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evangelize the world, the impetus must be directed to where the people are—in large metropolitan areas.

The primary goals of the World Missions project are to evangelize the cities, plant churches, provide an evan-gelism and training center in each; and then, like the Good Samaritan, stay alongside them until they are able to sustain their own commitment to FINISH the Great Commission.

During the traditional Thursday night World Missions service, Inter-national Director of Church of God World Missions Dr. David Griffis and Assistant Director Dr. M. Thomas Propes announced the addition of three new cities to its Send the Light to the Cities project.

Send the Light to the Cities began as

a vision of Dr. Griffis. Eleven tactical cit-ies were selected as a FINISH strategy for the Great Commission. To effectively

World Missions Announces Three New Cities By Janet Price

Tonight’s concluding service of the International General Assembly will fo-cus on the next generation of leaders—what General Overseer Tim Hill has com-missioned as the “Jeremiah Generation.”

The service will be a showcase of tal-ent and leadership, led by Hill. Backing up the evening musically will be a mas-sive youth choir, made up of young peo-ple of all ages, including those who have traveled to compete in this week’s Junior Talent competition.

Also spotlighted will be Brooke Mills Simpson, an alumna of Lee Univer-sity who, two years ago, placed in the

finals of the popular NBC talent search, The Voice. Her run of sever-al weeks on the show catapulted her career and Christian witness around the world as she boldly proclaimed her love for Christ through testimony and choice of perfor-mances. Currently, Brooke is a church worship leader along with her husband.

The message of the evening will be led by General Overseer Hill, who will guide the sermon, interspersed with four

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Hundreds of Church of God members from around the world participated in the Parade of Nations.

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God has led the initial directive from the onset, and today great success has been achieved in many of the original SL2C around the world.

The three new cities announced on Thursday evening include Edinburgh, Scotland; Tokyo, Japan; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bringing the “light” to these cities will be accomplished first by deliberate prayer, and then through providing a HUB Center, which will serve as a church, a training center, and a church planting base.

A portion of the SL2C initiative focuses on Acts 10:34b-35, which states, “God … accepts men from every nation

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who fear him and do what is right” (NIV 1984).

“World Missions relies on its faithful partners to increase the vision of SL2C,” Griffis stated. “Discipleship training is key to fulfilling God’s command. People from every nation who fear him and will do what is right is God’s purpose. Our responsibility is to present a way for disciples to follow His leading and share the Gospel with all who need to hear.”

“We are enthused and grateful for the opportunity to extend the Send the Light project emphasis to these added dynamic cities of enhanced popula-tions,” Griffis concluded. “God is in the soul-saving business, and we want to be part of this exceptional time in spiri-tual history in the FINISH aspect of the Great Commission!” u

This will be the first time the General Assembly has been held in Indianapolis since 2006. Previously, the Midwestern city was the site in 2002 and 1996.

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for the 71st General Assembly the venue was the RCA Dome and adjoin-ing convention center. Since 2006, the RCA Dome has been razed and the con-vention center expanded into a portion of the space. The 2020 Assembly will be conducted in the expanded convention center.

“Indianapolis is a beautiful and

versatile city for our needs,” stated Secretary General John D. Childers who also serves as chairman of the General Assembly Cabinet. “There are connect-ing skybridges with local hotels and a convenient adjoining shopping center. In addition the expanded convention center space since the last time we gath-ered there offers plenty of room for us to conduct the business and events of the General Assembly.” u

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“Jeremiah Generation” young preach-ers, “tag-teaming” with one another to bring a powerful display of anointed messages. They include:

Ashley Ramsey, a Lee Univer-sity alumna who has served as a chap-lain, completed extensive coursework through the Hartford Seminary, serves with Rooted Young Adult Ministry at Re-hoboth Church of God, and is founder of the Young Preachers Network;

Eric Petree, pastor of CityGate Church, a multicultural and multigen-erational church where diversity and unity are core values. In ten years, City-Gate has grown from 70 to its current

attendance of 2,000, with 1,000 new converts this year alone;

Daniel Pinero and his wife, Rev. Jeimy Pinero, are the lead pastors at New Dimension Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. He also serves as the director of Youth and Discipleship of the North-east Hispanic Region;

Adrian Franklin is a third-gen-eration Church of God minister who serves as the Christian Education di-rector at the South Gastonia Church of God. The prayer of his ministry is to see that Pentecost stays alive and well with his generation!

The promising future of the Church of God will be on full display at to-night’s close of the 77th International General Assembly. u

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Awards presented during the luncheon included:Community Leader Awards:

Legacy Leader Community Award – Bishop Allen T.D. Wiggins

Legacy Leader Community Award – Rev. Gary Johnson

Legacy Awards: Dr. Honoré A. Jacques Extraordinary Servant Award – Bishop D. Kyei-Poakwa

Dr. Peter C. Barrett Innovation Award – Bishop G.E. Hutchinson

Bishop Calvin C. Daniels Humble Ground- breaker Award – Bishop Hugh Bair

Bishop W.A. Blair Noble Award – Rev. Reather Campbell

Dr. Ruth Adams Pioneer Award – Bishop Quan Miller

Dr. Martin Mutyebele Global Kingdom Builder Award – Bishop Stafford Peterson

Dr. Marion Spellman Inspiration of Hope Award – Bishop Jonathan Ramsey

Dr. Wallace J. Sibley Distinguished Award – Bishop Lennox Walker

Dr. Wallace J. Sibley Distinguished Award – Dr. Ángel Marcial

Bishop H.G. Poitier Trailblazer Award – Bishop Hugh Nelson

Church of God Black Ministries held a recognition luncheon at the Rosen Centre Hotel on Thursday.

Director of Black Ministries, Bishop

Doyle Scott stated:

The legacy tapestry for Church of God Black Ministries is comprised of unique, committed, ministerial spirits from across the United States, Canada, and abroad. These individuals will forever be etched in our hearts and minds whenever we reflect on milestones achieved by Black Ministries over the years. In recognition of these namesakes and their notewor-thy servant leadership, the International Church of God Black Ministries Department, on August 2, 2018, at its Gathering of Cultures Awards Luncheon, honored men and women of ministry who exemplify faithful servitude and who have sown seeds of salvation and hope for many. As did those who came before them, these honorees who are community ministry leaders, have each spread the message of salvation and blazed path-ways to good works, serving to elevate the Kingdom by contributing to the ultimate fulfillment of the Great Commission.

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International General Council Business Continues on Thursday By Randall Parris

On Thursday, August 2, the Inter-national General Council continued with the business at hand. The Council completed the published agenda the previous day. Near the close of the Wednesday General Council Business Session, a number of positive, honor-ing, and appreciative resolutions were offered:

—A Resolution of Affirmation for Dr. Timothy Hill was presented and warmly received.

