Weekly Update Library

September 20, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, The Fall Holy Day period began on a very positive note.  Dr. and Mrs. Meredith observed the Feast of Trumpets in Toronto, Canada, with nearly 200 brethren.  Mr. and Mrs. Ames were in Sebring, Florida, with more than 100 brethren.  Mr. and Mrs. Apartian were…

September 06, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, This has been a short week here in Charlotte due to the Labor Day weekend in the United States.  Mr. and Mrs. Meredith spent last Sabbath with brethren in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Mr. and Mrs. Crockett were visiting brethren and family in Arkansas.  Currently,…

August 30, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Meredith and Mr. Ames both taped television programs this week. Mr. Meredith taped program #321 entitled, "2008 and Prophecy." Mr. Ames recorded program #319 entitled, "Should Christians Observe the Sabbath?" This past weekend, we held the last of nine Regional…

August 23, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, World events and Bible prophecies keep moving along—typhoons in China, hurricanes in the Caribbean, record droughts, floods and earthquakes—all overshadowed by growing concerns of more turmoil and violence in the Middle East.  It has been encouraging to hear that our…

August 16, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, This has been an eventful week.  Yesterday, on August 15, 2007, Living University began offering online classes—60 years after Mr. Herbert Armstrong started Ambassador College in the fall of 1947.  To date, we have received more than 200 applications and have…

August 09, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Meredith has mentioned several times over the last week the positive impact that a number of new programs are having on the Church as a whole: nearly all of our congregations around the world are involved in the Living Leadership Course; more than 400 deacons…

August 02, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. Meredith have returned from a very encouraging visit to the Living Youth Camp in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Mr. Meredith gave a Friday night Bible Study on the history of the Work and a Sabbath sermon on prayer for about 200 campers and staff.…

July 26, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, The past week has been very busy and eventful.  Last weekend I flew to Kansas City to visit with our Regional Pastor Rand Millich, his wife and others in the area.  Mr. Millich is making a fine recovery from his recent heart surgery.  He gave a sermon the…

July 19, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, The Living Youth Camp began this week in northern Michigan with 86 campers and 81 high school and adult staff.  Some had a few difficulties with air travel, but all arrived safely.  The weather conditions at the camp are beautiful.  Mr. Rod King reports that…

July 12, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, We have had a number of visitors in Charlotte this week.  Dr. Germano was in town for meetings regarding Living University.  Mr. Wallace Smith is here to tape several programs for the Tomorrow's World telecast.  Mr. Smith's most recent telecast,…

July 05, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Meredith has returned from a very profitable trip to the Los Angeles area where he spoke last Sabbath, visited family and also made several other visits.  Mr. and Mrs. Ames are back from Arizona where they were able to spend some time with family members.  Mr…

June 28, 2007

Greetings from Charlotte, Last weekend Mr. and Mrs. Ames flew to Phoenix, Arizona, where Mr. Ames spoke to more than 120 brethren on the Sabbath.  I flew to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to speak on the Sabbath and then flew to Phoenix to present a lecture on "The Westward Movement of the…