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West Newsletter: December 2024

December 20th, 2024

DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY Merry Christmas to you all! Thank you for your continued prayers and support! Slow Yet Steady Improvement Ariel’s follow-up surgery on her hand took place on October 3 and was a success. Another similar surgery is tentatively scheduled for January to continue to loosen the tendons in her right hand so...

Meyer Newsletter: December 2024

December 20th, 2024

Celebrate! The King Has Come! Our global goal is for each one to welcome the Savior, our King, born in Bethlehem and welcomed into our lives to remain in our hearts as we proclaim Him as the eternal, only God. He is known as LOVE, who loved us first. With this love in us, we...

Bicket Newsletter: December 2024

December 20th, 2024

Expanding the Rescue Team Imagine your child has fallen into a well. Would you try to rescue them all alone? Unlikely. It is more likely that you would call specialists, or at least friends and family to help. As it is with many rescue missions, it’s a team effort. Usually someone must secure the ropes...

World Missions Ministries 2023 Statistical Report

December 19th, 2024

- World Missions Ministries Communications Office OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.— World Missions Ministries is pleased to reflect global IPHC growth in 2023 according to 2023 Statistical Report. In 2023, 772 new churches were planted and an IPHC presence was increased into five new countries: Czechia, Croatia, Equatorial Guinea, IPHC Ministries Costa Rica, and Namibia. World Missions...

Intentional Discipleship: Take Someone With You

December 18th, 2024

Intentional Discipleship: Take Someone With You IPHC Men’s Ministries Theme for 2024 is “24/7 Men Being Intentional in 2024,” emphasizing intentional, personal, spiritual formation and intentional discipleship where men are challenged and equipped to disciple men in their sphere of influence. Every man needs an older man like the Apostle Paul to mentor him. Every...

Woody Burpo: Choosing to Live a Life of Hope

December 9th, 2024

Everyone who knows Pastor Woody Burpo knows of his passion and love for the Lord. Those same people also know of his deep love for Yukon, Oklahoma, where he and his wife Jessie planted Family Church seven years ago. Family Church is vibrant, growing, and full of young families. Woody’s ability to relate to...

Rev. Dr. Wallapa Wisawasukmongchol: See the Blessings Overflow

December 5th, 2024 Jessi Lowe

Rev. Dr. Wallapa Wisawasukmongchol was born into a family in Thailand of devout Buddhists. She lived a good life, helping others, and never considered believing in Jesus. She didn’t understand or recognize His love or believe He would have any effect on or place in her life. In fact, Dr. Wallapa questioned whether God really...

Board Newsletter: December 2024

December 4th, 2024

Reaching Refugees in Thailand Over 120,000 refugees from Myanmar have fled to Thailand to escape the violence raging in their homeland. We put together an international team from America, Japan and the Philippines to reach out to several villages in southeastern Thailand where some of these refugee families have settled. Many of these refugees are...

Preparing for Growth

December 3rd, 2024

Hungary IPHC Celebrates 100 Years

November 26th, 2024

Hungary IPHC Celebrates 100 Years - Regional Director of Central/Eastern Europe, Bill Schwartz Delegates from the United States and multiple European countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary the weekend of Nov. 2-3, 2024, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hungarian IPHC, known as The Free Christian Church, or Szabker in Hungarian. The celebration began Saturday...

Williams Newsletter: November 2024

November 20th, 2024

GREETINGS! We are grateful for every prayer and word of encouragement for Nepal. The recent flood was among the most severe in the Kathmandu Valley. Twelve of our churches were washed away completely, and 36 others were damaged. We are attempting to help with disaster relief funds provided by your generous giving through People to...

Crook Newsletter: November 2024

November 19th, 2024

NOVEMBER -THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving Day continues to be one of the most traveled holidays. It’s that time to gather in gratitude and take that pause to be thankful. The phrase “to make a fuss over” is to give someone or something an inordinate amount of attention, affection, or praise. This is my Thanksgiving pause, and my...

Banaga Newsletter: November 2024

November 19th, 2024

A Heartfelt Greeting By the gracious provision of our Lord Jesus Christ, we arrived in the Philippines on May 31, 2024, to embark on our first-term missionary assignment. With humble dependence on the Holy Spirit and with your prayers and partnership, we are committed to fulfilling God's call to the mission field and are faithfully...