—A Resolution of Appreciation for the International Executive Committee was presented and welcomed by the International General Council.

—A Resolution of Appreciation for the International Executive Council was offered with thankfulness.

—A Resolution of Appreciation for the General Assembly Cabinet was pre-sented with gratefulness.

—A Resolution of Appreciation to the City of Orlando for hosting the International General Assembly was shared.

—A Resolution of Cooperation about-Finishing the Great Commission was affirmed.

—A Resolution on School Violence was shared and affirmed.

On Thursday, Bruce Deel, of the City of Refuge in Atlanta shared his amaz-ing story of Urban Ministry during the Special Order of the Day. Business then turned to motions from the Motions Committee. During both the morning and afternoon Thursday International General Council Sessions, several rec-ommendations were processed.

Motion 1: After a great deal of discussion, debate, and work, Motion One eventually passed. That motion increased the minimum required number of pastors on the Council of Eighteen from nine to twelve.

Motion 2: This motion offered recommendations regarding the separa-tion of agenda items pertaining only to the United States be offered for debate only to members of the International

General Council who are members of Church of God congregations within the United States. After some discus-sion and debate, this item failed.

Motion 3: This was very similar in scope and content to Motion Two, and also failed.

Motion 4: This was a motion for amendment, changing the minimum amount of contribution to the pas-tor’s Church of God Minister’s Retirement Plan from 5 percent to 10 percent. This motion carried.

Motions 5 and 6: These motions strengthened and clarified the process and potential discipline regarding pas-tors found at fault for failing to send in their respective church reports for four (4) months. This measure carried.

Other motions that were offered to the Motions Committee had not yet been vetted, reviewed by the International Executive Committee, or prepared for visual presentation to the body. Therefore, the International General Council adjourned and resumed business on Friday morning.” u


USA Missions: Planting and Revitalizing Local ChurchesBy Mitchell Maloney , Director of USA Missions

USA Missions is devoted to spread-ing the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, and is dedicated to the mission of the FINISH Commitment to answer the call of the Great Commission. One way that USA Missions is answering that call is through church planting.

The foundation of church planting is found in Acts 2:42, 46-47, which reads:

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellow-ship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers . . . So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplic-ity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

In this passage, we dis-cover a model for planting and establishing churches. As

we plant churches, we must remember the church in Acts and ask the question, “Can this model work today?”

As the believers in Acts met both in the temple and from house to house, so we must be willing to plant churches in whatever venue the Lord provides. Whether you meet in a home, a tradi-tional church building, or even a coffee shop, there is an opportunity to multi-ply the body of Christ.

To paraphrase Mark Batterson in his book, The Circle Maker, the coffee houses of today are like Jacob’s well in the New Testament—a place to gather and an opportunity to establish real relationships.

Indeed, the Church of God has seen growth through church planting in the

past few years. From 2016–2018 alone, 478 new church plants were launched. In the previous four years, 2012–2016, 450 churches were planted. The goal set to plant 1,000 churches by 2020 at the 2012 International General Assembly will be reached in 2019. To God be the glory!

We believe that the abundant growth in local congregations comes as a result of concentrated prayer for the growth of the church. From concentrated prayer comes a contagious mission to spread the love of Christ to the ends of the earth. This contagious mission results in celebratory worship; and as we cel-ebrate as a body and worship our Father in heaven, we form caring connections with those around us. These caring con-nections develop in time to a commit-ted discipleship that fuels the spread of

the Gospel, healthy churches, and a soil that is ripe for church planting.

Do you want to learn more about church planting and how to plant a life-giving church? Visit us at usamissions.com or stop by our booth in the Exhibit Hall. u

Planting Life-Giving Churches to Multiply the Kingdom

USA Missions is devot-ed to providing resources, coaching, and training for local Church of God congregations. The apostle Paul used the analogy of “the church as the body of Christ” (I Corinthians 12). The body of Christ is one unit that is made up of many parts, with each part being essential to the overall health of the body. So it is with the church.

As a church, we fail to acknowledge the value of every church regardless of size or location. Really, all churches, pastors, and members are important to God and should be to us as well. Around 80–85 percent of churches in the USA and Canada have an aver-age attendance of 85 or less. Many of these churches are plateaued or in serious decline. These churches have

become unhealthy and don’t know it. Revitalization is not just about grow-ing, but it is about being a healthy church.

Through USA Missions, we are com-mitted to helping our existing church-es through a revitalization process. Churches don’t have to die if they are willing to respect the past, refocus their vision, plan for success, and revitalize their church. We have developed a sys-tem to help your church do just that.

We believe that it is not the size of the church that matters, but the health of the church. When it comes to your local congregation, there are six key factors that serve as a map for

church health—they are: prayer, worship, evangelism, disciple-ship, fellowship, and serving in the community. These factors, when biblically and consistently applied, make for a healthy con-gregation and a lasting mission.

Acts 2:42-47 gives us a potential model for a healthy and growing church through concentrated prayer, caring connections, committed discipleship, contagious mission, and culminat-ing in celebratory worship. A healthy church engaged in these practices can consistently serve their community for Christ.

At USA Missions, our goal is to create and resource partnerships with existing churches to FINISH the Great Commission.

Do you want to learn more about revitalizing your church congregation? Visit us online at USAmissions.com or stop by our booth in the Exhibit Hall. u

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La sesión del CGI del día de ayer comenzó con una sesión de oración. El ambiente de alabanza y adoración se saturó con la gracia del Señor de cara a la agenda de los trabajos día.

El asunto número cuatro trataba una resolución sobre la Afirmación de la doc-trina. La resolución presentada solici-taba que la denominación reafirmara su postura a favor de toda la Biblia debi-damente trazada, la Declaración de Fe, los compromisos doctrinales, así como los énfasis pentecostales en el hablar en lenguas como la prueba del bautismo con el Espíritu Santo, y que estas ver-dades sean enseñadas a los jóvenes. Esta resolución fue aprobada con unas pocas enmiendas.

Se aprobó una resolución sobre los Cambios estructurales (asunto #5). Esta resolución menciona la fidelidad tanto de los ministros como de las iglesias con el rendimiento de sus informes ministeriales y diezmos; se consideraba el término de los directores estatales/regionales de Juventud y Discipulado; además, solicitaba que se nombraba un comité de estudio de la misión global de la denominación.

El asunto número 6 que buscaba la revisión de la composición del Concilio Ejecutivo Internacional fue remitido a comité. El siguiente asunto sobre la revisión editorial de los deberes del supervisor general también fue apro-bado inmediatamente. El asunto núme-ro 8, que buscaba limitar el término de los directores estatales/regionales de Juventud y Discipulado de ocho a cuatro años, fue aprobado. El asunto número nueve con respecto al límite del término máximo de los directo-res estatales/regionales de Juventud y Discipulado también fue referido a comité.

