Weekly Update Library

January 12, 2017

Greetings from Charlotte, A number of new ideas have been floating around here in Charlotte on how to reach a changing world. We are no longer living in the 60s where everyone received television signals through the air and were limited to three major networks. Nor are we living at the turn of…

January 05, 2017

Greetings from Charlotte, Just over 400 brethren participated in a very enjoyable Kansas City Family Weekend. Dr. Richard Franz and Mr. Phil West gave very profitable Bible Studies on Friday night and Sabbath morning, respectively. I gave the sermon during the afternoon Sabbath service…

December 29, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Reports have been very positive regarding the Charlotte Family Weekend and the live transmission of Sabbath Services. It is difficult to have exact figures because we don't know how many people are watching for every Internet connection, but we estimate about 5,000…

December 22, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Those of us here in Charlotte have been preparing for this year's Family Weekend, which began Thursday night. Seminars will cover: teens, young singles, more mature singles, and people who are married. This week, Dr. Meredith spent a good amount of time…

December 15, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, This is a busy time in Charlotte and around the world as responses to Dr. Meredith's semi-annual letter are coming in. It is always exciting to see how many people respond to the offers in these letters. Messrs. Jim Meredith, Wyatt Ciesielka and others are very busy…

December 08, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, We have all encouraged Dr. Meredith to write an autobiography to fill in some of the history of the Church, since he played such a major part in the Work of God under Mr. Herbert Armstrong. This week he distributed the first of a planned three-part series, titled "…

December 01, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Stuart Wachowicz and the Canadian headquarters staff hosted a ministerial conference for about 40 ministers, wives, and other leaders from across Canada. Dr. Winnail and I participated in the conference and were encouraged by the dedication and warmth evident…

November 23, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, This week certainly illustrates the contrasting conditions of human beings around the world. As many Americans sit down to turkey dinners to celebrate Thanksgiving, desperate fighting rages around the starving inhabitants of Mosul in Iraq and hundreds are still digging…

November 17, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, This week Dr. Meredith conducted three full days of meetings with the Council of Elders. New and exciting ideas were discussed, with samples of one new video program coming from the Canadian office. You should be seeing some new tools added to our media mix in…

November 11, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, This has been a week as no other for the United States, with worldwide implications.  Those living elsewhere may not know what was at risk and are shocked that Americans elected Donald Trump to be the next President.  What was at stake was the appointment of…

November 03, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, We are getting back into our regular routines as our "travelers" return to the office from different parts of the country and the world. Reports from Feast sites are coming in very positive—strong sermons and warm fellowship among brethren who are very focused on doing…

October 27, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, This year we held the Feast of Tabernacles at 50 sites in 33 countries and positive uplifting reports are coming in from around the world. Dr. Meredith attended in San Diego where he gave two sermons. Mr. Ames attended in Charlotte and Mt. Snow, Vermont, where the…