1st Recipient of CGN Grant Program Announced!
We’re excited to announce the first recipient of our grant program!
Meet Brian Magara Rafiki. He’s a Church of God member from Kenya and is using his grant to start a car wash and tire repair business.

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We’re excited to announce the first recipient of our grant program!
Meet Brian Magara Rafiki. He’s a Church of God member from Kenya and is using his grant to start a car wash and tire repair business.

We’re excited to announce another cross-group fellowship event funded by our Ephesians 4 Project: the 2024 California Summer BBQ. This event is now on its second year! We hope this becomes an annual tradition! It’s so encouraging to see brethren coming together to fellowship across Church of God organizations. Here’s a wonderful comment from James…
In addition to providing grants for service projects, our Within Your Gates program also keeps brethren informed on urgent needs around the Church of God and point them in the direction of how to help! Urgent prayers are needed for brethren in Southern California, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Vanuatu. More details for each situation are below:…
Happy 3 year anniversary to our Educational and Business Development Grants program! The program’s purpose is to help brethren in developing countries start successful, profitable and sustainable businesses, or obtain training or education for jobs that will provide a reliable source of income. This is done through micro grants that will help pay for the…
Say hi to the newest recipient of the CGN Educational and Business Development Grants program: Sharon Darizo! Sharon Darizo is a member of the United Church of God and lives in Nairobi, Kenya. She is using her grant to complete her bachelors degree in Business Administration. After she finishes her studies, she plans on starting…
Within Your Gates is our program aimed at inspiring good works by providing grants for service projects led by members of the Church of God. Whether you’re a member or a minister, we encourage projects benefiting Church brethren or the local community. Our most recent Within Your Gates grantee is Brian Hoselton of the United…
Check out the heartwarming pictures from Sharon Darizo’s graduation ceremony (one of our COG Development Program grantees)! With a grant from our COG Development Program, Sharon graduated from Kenya Methodist University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, specializing in marketing! Sharon expressed her heartfelt thanks for helping to make this achievement possible, sharing how…
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”
—Psalm 133:1