El asunto número 10 fue aproba-do. Este concernía el nombramiento de una comisión para la revisión del proceso de nombramiento de líderes, incluyendo la diversidad multicultural del Concilio Ejecutivo Internacional. El asunto número 11 fue aprobado, recomendando la creación de un grupo diverso que tuviera a su cargo el estu-dio de los procesos de rehabilitación

y mejoramiento de los ministros, los estándares para los aspirantes al minis-terio, así como el proceso de credencial-ización. De igual manera fue aprobado el número doce, sobre la revisión del proceso de credencialización para los exhortadores y ministros ordenados en el extranjero.

Se abordó brevemente el tema deli-cado del significado y el uso del título de obispo, así como la exposición de los resultados del estudio a fondo sobre los rangos ministeriales, los requisitos para el ministerio y las ministras. Se aprobó que se llevaran a cabo foros de discusión alrededor del mundo. La moción 14 fue secundada, recomen-dando que solamente los ministros que estén activos con sus diezmos y asisten-cia a las congregaciones de la Iglesia de Dios sean los que participen en el voto o la evaluación de su supervisor estatal/regional.

La moción 15 ordena la creación de un comité que estudie la posibilidad de un fondo de becas para los estudiantes de la Universidad de Lee y el Seminario Teológico Pentecostal y que sus resul-tados sean presentados en el 2020. La moción 16 fue secundada, solicitan-do la verificación de los antecedentes penales de toda persona que sea nom-brada o contratada dentro de la iglesia local. El asunto 17 también fue referido a comité para el estudio del proceso de nombramientos pastorales.

Secundadas fueron las mociones que recomiendan un descanso sabático. En cuanto a las cualificaciones de los super-visores estatales/regionales, explícita-mente que hayan ejercido el ministerio pastoral u ocupado un puesto ejecu-tivo, también fue secundado. De igual manera, fue secundado que los super-visores estatales/regionales tengan que continuar desarrollando su liderazgo.

La moción 21 fue secundada, reco-mendando que los supervisores de dis-trito participen en un proyecto anual de revitalización y otro bienal de plantación de iglesias. Las mociones 22 y 23 que edi-tan las EDG también fueron secundadas. La resolución acerca de la asimilación de las generaciones fue secundada. Esto incluye la moción 25 sobre la planifi-cación de la vida ministerial.

La moción 26 fue secundada lla-mando por la identificación de los líderes denominados como la gener-ación Jeremías. La moción 27 solicitaba la creación de un comité de trabajo para la asimilación de las generaciones. La moción 28 fue secundada sobre la previsión de las necesidades de los min-istros en edad avanzada. La moción 29, acerca del apresuramiento espiritual de los valores de la IDD, fue secundada. La agenda concluyó con la moción 30 solicitando la renovación de la visión y misión de la IDD.

El supervisor general comentó: «Ustedes (CGI) han secundado la agen-da a la velocidad del rayo». Nuevas pro-puestas serán consideradas en la sesión del jueves. u

Concilio General Internacional Completa la Agenda en la Tarde del Miércoles Por Randall Parris

El XVIII Congreso Nacional Hispano se lle-vará a cabo del jueves 1 a sábado 3 de agosto de 2019 en la gran metrópolis de Dallas, en el estado de Texas. Los obispos administradores de la Región Sur Central, Dr. Fidencio y Dora Burgueño, al igual que los pastores e iglesias de la misma, dicen que será un honor recibir a todos los delegados del congreso para esos días.

Más de sesenta iglesias dél área de Dallas-Fort Worth que se estarán preparando para apoyar al liderazgo regional en la program-ación y realización del decimoctavo Congreso Nacional Hispano. Anticipe recibir más noticias al respecto en los próximos meses, mientras tanto, separe la fecha del 1 a sábado 3 de agosto de 2019 para unirse a los centenares de personas que estarán reuniéndose en Dallas, Texas, para celebrar el Congreso Hispano de la Iglesia de Dios.

El Congreso Nacional Hispano es auspiciado por las ocho regiones de habla hispana en los Estados Unidos y otros ministerios que son invitados a participar del evento. Por lo tanto, es libre de costo. ¡Los esperamos en Dallas! u

¡Los Esperamos en el XVIII Congreso Nacional Hispano!


Informes Eclesiásticos y Ministeriales de la Iglesia de DiosSobre los Informes • Ejemplos bíblicos de estadísticas

— Hechos 1: 15 –120 estuvieron reunidos en el Aposento Alto esperando el derramamiento del Espíritu Santo — Hechos 2: 41 – alrededor de 3,000 personas fueron salvas y bautizadas en el Día de Pentecostés.

• Ejemplos bíblicos del diezmo de diezmos — Números 18: 25-32 instruye a los levitas que entreguen el diezmo de diezmos a los sacerdotes

Dos medios para informar: 1. Libretas de papel en donde calcula el 5%. 2. Informes por vía electrónica

• Más Fácil en la Computadora • Visite www.churchofgod.org. Haga clic en el botón para español. Luego, haga clic

sobre “informes eclesiásticos”. • A partir del 1 de enero de 2015, los informes en línea estarán disponibles en español.

Envío de dinero e informes por vía electrónicaEnvíe su cheque a las Oficinas Internacionales e Regionales por las cantidades mostradas en el informe. Además:

• Escriba en el cheque el número de expediente de su iglesia. • Indique el mes del informe. • Por ejemplo: informe de octubre, iglesia #10656Prepare la transferencia electrónica de su cuenta de banco a las Oficinas Internacionales.

¿Y si se equivoca? Recibirá una de dos cartas: 1. Envió menos de la cantidad requerida • La carta solicita que incluya el dinero adeudado junto con su próximo informe. 2. Envió más de la cantidad requerida • La carta informa que el dinero será acreditado al informe del mes siguiente.Atrasado por varios informes 1. Mantenga la comunicación • Con el Obispo Administrativo • Con las Oficinas Internacionales 2. Trate de ponerse al día • Incluya una cantidad pequeña en cada nuevo informe mensual hasta que cubra su deuda. 3. Manténgase al día

¿Está al Día con sus Informes?