Nash Tabor: “He Put His Hand on My Shoulder”

November 18th, 2024 Jessi Lowe

On March 26, 2019, Nash Tabor woke up sure of his future. Nash, a high school senior, had been dating his girlfriend Britni for a year and was confident they would eventually get married. That morning, he saw his mom in the kitchen and said, "I think I’m going to become a park ranger.” His...

Hurricane Helene Update: With DRUSA Director Rick Haug

November 11th, 2024 Jessi Lowe

DRUSA (Disaster Relief USA) and M25 (Matthew 25) have seen hundreds of volunteers come out to serve and work alongside those affected by Hurricane Helene. Rick Haug, Director of DRUSA, said that his “hope in humanity has been restored” as he has witnessed the outpouring of love from the people of the IPHC. He called...

Veterans Day: Be a Friend

November 8th, 2024 Chaplain (COL) Jerry Jones

Veterans Day draws our attention to a distinct and extraordinary group of people. Many times, you can recognize a Veteran by their clothing, especially a hat. Veterans have distinct, heartfelt, and oftentimes emotional camaraderie attachments to “war buddies.” Some may want to tell you their war stories; some will not talk about their experiences at...

Seth Odom: No More Pretending

November 4th, 2024

Pretending is exhausting. Masks are required. If the mask slips, shame, embarrassment, anger, and the need to deflect and depart are overwhelming. Too many of us are familiar with wearing masks daily. We show a smile when our hearts are broken. We paint a light-filled picture of our lives when our hearts are black as...

Leon Otto Stewart: 1929--2024

November 4th, 2024 Shirley G. Spencer

Leon Otto Stewart was born December 5, 1929, in Pineville, Florida. He went to be with the Lord at age 94 on Saturday morning, November 2, 2024, in Atmore, Alabama. Leon was one of four children born to John Wesley and Susie Ann (Allen) Stewart. His father was a pioneer pastor who joined the Alabama...

St. Paul PHC and Pastor Tony Hodge: Miracle Upon Miracle

November 4th, 2024 Jessi Lowe

Pastor Tony Hodge has been a bivocational minister for over 35 years, balancing both a secular and religious job. By trade, he is an electrician, currently employed by Shively Electric, and for the past seven years, he has primarily worked on the Virginia Tech campus. Hodge and his wife of forty years, Betsy, are grateful...

Thoughts on the 2024 USA Elections

November 4th, 2024

In the United States of America millions of Americans have voted early and millions more will vote on Tuesday, November 5th. For Christians, it is important that we participate as good citizens in our national life. We do this knowing that regardless our levels of national pride and love, we are citizens of a transcendent...

Hurricane Helene: Seeing God’s Strengthening, Mobilizing Grace

October 24th, 2024 Jessi Lowe

Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida late on September 26, 2024 and moved through Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee early on September 27, causing catastrophic loss of lives, homes, vehicles, and businesses. Helene is estimated to have claimed the lives of more than 230, with that number still growing, deeming her the deadliest to...

Find your place in this moment.

October 24th, 2024

The Unhurried Wonder of Painters Prophets Poets

October 23rd, 2024 Jessi Lowe

Oklahoma City welcomed a distinguished, eclectic collection of artists, ministers, and authors on October 4th and 5th for the first annual Painters Prophets Poets. This conference was designed by Travis Lowe and Robbie Gaines, founders of the HopeWords Writers’ Conference in Bluefield, West Virginia, and Hannah Anderson, a mainstay at the HopeWords Conferences. (To learn...

Tiffany Armesto: What God Sets Free

October 22nd, 2024

Sometimes, through a series of potholes and roadblocks, some of which you may have caused yourself, you can step into a life you never intended to have. For Tiffany Armesto, that’s precisely what happened. Tiffany was born in Modesto, California and grew up in a home that she would describe as happy, especially up until...

Pastor Darrel Blankenship: A Milestone Celebration

October 18th, 2024

Pastor Darrel Blankenship recently celebrated his 50th anniversary as the pastor of Springs of Praise World Outreach Center. When he stepped behind the pulpit as lead pastor for the first time on August 21, 1974, Pastor Blankenship was sure that his appointment would only last for a season. However, the Lord had very...

Lorenzo Archuleta: Rebellious Boxer to Compassionate Pastor

October 8th, 2024

How many destructive choices will keep you from the love of Christ? As a young man, Pastor Lorenzo Archuleta was running from God, living a fast, dangerous life that kept him from leaning into the good things that would come his way, including his boxing career. He repeatedly chose partying and the gang lifestyle over...

