Weekly Update Library

Greetings from Charlotte, We held a worldwide livestream Ministerial Conference on Wednesday to discuss how we can safely open up our services. We took questions from our ministers on this subject and also regarding the Feast of Tabernacles this year. As I pointed out to them, we are still in the…

Greetings from Charlotte, This week we had a WebEx Council of Elders meeting. Council members reported on the positive attitudes they see in our members. They also reported being contacted by people wanting to fellowship with us, and a number have already begun faithfully tuning in to our…

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Mike DeSimone reports that “We just hit 300,000 subscribers on our Spanish YouTube channel! Also, in April we had the largest growth of our Social Media platforms on record for one month that I am able to identify. That is, over 37,000 added subscribers and followers…

Greetings from Charlotte, We had several meetings this week to discuss opening in-person Sabbath services again. A letter giving the overview of Sabbath services will be sent to the ministry and members in the next few days outlining our approach to opening up. We also held meetings regarding…

Greetings from Charlotte, This week I recorded the program “Why Does God Allow Pandemics?” The program offers a brand new DVD titled “God Answers His COVID-19 Critics.” This is being fast-tracked to get it out as quickly as possible. We continue to see large numbers of new subscribers, adding 2,…

Greetings from Charlotte, The Last Day of Unleavened Bread saw the majority of members tuning in to services streamed from here in Charlotte, where Mr. Ames gave an encouraging sermon on “Victorious Overcomers.” We apologize for the delay in starting as we ran into some kind of problem with our…

Greetings from Charlotte, We know from Bible prophecy that difficult times are in our future, but when the sun is shining, when fluffy snow-white clouds dot a deep blue sky, catastrophic events catch us by surprise. Thankfully, we were already preparing in Charlotte for moving vital functions to…

From the Presiding Evangelist Greetings from Charlotte, Some have asked about the purpose of this week’s fast. The purpose of fasting is to draw near to God (Luke 5:33–35). Two events compel us to do this: Passover is just around the corner, and we are instructed to examine…

Greetings from Charlotte, The pace with which the COVID-19 crisis is evolving keeps all of us on our toes as decisions and changes need to be made constantly. Transitioning to Sabbath services by means of electronic transmission is not entirely new to the Church, but the scope of the task creates…

Greetings from Charlotte, The Council of Elders meetings began Thursday morning, and regional reports centered on positive trends and challenges we face going forward in a very uncertain world. Attendance and income were up in 2019 in most areas around the world. One challenge that came up from a…