Fourteen-year-old Isaac Ward of First AG, Binghamton, New York, is the Junior Winner of the first National Bible Bee and a $50,000 scholarship. Ward says AG's Teen Bible Quiz helped him with contest, through memorization.

AG Bible Alliance representatives presented copies of the African Portuguese Fire Bible at launch services in Angola and Mozambique.

New Life Network donates three dollars of every pledge they received during their campaign to Convoy of Hope in order to  provide food and supplies for families suffering from typhoon damage in the Philippines.

Churches are not immune from being victims of criminal activity -- they are no longer "safe zones" as many people no longer respect God or His house.

Weekly attendance and church condition declines at Trinity Life Center of Sacramento, California by the end of 2007. After Glen D. Cole accepts senior pastor position in 2008, the church is now thriving with an average attendance of 800 and has been remodeled without borrowing.

Southeastern University (AG), Lakeland, Florida, received a second and final installment on a $10 million pledge from Hobby Lobby, Inc., on Friday.

Featured in this historic Pentecostal Evangel are articles by Mary Tregenza, Normand J.Thompson, former General Superintendent Ernest S. Williams and others!

Two members of the Rocky Mountain Masters Commission, based out of New Life Worship Center (AG) in Federal Heights, Colorado, died Thursday when the van they were riding in apparently hit a patch of black ice, causing the van to roll. Sixteen members of the group were in the van at the time. Six are still in critical condition.

A book that has been long out of print, suddenly becomes in demand. Gospel Publishing House responds with offering the classic work as a downloadable PDF -- and they hope to offer other classic Pentecostal books in this format in the future.

A Central Bible College student receives a surprise when his name is drawn to receive an $1,100 scholarship for next semester. The scholarship was a gift from an alumni who hopes to inspire other churches and individuals to do similar things to help students.

Teens spend three hours and 20 minutes watching TV a day, more than any other media, despite new trends such as texting — Amber Weigand-Buckley says TV in every room can pull family apart and cautions parents to encourage teens to "unplug."

General Superintendent George O. Wood will be responding to questions in a live MinistryDirect.com online Q&A session on Thursday, November 12.

A grandson's unexpected death leads couple to create a memorial for him that is also a powerful tribute to missionaries.

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This week in AG history features the entire edition of the November 8, 1953, Pentecostal Evangel, including an article by Donald Gee.

Recently, the Vietnam government granted the Assemblies of God of Vietnam an official permit to operate. Among other things, the approval opens doors of opportunity to help believers in Vietnam construct their own church buildings.

The National Prayer Center is offering a Holiday Prayer Guide for the holiday season, with prayer suggestions focused towards topics such as thankfulness, gratitude, love and comfort.

The culture in the United States has beome less "child-friendly," according to the result of polls. Once seen as important to a successful marriage by most Americans, now more Americans find "sharing household chores" as more important than children are to experiencing a successful marriage.

National Girls Ministries has recently placed all of its updated Mpact Girls Clubs and Teen Girl Ministries Clubs Sponsor Guides on CD-ROMs — ending the frustration of lost pages for leaders. In addition, the office is now also offering free reproducible downloads of units, pages and forms on its Web site.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University's traveling ministry group, The Harvesters, performed at a conference held by International Assemblies of God in South Africa.