PROGRAMA PARA EL VIERNES, 3 DE AGOSTO

Inscripción: 8:00 a. m. —5:00 p. m.Oración Concilio General 8:00 a. m. – 8:30 a. m.Sesión del CGI

8:30 a. m.—11:30 a. m.Sesión de Trabajos de la AGI 1:30 p. m.—5:00 p. m.Orden del Día: El Compromiso Final: Agenda para el avivamiento nacional Rev. Samuel RodríguezServicio de adoración:

7:00 p. m.Moderador:

Dr. John D. ChildersAlabanzas: Brooke Simpson, Voices of Lee, Coral de JóvenesPredicador: Dr. Timothy M. Hill

Editorial Evangélica continúa como parte del Ministerio de Publicaciones Hace poco Editorial Evangélica con-cretó su alianza con el Ministerio de Publicaciones de la Iglesia de Dios (la Casa de Publicaciones, Pathway Press, Dockins Printing).

Editorial Evangélica, bajo los auspi-cios de Misiones Mundiales de la Iglesia de Dios, comenzó como una respuesta a la necesidad de recursos literarios en español para América Latina y las igle-sias de habla hispana que se afiliaron a la Iglesia de Dios en los Estados Unidos a mediados de la década del cuarenta. Desde entonces, ha cumplido fielmente su misión de desarrollar y distribuir los recursos impresos en español en los Es-tados Unidos, Canadá, Europa y Améri-ca Latina. Esta casa es la fuente de todas las publicaciones de la Iglesia de Dios en español.

El material de la escuela dominical continúa disponible a través de las nue-vas instalaciones de la EE en el edificio del Ministerio de Publicaciones en la ciudad de Cleveland, TN. El servicio de compra en línea sigue disponible, junto con el buen servicio que siempre ha ofrecido a sus clientes. u


Con mucho gozo y alegría la comu-nidad latinoamericana de la IDD se dio cita en el Salón Ejecutivo del hotel Rosen Centre para la celebración de sus lazos de hermandad y armonía. El evento fue organizado por la junta ase-sora del Departamento de Ministerios Hispanos y la colaboración de la super-intendencia de Latinoamérica.

Cada asamblea, delegaciones de América Latina vienen a reunirse con sus hermanos y hermanas de los Estados Unidos. Con un salón abarrota-do, música alegre y buena camaradería, los delegados y las delegadas tuvieron la

oportunidad de saludarse y abrazarse. El almuerzo comenzó con la bien-venida a cargo del Dr. Juan A. García, presidente de la junta asesora de Ministerios Hispanos. Acto seguido, el Dr. Carlos S. Morán tomó la pal-abra para presentar a los distingui-dos invitados a la fiesta: el Dr. David Griffis, director de Misiones Mundiales, el Dr. Thomas Propes, asistente del director de Misiones Mundiales, Rob y Christine Baily, asistentes del director de

Juventud y Discipulado Internacional, la hermana Fernanda Ramírez, en rep-resentación de su esposo, el Dr. David

Ramírez, tercer asistente del supervisor general, así como los obispos adminis-tradores de las regiones hispanas y sus esposas, los líderes de las distintas áreas de Latinoamérica.

En esta ocasión, la junta asesora de Ministerios Hispanos rindió homenaje al obispo Efraín Navas y su esposa, la Rev. Elba Navas, quienes han cump-lido su tiempo como supervisores de la Región Norte Central Hispana. Estos continuarán sirviendo a la iglesia desde otras facetas.

Con el gozo de la fiesta, la comu-nidad hispana de la Iglesia de Dios una vez más reafirma su amor por la obra y el deseo de continuar trabajando juntos en El Compromiso Final. u

Gran Fiesta De La Comunidad Latinoamericana Por Randall Parris

El Dr. Carlos S. Morán hace entrega del reconocimiento al obispo Efraín Navas y la Rev. Elba Navas.

El Dr. Carlos S. Morán, director de Ministerios Hispanos, se dirige a los presentes.

Líderes de los Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica

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MEMORIAL CELEBRATION – Friday, August 3, 2018We offer praise and thanks to those who we celebrate in this service.

They have not only reached their reward, but they have left us with a lasting legacy – a legacy of sacrificial service to the King of Kings.

While we miss our loved ones, we take comfort in the assurance found in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” Upon this amazing promise we put our trust.

The Church of God has a great heritage, primarily because of the work and efforts of those listed below and honored in the Friday evening memo-rial service. Although our hearts are heavy because of the loss of these heroes of the faith, we rejoice in the fact that they have made Heaven their eternal home. Most importantly, we look forward to joining them and seeing our Savior face-to-face.

Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us. They truly have FINISHED strong.

—2016-2018 International Executive Committee

Statistics of Spiritual Results for Deceased MinistersJuly 1, 2016 – June 1, 2018

Deceased Ministers: 511 Sermons Preached: 1,265,137 Converted: 853,491 Sanctified: 187,474 Holy Ghost Baptisms: 107,504 Baptized in Water: 67,817 Members Added: 79,598

WALL OF REMEMBRANCE In addition to the memorial service, a special video Wall of Remembrance, listing ministers who have gone to their reward during the 2016-2018 Assembly period, is located in the Exhibit Hall near the Heritage Display. Deceased minister information listed herein reflects reports forwarded to the Businessand Records Department in the Church of God International Offices by state and regional offices during the 2016-2018 Assembly period beginning with the death date of July 1, 2016. For purposes of meeting printing deadlines for the publication, the final date for processing information at the International Offices for this observance was June 1, 2018.

Name Rank State/Region/Country

Frank Joseph Abram Ordained Bishop AlabamaGeorge L. Absher Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Monica Acker Exhorter GermanyBilly Ray Adams Ordained Bishop AlabamaMiguel Angel Aguilar E Ordained Bishop Guatemala PetenRoger Lee Akers Ordained Minister West VirginiaVictoria Ann Albee Exhorter Georgia (North)Jose Ramon Alcala Ordained Minister CaliforniaFloyd D. Aldrich Ordained Bishop MissouriJames Edward Allen Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Hank Edward Anderson Ordained Bishop MississippiMichael R. Anderson Exhorter Georgia (North)Allen Wallace Angel Ordained Bishop TennesseeBryan Keith Anglin Exhorter South CarolinaMoses Aparicio Ordained Bishop South Central Spanish (TX)Mary B. Archer Exhorter West VirginiaBobby D. Armour Ordained Minister Georgia (North)James Earl Armstrong Exhorter MississippiGeorge Arlin Ashley Ordained Minister AlabamaThomas Hazel Ashley Ordained Bishop South CarolinaGeorge Lee Aton Ordained Bishop MichiganEdwigt Auguste Ordained Bishop New YorkDonald S. Aultman Ordained Bishop Tennessee

