Weekly Update Library

August 03, 2006

Cheerful greetings to everyone,  In last week's Update, we announced that Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ames were expected to return to Charlotte on Tuesday, August 2, and we added (tongue in cheek), "fresh and totally rested!!!" Well, the three exclamation points were absolutely unnecessary:…

July 27, 2006

Warm greetings from Charlotte,  Last Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Meredith returned to Charlotte from their fruitful visits to Arizona and southern California congregations. Dr. Winnail left yesterday for the Living Youth Camp in Michigan; he will return to Charlotte next Monday. Our "world travelers…

July 20, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  Mr. Meredith and Mr. Ames have reported that their respective trips to the West Coast and to Europe have been profitable and are going well.  We continue to receive responses to Mr. Meredith's semi-annual letter that offered the new booklet, The Bible: Fact…

July 06, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  In spite of holidays and vacations, the Work of God—and world events—continue to move ahead.  We are beginning to see responses to Mr. Meredith's semi-annual letter.  The new booklet, The Bible: Fact or Fiction? has just come back from the printer…

June 29, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  This weekend is a holiday period for many Americans as we remember the founding of our nation on July 4, 1776.  A number of individuals from Headquarters will be traveling to visit other congregations over the weekend.  However, this has also been an…

June 22, 2006

Greetings brethren,  At an employee meeting this week, Mr. Meredith mentioned that we have had a 31% increase in television responses over last year and that we have received more than 1,000 "goto" requests so far this year.  These are exciting signs!  Mr. Meredith also…

June 15, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  With Pentecost behind us, many are beginning to focus on what needs to be done over the summer and preparing for the fall Holy Days and the Feast.  Mr. Meredith has finished the semi-annual letter that will be mailed next week, offering a new booklet on the…

June 08, 2006

Dear Fellow Ministers,  All of us profoundly appreciated God's guidance and blessing on the recent Ministerial Conference as most of you know! And all of us going out from here experienced a wonderful Pentecost in some of your local areas. My wife and I very much enjoyed…

June 01, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  Everyone here is busy preparing for the Sabbath and Pentecost.  A number of ministers will be making trips to visit church areas around the country.  We are also completing articles for the next issue of Tomorrow's World.  Positive comments…

May 25, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  The Ministerial Conference for 2006 was a very positive and encouraging experience for more than 200 ministers and wives who attended.  God certainly blessed the event—the planning and preparation, the travel, the fellowship, the presentations and activities—as…

May 11, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  The Council of Elders meetings are progressing well and they will continue all day tomorrow, Friday.  On Sunday, the majority of ministers and wives from various parts of the country and the globe will arrive for the Ministerial Conference.  Your prayers…

May 04, 2006

Greetings from Charlotte,  It is good to be back home again after a long trip.  Mr. and Mrs. Meredith and I spent the Passover and Spring Holy Day period with congregations in London, Glasgow and Ireland.  It was very encouraging to see the focus and dedication of brethren in these…