2018–17 Church of God Yearbook

2017–18 UNITED STATES & CANADA ABOUT THIS YEARBOOK FILE The Yearbook file is a fully searchable PDF file with active Internet links. For best results, we recommend that you use Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to view and search this file. Adobe Reader is a free product that can be downloaded and installed from www.adobe.com. Moving through the File To move through the file, you can use Reader’s built-in page functions. You can also click on the items in the main table of contents and in each subsection table of contents to go directly to a particular section or page. Add Your Own Notes The Commenting and Reviewing feature has been activated in this PDF, which allows you to add your own notes using Adobe Reader 7.0 or later. In order to add your own notes, you must first copy the Yearbook PDF to your hard drive or a removable drive. Once you have done so, you can use the features found on the Tools menu. Click Tools and choose the items for commenting and markup. The most useful way to add comments is to use the Note tool, usually found on the Commenting menu. Links in the File All e-mail and web addresses throughout the file are linked. If you click on an e-mail address, a new e-mail message to that address should open up within your e-mail client. (Note that this will not work with web-based e-mail programs. For such programs, copy and paste the e-mail address into a new message.) Clicking on a web address should cause your Internet browser to launch and access that site. Searching the File Using Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher, you have two options for searching the Yearbook file. Both features are accessible from the Edit menu. The Search feature is the more powerful of the two options. • Find: This feature finds the first instance of the desired item. You can only view the found items one at a time as you move through the file. • Search: This feature lists all of the instance of your search item in a separate search pane. This allows you to see how many instances of you item were found, and you can click on a specific result in the search pane to move directly to that item. Please Note: E-mail and web addresses included in this file are printed as provided by churches and ministers. The publishers do not verify the addresses and are not responsible for their accuracy. 2017–182015-16 ChurchChurch of of God God Ministries, Ministries Inc. Anderson,Anderson, Indiana Indiana © 2017 Church of God Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without prior written permission of the publisher. For this and all other editorial matters, please contact: Church of God Ministries, Inc. PO Box 2420 Anderson, IN 46018-2420 800-848-2464 www.JesusIsTheSubject.org The information contained herein is provided directly by participating churches and ministers and is not independently verified. The publishers are not responsible for the content of the information contained herein and make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or veracity of the information provided by the participating churches and ministers. Special thanks to Carolyn Frost, design and layout, and Carl Stagner and Joyce Hazen, general editing. Printed in the United States of America. Table of Contents Table of Contents Important Information ........................................................................................................2 Calendar ................................................................................................................................5 Church of God in the United States and Canada ...........................................................9 The General Assembly ..................................................................................... 10 Church of God Ministries Directory ............................................................. 18 General Director and Executive Team ......................................... 20 Advancement Team ........................................................................ 21 Domestic Ministries Team ............................................................. 26 Compassionate Ministries ............................................................. 29 Global Strategy ................................................................................. 33 Finance and Operations Team ...................................................... 39 Legal and General Counsel ............................................................ 40 Church of God Foundation ........................................................... 41 Warner Press ..................................................................................... 42 Partners in Ministry Directory ....................................................................... 43 Endorsed Agencies Directory ......................................................................... 49 Affiliated Agencies Directory.......................................................................... 61 State, Regional, and Provincial Organizations Directory .......................... 67 United States and Canada Church Directory ............................................ 101 U.S. and Canada Statistics ............................................................................. 297 Ministerial Directory ...................................................................................... 301 Military Chaplains ......................................................................... 419 Institutional Chaplains ................................................................. 423 In Memoriam Directory ............................................................... 427 Church of God Around the World............................................................................... 431 Freestanding Ministries Advertising ............................................................................ 439 Index .................................................................................................................................. 453 THE 2017–18 YEARBOOK —A snapshot of the church This publication is one of the key connections in the ministry life of the Church of God. Containing available services, directories, names, addresses, telephone numbers, as well as website and e-mail addresses, it puts helpful ministry information at our fingertips. The Yearbook also tells a story. That story is about who we are as a fellowship. It’s about the partnerships that unite us in ministry. It’s about where we’ve grown and the departed servants of God who are no longer with us. It’s about how we are organized and where we can go for answers, assistance, and direction. The Yearbook tells the story of who we are lo- cally—and around the world. Even as the pages of this volume were rolling off the presses, churches and ministers were relocating; dates, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses were changing—we are a movement after all! For that reason, the information you will find here is a snapshot in time. The recent development and launch of www.chog24-7.org provides the most current, most complete look at the Church of God available anywhere. The mobile app version of the Yearbook provides real-time updates and overcomes many of the limitations of the printed, bound edition. CRITICAL INFORMATION about the online contents of the 2017–18 Yearbook External website links and resources are neither sponsored nor endorsed by Church of God Ministries, which assumes no responsibility for their content. Some of the website addresses found in this Yearbook may be incorrect. For various reasons, the address of a website may change at times. When such changes occur, the possibility exists that objectionable material may appear at a web address that was previously used by a church or Christian organization. We recognize the challenges that many pastors, laypeople, and constituents face with the Internet. Thus, this printed version of the Yearbook has been created. We ask that you help us keep our records updated. If you are unable to use a computer, please call our offices at 800-848-2464 and one of our team members will be glad to help you with your registration needs. Whenever something changes, we urge you to update your record as soon as possible, either by calling us or by logging on to www.chog24-7.org. Remember, you are the owner of your account information. It is beneficial to you and the larger church body that you keep your information current. 1 Important Information from the United States Treasury Department Annually, Church of God Ministries Credentialing Services compiles and submits information regarding subordinates (churches and organizations) under the General Assembly of the Church of God group exemption to comply with the Internal Revenue Service regula- tions for nonprofits. Subordinates within a state, district, or region are approved by the credentialing body of that state, area, or district. The compilation of approved subordinates is sent from the state, district, or regional assembly to Church of God Ministries to be included in the group exemption of the General Assembly of the Church of God. The IRS requirement of being listed under the group exemption as a subordinate must meet the IRS qualifications of a “subordinate” as set out in Publication 4573 (Rev. 6-2007), which states in part: Subordinates must be: Affiliated with the central organization;

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