Marcial Avalos B Ordained Bishop Guatemala, NEWinston Emanuel Bacchus Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Luchen Allan Bailey Ordained Bishop TennesseeJames O. Baker Ordained Bishop Great Lakes Region (IL)Michael Wayne Baker Ordained Bishop MissouriEffie Ballard Ordained Minister KentuckyMaura Barrientos Exhorter Guatemala PetenRocael O. Barrios L Ordained Minister Guatemala, SWGlen Russell Barrs Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Charles Eugene Bates Ordained Bishop South CarolinaRonald Eugene Beady Ordained Bishop IndianaDavid Samuel Beard Ordained Bishop IndianaJames Herbert Beaver Ordained Bishop VirginiaArliss Aldon Beavers Ordained Bishop KentuckyJ.W. Bennett Ordained Minister TennesseeBruce D. Benson Ordained Minister Heartland Region (OK)Joseph Earl Benton Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)Carl Beshears Ordained Minister North Central Region (MT)Ralph B. Bewley Ordained Bishop TennesseeJames Leland Bice Ordained Minister TennesseeJohnny Harold Bingham Ordained Bishop South CarolinaB. Gene Bird Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)George Lee Bixby Ordained Minister South CarolinaBenford Blankenship Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)W. C. Blanton Ordained Bishop ArkansasAlice Bline Exhorter IndianaGeorge Samuel Boehm Ordained Bishop IndianaKepple Eugene Bolen Ordained Minister West VirginiaPavel Constantin Borcea Ordained Minister Romanian TerritoryClaude Harley Bowen Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Billy Ervin Bowman Ordained Bishop South CarolinaJames T. Boyd Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Tim D. Bradham Ordained Bishop New JerseyJohn Braica Ordained Bishop Romanian Territory (CA)Reginald W. Brandenburg Exhorter TexasBilly Eugene Brasher Ordained Bishop AlabamaRichard Allan Brennan Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Boyd Brewer Ordained Bishop KentuckyDonald Oliver Brewer Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Lola Luallen Brewer Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Thomas Wilton Bridges Ordained Bishop South CarolinaRobert Wayne Broussard Ordained Bishop LouisianaCarson Luther Brown Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Josh Brown Ordained Minister Florida (Cocoa)Michael J. Brown Exhorter MississippiSamuel Brown Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)David M. Brownlee Exhorter Georgia (North)J.D. Brumley Ordained Bishop Heartland Region (OK)Charles James Bryant Ordained Bishop KentuckyFurman Haley Bryant Ordained Bishop South CarolinaElizabeth Grace Buckner Ordained Minister Southern New EnglandPete Bulaga Ordained Bishop CaliforniaCharles Monroe Bullins Ordained Minister West VirginiaElbert Oliver Burns Ordained Bishop Midlands Region (NE)Doyle Dalton Burrell Ordained Minister Georgia (North)Miriam Burton Ordained Minister New YorkEvelyn Mae Butler Ordained Minister North Carolina (Western)William J. Butler Ordained Minister TennesseeBilly Joe Byrd Ordained Minister MississippiMario Cac Exhorter Guatemala N. CentralDelinois Cajuste Ordained Bishop New YorkHector H. Camacho Ordained Bishop Great Lakes Region (IL)Allen Ray Campbell Ordained Bishop North Carolina(Western)Cecil Eugene Campbell Ordained Bishop South CarolinaLarry Dennis Carnes Ordained Minister Georgia (North)Robert J. Carnes Ordained Bishop South CarolinaHoward K. Carothers Ordained Minister South CarolinaJohnny Wayne Carr Ordained Bishop TennesseeRoberto Carrion Ordained Minister Puerto RicoGregory Denton Carter Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)

“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” —1 John 3:2 (KJV)

Remembering Ministers Who Have Gone to Their Eternal Reward


Juan Castro V Ordained Bishop Puerto RicoAlbert Wayne Catlett Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)James Edlow Catrett Ordained Minister AlabamaFrancisco A. Cerecero Ordained Minister South Central SpanishPedro Cha Exhorter Guatemala N. CentralLuther Lee Chambers Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Hugh Freeman Chase Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Clarence J. Chesnutt Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Candita S. Childers Ordained Minister N. Central Region (MT)Joseph Lamar Christmas Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Virgil Allen Clark Ordained Bishop TennesseeMichael Joel Clements Ordained Minister AlabamaDouglas M. Cline Ordained Bishop MissouriFred A. Coates Ordained Bishop MichiganHaywood Wayne Collier Ordained Bishop VirginiaBobby Kent Collins Ordained Bishop VirginiaClara Belle Collins Ordained Minister South CarolinaGarlon Eugene Collins Ordained Bishop South CarolinaAnthony Vernon Comer Ordained Minister Georgia (South)Othal Paul Conway Ordained Bishop AlabamaJerry Edward Cox Ordained Bishop TennesseeCurtis D. Culpepper Exhorter South CarolinaPeter M. Curtis Ordained Minister Midlands Region (NE)John Ervin Cutrell Ordained Minister MissouriAmadeu Pereira Da Silva Ordained Minister Brazil-SoutheastGleason F. Dale Ordained Bishop VirginiaBobby Dalton Exhorter OhioEarnest Alfred Dalton Ordained Bishop KentuckyLinville Larry Dalton Ordained Bishop KentuckyLonnie N. Daugherty Ordained Bishop KentuckyRosena Davids Ordained Minister S. New England (MA)Bobby Raymond Davis Ordained Bishop South CarolinaBuddie Davis Exhorter TennesseeJ.W. Davis Ordained Bishop TexasJohnny Davis Ordained Minister MississippiBilly Morris Dawson Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Olivia G. De Leon Exhorter CaliforniaCecil Burns Deel Ordained Bishop VirginiaPaul Henry Dehner Ordained Bishop KentuckyMary Statum Denton Exhorter Georgia(North)Norman Wayne Depew Ordained Bishop TennesseeJakob Deschner Ordained Minister GermanyCarmelo Diaz Ordained Bishop NW Spanish (TX)Fidencio M. Diaz Ordained Minister S. Central Spanish (TX)Jorge L. Diaz Ordained Bishop Northeastern Spanish (DE)Geneva Dills Exhorter Georgia (North)James C. Dodson Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Johnny E. Dolinger Ordained Minister West VirginiaAndrew Jackson Dollar Ordained Bishop AlabamaHarold F. Dollar Ordained Minister AlabamaMark Everett Donovan Exhorter Delmarva (DE)Jack Dorminey Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Jack F. Dorris Ordained Bishop Great Lakes Region (IL)Agnes Baker Douglas Ordained Minister North Carolina (Eastern)Iris Douglas Ordained Minister Ontario CanadaJuliusC. Dyer Ordained Bishop LouisianaClarence L. Dyess Ordained Bishop AlabamaDavid Russell Eldell Exhorter Florida (Cocoa)Cindy Sue Ellis Exhorter TexasLeon Henry Ellis Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Boyd Rufus England Ordained Bishop West VirginiaDonna Sue Enochs Exhorter OhioJudith Lynn Eplin Exhorter West VirginiaSusan D. Erskine Ordained Minister West VirginiaPaul Jackson Eure Ordained Bishop VirginiaBruce Nelson Evans Exhorter KentuckyLenzy Lee Evans Ordained Bishop MississippiSergio Farias Ordained Bishop SW Spanish (CA)Eddie Arthur Fidler Ordained Bishop Midlands Region (IA)Paul Flanigan Exhorter West Virginia

