Weekly Update Library

January 15, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Many of you know that Friday, January 16, is the 40th anniversary of the death of Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong. The impact he had on the modern Work of God is immense. God could have called someone else, but Mr. Armstrong was the one He chose to bring about a significant…

January 8, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,The Roman new year has gotten off to a rocky start. A terrible fire at a Swiss night club killed 40 and injured another 119. Of those who died, 26 were teenagers, some as young as 14. In addition to the lifelong memory of this horrible event, survivors suffered severe burns…

January 1, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,While much of the world is sleeping in this morning after a night of frivolous partying to ring in a new Roman calendar year, we are busy in the office doing the Work to which we’ve been called. Mr. Wallace Smith and I recorded telecasts today, and others are taking care of…

December 25, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. and Mrs. Weston are travelling from Barbados to Trinidad for the family weekend there. Family weekends are also going on in Texas, Alabama, Kansas City, and Charlotte. Dr. Winnail reports that he visited Adelaide this week and will be in Melbourne for the Sabbath. Youth…

December 18, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Dr. Winnail arrived safely in Australia on Wednesday for the first stop in his round-the-world trip. Mr. and Mrs. Weston left Thursday for Barbados. Next week, they will travel to Trinidad for the Family Weekend there.The shooting in Bondi Beach, near Sydney, Australia,…

December 11, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,We hope to have the new hymnal go to press by the end of the month. The printer says it will take about six weeks to get it back to us, so we will have to be patient a little longer. However, it is coming and will be out by Passover. Mr. Rod McNair recorded a…

December 4, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Most of us are back from a few days off over the American Thanksgiving holiday. One who is not is Mr. Tyler Wayne, who is on a jam-packed trip in Florida to check out potential Festival sites, and he was earlier in Indiana doing the same. I recorded a telecast on Thursday…

November 20, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,This has been a busy time for meetings. Last week we had the Council of Elders here in Charlotte for three days, and this Wednesday we updated our ministers worldwide in an online meeting regarding the Council meetings. We also held an all-staff meeting here at headquarters…

November 13, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,This week, we held productive Council of Elders meetings. Nineteen ministers from around the world participated in three days of invigorating discussions. Unfortunately, after Mr. Rick Stafford, Regional Director of the Caribbean, arrived at the Charlotte airport, his…

November 6, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Members of the Council of Elders are scheduled to be in town for meetings next week. We meet twice per year in person and one or two times per year online. These in-person meetings greatly enhance unity in the Body of Christ. “Iron sharpens iron” (Proverbs 27:17), and it is…

October 30, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,Jamaica took a heavy blow from Hurricane Melissa, and it will take time for the island nation to recover from what many are saying was the worst hurricane it has ever endured. Early reports indicate that all our brethren there are safe, but, as of this writing, not all have…

October 23, 2025

Greetings from Charlotte,The majority of us have returned from this year’s Feast of Tabernacles, and for some there was added excitement. The Philippines experienced a significant earthquake; some in New Bern, North Carolina found themselves cut off by floodwaters for a day; and members on the…