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Bicket Newsletter: August 2025

August 27th, 2025

It is Time! That’s right, it is time to GO! We’re ready to “cast off!!” We have been officially released to go back to Peru!!! Praise God! Thank you, everyone, for helping us get to this point. Every gesture of hospitality, every conversation, every prayer, and every Spirit-led dollar sent to support God’s mission in...

Defined by God: Pastor Brett Cooper

August 19th, 2025

What if one encounter with the Lord could rewrite your future and open doors for you that you had always assumed to be closed? What if your leap of faith brought your family into relationship with Him as well? What if you really allowed yourself to be defined, not by what the world says, but...

Prayer Beyond Our Imagination - Ephesians 3:20, 21

August 18th, 2025

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20, 21 (NKJV) The Apostle Paul concluded the third chapter of Ephesians...

Etheridge Newsletter: August 2025

August 11th, 2025

How Your Prayers are Helping Change Lives An essential part of effective missions is to be able to share the Gospel with the people in their heart language. Therefore, during our first three-year term here in Romania, our primary priorities are to grow in the language and start building relationships with people around us. Whether...

From Convert to Baptized to Bible School, IPHC Israel Seeks Help Purchasing Bible School for New Believers

August 8th, 2025

From Convert to Baptized to Bible School, IPHC Israel Seeks Help in Purchasing a Bible School for New Believers Over the last five years, Living Israel has helped baptize over 300 new converts in the Jordan River. With many of these converts coming from backgrounds of addiction, Living Israel works to first help them through...

Board Newsletter: August 2025

August 8th, 2025

Arise in Prayer for Asia The first Asia Arise in Prayer Summit was held recently at the Beyond Borders Training Center (BBTC) in Siliguri, northeast India. This strategic event brought together leaders from North India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. The Arise in Prayer Summit at BBTC. A major purpose of the meeting was...

Wooten Newsletter: August 2025

August 7th, 2025

Hello family and friends! I am so sorry for my lack of communication! Life got increasingly hectic and full as I was finishing things up in Wales before coming stateside for furlough. But I am excited to give you a long-overdue report on all the Lord has done in Wales and Europe these past several...

Gary Burd - A Lifelong Pioneer

August 7th, 2025

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A Tribute to Larry Bolling

August 6th, 2025

Larry Kenneth Bolling, PhD (20 February 1948 - 3 August 2025) Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, missionary, professor, and wordsmith. Dr. Larry Kenneth Bolling, a lifelong learner, devoted missionary, and professor, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2025. He was a man whose heartbeat to the rhythm of words, faith, and service; and whose jokes, though...

Discovering a New Destiny

August 4th, 2025

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Grant It, Lord - Ephesians 3:16-19

August 4th, 2025

There are passages of Scripture that speak to us in different seasons of life. They comfort, encourage, and guide us. Their impact may last a short day, a season, or a lifetime. Ephesians 3:16-19 is one of those passages that has impacted my life for much of my adult ministry. That impact is not only...

West Newsletter: August 2025

August 1st, 2025

Greetings from Malaysia! We have been in Malaysia for over a month now and are settling here, south of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, not far from the airport. We are living next to Xiamen University, the Malay campus of a large university in Fujian, China. It’s a cool area. There are many international students, especially...

Immersed in the Arts: Juquan Vickers

July 29th, 2025

The arts are our gifts from God. Often, we dismiss music, dance, acting, writing, painting, and other forms of art as frivolous or extra, assuming that other areas of our lives need our attention first. If we have any leftover time, we can spend it on our frivolities. But what if the arts were necessary...

Hellands Newsletter: July 2025

July 28th, 2025

HELLANDS IN HOLLAND Greetings from Holland The Helland family. When she was 13 years old, Femke cried uncontrollably while watching a documentary about street children in Brazil who had to sniff glue to survive. It was at that moment that she felt a divine calling to dedicate her life to helping the marginalized, the poor,...

WMM Partners with Arise in Prayer

July 25th, 2025

- World Missions Ministries Communications Office OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—World Missions Ministries, in correlation with its six Arise 2033 strategies for Kingdom expansion (1. prayer, 2. evangelism or winning the lost, 3. discipling believers, 4. planting churches, 5. targeting the 7,248 unreached or unengaged ethnic groups in the world, and 6. changing a paradigm by challenging...

