The Church of God in North America: Difference between revisions

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In addition, church members have helped their neighbors in need by donating socks to the homeless and hosting blanket drives to support a children’s hospital. The church has also led volunteer activities to support education by donating books and school supplies to local schools, building playgrounds, and hosting other initiatives to support the youth. They continue to share Mother's love with their neighbors through large and small volunteer services such as helping the elderly at nursing homes, shoveling snow after snowstorms, and visiting police and fire stations to show their appreciation for their service.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/volunteer/|title= Volunteer Services|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> The Church of God in Edmonton, Canada, visited senior citizens, who spent the end of the year away from their families, in nursing homes and shared love and laughter by putting on various performances.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20130120257|title= Sharing Warm Love Even in the New Year|website= WATV.org|publisher= |date=January 20, 2013 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121230414|title= Beautiful Connection Made with Love|website= WATV.org|publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>

They also carry out activities to help solve critical societal problems to create a better future. In the United States, which has the highest number of COVID-19 infections, the Church of God delivered face masks and support kits to the medical staff to help during the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=248171|title= Church of God Shares Hope in U.S. Areas to Overcome COVID-19|website=NDN News |publisher= |date=June 22, 2020|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> During this time, when communication between families started to decrease, the members held the “Family Appreciation Day” event to help family members reconnect with one another.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/family-appreciation-day-chicago/|title=Family Appreciation Day of the Chicago Church in IL|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=March 17, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> They also held the ASEZ ''“''Future Leaders Forum” in partnership with police officials to discuss crime prevention measures that can be put into practice<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/asez-future-leader-forum/|title= ASEZ Future Leader Forum in Virginia|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=April 28, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> and the “Cooperation for World Peace” concert to encourage citizens to implement the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] in their daily lives.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/concerts-peru-us-malaysia-singapore/|title= Concerts in Peru, U.S., Malaysia, and Singapore|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://asez.org/~~asez_peace~~-~~concert_eng~~/|title= ASEZ Concert at the Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall|website=ASEZ.org |publisher= |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>

They also carry out activities to help solve critical societal problems to create a better future. In the United States, which has the highest number of COVID-19 infections, the Church of God delivered face masks and support kits to the medical staff to help during the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=248171|title= Church of God Shares Hope in U.S. Areas to Overcome COVID-19|website=NDN News |publisher= |date=June 22, 2020|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> During this time, when communication between families started to decrease, the members held the “Family Appreciation Day” event to help family members reconnect with one another.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/family-appreciation-day-chicago/|title=Family Appreciation Day of the Chicago Church in IL|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=March 17, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> They also held the ASEZ ''“''Future Leaders Forum” in partnership with police officials to discuss crime prevention measures that can be put into practice<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/asez-future-leader-forum/|title= ASEZ Future Leader Forum in Virginia|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=April 28, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> and the “Cooperation for World Peace” concert to encourage citizens to implement the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] in their daily lives.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/concerts-peru-us-malaysia-singapore/|title= Concerts in Peru, U.S., Malaysia, and Singapore|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://asez.org/peace-concert-alice-tully-hall/|title= ASEZ Concert at the Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall|website=ASEZ.org |publisher= |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>

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 In addition, church members have helped their neighbors in need by donating socks to the homeless and hosting blanket drives to support a children’s hospital. The church has also led volunteer activities to support education by donating books and school supplies to local schools, building playgrounds, and hosting other initiatives to support the youth. They continue to share Mother's love with their neighbors through large and small volunteer services such as helping the elderly at nursing homes, shoveling snow after snowstorms, and visiting police and fire stations to show their appreciation for their service.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/volunteer/|title= Volunteer Services|website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> The Church of God in Edmonton, Canada, visited senior citizens, who spent the end of the year away from their families, in nursing homes and shared love and laughter by putting on various performances.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20130120257|title= Sharing Warm Love Even in the New Year|website= WATV.org|publisher=  |date=January 20, 2013 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121230414|title= Beautiful Connection Made with Love|website= WATV.org|publisher=  |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>
-They also carry out activities to help solve critical societal problems to create a better future. In the United States, which has the highest number of COVID-19 infections, the Church of God delivered face masks and support kits to the medical staff to help during the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=248171|title= Church of God Shares Hope in U.S. Areas to Overcome COVID-19|website=NDN News  |publisher= |date=June 22, 2020|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> During this time, when communication between families started to decrease, the members held the “Family Appreciation Day” event to help family members reconnect with one another.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/family-appreciation-day-chicago/|title=Family Appreciation Day of the Chicago Church in IL|website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date=March 17, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> They also held the ASEZ ''“''Future Leaders Forum” in partnership with police officials to discuss crime prevention measures that can be put into practice<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/asez-future-leader-forum/|title= ASEZ Future Leader Forum in Virginia|website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date=April 28, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> and the “Cooperation for World Peace” concert to encourage citizens to implement the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] in their daily lives.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/concerts-peru-us-malaysia-singapore/|title= Concerts in Peru, U.S., Malaysia, and Singapore|website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://asez.org/asez_peace-concert_eng/|title= ASEZ Concert at the Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall|website=ASEZ.org |publisher=   |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>
+They also carry out activities to help solve critical societal problems to create a better future. In the United States, which has the highest number of COVID-19 infections, the Church of God delivered face masks and support kits to the medical staff to help during the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=248171|title= Church of God Shares Hope in U.S. Areas to Overcome COVID-19|website=NDN News  |publisher= |date=June 22, 2020|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> During this time, when communication between families started to decrease, the members held the “Family Appreciation Day” event to help family members reconnect with one another.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/family-appreciation-day-chicago/|title=Family Appreciation Day of the Chicago Church in IL|website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date=March 17, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> They also held the ASEZ ''“''Future Leaders Forum” in partnership with police officials to discuss crime prevention measures that can be put into practice<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/asez-future-leader-forum/|title= ASEZ Future Leader Forum in Virginia|website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date=April 28, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> and the “Cooperation for World Peace” concert to encourage citizens to implement the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] in their daily lives.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/concerts-peru-us-malaysia-singapore/|title= Concerts in Peru, U.S., Malaysia, and Singapore|website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://asez.org/peace-concert-alice-tully-hall/|title= ASEZ Concert at the Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall|website=ASEZ.org |publisher=   |date=August 11, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>
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