Weekly Update Library

Greetings from Charlotte,At the time of this writing, Mr. Richard Ames has been moved from the ICU into end-of-life hospice care; even in hospice, he has asked about various aspects of the Work during his time in the hospital. The El Mundo de Mañana Spanish YouTube channel has surpassed 68…

Greetings from Charlotte,Some weeks have more news than others, and this week is jam packed. I’m sure that Mr. Richard Ames and his wife Kathryn are on the minds of all of you. As of this writing, all I can pass on is that Mr. Ames is in critical condition in an intensive care unit. On a positive…

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Rod McNair returned home from El Salvador where he visited with members over Pentecost (see write-up below for more details). I returned home from Nevada and California where I spent last Sabbath and Pentecost. Forty men participated in a Men’s Training Camp in the Cape…

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Gerald Weston is in western Canada this week, and is planning to be in the Sacramento, California, area for the weekly Sabbath and Pentecost. Mr. Mario Hernandez is traveling to El Salvador for the weekend and invited me to come along, as well as Mrs. Nohora Kennell,…

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Gerald Weston left for Canada on Monday and has been recording programs and taking care of other business in the London, Ontario, office. He’ll be in Edmonton this Sabbath. Mr. Dexter Wakefield is working with Mr. Rees Ellis on getting Le Monde de Demain, our…

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Richard Ames continues to gain strength and is doing well in rehab. We are all looking forward to his return to work shortly. Mr. Tyler reported on riots in New Caledonia. The local Kanak people, who want independence from France, are angry with the government over new…

Greetings from Charlotte,We held a ministerial conference online on Wednesday where we discussed a number of items pertaining to the Church. One was baptism. Over the last couple of decades, we have seen a number of oddities creep into baptism requests and ceremonies. Some people want to dictate to…

Greetings from Charlotte,This has been a busy week here in Charlotte, with three days of meetings with our Council of Elders. It is always enjoyable to hear how things are going around the world. And it is stimulating to engage in discussions on how we can better spread the good news of Christ’s…

Greetings from Charlotte,People sometimes ask how many congregations and ministers there are in the Living Church of God, so here is an update. We have 430 local congregations in 67 countries. These congregations are served by 259 ministers who reside in 30 countries. This means that 37 countries…

Greetings from Charlotte,Passover and Unleavened Bread are now upon us. How many more Passovers will we have before Christ returns? The events of the last four years are sobering—a pandemic with all the disruption it brought, inflation, violent crime and demonstrations in our streets, weather…