overseers for their assistance in welcoming the new overseers into the work! It is always a sad time when leaders that you love move on to other assignments. But, the people said their good-byes with gracefulness as they embraced their new leaders with great anticipation of the future.

God's will always brings hope of better days...

The official opening of the 2011 Annual Assembly of The Church of God was announced by Stephen Smith, general overseer, on Tuesday evening at Ridgecrest Convention Center near Asheville, N.C.

Flag pledges and prayer led the first service which was attended by representatives from the United States and several countries. Gene Hopkins of Alabama preached the opening message followed by an hour of prayer. The program and sermons were built around the theme of the assembly, "...

The 106th annual Assembly of The Church of God, which has its general headquarters in Cleveland, will commence on Tuesday at the Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, N.C., and will continue through Aug. 28.

General Overseer Stephen E. Smith will open and moderate the worldwide gathering with various directors coordinating sessions and events during the week.

The Assembly will focus on the theme "from glory to glory," taken from 2 Corinthians 3:18, which says, "...

The theme for the Mexico National Convention, held July 29-31, 2011, was "All That the Lord Hath Spoken We Will Do," taken from Exodus 19:7, 8. It was a special blessing for General Field Secretary and Sunday School Coordinator Bishop Robert Strong, his son Brother Frankie Strong and General VLB Coordinator Dustin Hays to attend this convention. God certainly met us there as the delegates began to gather, with a great spirit of expectation of God's blessings, and convention convened on Friday evening.

On Friday night Brother Juan Noriega preached a wonderful message regarding the battle that the Israelites had with the Amalekites and the hands of Moses being held up throughout the battle...

In 1903 The Church of God came forth from darkness with the assurance that she would receive the light and glory of God, "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee" (Isa. 60:1). Our light has indeed come, meaning God has revealed his doctrine and his plan of salvation to the Church. We are not wandering in darkness, as others, but basking in the blessings of divine truth and in the revelation of God's divine plan to gather all His children into the one Fold and prepare them for the rapture.

In addition to receiving the light, we are told God's glory would rise upon the Church...

England National Convention convened July 8-10, 2011. It would be another record-equaling attendance for the Church in England. National Overseer Philip Bennett ably moderated this God-anointed and blessed Convention. His address to the saints of England was targeted and inspiring.

Field Secretary, Ray D. Dupre, was privileged to be in attendance at the Convention this year. His messages from the theme "The One Shall Be Taken and The Other Left", were a blessing to the Convention.

Each Auxiliary Secretary presented an inspiration program of special songs, skits and preaching...

Monday, April 11, 2011 was a historical day for The Church of God and an exciting one for our General Overseer and his wife, Bishop and Sister Smith. On this day, they would make a long journey and their very first visit to the continent of Africa. Accompanying them were our World Mission Coordinator and his wife, Brother and Sister Hawkins. The 18-day visit would include visits to Swaziland, South Africa, and the new country of Lesotho.

In Swaziland, our visitors were warmly greeted by the saints at the small national airport and escorted to their place of stay in the capital city of Mbabane...

The commencement program for Bible Training Institute blended with the Heritage Day program on June 11 at The Church of God on Tillie Road.

Stephen Smith is General Overseer of The Church of God and Ray D. Dupre is BTI Director.

Thirty-one students comprised of ministers, laymen, and other church leaders marched to receive their diplomas after completion of three terms. The BTI choir directed by Janet Talley presented special songs on the program...