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EP Ratifies Formation of Japanese Fellowship
The Executive Presbytery officially ratified the creation of the Assemblies of God Japanese Fellowship in its June meeting. The first AG missionaries from Japan to the United States, Daisuke and Yoriko Yabuki, are credited for the vision for formation of the fellowship.
Letter Leads to Ukrainian Chaplains Training Conference, Results in Immediate Impact
Bishop Mykhaylo Panochko of the Ukraine Pentecostal Union sent an appeal letter to Ukrainian churches and ministers and mentioned the need for help with rehabilitating war veterans. That request made it around the world and a surprising personal ministry to dozens of Ukrainian chaplains resulted!
Assemblies of God Marks 25 Years of Consecutive Growth
For the 25th straight year, the Assemblies of God, USA, has recorded growth in adherents. The Movement now has 3,146,741 adherents -- the highest number of adherents on record.
PennDel Ministry Network Assistant Superintendent Injured, Wife Killed
Pennsylvania-Delaware Ministry Network Assistant Superintendent Bryan Koch and his wife, Lynn, were involved in a head-on collision with an SUV while riding their motorcycle Sunday evening.
Hillcrest Residents Heading to Fine Arts Nationals
Six Hillcrest Children's Home residents have qualified for the national Fine Arts Festival in Orlando this August.
Multicultural Church in a "Single Culture" Community
Planting a multicultural church to minister to ethnics in an area where 92 percent of the population is white, wouldn't seem to make much sense. However, Damon and Saehee Duran are discovering minorities in this area are hungry for relationship and hungry for God!
Pastor and Team Aid Workers, Victims of Amtrak Tragedy
Pastor Joe Furjanic and team members of The Block Church, an 8-month-old church plant in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, provided supplies to first responders and victims of the Amtrak derailment that took place on May 12.
AG Endorses Global Outreach Day
The Assemblies of God is encouraging believers to participate in Global Outreach Day (G.O.D.) to be held this year on Saturday, May 30. The emphasis of G.O.D. is for every believer to share the gospel with at least one person in order to reach millions with the gospel message in a single day.
God Answers His Prayers at a Women's Conference
Pastor Brad Smith needed a healing touch from the Lord as doctors were concerned that he had a cancerous cyst in his kidney. God answered Smith's prayers, but He chose an interesting time to do it!
Chi Alphans Impact Students for Christ from Tree Stump
Colorado State University (CSU) Chi Alpha staff and student leaders are impacting the CSU campus by sharing their personal testimonies and Scripture from a tree stump in the middle of the campus' main plaza - and seeing good results.
