Weekly Update Library

September 25, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,We hope all of you had a wonderfully inspiring Feast of Trumpets. For good reasons, it does seem as though we are rapidly drawing closer to the reality of what that Feast pictures. We are not there yet, but as Paul wrote, “Do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time…

September 18, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,The unique relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States was on display this week as the royal family rolled out the red carpet for President Trump. Not only was it a spectacular display of pomp and ceremony, but it was also unprecedented in scope. While…

September 11, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,This has been a sad week here in the United States. A young woman who immigrated from Ukraine to escape the violence of war was brutally stabbed to death by a deranged man while riding on a commuter train in uptown Charlotte. The video record touched many, and the story…

September 4, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,One of the most destructive behaviors we as humans exhibit is failing to forgive. Whether in marriage, among neighbors, at work, or in the Church, a lack of forgiveness hurts not only the person who has wronged us, but also—and even more so—ourselves. Jesus leaves no doubt…

August 28, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Gerald Weston and Dr. Douglas Winnail have been in Canada this past week, conducting a ministerial conference for pastors and elders in the region, after which Mr. Weston recorded some Canadian-content Tomorrow’s World programs. Mr. Mike DeSimone reports that…

August 21, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,This week’s video update mentions a couple of recent developments that you might find of interest: one is about an African prison where 70 inmates completed the Bible Study Course, and the other is about the brief mention of the Living Church of God and our …

August 14, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Rees Ellis reports that the French-language youth camp in Benin successfully started this week. Mr. Peter Nathan has been in western Kenya coordinating Feast preparations over the last two weeks, and he will visit the Benin camp before its conclusion next week. Here in…

August 7, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,When a pebble is thrown into water, concentric waves emanate from the point of entry. I often tell our teens and young adults that they can be pebbles of purity and example in the Church and in the world. This is why we have youth programs—camps, Living Education, and…

July 31, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,A lot is happening in our world. Extremely powerful earthquakes struck Russia this week; there was a mass shooting in downtown Manhattan, New York; and there were other big news stories. While some understandably focus on these stories, far more prophetically significant…

July 24, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,I mention in this week’s video update that we had about ten ministers at our Texas Teen Camp, which ended earlier this week. To be more precise, we had an even dozen—some employed by the Work and others serving as unpaid elders. You may wonder why we have so many, and I…

July 17, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,The Living Youth teen camp in Athens, Texas, is on the homestretch, with the last day planned for this Sunday. Mr. Weston reports that things have gone extremely well, including beautiful, cooler-than-expected weather. You can catch his on-site video update at https://…

July 10, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Weston—as well as other ministers, wives, and staff—are at the Living Youth teen camp in Athens, Texas. All reports are that Camp has started off on a good and positive note. Many of you have heard about the horrific flooding on July 4 in the Hill…