As the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) seeks to accomplish the goals of Arise 2033, churches are catching the vision, implementing new strategies, experiencing growth, and impacting their communities. Pastor Navil Vaughan in Westville, Oklahoma, grew up as a pastor’s kid in the Westville P.H. Church and assumed the pastorate in 2008. Although regular attendance…
The International Pentecostal Holiness Foundation (IPHF) is seeking a skilled philanthropic leader with a demonstrated passion for the stewardship of God’s gifts and service to God’s people. The Foundation’s next executive director will serve as “relationship-builder in chief” of the IPHF as it seeks to realize a bold new vision and strategic direction in support…
For nearly 25 years, my wife and I have served as pastors of Church of Living Water, in Fresno, California. When we first started attending as associate pastors, we found that there were several families in the church that had adopted children or were foster parents. We valued and appreciated their work but thought little…
Approximately 150 students walked across the stage on May 4, 2019, at the John W. Swails Center with 132 earning a bachelor’s degree and another 18 earning their associate degrees. Co-valedictorians Jack Fitzpatrick and Kylah-Maxwell Brown addressed the graduating class. Fitzpatrick began by sharing how God intervened through a chance meeting with the late Bob…
“Love One Another,” echoing the words of Jesus in John 13:34, marked the theme of the 68th observance of the National Day of Prayer (NDP). The May 2, 2019, gathering of several hundred people from across the prayer community took place in Statuary Hall, in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Dr. Ronnie Floyd,…
When I was a young woman, I had an unsettling experience after being invited to another church to sing. Before my solo, I began sharing thoughts about the song. Suddenly, a man came up behind me, placed his hands on my shoulders and pushed me to the side. I thought this man was trying to…
Life is difficult! Those words appear at the beginning of the book, The Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck. By nature, I am an optimist. It’s easy for me to see the good, even in tough circumstances. But I’ve come through a few situations lately that caused even me to say, “Life is difficult!”…
The 25th commemoration of the historic “Memphis Miracle” occurred in March. IPHC leaders joined with the nearly 200 delegates of Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) to thank God for the courage and humility demonstrated by Pentecostal leaders in 1994. I was honored to represent the IPHC there. One of the key leaders…
This message was presented on Friday, February 22, 2019, at the IPHC 6th Global Assembly in Santiago, Chile. “Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];” (Hebrews 10:23 AMP). “For all the promises of God in Him…
This message was presented on Friday, February 22, 2019, at the IPHC 6th Global Assembly in Santiago, Chile. “Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,…
