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A Volunteer Story Everyone Benefits

United News
Linda Wasilkoff
2003-05-01
When my children were still young, I was able to do volunteer work in their elementary school.
When my children were still young, I was able to do volunteer work in their elementary school. My responsibility was to help teach students reading skills. It was gratifying to see many who were struggling with the concept of reading...

Appreciating Volunteers: Members Help Preach the Gospel Through GN Brochure Program

United News
United News
2006-05-01
Brethren have volunteered to participate in the Good News brochure distribution program.
Brethren have volunteered to participate in the Good News brochure distribution program. Below are comments from several. If you would like to participate, please call John LaBissoniere, toll-free at (888) 369-9940...

Volunteers Vital in Getting God's Work Done: Flexible Members Distribute GNs and Brochures

United News
John LaBissoniere
2004-05-01
Our special thanks to all the brethren involved in The Good News magazine and brochure distribution programs.
Our special thanks to all the brethren involved in The Good News magazine and brochure distribution programs. Even though a number of significant changes, in terms of reduced magazine quantities, have taken place recently, the...

Brochure Distribution Program: "I Did That Back in the '80s and It Didn't Work!"

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John LaBissoniere
2007-08-01
A Church member who is active in Good News brochure distribution told me that he recently tried to encourage other brethren to participate in the program.
A Church member who is active in Good News brochure distribution told me that he recently tried to encourage other brethren to participate in the program. One member told him: "I did that back in the '80s and it didn...

Appreciating Volunteers

United News
United News
2008-05-22
Literally thousands of members and supporters volunteer their time and talents to help in nearly every aspect of the work of the United Church of God. On these pages we celebrate some of that service that helps United in the mission of...
United Youth Corps Volunteers Serve Around the World In 2006 and 2007 volunteers from the United Youth Corps program served on seven international projects: two each in Ghana and Nigeria (West Africa), two in Kenya (East Africa) and a...
Good News Brochure Distribution Program to Expand

Good News Brochure Distribution Program to Expand

United News
John LaBissoniere
2012-03-11
We are pleased to announce that four new tri-fold brochures and an updated earlier one are now available for distribution by brethren and congregation in the United States.
We are pleased to announce that four new tri-fold brochures and an updated earlier one are now available for distribution by brethren and congregations in the United States. The brochures offer potential readers a free, one-year...
Good News Brochures to be Distributed at Homeschooling Convention

Good News Brochures to be Distributed at Homeschooling Convention

United News
John LaBissoniere
2012-03-12
Homeschooling has grown in popularity over the past decade.
Homeschooling has grown in popularity over the past decade. According to HomeschoolFacts.com: “Homeschooling is the single fastest growing educational trend in the United States and that trend is expanding worldwide. Dr. Brian Ray...

GN Print Advertising to Reach 13.3 Million for 2006-07

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John LaBissoniere
2006-07-01
Members can help distribute new brochures.
A vigorous Good News print advertising campaign is planned for the new fiscal year. Nearly 13.3 million U.S. households will be reached through direct mail and "take one" brochures, resulting in over 100,000 new ...

Members Distribute 58,000 GN Subscription Brochures

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John LaBissoniere
2008-01-11
In 2007 over 175 brethren and congregations participated in our Good News subscription brochure program. Members distributed 58,000 brochures on 1,050 displays.
In 2007 over 175 brethren and congregations participated in our Good News subscription brochure program. Members distributed 58,000 brochures on 1,050 displays. For several years, our "take-one" distribution...
Volunteers from the Cincinnati East congregations regularly spent their Thursday afternoons setting up for the distribution, loading boxes and directing traffic in the drive-through line.

Cincinnati Brethren Serve Community Through USDA Food Box Program

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Victor KubikTroy Phelps
2021-05-02
Milford, Ohio—“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith” (Galatians 6:10). So wrote the apostle Paul about what Christians ought to be doing. The Cincinnati...
This has been part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, through which the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has exercised its authority under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to purchase and distribute...

News at a Glance: Members Boost Good News Brochure Program

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John LaBissoniere
2006-02-11
This "take-one" distribution program has proven to be a very cost-effective means of reaching new people with the gospel.
Since Jan. 1, 2005, over 300 brethren and congregations have participated in the updated Good News subscription brochure program. In the past 12 months, members have distributed over 108,000 brochures on 1,500 clear acrylic...

