Weekly Update Library

April 04, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, During the Spring Holy Days we have the unique opportunity to rehearse again the initial steps in God's Great Plan of Salvation for mankind and to be reminded of God's gift of forgiveness through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins.  As we examine ourselves to…

March 29, 2012

From the Presiding Evangelist Greetings dear fellow ministers and brethren! With Passover coming soon, all of us should help our brethren focus deeply on Christ's sacrifice and the wonderful meaning this involves. Also, on doing our part to prepare the way for…

March 22, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, This week, violence and weather continue to make news.  In France, a series of tragic drive-by shootings claimed multiple lives; Anchorage, Alaska reports nearly eleven feet of snow this winter (nearly twice the historical average); the "lower 48 states" have…

March 15, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, While flooding continues in Southeast Australia and fires burn in Northwestern Spain, we are watching the first signs of Spring—leaves and flowering trees—appear in Charlotte.  This week, Mr. Meredith has written a co-worker letter and chaired a profitable Council of…

March 08, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Meredith has held a number of meetings this week, and we are busily preparing for the upcoming Council of Elders meeting and Ministerial Conference that will be held in late April and early May.  Mr. Lambert Greer reports that our members living in the areas of…

March 01, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, School shootings and stabbings again made news this week in America, while deadly tornadoes hit the nation's mid-section.  On the world scene, one newsletter commented that "the mostly peaceful Arab Spring is now turning into a mostly violent Arab Winter" that…

February 23, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, We are certainly living in dynamic times!  The European financial crisis has opened old wounds and prejudices that are challenging the continent's plans for closer unity.  The Arab Spring revolutions have put the Middle East into a period of "constructive chaos"…

February 16, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, This has been a busy week preparing for the Feast registration which begins on Sunday, February 19, and also making arrangements for the Ministerial Conference, scheduled for the first week in May.  Mr. Meredith has been writing and holding meetings.  Mr. Ames…

February 09, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, Western so-called "Christian" nations are certainly under siege from anti-Christian forces.  Numerous attempts are underway to promote the acceptance of Islamic Sharia law in Western Europe, Britain and America.  Atheists want any reference to…

February 02, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte! Twenty-five European leaders agreed this week to a new—some say "historic"—pact to attempt to move them closer than ever to real fiscal union.  Only time will tell how dramatically the steps we are witnessing now will lead to the rise of a new and powerful…

January 26, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, While the world is watching the escalating war of words in the Persian Gulf between Iran and other nations of the world, Americans are listening to another war of words between men who hope to be the next President. This past week, another big storm and deadly tornado…

January 19, 2012

Greetings from Charlotte, More severe weather conditions erupted this week. A "monster" snow and ice storm blanketed the state of Washington in the northwestern part of the USA, while torrential rains produced flooding in northeastern parts of South Africa. Here in Charlotte, Mr. Meredith…