Marcel Fontus Ordained Minister New YorkEllis Herbert Ford Ordained Bishop AlabamaClovis Lyn Foster Ordained Bishop JamaicaEdward William Fowler Ordained Bishop ArkansasBen Fraize Ordained Bishop CaliforniaJames H. Franklin Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Clyde Earl Franks Ordained Bishop TexasJames Elwood Freeman Ordained Minister South CarolinaSidney Earl Freeman Ordained Minister Heartland Region (OK)Ellen French Ordained Minister TennesseeWillie Paul Fritts Ordained Bishop TennesseeMargaret Helen Gaines Ordained Minister AlabamaFermin Garcia J Ordained Bishop SW Spanish (CA)Isaias Garcia Luis Ordained Bishop Guatemala PetenCharles Raymond Gentry Ordained Bishop AlabamaWilliam Travis George Ordained Bishop TennesseeFreddie Lynn Gilbert Exhorter TennesseeJoseph Arnold Godwin Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Victorino Jesus Gomez G. Ordained Minister Guatemala WesternPablo Limon Gonzales Ordained Bishop West VirginiaWilliam Gonzalez Ordained Minister HawaiiJohnny Claborn Gray Ordained Minister West VirginiaMarie Emmaleen Gray Exhorter West VirginiaClaud Cohen Greene Exhorter Georgia (North)Stephen Wayne Greene Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Dortha Rosa Grider Exhorter KentuckySherrill Elizabeth Griffin Exhorter VirginiaGarland M. Griffis Ordained Bishop TennesseeOrdene Anneta Griffith Ordained Minister BarbadosPhillip Allen Gross Ordained Bishop West VirginiaJames Arthur Guynn Ordained Bishop Great Lakes Region (IL)Harold Dean Hall Exhorter CaliforniaTerry G. Hammett Ordained Bishop MississippiCharles C. Hargrave Ordained Bishop Heartland Region (KS)Eugene Ray Harne Ordained Minister Delmarva (MD)Charles L. Harper Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Herbert W. Harrell Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Raymond Daniel Harris Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Veta Iva Harris Exhorter TennesseeMattie Marie Harvell Exhorter South CarolinaChester Lee Hatton Ordained Bishop KentuckyDavid Warren Henson Ordained Minister Delmarva (MD)Paul Franklin Henson Ordained Bishop TennesseeElkanah Hepburn Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Samuel H. Hernandez Ordained Minister South Central HispanicBryan Hersey Ordained Bishop VirginiaLarry Dale Hess Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Elvis H. Hester Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Sidney Ryan Hicks Ordained Minister AlabamaJimmy Eugene Hogan Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Norman S. Holmes Ordained Bishop Canada (Western)Robert Lee Holmes Ordained Bishop TennesseeJerry Thomas Holt Ordained Bishop Great Lakes Region (IL)Laverne A. Holt Ordained Bishop TexasJohn Marvin Holyfield Ordained Minister MississippiThaddeus Honeycutt Exhorter North Carolina (Western)Harley Howard Hopson Exhorter TennesseeMark Craig Horn Ordained Minister CaliforniaMonroe Spencer Horne Ordained Bishop TennesseeDaniel Hudgins Ordained Bishop West VirginiaJohn Alan Hudnall Exhorter CaliforniaLouis Guy Hulsey Ordained Bishop ArizonaPeter Rowe Hundley Ordained Minister CaliforniaBobby Ray Hunt Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Marville Barney Hurst Exhorter Florida (Tampa)David Leander Inman Ordained Minister Georgia (South)Judith S. Isaacs Exhorter North Carolina (Western)Frankie Joseph Isley Exhorter TennesseeMichael R. Jackson Ordained Bishop Heartland Region (OK)Thurman H. Jenkins Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)


Clyde Enoc Johns Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Danny A. Jones Ordained Bishop OhioHubert Jones Ordained Bishop South CarolinaArthu L. Joplin Ordained Bishop Great Lakes Region (IL)Occeus Joseph Ordained Minister Canada (Quebec)Rockliffe A. Joseph Ordained Bishop CaliforniaCletus F. Joyner Ordained Minister MississippiArthur H. Juarez Ordained Bishop Northwestern Spanish (UT)Delania A. Kaiser Ordained Minister OhioJosiah Thuku Kambutu Ordained Bishop VirginiaElizabeth Karas Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Damon Rue Keck Ordained Bishop AlabamaEllen Lucille Keith Ordained Minister KentuckyLuther Edward Kelley Exhorter South CarolinaAlbert Levelle Kelly Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Alfonso Keys Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Robert Lee Kinchen Exhorter Florida (Cocoa)Boyd King Ordained Bishop South CarolinaFletcher Troy Kirby Ordained Bishop AlabamaJ.J. Kittrell Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Stephen D. Klass Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Herman Winston Knapp Ordained Bishop AlabamaVernon Mathias Kraus Ordained Bishop TennesseeFarrell L. Kyser Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Ira V. Lafferty Exhorter West VirginiaDavid Alan Lahrs Exhorter TennesseeAddie Mae Lamb Exhorter PennsylvaniaJames E. Lamb Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)Tressie Inez Lamunyon Exhorter Georgia (North)Alvin Lemuel Lane Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Bobbie May Lauster Ordained Minister Florida(Tampa)Gerald Maurice Lee Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Ray Ted Lewis Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)John Edward Lockaby Ordained Bishop Heartland Region (OK)Marion Dean Lovett Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Kenneth C. Lowe Ordained Bishop OhioMary Ann Lowe Exhorter TexasJohn Clayton Lowery Ordained Bishop OhioMichael M. Lucero Ordained Minister ArizonaWilliam Henry Malone Exhorter Heartland Region (OK)Russell F. Mansfield Ordained Minister Delmarva (MD)Andre L.G. Marcelin Ordained Bishop Delmarva (MD)Donald Ray Marlowe Ordained Bishop IndianaJose Ignacio Marquez Ordained Minister S. Central Spanish (NM)Charles Anthony Marshall Ordained Bishop Pacific Northwest (OR)Hilton D. Martin Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Wilbur M. Martin Ordained Bishop South CarolinaF.T. Mason Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Ralph Douglas Massie Ordained Bishop Delmarva (MD)George P. Mathai Ordained Bishop PennsylvaniaC.T. Mathews Ordained Bishop West VirginiaRobert Warren May Ordained Bishop CaliforniaJerry Thomas McBride Ordained Bishop North CarolinaAvery W. McCleese Ordained Bishop OhioHarry F. McCray Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Grover Henry McDaniel Ordained Bishop ArkansasLester Ronald McHenry Ordained Bishop MississippiDarrell Edward McIlwain Exhorter AlabamaJohn Eric McLendon Ordained Bishop AlabamaLonnie G. McVay Ordained Minister Heartland Region (OK)David Lee Meadows Ordained Bishop West VirginiaJames Larry Medlin Ordained Bishop South CarolinaJosef Meigel Exhorter GermanyJames John Miranda Exhorter PennsylvaniaHarvey Louis Mitchell Ordained Bishop TennesseeKatie Maetta Mitchell Exhorter TennesseeReba Mae Mitchell Ordained Minister West VirginiaLuis Enrique Molina Ordained Bishop Southeastern Spanish (FL)William Edward Monroe Exhorter IndianaJose I. Chajon Montes Exhorter Guatemala, Central

