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Jack R. Elliott died peacefully Sunday evening, July 24, with his wife Anne and his family at his side. Mr. Elliott was a long-time employee of Ambassador College where he served in a number of capacities including Dean of Students and Facilities Director. He helped Herbert Armstrong develop the campus in Pasadena, CA. and founded [...]
Kalengule Kaoma, the GCI mission developer in Africa, reports on his recent trip to Liberia: I have been corresponding with three contacts in Liberia for about a year. Recently, I spent a few days in Monrovia, Liberia. The visit produced fruitful results with one of the contacts through Pastor Robert Browne (with red tie, together [...]
Church Administration and Development offers Transformational Church (TC) consulting to GCI congregations in the U.S. These services help congregations assess their current level of health and then grow in their participation in the ministry that Jesus is doing to transform lives. Here are reports from two GCI congregations currently receiving TC services. Christ Community Church (CCC), [...]
From GCI-Canada director Gary Moore Wendy, Kylie and I arrived safely in South Africa. I was able to speak at one of the Pretoria area churches last weekend. We had some family time this week, and were able to travel to the Kruger Park area and visit with relatives. We took the opportunity to do [...]
Church Administration and Development announces that the fifth annual edition of Church Multiplication Ministries’ Church-Next Training will be held this October in Glendora, CA. What? Church-Next Training provides resources for starting new churches and helping established churches become more effective on mission with Jesus. Topics covered include: Theological foundations for starting new churches Determining a focus group [...]
Eugene Guzon, GCI Philippines National Director (and current Santa Rosa senior pastor) reports that the Santa Rosa, Laguna congregation recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with the theme “Celebrating Life in God’s Love.” About 120 visitors and members attended. The day began with a pancake breakfast. Photos were displayed showing the 10 years of shared memories, [...]
It’s a busy summer for GenMin camps and missions. Here are two updates: CrossWalk camp CrossWalk’s last session was held in late spring with 72 volunteer staff members serving 68 campers. Camp director Mike Rasmussen reports that they learned the great importance of cross-training their staff. Several staffers were unable to serve due to other [...]
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of Wong Tian Yu, son of our Malaysian national leader, Wong Mein Kong and his wife Chew Yeng. Mein Kong wrote on Friday, July 23: I am writing this through the pain, grief and numbness from news [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Cadillac Church Celebrates 30 Years The Cadillac, Michigan, congregation of the GCI marked its 30-year anniversary on July 10, 2011 with a grand celebration, praising God for his faithfulness and guidance through the many years in our present location. The main message was given by former Cadillac pastor, Briscoe [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Linda Rabey sent this report about the women’s retreat held near Ottawa, Canada, last weekend: Fifty-six ladies enjoyed the 11th annual retreat organized by the Women’s Ministry of the Ottawa-Gatineau congregation. For the second year in a row, the location chosen was in a beautiful park reserve at the [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Congratulations to Olivier and Susan Carion’s son, Pierre! In addition to his full-time work at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, England, Pierre also serves as a local firefighter. Recently, he and two other firefighters were awarded the Chief Constable’s Commendation for Bravery following a life-threatening fire. The picture shows Pierre [...]