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Church of God Congregations Give Life This Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2019 by | Comments Off on Church of God Congregations Give Life This Thanksgiving

Food distribution at Central Community Church, Wichita, Kansas.

By Carl Stagner

Though the fourth Thursday in November hasn’t yet arrived, Church of God congregations across the United States have already pulled out all the stops to celebrate Thanksgiving. While it may seem that Walmart and the Hallmark Channel have bypassed this autumn holiday for its even more commercialized wintertime counterpart, churches from Washington State to New York City and in between still make it a big deal. From special worship services to massive community service projects, Thanksgiving, for the Church of God, means giving life from a heart of gratitude. Continue reading →

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Convention 2017 Speaker Reclaims Destiny Once Stolen by Hell

Posted on January 11, 2017 by | Comments Off on Convention 2017 Speaker Reclaims Destiny Once Stolen by Hell
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Photo: Paul Sheppard

By Carl Stagner

“I am a witness that, not only does God’s grace save us and give us right standing with him when we first accept Christ, but it reclaims and restores us when we’ve failed as believers.” Paul Sheppard, longtime Church of God pastor and scheduled speaker for Church of God Convention 2017, knows firsthand that God is not only in the saving business, but also the reclamation business. His story of failure and forgiveness that we first broke in November 2015 melts even the heart of stone. But more than a year later, the message of reclamation radiates now more than ever from his renewed life and ministry in the one of the largest communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Continue reading →

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California Pastor, Former Church Reconcile in Renewal of Fellowship

Posted on November 25, 2015 by | Comments Off on California Pastor, Former Church Reconcile in Renewal of Fellowship

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By Carl Stagner

Six years ago, the congregation heard the news they never expected to hear. Their pastor had confessed to a moral failure and would resign immediately. Without the sovereign hand of God at work in both the pastor and congregation, this could have easily been the end of the story. Instead, biblical reconciliation, humble hearts, and an unquenchable love for one another prompted what happened next. God’s plan would involve a marriage that held together and now thrives, the complete restoration of a minister of the gospel, and a renewal of fellowship between a pastor and the congregation he’d once served. The story of Pastor Paul Sheppard’s impact in the Church of God and beyond has only just begun. Continue reading →

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