Some Thoughts for Lay Leaders on Pastor Appreciation

October 3rd, 2024

In the United States, many evangelical/Pentecostal denominations use the month of October to emphasize “Pastor Appreciation” from a local church to the shepherd(s) of that local church. The IPHC promotes that same emphasis, and there is a special focus this year from IPHC Men’s Ministries and IPHC Clergy Development. Here are some suggestions for local...

Special Dedication in Hong Kong

October 2nd, 2024 Bishop Doug Beacham

The Pentecostal Holiness Church Wing Kwong Junior School was dedicated on Saturday, September 21, 2024, in the Tai Po area of Hong Kong. This is the second IPHC school in Hong Kong. Earlier this year, the Hong Kong IPHC celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wing Kwong College school. The article can be found here:...

Dr. Trey Jones: No “What Ifs”

September 23rd, 2024

“Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman Life is ultimately a series of decisions. Choices. Dr. Trey Jones knows this all too well. Time and again, he has taken the leap of...

Wanda Myers: Another Work of Grace

September 9th, 2024

Pastor Wanda Myers has lived as a single career woman and as a working mother. She has thrived in male-dominated workplaces, both secular and religious. Myers has done it all with humility, confidence, and a quiet spirit. And for almost nine years, she has faithfully led a congregation in Waynesboro, Virginia. Myers was born in...

God's Secret Weapon

August 22nd, 2024

The Peace Speaker

August 14th, 2024

The Peace Speaker Have you ever been sound asleep, resting and relaxing, and suddenly, you hear a noise that startles you? Your heart begins to beat fast, and that anxious feeling comes over you instantly. Your sleep is interrupted, and your peace has been disturbed. This is a terrible feeling. I often think of the...

2024 Chaplains Ministries Conference

August 1st, 2024

The International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) places high value on the critical role of military and institutional chaplains. Through its Evangelism USA department, the church is committed to supporting these dedicated individuals in their vital ministry. Under the leadership of Colonel (Ret.) Jerry Jones, Chaplains Ministries plays a pivotal role in providing resources and encouragement...

A Treasured Coin

June 11th, 2024

Since I got home from this year's RFTW, I've been thinking about the experiences of this year's trip. This coin always seems to come back up as one of my most treasured experiences from this year. Our Senior Chaplain gifted me with this coin. I say gifted because I can't think of anything I did...

Run For the Wall 2024

May 9th, 2024

On May 14, 2024, Mission M25 rolls out of Ontario, California, to serve Run For the Wall (RFTW) for the 19th time and head to Washington, D.C., on Memorial Day to honor our true national heroes. For 17 years, Mission M25 has carried hydration, crossing the USA for the riders who travel on two...

Chaplains of Hope Trainings Report

May 9th, 2024

On Saturday, April 27th, the Chaplains of Hope training in Ontario, California, was electric—this is the best way we know how to report it! Two conferences were represented: Acts2Day and Golden West. We had nine churches: four IPHC and five independent ministries. The two church planters from Indonesia are working with Acts2Day Ministries. Pastors Johannes...

Chaplains of Hope (COH)

April 11th, 2024

Princeton, North Carolina - On April 5-6, 2024, 31 individuals hungry to reach the community outside their churches joined Bishop Garry Bryant of EVUSA, Gary Burd, National Director of Mission M25, Craig Lawlis, Pastor of Christian Heritage Church in Amarillo, TX, Gene Henderson, Pastor at Ebenezer PHC in Columbia, SC and Mark Richardson, Pastor at...

YouthQuest Pivots in 2024

April 11th, 2024

Have you ever felt the nervous excitement and anticipation for an idea you’d never tried before? Do you know that feeling? That uncertain, but hopeful possibility that a new and fresh approach might be exactly what you were looking for? If so, then you might understand how we feel about YouthQuest 2024. This summer, from...

The Importance of Gender Specific Ministries

April 4th, 2024

My ten-year-old climbed into the car with a scowl. Her usual, bubbly demeanor was overshadowed by frustration. She met my “How was your day?” with a big sigh, and it didn’t take long for her to describe how much “easier” life would be without “loud, bossy, gross boys.” As she talked, I couldn’t help but...

Things I’ve Learned While Leading Worship in a Local Church

March 28th, 2024

Having been a worship leader in a local church for several years, I have come to learn several things about myself and my role as a worship leader. The following points are largely practical (and perhaps self-evident to some). But I hope that somewhere in these thoughts there will be a kernel of encouragement, if...