50,000 Young Families to Be Added to GN in 2007-08

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John LaBissoniere
2007-07-01
As the 2007-08 fiscal year gets underway July 1, we are mapping out an exciting Good News print advertising campaign.
As the 2007-08 fiscal year gets underway July 1, we are mapping out an exciting Good News print advertising campaign. The plan features a full-page card insert in the October 2007 issues of Parents and American...

Volunteers Vital in Getting God's Work Done: Volunteer Tells the Story of the Development of the Zambian Mailing Office

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Derrick Pringle
2004-05-01
The following is pulled from a sermonette Derrick Pringle gave to the Mumbwa, Zambia, congregation on the first day of Unleavened Bread. Mumbwa is where the largest group in Zambia meets, around 60. Derrick and Cherry Pringle volunteer to...
Some of Christ's final instructions to the apostles and to us can be found in Matthew 28:19-20, to go and teach what Christ taught. We are doing this in a small way in Zambia and, up to now, in Malawi as well, by distributing...
Collage of three photos: the food drive sign, Tim Sipes moving boxes with a forklift and aerial shot of brethren loading boxes,

Update from the President: October 29, 2020

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Victor Kubik
2020-10-29
In this update from the president, Victor Kubik reports on the recent food drive held in Cincinnati and an upcoming podcast about one module taught at ABC—career and education planning.
Cincinnati UCG Distributes Farm-to-Family Food Boxes This past Monday, Oct. 26, we distributed 1,248 boxes of fresh food to our community from the home office. We received a semi-load of “Farmers to Family Food Boxes...

International News at a Glance: Members Help Spread Gospel in Barbados

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United News
2006-07-01
Members, led by Jeff Weatherhead, are distributing more than 1,500 Good News magazines on newsstands in Barbados.
Members, led by Jeff Weatherhead, are distributing more than 1,500 Good News magazines on newsstands in Barbados . The stands are usually emptied within a few days. The newsstand program is now being buttressed by the ...

Appreciating Volunteers: Members Sponsor Beyond Today on Cable-Access TV

United News
2006-05-01
Brethren have volunteered to serve in the vital role of local sponsors for the Beyond Today television program.
Brethren have volunteered to serve in the vital role of local sponsors for the Beyond Today television program. Below are comments from several. If you would like to participate, please call John LaBissoniere, toll-free at (...
Food distribution in Sugarcreek, Ohio, last week.

Farmers to Families Food Box Distribution Continues

United News
Victor Kubik
2021-02-04
The United Church of God congregations in Cincinnati, and the congregations in northeast Ohio along with SUPERB Industries have been able to distribute 55 tons of food to many needy families in the past eight days.
This is through a government program that was implemented to help farmers with their supply chain because restaurants and other public food establishments have been closed or greatly restricted by the pandemic. Distribution to needy people...
Photo of ABC students singing for Diane Bailey.

Update from the President: November 19, 2020

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Victor Kubik
2020-11-19
In this update from the president, Victor Kubik reports on a spike in Beyond Today responses as well as news around the home office, including another "Farms-to-Families" food distribution, a visit from ministerial trainee Mike Fike and a...
A Spike We Like The latest statistics for viewer response to Beyond Today television programs via the Newsmax TV network have overwhelmingly broken all previous records. The program, “All About Grace,” hosted by...
“God is aware of all our needs, and He expects us to be aware of the needs—including financial needs—of others as well.”

Assistance for the Needy, and More

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by Rick Shabi
As God designed, the work of the Church depends on you and us and our commitment to the financial principles and requirements God establishes for us.
More than 60 people volunteered to assist directing traffic, loading cars and restocking boxes.

Cincinnati Brethren Distribute Farm-to-Family Food Boxes

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Victor Kubik
2020-11-13
Cincinnati, Ohio—On Oct. 26, after receiving a shipment of “Farmers to Family Food Boxes,” Church members distributed 1,248 18-pound boxes of fresh food to members of the community. The retail value of the food was more than $56,000.
This was made possible due to one section of the “CARES Act” stimulus package in which funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture supported farmers and distributors to disperse their produce during a time when many restaurants have...

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