Last year, an event so big it could not be contained in one auditorium, took place during the North American Convention of the Church of God. For the first time in Church of God history, congregations from all over the world ate of the bread and drank of the cup—AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME.
Global Communion launched a groundswell of excitement from the North American Convention out into the world and back. Powerful times of worship and prayer preceded that precise moment when hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously celebrated the death and resurrection of Christ.
In North America, congregations that had split many years ago reunited for this act of unity, while other groups gathered with local churches of diverse faith backgrounds to share in worship. In some countries, the difference in time zones meant that believers met in the middle of the night, while others gathered on Sunday evening and worshiped and prayed together for several hours prior to taking Communion. It was an experience of unity on the grandest of scale that yielded praise reports and compelling testimonies from those churches that participated.
We’re gonna do it again.
And it’s going to be bigger and better. If you missed the experience last year, mark your calendars today to join the global communion service this June 28. Be sure to attend the 2009 North American Convention of the Church of God and celebrate communion with thousands of congregations together in one place during Sunday evening’s worship service. If you cannot be in Anderson, participate via the Internet. Tell your pastor to schedule a global Communion service at your church, and get everyone in on the action!
Live video streaming information will be made available at chog.org/NAC as the service approaches, as well as text for songs and readings.
Global Communion launched a groundswell of excitement from the North American Convention out into the world and back. Powerful times of worship and prayer preceded that precise moment when hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously celebrated the death and resurrection of Christ.
In North America, congregations that had split many years ago reunited for this act of unity, while other groups gathered with local churches of diverse faith backgrounds to share in worship. In some countries, the difference in time zones meant that believers met in the middle of the night, while others gathered on Sunday evening and worshiped and prayed together for several hours prior to taking Communion. It was an experience of unity on the grandest of scale that yielded praise reports and compelling testimonies from those churches that participated.
We’re gonna do it again.
And it’s going to be bigger and better. If you missed the experience last year, mark your calendars today to join the global communion service this June 28. Be sure to attend the 2009 North American Convention of the Church of God and celebrate communion with thousands of congregations together in one place during Sunday evening’s worship service. If you cannot be in Anderson, participate via the Internet. Tell your pastor to schedule a global Communion service at your church, and get everyone in on the action!
Live video streaming information will be made available at chog.org/NAC as the service approaches, as well as text for songs and readings.
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