A Place to Belong: Chaplain Dorothy Bayles

July 16th, 2025

Many people move through life looking for a place to belong, to be truly seen, to be valued, appreciated, and even respected. Many at the Bethany Children’s Health Center have found a place among the loving staff, patients, and family members who can empathize and walk alongside them in their journeys. Dorothy (McGuire) Bayles found...

Remembering: Rev. William Noyel “Bill” Jones

July 9th, 2025

IPHC mourns the passing of Rev. William Noyel “Bill” Jones, former Superintendent of the Georgia Conference (now known as LifePoint Ministries). Presiding Bishop A.D. Beacham, Jr. shared: “Rev. Bill Jones served Jesus and the IPHC with distinction. I had the joyful honor of working closely with him in the Georgia Conference and serving with him...

40 Years at Living Hope: Pastor Keith Gilliam

July 7th, 2025

Pastor Keith Gilliam has been at Living Hope Church in Lenoir, North Carolina, for 40 years. The church, started in 1950, changed names in 2018, when Gilliam felt the Lord’s prompting to remember 1 Peter 1:3, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given...

Ephesians 3:14, 15 “Let’s Try This Again”

July 7th, 2025

The “divine interruption” of Ephesians 3:2-13 brought Paul back to his first thoughts in Ephesians 3:1. It’s almost like when Paul mentioned his tribulations (imprisonment) in 3:13 that it became the connection back to his thoughts in 3:1 about being “the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles.” Thus, he used the exact phrase in...

Appalachian Conference’s New Superintendent: Larry Meadors

July 2nd, 2025

On June 30th, 2025, Bishop Larry Meadors was installed as the new Superintendent of the Appalachian Conference, following the retirement of Preston Mathena. Presiding Bishop A.D. Beacham, Jr. was present to install Bishop Meadors. Bishop Beacham remarked, “I have served with Larry in various boards and committees for over 20 years. He is well prepared...

Freedom in Christ: A Call to National & Spiritual Awakening

June 27th, 2025

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State of Urgency: Engaging the Privileges and the Responsibilities of our Freedom

June 26th, 2025

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Military Chaplains: Why They Serve, For the Freedom

June 25th, 2025

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Video Links for National Pastors Conference

June 25th, 2025

Did you miss the National Pastors Conference? Or maybe you heard something and can't quite remember it exactly? Here is your chance . . . National Pastors Conference Videos You will find many of the presenters including Pastor Mike Dodson, Pastor Bill Rose, Merle Gilley, Pastor Jared Fabec and more in this NPC Showcase. The night...

New President of the IPH Foundation: Preston Mathena

June 24th, 2025

Bishop Preston Mathena, Superintendent of the Appalachian Conference for the last fifteen years, is embarking on a new journey, retiring from his position as Superintendent and stepping in as President of the IPH Foundation. Born into a blended family in War, West Virginia, in 1956, Mathena couldn’t have imagined where the Lord would take...

A Lesson on the Sermon on the Mount

April 23rd, 2025

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24 Family Devotion Today friends we are going to read a real life, true story from the Bible in Matthew 7. Today, we’re going to hear a parable. A parable...

A dedicated servant leader, Chaplain (COL) Jerry L. Jones, US Army Retired

April 10th, 2025

HGM Church Plants: Celebrating 2024

April 10th, 2025 Jessi Lowe

2024 was an incredible year of church planting for the IPHC, with 18 launches across the United States and Puerto Rico, a 50% increase from the previous year. These newly launched churches hit the ground running and saw a remarkable number of salvations: 389. Praise the Lord for these souls! Dr. Trey Jones, Director of...

Looking Ahead to the 30th General Conference

March 27th, 2025 Jessi Lowe

IPHC is looking forward to the 30th General Conference on July 15-17, 2026, at the Mobile Conference Center in Mobile, Alabama. General Conference is a gathering that takes place every four years to worship, fellowship, select leaders, cast vision, adopt policies, enact legislation, receive training, and other activities that promote the mission/vision of the IPHC...

