Weekly Update Library

March 26, 2020

From the Presiding Evangelist Greetings from Charlotte, Some have asked about the purpose of this week’s fast. The purpose of fasting is to draw near to God (Luke 5:33–35). Two events compel us to do this: Passover is just around the corner, and we are instructed to examine ourselves whether we…

March 19, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, The pace with which the COVID-19 crisis is evolving keeps all of us on our toes as decisions and changes need to be made constantly. Transitioning to Sabbath services by means of electronic transmission is not entirely new to the Church, but the scope of the task creates…

March 12, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, The Council of Elders meetings began Thursday morning, and regional reports centered on positive trends and challenges we face going forward in a very uncertain world. Attendance and income were up in 2019 in most areas around the world. One challenge that came up from a…

March 5, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Richard Ames recorded a Tomorrow’s World telecast this week titled “Just What Is ‘The Day of the Lord?’” We are making preparations for Council of Elders meetings this coming Thursday and Friday, and for the General Ministerial Conference the…

February 27, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Gerald Weston is returning from his trip to the Philippines, Thailand, and South Africa. His Tomorrow’s World Presentation in Cape Town last Sunday drew 76 guests. My wife and I returned this week from a trip to southern California, where Pastor Rodger Bardo…

February 20, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Weston conducted a Tomorrow’s World presentation last weekend in Quezon City, Philippines, with 58 guests attending. He also met with brethren and ministers in Metro-Manila—and was treated to an evening of Filipino singing and dancing. Mr…

February 13, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Gerald Weston arrived in Manila, Philippines this week, and he will be conducting a TWP this Sabbath in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Last week, we had a combined total of 58 guests in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Naples, Florida, and follow-up TWPs will be…

February 6, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, In this week’s World Ahead update, Mr. Simon Muthama has a personal report describing the devastation from locusts in East Africa (see below). The explosion in the numbers of locusts and resulting devastation is, ironically, related to abundant rainfall…

January 30, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, We continue to look for new opportunities to preach the Gospel to the world. Canada is excited to announce that Tomorrow’s World will begin airing the Canadian-produced program on CTV Alberta on Sunday, February 2, at 11:30 a.m. This is a…

January 23, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, Carol and I returned home this week after a wonderful visit to Mexico City. We very much appreciate the work of Mr. and Mrs. Cristian Orrego and others serving in that part of the world. Sabbath morning began with the baptism of a young woman. This was followed…

January 16, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, God willing, Carol and I, Mr. and Mrs. Cristian Orrego, and Mr. Hernandez will be in Mexico City for Sabbath services and a short leadership conference this weekend. Carol and I are looking forward to meeting our brethren in one of our fastest growing congregations.…

January 9, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, More statistics come in as we evaluate last year’s progress in the Living Church of God. Regular income and offerings for each Holy Day in the United States were up over the previous year and we ended the year with income over budget. We are hearing similar…