Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, GCI African Missions Director Kalengule Kaoma sent a report from our national festival in Benin City, Nigeria, which took place August 12-15. Attendance reached 262 from 15 congregations across Nigeria. The theme was based on Ephesians 4:2: “Bearing With One Another In Love.” . Kalengule wrote, “Dressed in their beautiful [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, African Missions Director Gary Moore and his wife, Wendy, traveled to Pretoria, South Africa, after our International Conference in Orlando. They have been visiting congregations and helping with the tri-annual South African pastors conference, which was held last weekend near Cape Town. “The South Africa pastors conference was a [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Two new Filipino elders were ordained in our headquarters office here in Glendora on Monday. Sadie and Angie Tabin, who also attended our international conference in Orlando, Florida, were here with Philippines National Director Eugene Guzon. Besides their pastoral team work, the Tabins serve in a prison ministry and [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Correction: The prayer announcement in the current Weekly Update regarding toddler Laila Dry’s surgery should have read as follows. We apologize for the confusion: Pastor Gary Dry of our Lake St. Louis, Missouri, congregation and his wife, Diane, want to thank everyone for their prayers for their toddler granddaughter, [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, New Hope Christian Fellowship, our GCI congregation in Pasadena, California, is excited to announce its 10th Annual Marriage Retreat on Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monrovia, California. The presenters will be Bill and Pam Farrel, authors of Men are Like Waffles, Women Are Like [...]