National Pastors Conference Recap

March 24th, 2025

On March 13 and 14, 2025, pastors from all over the United States and Canada gathered at Tree of Life Ministries in Lynchburg, Virginia, for the first National Pastors Conference (NPC) in 20 years. The atmosphere was electric, filled with excitement and anticipation, as the pastors and spouses connected with new and old friends. The...

Loving God through Worship

March 14th, 2025

The Bible might well be described as a “Book of Worship.” From Genesis to Revelation, the reader is introduced to the Creator, Deliverer, Redeemer, Eternal King, the only One Who is truly worthy of our deepest devotion and worship. Indeed, as we read the Scriptures with “worship eyes,” it is likely that we will see...

Thrive Church: Implementing HGM's Principle-Based Strategies

March 12th, 2025

Finding Rest in a Busy World

March 7th, 2025

Finding Rest in a Busy World: A Reflection on Mark 6 We live in a culture that glorifies busyness, often teetering on the brink of burnout. As Christians, our activity is often mission-focused, yet we can struggle to prioritize the very thing that replenishes us: rest. In Mark 6, we see Jesus modeling the importance...

Love in Chaos

February 28th, 2025

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Psalm 143:8 Finding God's Unfailing Love in the Midst of Chaos: A Reflection on Psalm 143:8 Psalm 143:8, a verse that often graces inspirational...

Prayers Answered in the Acts2Day's Harvest District

February 27th, 2025 Bishop Garry Bryant

In Memory of Jack Elmer Shaw

February 21st, 2025

Jack Elmer Shaw Obituary Jack Elmer Shaw, 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. After a brief hospital stay, he passed away peacefully at his home. Jack Shaw was born and raised in the Upstate of South Carolina by William Erby and Mittie Lou Saxon Shaw. Jack was...

Welcoming All

February 21st, 2025

Welcoming All: The Power of Inclusion in Children's Ministry Everyone’s journey is different. For the Nixon family, it's a journey marked by the unwavering support and acceptance of their church community. Jamie and Tabitha Nixon have three children, each with their own unique story. However, it's Selah's experience that highlights the profound impact a welcoming...

Accelerant 2025: Record Attendance at the Annual Youth Conference

February 14th, 2025 Jon Oliver

Accelerant 2025 was held January 30 – February 2, 2025, in Gatlinburg, TN, with a little over 3,400 in attendance. This marks a new record attendance, surpassing the previous record of 3,300 set last year. Accelerant is a youth conference that has impacted thousands of IPHC young people over the last two-plus decades. The years...

Chaplains of Hope Equips Future Trainers to Serve the Hispanic Community

February 13th, 2025

Women's Ministries Monthly Newsletter- February 2025

February 5th, 2025

Women's Ministries Monthly Newsletter- January 2025

January 14th, 2025

Toronto’s Grace Tabernacle: 50th Anniversary Celebration

January 13th, 2025 Jessi Lowe

On January 5, 2025, Grace Tabernacle in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held a landmark celebration: the 50th Anniversary of the founding of their church! Pastors Rick and Wendy Mootoo have been eagerly anticipating the celebration, expecting a large turnout with many familiar faces, and they weren’t disappointed when Grace Tabernacle gathered...

Harvest Train 2024: The Lila Berry Story

December 26th, 2024 Jessi Lowe

The excitement surrounding Harvest Train in Falcon, North Carolina, an annual IPHC event that kicks off the holiday season, is unmatched. On the days leading up to Thanksgiving, manypeople from around the country travel to Falcon to support Falcon Children’s Home and Family Services (FCHFS) and the good work done there. FCHFS was started...

Tidings of Comfort and Joy for the Holiday Season

December 24th, 2024

Most holiday songs are filled with joy, laughter, and expectations of warm memories being made with family and friends. But are you familiar with these lines? “And when those blue snowflakes start falling That's when those blue memories start calling. You'll be doing all right, With your Christmas of white But I'll have a blue,...

Dangers of Young Men

December 23rd, 2024

Dangers of Young Men Before I get into the dangers young men face, let me tell you this: “IPHC Discipleship Ministries now has unlimited access to RightNow Media—the world’s largest streaming library of Bible study videos.” This is available to you for free! More on this later. In the process of researching these resources for...

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...

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: 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...