Roger Dale Moore Ordained Bishop Great Lake Region (IL)Nestor Morales Exhorter New England Spanish (CT)Santos Moreira Ordained Bishop N.E. Spanish (PA)Ivan Wallace Morgan Ordained Bishop West VirginiaTom M. Morgan Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Georges Moreau Morisset Ordained Bishop Canada Quebec MaritimesPhilip C. Morris Ordained Bishop Delmarva (MD)James Curtis Moses Exhorter KentuckyJames William Moses Ordained Bishop KentuckyDale Carnegie Murray Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Carl D. Neal Exhorter South CarolinaRobert A. Neal Ordained Bishop OhioIvan Rosevelth Neilly Ordained Bishop BahamasMickey L. Noles Exhorter Georgia (North)Anna Gay Nuckles Exhorter VirginiaArvil Ray Ogle Ordained Bishop LouisianaFred Robert Oliver Ordained Bishop MichiganWilliam Antonio Olivera Ordained Minister CaliforniaClarence Otterson Ordained Minister Great Lakes Region (IL)Peggy Lou Outten Ordained Minister Delmarva (MD)James Edward Owens Ordained Bishop South CarolinaRobert David Pace Christian Education TennesseeJohn Ray Pack Ordained Bishop West VirginiaHamilton Pagan Ordained Bishop Southwest Spanish (CA)Royal David Parker Ordained Bishop ArkansasBruce Neil Parks Ordained Minister Georgia (South)Yunas Paul Exhorter Great Lakes Region (IL)Raymond E. Pedigo Ordained Bishop West VirginiaDana R. Perkins Ordained Bishop New England N. (ME)Charles R. Perry Ordained Bishop KentuckyBirdella Peters Exhorter OhioDennis Paul Petro Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Rajan P. Philip Ordained Bishop TexasJean Grevy Pierre-Louis Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)Ben Richard Pitts Ordained Minister MississippiDoughton A. Pitts Ordained Bishop IllinoisCharles Pospisil Ordained Bishop Pacific Northwest (WA)Eugene Edward Powers Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Thomas Prioleau Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Constance Powell Pruitt Exhorter Delmarva (MD)Charles C. Querry Ordained Bishop CaliforniaWilburn S. Querry Ordained Bishop Pacific Northwest (OR)Luther Nix Raines Ordained Minister Georgia (North)Willie Ralph Raines Ordained Bishop MississippiArvel W. Rainey Exhorter LouisianaMercedes Ramirez V Exhorter Southwestern GuatemalaRobert R. Randolph Ordained Bishop TennesseeHoward F. Ratcliff Ordained Minister TexasEphraim Reaves Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Gerald Francis Reeves Ordained Bishop TexasJoy Franklin Rehmel Ordained Bishop IndianaAndrea Claudette Reid Exhorter Delmarva (MD)Dennis Earl Reid Ordained Bishop South CarolinaEdward Hunt Rice Ordained Minister AlabamaElta Choice Richards Ordained Minister Canada (Ontario)Howard Hoover Riddle Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Laura Mae Ridenour Ordained Minister OhioFelix M. Rios Ordained Bishop Puerto RicoAnibal Rivera Ordained Bishop Puerto RicoDebra R. Robbins Ordained Minister West VirginiaDennis Albert Roberts Ordained Bishop JamaicaLeighton C. Roberts Exhorter TennesseeOtha Delano Robertson Ordained Bishop TexasGene Autry Robinson Ordained Bishop OhioWilliam Harry Robinson Exhorter North Carolina (Western)Pedro Rodriguez Exhorter Georgia (North)Lathan Thomas Rollins Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Norman Howard Roope Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)William David Roper Ordained Minister South CarolinaWayne Rosson Ordained Bishop Indiana


Gene Rowell Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Flossie Wells Rush Exhorter South CarolinaRobert Eugene Russ Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Beatrice M. Russell Exhorter Florida (Cocoa)James Russell Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Floria Virginia Russo Exhorter ArkansasClifford J. Saddler Ordained Bishop MichiganDewey J. Salyers Ordained Bishop OhioAlejandro Sales Sanchez Ordained Minister Guatemala NorthwesternRafael Adorno Sanchez Ordained Minister Puerto RicoThomas James Sands Ordained Bishop TennesseeMizraim Santos Ordained Minister Puerto RicoHayward W. Saunders Exhorter Florida (Cocoa)Archie Ray Sawyer Ordained Minister South CarolinaJack Dempsey Sawyer Ordained Bishop VirginiaEverett Lynn Schopf Exhorter North Carolina (Western)James Willard Scott Exhorter AlabamaMary Rose Scott Exhorter TennesseeStephen M. Semore Exhorter ArizonaRobert E. Sharpton Ordained Bishop TexasOna D. Shaw Exhorter OhioEsther` L. Shoars Exhorter VirginiaRaymond Lee Shockley Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)Larry Eugene Shrout Exhorter West VirginiaJohn N. Shuttlesworth Ordained Minister TexasBerthold Siebeneich Ordained Bishop GermanyJeffrey F. Simpson Ordained Bishop KentuckyCharles J. Sims Ordained Bishop OhioHarl Skipper Ordained Bishop AlabamaDouglas W. Slocumb Ordained Bishop TennesseeSylvester Small Ordained Bishop CaliforniaJeremy Lee Smiley Ordained Minister North Carolina (Western)Alvin Smith Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Ashley Smith Ordained Bishop VirginiaBobby Joe Smith Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Donnie Wilburn Smith Ordained Bishop TennesseeJohn Lewis Smith Ordained Bishop South CarolinaLee Roy Smith Ordained Bishop AlabamaMelvin Truman Smith Ordained Bishop IndianaReginald Dwayne Smith Ordained Minister North Carolina (Eastern)Roy Alexander Smith Exhorter Great Lakes Region (IL)Geraldine Smithson Exhorter ArkansasDonald Smythe Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)William A. Sosbe Exhorter Great Lakes Region (WI)Jones Cephas Souther Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)John W. Spears Ordained Bishop Great Lakes Region (IL)George W. Spence Ordained Minister Great Lakes Region (IL)Stuart P. Squires Ordained Bishop MissouriEarl Dean Stacy Ordained Bishop KentuckyGordon Stallings Ordained Bishop TennesseeBetty Jean Standifer Ordained Minister TennesseeJohn Wesley Stanford Ordained Minister Florida(Tampa)George A. Starnes Ordained Bishop CaliforniaArthur M. Stevens Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Lynett Stewart Ordained Minister Florida(Tampa)Roger D. Stewart Ordained Bishop West VirginiaBilly Dean Stockton Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)William Lamar Stokes Ordained Bishop New MexicoHestel Cordell Stout Ordained Bishop OhioRichard G. Stout Exhorter CaliforniaJoseph J. Strazzire Ordained Bishop Delmarva (MD)Joshua Brent Strickland CEM Georgia (North)William H. Stuckey Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Martin Lee Studdard Ordained Bishop TexasRussell Suggs Ordained Bishop Florida(Tampa)Ben Allen Summitt Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Aleene Sweat Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Ioan Taurau Ordained Bishop Romanian Territory (CA)Homer Lee Taylor Ordained Bishop AlabamaLeonard T. Taylor Ordained Bishop Texas

