Weekly Update Library

Greetings from Charlotte, Passover arrives this coming week. This truly is both the most sobering and the most encouraging occasion of the year as we remember the sacrifice of Christ and what it means for each of us. Newly baptized members will be observing their very first Passover, and we…

Greetings from Charlotte, It was mentioned at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Anaheim, California that Spanish-speakers share YouTube videos five times more than those who speak English, and we are certainly seeing this on our El Mundo de Mañana YouTube site. The …

Greetings from Charlotte, The annual National Religious Broadcasters convention has been going on this week in Anaheim, California. Messrs. Weston, DeSimone, and Smith are attending with their wives. This annual convention provides a valuable opportunity for those involved in the media programs of…

Greetings from Charlotte, We held a Council of Elders teleconference this past Wednesday and heard reports from around the world, as well as from departments here in Charlotte. Mr. Peter Nathan brought out how all-consuming Brexit is at this time for the U.K. and Europe. We are seeing a…

Greetings from Charlotte, Dr. Douglas Winnail returns tonight from an extensive trip to hold ministerial meetings in a number of international locations, and to hold several Tomorrow’s World Presentations. Until now, Mr. Richard Ames and I co-pastored the headquarters congregation in…

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Anthony Stroud reports that Alabama members experienced strong winds and heavy rain, but all were spared from the recent EF 4 Tornado that devastated 24 square miles of the state and killed 23 people. Dr. Douglas Winnail gave a Tomorrow’s World Presentation…

Greetings from Charlotte, Tomorrow’s World Presentations were given this past week by Dr. Douglas Winnail in Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa; by Mr. Stuart Wachowicz in Surrey, British Columbia; and by me in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All told, we had 116 guests and 193 members…

Greetings from Charlotte, Dr. Douglas Winnail is continuing his trip to visit ministers and congregations in Southeast Asia, Africa, and the United Kingdom. He reports that he held a two-day conference in Adelaide, Australia with elders and wives from Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Rajan Moses…

Greetings from Charlotte, This week Dr. Douglas Winnail left on a trip to Australia, where he will be meeting with ministers and conducting a Tomorrow’s World Presentation in Perth. Mr. Martin Montgomery held a follow-up presentation in Melbourne where 26 guests attended, three of whom…

Greetings from Charlotte, Mrs. Shirley Apartian died a week ago Friday, after The World Ahead came out, so many of you may not have heard this. Mrs. Apartian was a longtime member of the Church of God, baptized in 1955. She was the wife of Evangelist Dibar Apartian, who oversaw the Work…