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Bamba Newsletter: February 2025

February 20th, 2025

Greetings from Japan! We were greeted early New Year’s Day with the beating of drums from the local neighborhood shrine. People were lined up waiting their turn to ring the bell and ask for blessings for the coming year. It is heartbreaking to see so many lost Japanese, not knowing there is a God who...

This is My Prayer: Experience God’s Great Power Ephesians 1:18-21

February 19th, 2025

Reading Ephesians 1 is like listening to a piece of music that builds until it reaches a climatic crescendo bringing you to your feet clapping your hands in appreciation and admiration. It’s a prayer building in purpose and power through each verse. In Ephesians 1:17 we looked at the first part of the purpose of...

McClerkin Newsletter: February 2025

February 18th, 2025

THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MINISTRY As many of you know, I have been serving as an IPHC missionary in Africa for several years. Most of that service has been in South Sudan, but it included a stint in Mozambique to oversee a major building project. I came on my first trip to South Sudan in...

Esther Nix: Faith Is Her Constant

February 18th, 2025

Faith, a true, industrious faith that seeps into the mundane and permeates the difficult, can seem ever-elusive, a pipe dream just out of reach. Not so for Esther Nix. Her faith is found in the every day, guiding her choices, protecting her in danger, comforting her in grief, and sustaining her in transitions. Esther was...

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

This is my Prayer: Wisdom and Knowledge of God Ephesians 1:15-17

February 12th, 2025

Ephesians 1:3-14 is an inspiring anthem of praise which leads to an inspiring raison dˈêtre for prayer in 1:15-23. Paul wrote this letter while “in chains,” imprisoned in Caesarea or Rome (6:20). While imprisoned he received information in letters and from visitors about the churches he planted across the Mediterranean. We know from Ephesians 6:21,...

World Missions Appoints Two New Regional Directors

February 10th, 2025

World Missions Appoints Two New Regional Directors - World Missions Ministries Communications Office OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – On February 6, 2025, World Missions Ministries (WMM) Executive Director Bishop Talmadge Gardner, in consultation with the WMM Council, appointed two new Regional Directors: Missionary Edgar Banaga as the new Regional Director over the Indo-Pacific, and Missionary Christopher...

World Missions Ministries Announces 2025 Antioch Grant Awards

February 10th, 2025

World Missions Ministries Announces 2025 Antioch Grant Awards - World Missions Ministries Communications Office OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — World Missions Ministries (WMM), with the help of many generous, missions-oriented congregations, has awarded nine Antioch Grants for 2025 totaling $734,600. In 2014, WMM began to strategically emphasize Antioch Grants as part of its departmental budget through...

Women's Ministries Monthly Newsletter- February 2025

February 5th, 2025

The Holy Spirit of Promise - Ephesians 1:13-14

February 4th, 2025

“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.” Ephesians 1:13, 14, New...

IPHC North India's 2025 Annual Conference

February 4th, 2025

IPHC North India's 2025 Annual Conference - IPHC North India BETHELGRAM, GIRIDIH, INDIA— We thank and praise God for a great Annual Conference again this year, 2025. The celebration lasting three days in Bethelgram, Giridih went so fast that our pastors were wanting more! The Bethelgram Convention Center (BCC) hosted the Annual Conference this year...

IPHC Israel 2024 Recap Video

February 3rd, 2025

IPHC Israel 2024 Recap Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xetrT2J9ilg Contributions can be made to the Israel Relief Fund online here or by check sent to P.O. Box 12609 Oklahoma City, OK 73157 and earmarked "26010P".

Wendy Lowe: A New Calling

February 3rd, 2025

Wendy Lowe is a hometown girl. Her roots are deep and strong into the community that she loves and has raised her family in. Born in Wytheville, Virginia, Wendy grew up and attended high school and a community college there. She chose to complete her four-year degree at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, less than...

North India's Building Together Recap (2019-2024)

January 29th, 2025

North India's Building Together Recap (2019-2024) - IPHC North India NORTH INDIA - We give all praise and thanks to our God who does marvelous things- things beyond our planning or imagination. The story of Building Together is a powerful testament not only to the transformation of our communities and organization but to a movement...

The Riches of God’s Grace - Ephesians 1:7-12

January 29th, 2025

Ephesians 1:7 gives us the first use of a word Paul used six times in this letter, rich/riches (1:7, 18; 2:4, 7; 3:8, 16). Through this word, he emphasized that God, in His eternal plan of salvation from before the foundation of the world, has everything needed in His Son to provide for the redemption...

Gonzales Newsletter: January 2025

January 24th, 2025

Greetings! We are overwhelmingly thankful to God for 2024. It was a very blissful year for us. Comparative to 2023, we saw tremendous growth in the ministry, in winning souls for Jesus, in church planting, making disciples, and in church growth. We are now in the process of collecting 2024 church statistical data and will...

Wooten Newsletter: January 2025

January 24th, 2025

The Wooten's Window A Look Back at a Year of Blessing and Favor, and Forward to New Opportunities! Praise the Lord to our wonderful supporters, family, and friends. We rejoice with you in the new year that God has given us. First, we want to say, “Thank you!”, once again. Thank you for every prayer,...

The Glory of Grace Ephesians 1:4-6

January 22nd, 2025

In the blog post last week, I mentioned how Ephesians 1:3-14 is one long sentence in Greek. When the Apostle Paul wrote, or perhaps dictated, this section, it’s like he didn’t take a breath or pause. The words flowed like a rushing river of praise. Paul used words like “chose us, predestined, adoption” with confidence...

Karla Powell: Sandwiches and Skateboards

January 21st, 2025

Karla Powell grew up in Bedford, Virginia and planned to move away as soon as she could; she wanted opportunities beyond what were available in her small town. Little did she know that as the Lord got ahold of her heart, He would call her to stay in her hometown and change the future for...

We Are Blessed in Christ Ephesians 1:1-3

January 15th, 2025

“At the beginning God, as it were, walks into the church assembled for worship and breathes His blessing upon it. He remains throughout and at the close of the worship service walks out again, not out of the church, but out with the church.” So wrote William Hendriksen as the opening paragraph to his commentary...

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...

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...

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...

Preparing for Growth

December 3rd, 2024

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...

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...

Find your place in this moment.

October 24th, 2024

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...

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: 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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