Richard Warren Tewell Ordained Bishop OhioClyde Edward Thomas Ordained Minister South CarolinaWaymon W. Thomas Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)A. Frank Thompson Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Claude Thompson Ordained Bishop AlabamaThomas Eugene Thompson Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)William D. Thompson Ordained Bishop AlabamaJames Mark Tillar Ordained Bishop TennesseeRay Brewer Timmerman Ordained Bishop South CarolinaRaymond A. Tomlin Ordained Bishop TexasJames Herman Toney Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Jose Torres Ordained Minister Puerto RicoVentura Trejo Exhorter South Central Spanish (TX)Jimmy Wayne Tripp Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Marion Tripp Ordained Bishop CaliforniaLeroy Evertt Turbeville Ordained Bishop TexasElmer Lee Turner Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Paulino Urrutia Ordained Bishop South Central Spanish (TX)Lorenzo F. Valiente Exhorter Guatemala NorthwesternVarius T. Valnord Ordained Bishop New YorkDale H. Vance Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Duane Edward Vance Exhorter AlabamaMichael Howard Vanderburg Ordained Bishop North Carolina(Western)James B. Vanderford Ordained Bishop South CarolinaCleareather Varnadore Exhorter Florida (Cocoa)Wateau Pedro Vasconcelos Ordained Minister Brazil West CentralWillie Vaughn Ordained Bishop WashingtonAlfonso Lucas Velasquez Exhorter Guatemala, SouthwesternMauricio Villacorta Exhorter South Central Spanish (LA)Socorro V. Villatoro Ordained Bishop Guatemala, CentralAdan Villatoro L Ordained Minister Guatemala, SouthwesternYvette Vizcarrondo Ordained Minister Southeastern Spanish(FL)James N. Wade Ordained Bishop MissouriPhilip Chatman Wade Ordained Bishop MissouriJohnnie C. Wainwright Ordained Minister Heartland Region (OK)Ezra K. Waldrop Ordained Bishop TennesseeBarrington Winston Walker Ordained Minister New YorkJeremy Scott Walker Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Luther Ivey Walker Ordained Minister Georgia (South)Alberta Bertha Waples Exhorter Delmarva (DE)Alec Earl Ward Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Tom W. Waters Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Bill Elwood Watson Ordained Bishop ArizonaAustin Douglas Watt Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)John Farland Webber Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Ryland George Wellington Ordained Minister JamaicaRonald Stephen Wesson Ordained Bishop AlabamaJohnnie Harry West Exhorter CaliforniaKenneth H. Whisenant Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Frederich H. Whisman Ordained Bishop TennesseeMichael L. Whitmire Ordained Bishop TennesseeHoward Ray Wiggs Ordained Bishop VirginiaJames T. Wilkerson Exhorter Georgia(South)Dorothy Wilkinson Ordained Minister MississippiBobby Harold Williams Ordained Bishop TennesseeJesse Roland Williams Ordained Minister TexasJohnny E. Williams Ordained Bishop AlaskaLovell Wilson Ordained Bishop Delmarva (MD)Steve Wilson Ordained Bishop TennesseeRuth Wood Ordained Minister OhioCarmen Patricia Woods Exhorter Pacific Northwest (WA)William D. Wooten Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)James Edward Workman Ordained Bishop AlabamaWendell L. Worley Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Richard Worsley Ordained Bishop New JerseyLarry Thomas Wright Ordained Minister OhioMirl Glen Yates Ordained Bishop Heartland Region (OK)Carlos A. Zuniga Ordained Bishop S. Cen. Hispanic Region


Dr. David M. Griffis, World Missions Director, and Dr. M. Thomas Propes, Assistant Director, have just announced the addition of Edinburgh, Scotland; Tokyo, Japan; and Buenos Aires, Argentina as cities of focus in the SEND THE LIGHT TO THE CITIES endeavor moving forward.

Join us as partners in bringing Light to these cities through a HUB center which will be a church, a training center, and a church planting base.

Buenos AiresArgentina

EdinburghScotland

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Church of God in TennesseeWELCOMES DELEGATES TO THE

77TH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

TENNESSEE STATE COUNCILBACK ROW (L-R): CALEB BOLTON, DR. ERNIE VARNER, DR. HERSCHELL BAKER,

KELVIN PAGE, DR. JEREMY MCGINNIS, TERRY HARRIS, SCOTT CARDINFRONT ROW (L-R): CALVIN NUNLEY, DR. MARK WILLIAMS,

BISHOP MITCHELL CORDER, RICK COTTRELL, KENNY CHESSOR(NOT PICTURED TRAVIS BALLINGER)

“PARTNERING TOGETHER TO FINISH THE GREAT COMMISSION”

DR. DARRELL & PHYLLIS BEWLEYMINISTRIES COORDINATOR

MITCHELL E. & WENDY CORDERADMINISTRATIVE BISHOP

BRIAN K. & CATHY YAUN

YOUTH & DISCIPLESHIP

DR. MIKE & TRUDY CHAPMAN

CHURCH PLANTING & REVITALIZATION

TN COG STATE OFFICES // 7428 OLD LEE HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421 I 423.892.4831 // WWW.COGTN.ORG // TWITTER: @COGTN

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