Weekly Update Library

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…

Greetings from Charlotte, Today was a special day for one of our employees: Deborah Lincoln-Strange became a citizen of the United States. Deborah has been a longtime and valuable employee serving in Church Administration as Dr. Winnail’s secretary, and she also assists Mr. Mario Hernandez.…

Greetings from Charlotte, The Mail Processing Department mailed out nearly 5,600 of our new Evolution and Creation booklets this week. Members will receive it automatically. As many of you know, WGN out of Chicago was our “flagship” station for many years. Their network went through a…

Greetings from Charlotte, Last weekend, Mr. Phil West conducted follow-up presentations to the Tomorrow’s World Presentations given a week earlier. Twelve returning guests and two new ones attended in Memphis, Tennessee. Ten returning guests and five new ones attended in Little Rock,…

Greetings from Charlotte, The year 2018 is now history and 2019 will no doubt pass just as quickly. We started this year with 75 guests and 168 members attending Tomorrow’s World Presentations in Memphis, Tennessee and Little Rock, Arkansas. Follow-up presentations will be conducted by Mr…

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Peter Nathan wrote: "The brethren in Burundi face great challenges in walking God's Way. In the 1980s, a member was imprisoned for keeping the Sabbath. Little has changed to this day. The government seems motivated, perhaps by the established churches, to move against…

Greetings from Charlotte, The Charlotte Family Weekend was a huge success, with more than 4,600 people who either attended in person or tuned in to the live transmission of the Sabbath Service. It was a jam-packed weekend with twelve seminars, dances, family games, sporting events—and most of all…

Greetings from Charlotte, This has been a busy week in the office trying to close out the year and also prepare for the Charlotte Family Weekend (CFW). Mr. Ciesielka is handing the batons to Mr. Michael DeSimone (Television) and Mr. Daniel Guidry (Internet), and is already making Sabbath trips to…

Greetings from Charlotte, Dr. Douglas Winnail is visiting congregations in Florida. Mr. Cristian Orrego returned from his trip to Mexico City, where he is the pastor, and reports steady growth in the congregation. Mr. Michael DeSimone held a Charlotte Family Weekend department heads meeting to…