Weekly Update Library

August 10, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,As mentioned in this week’s video update, the first six months of 2023 have seen an encouraging increase in Sabbath attendance. United States attendance is up 6.3 percent and international attendance is up 8.1 percent, giving us an overall increase of 7.3 percent. In hard…

August 3, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Ames returned home from Florida this week after two Tomorrow’s World presentations that reached about 60 guests. He is scheduled to give another one this week in Fort Mill, South Carolina. I recorded a telecast on Wednesday on a subject we have never touched on…

July 27, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,This Sabbath, Mr. Richard Ames is scheduled to give a Tomorrow’s World Presentation in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and another one in Lakeland on Sunday. Mr. Rod McNair is scheduled to be in Detroit, Michigan, for a TWP. There will also be follow-up presentations…

July 20, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,As the two-week Living Youth Program Texas Teen Camp nears its conclusion, other camps are just gearing up. Texas Preteen Camp will begin on July 24, and a Teen Camp in Belgium on July 28. The Missouri and West Virginia Preteen Camps will both be conducted the following…

July 13, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,This is a big week for campers and staff at our Living Youth Program teen camp! For the teenagers who arrived in Athens, Texas, anticipation has been building. Plans and preparations by department heads and other staff members have been going on for months as well, with an…

July 6, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,As the United States celebrated the July 4th long weekend, mass shootings across the country left 20 dead and 126 injured. One elected official said in response, “This is insanity.… This cannot be the society that we are expected to live in.” In France, a police shooting…

June 29, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,We have good news to report from the United States Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision, the Court ruled in favor of Gerald Groff in his case against the U.S. Postal Service after Mr. Groff lost his job for observing his weekly day of worship. While the day of rest for Mr…

June 22, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,Messrs. Rod McNair, Paul Shumway, Rick Stafford, and Wilner Pierre returned home from a trip to Barbados, where they conducted a ministerial conference for the Caribbean Region. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nathan have returned to the UK from South Africa, where they made church…

June 15, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Gerald Weston is wrapping up his visit to Canada this week, and we look forward to having him back in Charlotte next week. Over livestream, Dr. Douglas Winnail was able to join Messrs. Rod McNair, Rick Stafford, Paul Shumway, and Wilner Pierre, who were in Barbados for…

June 8, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Gerald Weston is traveling this weekend and will be speaking at a Tomorrow’s World Presentation in Winnipeg, Manitoba. From the other side of the world, we received news that our four traveling Living Education students are safely in Mr. Robert Tyler’s hands in…

June 1, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Jonathan McNair reported that 1,089 students have taken the Living Education unit on the subject of Pentecost, demonstrating a good level of interest from our members in the free online Living Education program. The number is no doubt higher, as sometimes more than…

May 25, 2023

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. Weston have been at the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention in Orlando, Florida, this week, with Mr. Wallace Smith, Mr. Mike DeSimone, Mr. Dexter Wakefield, and their wives. Mr. Stuart Wachowicz and Mr. Michael Heykoop from Canada have been…