Weekly Update Library

October 11, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, This will be the last update prior to the Feast.  As many of you know, Hurricane Matthew disrupted the lives of millions throughout the Caribbean and along the east coast of the United States.  Dr. Wilner Pierre reports that all our members are safe in Haiti,…

October 06, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, This has been a very active week. Many of our ministers in all parts of the world traveled to serve our members for the Feast of Trumpets: Mr. Richard Ames in Missouri, Dr. Douglas Winnail in Tennessee, Mr. Dexter Wakefield in New England, Mr. James Meredith in…

September 29, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Everyone is gearing up for the Feast of Tabernacles.  Dr. Meredith has been busy writing, reading reports, and keeping up with world news.  Dr. Winnail returned from Cincinnati after holding a successful Leadership Conference in the region. Mr. Dexter Wakefield…

September 22, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Most of you have heard of the riots taking place in Charlotte this week. As far as we know, there are no members directly harmed by them, though a few have been instructed to stay home by the companies they work for. The Church Headquarters is far from the troubled…

September 15, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Dr. Meredith conducted a Living University assembly in his office on Thursday and shared with the students the importance of the history of God's Church. He recommended that they read Mr. Armstrong's autobiography, also The Marketing of Evil, The Incredible History…

September 08, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Dr. Meredith, Mr. Ames and several others of us had a meeting on Thursday with an outside consultant to discuss a new introduction to our Tomorrow's World telecast. Regional Director Robert Tyler gave a Tomorrow's World presentation in Adelaide,…

September 01, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Dr. Meredith gave the sermon here in Charlotte last week, and it is being sent out as an important "must play." Among a variety of meetings, he also reviewed speaking schedules for the Feast of Tabernacles. We recently replaced WGN with another Chicago…

August 25, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, While floods, fires, riots and campaign rhetoric dominate the news in the USA, earthquakes rocked central Italy and shook sites along the Pacific Rim of Asia, and significant geopolitical events continue to reshape Europe, the Middle East and Asia (see News and…

August 18, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, We had visitors here in Charlotte from around the world to meet with various departments. Mr. Martin Montgomery and his family, Mr. Lawdi Ferreira, Mr. and Mrs. Kinnear Penman and Mr. Stuart Wachowicz all left on Wednesday to return to Australia, South Africa, the…

August 11, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Numerous individuals have traveled to visit the LYP camp in Ohio this year. Mr. Richard Ames was beaming upon his return earlier this week and Dr. Meredith left on Wednesday and was scheduled to talk to the campers that evening and give the Christian Living Class on…

August 04, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, Today, we live in a world where rudeness, anger, violence and disrespect are everywhere—in the media, on the streets, between individuals and among nations. The old value of treating others as we would like to be treated is rapidly disappearing, and we are watching once…

July 28, 2016

Greetings from Charlotte, A global affairs columnist recently noted that, in light of terrorist attacks in Europe, the political and economic uncertainty in the EU, the shootings in America, the conflicts in the Middle East and the tensions created by a resurgent Russia and China, "the years to…