Weekly Update Library

May 14, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,The Council of Elders meetings have gone very well. The first day was devoted to reports from each of the Council members about what is happening in their areas of responsibility. These were encouraging, but also presented challenges we face in our ever-changing world. One…

May 7, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Council of Elders members and some of their wives from across the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia will join us at Headquarters here in Charlotte, North Carolina for Council meetings this coming Tuesday through Thursday. Twice a year we meet in person to discuss…

April 30, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,As I mention in this week’s video update, several personnel transfers are in progress at this time. Because not everyone sees the video updates, I’ll mention these transfers here as well: Mr. Javid Khan has been working in our Charlotte television department for the last…

April 23, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Longtime elder Mr. Jim Arnaldo died April 13 at the age of 92. He served for a time in New Brunswick, Canada, but mostly in the New England states. He was known by many and was presented with a Pastor Emeritus award last year. We received good news on Monday that the Thai…

April 16, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Numbers never give the whole story. There was a time when more than 156,000 attended the Feast of Tabernacles in the Worldwide Church of God, but where are they today? That is why we need to be careful not to judge things by numbers alone. But out of that number a remnant…

March 26, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Wachowicz conducted a very positive and productive online meeting for all Canadian ministers this past week. I’m not always able to participate in these regional conferences, but this time I was, and I appreciated seeing the ministers in that region where I once served…

March 19, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Some of you may have noticed that last week’s video update was not posted on time. Our apologies for it slipping through the cracks—it was recorded and edited, but not posted. It is now on the website, and a new one for this week is also posted. In this latest video update…

March 12, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Unleavened bread is part of the Passover service, but the Bible does not give us a specific recipe to use, stipulating only that it must be unleavened (Exodus 12:8; Matthew 26:26). Historically, the Church has used store-bought plain Matzos or homemade unleavened bread from…

March 5, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Our Mail Processing Department mailed just short of 180,000 pieces in February, even though it is the shortest month of the year. The Tomorrow’s World magazine is not included in this figure as it is mailed by the printer. This demonstrates the efficiency and…

February 26, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,We are now a month away from the Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread. Let us make sure we are preparing by examining ourselves to find unrepented-of leaven in our lives. Most of us do not have to look too hard to find some significant shortcomings—often ones that we face…

February 19, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Carol and I returned home on Wednesday after attending the Family Weekend in Joplin, where we enjoyed wonderful fellowship and creative activities. We also visited my sister in Branson and Carol’s family in Kansas City. I worked on a new booklet and the script for the …

February 12, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,It’s a busy time with lots of Tomorrow’s World Presentations taking place and a number of activities going on. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Weston have headed for Joplin, Missouri, for the Family Weekend there as well as some personal time with family. Mr. and Mrs. John…