October 17, 2008
The Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.
COGAF News

OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH!

Pastor Appreciation Month is a special time that congregations set aside each year to honor their pastors and pastoral families for the hard work, sacrificial dedication and multiple blessings provided by these special people. It is typically scheduled in October, but can be held at any time that is convenient for the church and the community. It is also important to remember that appreciation, affirmation and prayer support of our spiritual leaders is appropriate throughout the entire year. (more)

 

 
Local Church Activities

Elm Tree Church is hosting seven days of "Refreshing and Renewal Conference" on October 13th thru 19th. Monday thru Saturday services will begin at 7:00 p.m. Sunday services will be 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Speakers will include Bishop Henry Grandberry, Evangelist George Clay, Evangelist Brad Hudson, Evangelist John Hile, Former Pastor Elbert Standlee, Author and Evangelist Glenda Parton, and Youth Pastor and Teacher Larry Guilland. There will be special music each night including the national recording artist trio, The Revelators, and a special worship team from God's House of Glory. We invite all to come and receive a fresh anointing of the Holy Ghost and a renewal of our dedication to God in these last days. Elm Tree Church is located on Highway 13th South of Lampe, MO. Contact Pastor Al Crawford at (417) 294-2217 for more information.

The Ladies Ministry Service (LMS) at Blessing Heights is hosting a Women's Conference on October 18th & 19th with special speaker, ReJeanna Sluder.  Saturday, the 18th services will start at 10:00 a.m. and again at 7:00 p.m.  On the following Sunday services will start at 10:30 a.m. All ladies are welcome to attend.  There is no charge for this event.

Abundant Grace Community Church is hosting revival services on October 19-22nd with Evangelist Ivan Tait at 7:00 p.m. nightly. Kids can enjoy “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” Kids Krusade starting at 7:00 p.m nightly with Commodore Marshall & Charlie the cabin-monkey. A special movie premiere event will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd of “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie” at 7:00 p.m. sponsored by www.abundantgracekids.com and BigIdea. For more information about this event visit www.abundantgracekids.com or www.abundant-grace.com.

Abundant Grace Community Church is hosting Hallelujah Night (HN) on October 31st from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. This is a safe alternative to halloween. FREE games will be available inside our Family Life Building plus food and games outside benefiting Vision Student Fellowship. In conjunction with HN ’08, we are part of the 15th Anniversary Celebration of VeggieTales.  As part of the celebration we will have 3 showings of the very first VeggieTales movie “Where’s God When I’m S-Scared?”  The showings will be at 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. with special event prizes given away at 8:30 p.m.  The “Where’s God When I’m S-Scared?” 15th Anniversary Event is brought to you by BigIdea and www.abundantgracekids.com.

Pastors

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Youth

Creating Lasting Change in your Teenagers

by Jeanne Mayo

It’s a dilemma that all seasoned youth workers face over and over. In reality, how do we more effectively partner with the Lord to create long term spiritual change?

Worship

Stay on Target
by WorshipLeader.com

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