IPHC NAVY CHAPLAIN JAMIL KHAN PROMOTED TO LT COMMANDER

February 7th, 2024

I met Jamil Khan at Maranatha Pentecostal Holiness when he and his mother started attending the church when he was 11 years old. At 16 years old he either wanted to be a pastor, military chaplain, or missionary. At the time he felt he was supposed to pastor and decided to attend Emmanuel College. When I...

Disaster Relief: Myanmar

January 8th, 2024

Disaster Relief: Myanmar - People to People Ministries Myanmar - On Sunday, January 7 th , the Kanan village in Myanmar suffered an unexpected air strike which killed 17 civilians and wounded around 20 people. Out of the 17 killed, there were 9 child casualties, including a sixteen-year-old boy who attended the IPHC church plant...

The Gathering: Singing with the Saints

January 4th, 2024

Welcome!! We are thrilled to host The Gathering: Singing With the Saints, a worship experience for senior adults hosted by IPHC Discipleship Ministries. The Gathering will take place in Falcon, NC, March 15-16, 2024. This experience was created with our senior saints in mind. Amid an ever-changing world full of “the next new thing,” we...

Women’s Gathering: ATTENDEE Response

December 7th, 2023

Women’s Gathering: ATTENDEE Response No one can share the impact the Women’s Leadership Gathering has had better than an attendee. Rachael Ward (Cornerstone Conference) is the Campus Events Coordinator for Emmanuel University. When she and her husband, Trés, are not traveling with Emmanuel Singers, they minister in churches across the denomination, and most recently, Rachael...

Church Hurt

November 22nd, 2023

Natalie Runion and 'Church Hurt' “Never tell God you’ll never do something because He’ll have you never nevering like you’ve nevered before,” Natalie joked when discussing her Raised to Stay journey. Natalie Runion, guest speaker at the 2023 Women’s Leadership Gathering in Black Mountain, NC, is a wife, mother, pastor, and author of Raised to...

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

November 9th, 2023

I hate to admit it but, everyone procrastinates at some point. Whether it's a chore around the house (dishes, laundry, kids cleaning their rooms, etc.) or a project at work, we all procrastinate. Procrastination comes from a Latin word that literally means, “do it tomorrow.” We put off the things we should do now until...

Disaster Relief: Morocco

September 11th, 2023

Disaster Relief: Morocco - People to People Ministries Morocco –On Friday, September 8, a deathly earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, classified as "strong", shook Morocco; the strongest quake to hit the area in nearly a century. News outlets have reported that there were around 2500 deaths due to the natural disaster, and first responders...

Disaster Relief: Pakistan

August 30th, 2023

Disaster Relief: Pakistan - People to People Ministries PAKISTAN – On Wednesday, Aug. 16, reports were received that two IPHC churches in Pakistan had been broken into, looted, and burned as a result of mob attacks happening within the country. According to Pakistan's IPHC (registered in the country as Christ Holiness Church) National Leader Asher...

Disaster Relief: Pakistan

August 17th, 2023

IPHC Pakistan Church Seeks Freedom for Abducted Pastor

May 8th, 2023

IPHC Pakistan Church Seeks Freedom for Abducted Pastor - People to People Ministries PAKISTAN – People to People, on behalf of Christ Holiness Church’s (IPHC Pakistan) National Leader, the Rev. Asher Mansa, requests aid to free Pastor Shamoun Boota, a local church pastor who was recently abducted by a neighboring Muslim landlord on the account...

Disaster Relief: Turkey Earthquake Update

February 23rd, 2023

Disaster Relief: Turkey Earthquake Update Praise in the Midst of Storm Matthew 9:36 “But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.” - People to People Ministries; Letter from Turkey National Leader Pastor Ismail Serinken TURKEY - After the devastating...

Disaster Relief: Turkey Earthquake

February 8th, 2023

Disaster Relief: Turkey Earthquake IPHC FAMILY IN TURKEY NEED OUR HELP -People to People Ministries TURKEY – On Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, an initial earthquake at magnitude 7.8 with up to 13 aftershocks reaching between 5-7.5 in magnitude shook Turkey. Hours later, a second earthquake at magnitude 7.5 shook the country again. As Turkey faces...

Afghanistan Relief Fund

August 26th, 2021

As you are certainly aware, the situation in Afghanistan is devastating. The world watches, comments, and pleads for governments to respond. Yet, our Church is positioned to ACT on behalf of the people. Bishop Asher Mansha of IPHC Pakistan is a leader of great influence. The IPHC is strong in Pakistan. In 2020, our collective...

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