AG Headlines

Armon Newburn, 77, the former Oklahoma district superintendent, passed away Sunday evening. His funeral will be held on Thursday, March 11, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Denny Nissley, AG chaplain, and his wife Sandy founded Christ in Action in 1982 as an evangelism ministry, but years later, shifted focus to disaster response. Most recently, they began an initiative to help build homes for earthquake victims in Haiti and are now training volunteers to help people impacted by the next disaster.

Featured in this week's March 9, 1958, issue of Pentecostal Evangel are articles by Roy Wead, President Theodore Roosevelt, A. Sims, Violet Schoonmaker, Zelma Argue, Christine Kerr Peirce and others!

More than 700 people have died and at least 500,000 are without housing as result of earthquake in Chile. Though aftershocks are continuing to cause further destruction and hinder recovery efforts, AGWM and Convoy of Hope are working to provide food and clean water to earthquake victims.

The Assemblies of God National Prayer Center has received millions of calls, e-mails, and Web site submissions requesting prayer and reporting answers to prayer since its beginnings in 1994.

The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary will be offering a live audio feed of its forum presented in cooperation with the National Association of Evangelicals on Friday, March 12. The forum topic is "Respecting Sex and Reducing Abortion — What Can Christian Leaders Really Do?"

The ongoing relief effort by AG World Missions and Convoy of Hope and its partners in Haiti has resulted in 6.5 million meals being distributed and 345 water filtration units installed so far. The AG World Relief Committee has also established a 3-year plan that involves extensive relief, recovery and rebuilding in Haiti.

On Sunday, May 2, the National Prayer Center is launching a 20-week prayer initiative built around 20 indicators of spiritual awakening that was drafted by the Awakening America Alliance, a partner of the Assemblies of God.

Valley Forge Christian College (AG) in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was recently honored by the national Arbor Day Foundation — becoming the first college in the state of Pennsylvania to be recognized by the foundation.

After a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Chile Saturday morning, AG World Missions and Convoy of Hope are on the way to assess damage and determine greatest needs.

Luke Edgemon won first place in the Male Vocal Solo category at AG National Fine Arts in 2006, and made it to Hollywood week this year on American Idol. He says the lessons he learned from Fine Arts played a part in his American Idol journey.

Featured in this week's March 1, 1930, edition of Pentecostal Evangel are articles by John Wright Follette, Stanley H. Frodsham, Ivan S. Spencer, Fannie F. Rowe and others!

Founded by AG co-pastors Mel and Teresa Rolls, Rescue Atlanta serves 2,000 meals to 500 members of their  congregation each week before worship service on Sundays. Although 85 percent of its members are homeless, many tithe regularly, which helps the church support 17 missionaries as well as an orphanage in Kenya.

iPhones are not just for business and personal communications -- many churches are finding them to be useful as both organizational and outreach tools.

Lisa Pratt and her husband Matt, a captain in U.S. Army, lead worship together at Radiant Assembly of God in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Lisa was named winner of the 2009 Operation Rising Star contest, the Army's version of American Idol, which provided her with an opportunity to record a demo CD and sing at various Army events.

Lt. Col. Rex Williams, Assemblies of God Air Force chaplain, has made several trips to Africa to promote HIV and AIDS prevention with a faith-based approach to education.

Two AG College Fairs are coming up soon. The first fair is on March 13 in Santa Ana, California, while the second fair it taking place on April 10 in Naperville, Illinois.

Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, partners with others to conduct assemblies attended by 4,000 students.

Featured in this week's Pentecostal Evangel are articles by Percy G. Parker, Jessie Wengler, Ernest S. Williams, Peter McCaulay and more!

Assemblies of God missionaries serving in the African nation of Niger have all been reported safe after a military coup occurred yesterday.