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Home Office Weekly Update: June 1, 2023

United News
2023-06-01
Let us be in “one accord,” dedicated to living God's truth, and proclaiming it to the world.
From the President . . . Greetings brethren, I hope Pentecost and last Sabbath were uplifting, spiritually rewarding and energizing for everyone. My wife, Deborah, and I had the pleasure of spending last Sabbath...
ABC Continuing Education Class of 2023

Home Office Weekly Update: May 25, 2023

United News
2023-05-25
As we approach this upcoming Day of Pentecost, let's pause to reflect on the example of those gathered in Jerusalem in A.D. 31.
From the Chairman . . . Greetings brethren, Just a few days from now we will be observing the Feast of Pentecost, and as is the case with all of God’s annual Holy Days, there are many aspects of the meaning of the day...
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Prophetic Times: Required of Christians: Keep Oneself Unspotted

United News
Jim Tuck
2023-05-19
 Imagine living a life with no regrets or bad feelings left over because of wrong decisions. God wants to give us that kind of uplifting life.
Perspective     What should God and His kingdom represent to us? And what do we see in the world we live in today? It is a startling contrast to God’s way and what He intends for us. The apostle James penned these...
The Ambassador Bible College Class of 2023

Home Office Weekly Update: May 18, 2023

United News
2023-05-18
As people of “one accord,” God’s people must be united and led by His Spirit.
From the President . . . Greetings brethren around the world, In the midst of a flurry of activities in the Church—and our individual personal lives—it is good and appropriate to take time to reflect on and remind...
Armies in Jerusalem

Prophetic Times: When You See Jerusalem Surrounded by Armies

United News
Jim Tuck
2023-05-12
World events are heading to the fulfillment of prophecies Jesus spoke about nearly two thousand years ago. He taught His disciples to watch key signs occurring in the world. He warned them about end time armies surrounding the one major...
Perspective Israel’s declaration of independence on May 14, 1948, was quickly recognized by the United States, the former Soviet Union and many other governments, fulfilling the dream of an internationally approved Jewish state....
Power to Change: the Transforming Power of God's Spirit

Home Office Weekly Update: May 11, 2023

United News
2023-05-11
As we prepare for Pentecost, join us in watching the Bible study video series, "Power to Change."
Power to Change: Inside Out Please join us again this week in enhancing our study and preparation for the Day of Pentecost through our Beyond Today Bible study video series: “Power to Change: The Transforming Power of...
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Home Office Weekly Update: May 4, 2023

United News
2023-05-04
Every day our commitment to God and our relationship with Him should deepen as we are led by His Spirit.
From the President . . . Greetings brethren around the world, Every day, and how we live it, is important. Every day our commitment to God and our relationship with Him should deepen as we are led by His Spirit. Every...

Cyclone Freddy Relief 2023 - Update: May 2023

Good Works
Lena VanAusdle
Good Works
2023-05-04
A short update on our brethren
The brethren in Malawi are having their immediate needs met, and construction on their homes will begin in the next few weeks. We'll be posting photos and updates as the work begins.
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Calling All Graduates!

United News
2023-04-28
Submit graduation announcements and photos by June 7.
We plan to feature the high school and university graduates of 2023 in the July-August issue of United News! Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below and send a photograph by June 7. Please keep it to 250 words...
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Home Office Weekly Update: April 27, 2023

United News
2023-04-27
Our calling is to come out of this world, becoming more and more like Christ.
From the Home Office . . . Greetings brethren! This has been another busy week with much happening in God’s work. With the upcoming coronation ceremony of King Charles III, we began running TV ads in the United States...
Video ad for new Beyond Today series - Joseph's Birthright.

Watch the TV Commercial Now

United News
Peter Eddington
2023-04-25
The Beyond Today production team has been working on three, new, five-part video series—the first of which airs April 23 and 30, and May 7, 14, and 21.
New Beyond Today TV series premiered April 23. You can view the 30-second ad for the first series on YouTube at https://youtu.be/m24UAmKp3-c. The first series, presented by Darris McNeely, is on the subject of “Joseph’s...
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Home Office Weekly Update: April 20, 2023

United News
2023-04-20
Let us renew and strengthen our faith and trust in God, growing closer to Him and to each other, always encouraging each other to stay on the path to the Kingdom, and fervently praying for each other.
From the President . . . Greetings brethren around the world, I hope that the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread were deeply meaningful and spiritually beneficial for you. We need the annual reminder God gives us...
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Home Office Weekly Update: April 13, 2023

United News
2023-04-13
Updates about recent ordinations, upcoming UYC programs and the Feast of Tabernacles
From Ministerial and Member Services . . . Recent Ordinations On the First Day of Unleavened Bread, April 6, four elders were ordained. Dale Bissessar was ordained into the ministry; he serves the congregation in...
FOT Brochure 2023

2023 Festival Planning Brochure

Feast of Tabernacles
Feast of Tabernacles
2023-04-13
Join us for the Feast of Tabernacles 2023!
The 2023 Festival Brochure is available in PDF format here (you can also use the download button above). All of the information is also available on the Feast websites. Download Brochure PDF
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Prophetic Times: The Rise and Fall of the New Tower of Babel

United News
Jim Tuck
2023-03-31
With the incredible leaps in technology in this last century, where is the world headed? Knowledge is doubling every twelve hours in this fast-pace world. Can man achieve a much longer life by cracking the human genome? Is immortality...
The English writer Charles Dickens wrote in the introduction to his novel, A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of...
Brethren in Milan, Italy

Home Office Weekly Update: March 30, 2023

United News
2023-03-30
As we wrap up our final week of purging out leaven from our homes, let’s consider how we might seek after God's righteousness.
From the Chairman and President . . . Greetings brethren around the world, We are headed into what will be a spiritually meaningful and rewarding week for all of us. Next week members will observe the Passover, as the...
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Prophetic Times: The Rise of Modern Paganism

United News
Jim Tuck
2023-03-24
The religious landscape of America is drifting away from the traditional Christian roots the United States once had. People are migrating away from Christianity, and they are rediscovering the ancient pagan gods of the past. They are...
Perspective It is no surprise that more people are turning away from mainstream Christianity to other religious ideas. It is a downward drift which will dramatically change the Judeo-Christian demographics of America. The Pew Research...
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Home Office Weekly Update: March 23, 2023

United News
2023-03-24
As we continue in this time of self-examination and preparation for the Passover (1 Corinthians 11:23-28), may we all keep Jesus Christ at the forefront of our minds and hearts.
On this First Day of the First Month . . . Greetings brethren around the world, As I write this it is Thursday, March 23, according to man’s calendar. But on God’s calendar, today is the first day of the first month of...
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Home Office Weekly Update: March 16, 2023

United News
2023-03-16
These can be harrowing times as we see the “handwriting on the wall” for this world, but there is comfort and assurance in God.
From the President Greetings brethren around the world, We live in a fast-changing world where you can never be sure what news you will wake up to each morning. Since March 8, three banks in the United States have failed,...
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Timothy Mahoney Visits for Beyond Today Interview: Journey to Mount Sinai

United News
Peter Eddington
2023-03-14
The interview will be available in May 2023, in time for the theater release of Journey to Mount Sinai Part 2. Interviews can be watched on our Beyond Today TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire, iOS devices, Android devices, LG smart TVs and...
On Tuesday, March 14, we recorded our next series of Beyond Today Interviews with Timothy Mahoney of Thinking Man Films.  Mr. Mahoney has been a filmmaker for more than 25 years. His latest series,...
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