Weekly Update Library

Greetings from Charlotte, We finished a very inspiring series of meetings this week with the Council of Elders. The genuine dedication, unity, and friendship among the members is greatly appreciated. Over the years, I have come to value the advice given to us in Scripture regarding receiving a…

Greetings from Charlotte, We signed a contract with the Cowboy channel this past week. This satellite network will begin airing our program in the next few weeks to more than 30 million North American households. We have also been reviewing Festival Surveys and looking at Feast plans for coming…

Greetings from Charlotte, Reports indicate that the live stream of last week's service during the fast transmitted very well. Approximately 3,800 successfully viewed the program in English, with another nearly 400 viewing the Spanish translation, for a total of about 4,200. Final edits of the…

Greetings from Charlotte, As most of you know, this Sabbath has been set aside by the Church as a voluntary day of fasting. We apologize for the fact that some of you did not receive the letter I wrote last week in The World Ahead regarding this fast. Hurricane Michael affected a wide…

From the Presiding Evangelist Dear Brethren, As most of you know, we are calling for a voluntary Church-wide fast for next Sabbath, October 20. Those who have been around for a while know that this is nothing new. The Church has called special fast days from time to time…

Greetings from Charlotte, We are now in the final Festival season of the year. Trumpets is over, Atonement is in a few days, and some have already left for the Feast of Tabernacles. Satan hates these days and what they picture, and it is not unusual for him to try to disrupt them. This year is no…

Greetings from Charlotte, Everyone is finishing up work prior to the Holy Days and Festivals that are now upon us. Mr. Ames recorded a Tomorrow's World program this week, which will be the first of a four-part series. The program "Holidays or Holy Days" will offer the Easter booklet. The…

Greetings from Charlotte, Tomorrow's World telecasts were recorded by Messrs. Ames and Smith, and me over the last two weeks. Mr. Rodger Bardo and I conducted a Tomorrow's World Presentation in Las Vegas for 43 guests and 20 members. Follow-up presentations were conducted in…

Greetings from Charlotte, Tomorrow's World initial presentations were conducted in Crossville, Tennessee and Columbus, Ohio last weekend. Follow-up presentations were conducted in seven additional locations. Carol and I are scheduled to be in Las Vegas, Nevada this Sabbath, and Mr.…

From the Presiding Evangelist Dear Brethren and Fellow Servants of God, We have much to be thankful for as we enter into the seventh-month Festival season. Events certainly seem to be speeding up, hastening the time when these Feasts will be fulfilled. We often turn to Nehemiah…