Welcome to our website! A word I think describes us is "authentic". What makes us authentic? We are a church that follows the teachings of Christ and the early New Testament church. We value the Word of God – the Bible. Jesus set the standard for us so we strive to honor, obey and love Him and each other as he taught. We follow Him in worshipping on the Sabbath, as He instructed. So we meet to...
My name is Oraina Campbell, and I am a member of the United Church of God attending the Kingston, Jamaica, congregation. Let me tell you a bit about my life in Jamaica and the Church there.
Wildwood, New Jersey, will be the Festival site in the U.S. Northeast replacing Hagerstown for 2005. This will be a one-year-only site as Chesapeake, Virginia, follows for 2006 and 2007.
In Canada, Kingston, Ontario, is being...
Three Kingdom of God Bible Seminars were held in Jamaica and St. Lucia during the Holy Days.
In Montego Bay, Jamaica, a seminar was held on March 23. This was the second lecture conducted by UCG in Montego Bay. Good Newssubscribers from the surrounding area were invited. Nine new people attended the lecture, which was...
A recent near-riot at the Queen's University's 'Homecoming' in Kingston, Ontario, Canada raises the question, should education be routinely mixed with alcohol?
What a blessing to celebrate the 2021 Feast of Tabernacles and Eighth Day in Montego Bay, Jamaica!
This year we were at the all-inclusive Iberostar Resort, which contains three hotels (Rose Hall Beach, Selection Suites and Grand), located on the same stretch of beach. Services for the 284 brethren were held in the Black River Theater...
Abuse of alcohol is a threat to more than just one's physical health. It is equally a threat to one's spiritual health. And it clearly has serious consequences for students who choose to mix frequent and excessive alcohol consumption with...
The congregation in Ocho Rios was started by Eustace Ellis in the home of another member, Lloyd Davis (now deceased), with about half a dozen members, including children.
The congregation in Ocho Rios was started by Eustace Ellis in the home of another member, Lloyd Davis (now deceased), with about half a dozen members, including children. Some time later the group acquired a meeting hall at the Village...
Distribution of The Good News magazine and other Church literature from within Zimbabwe began in February 2000 after our pastor, André van Belkum, asked if my wife, Primrose, and I would be willing to take up the task, and we gladly...
Distribution of The Good News magazine and other Church literature from within Zimbabwe began in February 2000 after our pastor, André van Belkum, asked if my wife, Primrose, and I would be willing to take up the task,...
In the lyrics of a song, the writer verbalized humanity's great conundrum. We want to live in peace. But we just don't know how. We don't even agree how 'peace' should be defined.
In this update from the president, Victor Kubik reports safety of the members attending Feast sites in socially tumultuous areas this year and his Feast experience in Jamaica and Florida. He also touches on some other international Feast...
Feast of Tabernacles 2019
The Feast of Tabernacles 2019 was certainly a special event for all of us in the United Church of God. We are still compiling statistics from our 60 sites around the world and will report them to you as we get...
We respond to atheists who took issue with our last video, "How to Survive an Atheist Attack." What is the actual definition of atheism and "new atheism?" Should someone who's made to feel dumb in a discussion take that as a sign they're...
Atheism has become more aggressive, with better arguments to embarrass anybody religious, but especially Christians, in conversations about God. People like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins dramatically challenged the arguments for...