When the campers got grounded at Hye Sierra this year, it wasn't a punishment.
News at a Glance
Last fiscal year 135,000 copies of the Bible Study Course were reprinted, for a total of 1.18 million copies of all lessons printed so far.
News at a Glance
Calendar of Events
International News at a Glance
Only nine days after being established, a special fund-raiser reached its goal to provide $600 for airfare for United Church of God member Mnazakan Poghassjan to attend this year's Feast of Tabernacles in Schluchsee, Germany.
Local Church Updates
Recently members of the Canton, Ohio, congregation honored three young graduates with a reception after services.
Being around the Church some 43 years of my 51 years of life, I can recall many a sermon and many an analogy about the scripture Paul was inspired to...
This article is a follow-up to the previous articles, "Good Sex, Bad Sex" and "Heart-to-Heart Talk With Men and Teen Boys." References to "women"...
UNITED YOUTH CAMPS
Camp Woodmen plunged into "the Zone" with both feet Sunday, July 2, kicking off its final year at the northern Alabama facilities.
News at a Glance
As of June 2006 there were 15,407 subscribers to the weekly www.ucg.org Web site updates, a 44 percent increase over a year ago!
News at a Glance
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Local Church Updates
Ambassador Bible Center students gathered together for a LifeNets car wash fund-raiser on Sunday, June 25.
Local Church Updates
On Wednesday, May 24, 40 ladies, representing the ABC class, home office staff and the wives of some of the home office staff, gathered together to encourage one another in their reading endeavors.
James tells us the tongue is "an unruly evil, full of deadly poison" (James 3:8).
Clark Named Associate Senior Pastor for Ghana
Tom Clark, 43, pastor of the Liberal, Salina and Wichita, Kansas, congregations, accompanied Melvin Rhodes to the West African nation of Ghana in May.
News at a Glance
The Braille Bible Foundation provides KJV and NKJV Braille Bibles to blind and visually-impaired people anywhere in the world at no cost.
News From Around the World
David Baker and Jeff Caudle (senior pastors serving Southeast Asia, New Zealand and South Pacific) requested that Ministerial Services send representatives of the Leadership Workshops and Ministerial Development Program to conduct seminars and workshops for the Church leadership in the...
Local Church Updates
O'Neill Regional Park in Orange County, California, was the beautiful setting for a very special Sabbath service.
Local Church Updates
April 15 approximately 50 women of all ages from the Houston North, Texas, congregation came together to bond, encourage each other and learn about God's Word.
After a heavy pre-Unleavened Bread pruning (discussed in "Lessons From My Small Vineyard, June United News, page 11), what do vines do for the rest of...
Feast Sermon Video Taping Done in Australia and New Zealand
Clay Thornton (senior video producer) and Peter Eddington (Media and Communications Services operation manager) traveled to Australia and New Zealand June 13 through 26 to record material for this year's Feast of Tabernacles sermon video to be titled Life Anew...
News at a Glance
A U.S. federal district court in Fayetteville, Arkansas, ruled for a Seventh-day Adventist who sought accommodation for his Sabbath-keeping beliefs.
News From Around the World
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...
Local Church Updates
Sarah Williams, a 14-year-old who attends the Central New Jersey congregation with her parents Angela and Larry Williams, received the following certificate signed by U.S. President George Bush:
Local Church Updates
On July 2, Justin M. Brunick, the seventh and youngest son of Edward and Claudia Brunick, received his Eagle Scout award, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts.
Acts 15 discusses a ministerial conference in Jerusalem.
Council Member Profile
Leslie McCullough was born in Nebraska and grew up in Oregon.
News at a Glance
Worldwide Church of God officials announced on June 26, 2006, that it is placing all Dwight Armstrong composed hymns to which it owns the copyright into the public domain.
News From Around the World
The work of the Church in Suriname (a country in northern South America that was formerly called Dutch Guiana) used to be administered by the Dutch office in Europe.
Local Church Updates
The young adults of the East Texas congregation hosted a ladies' tea on Sunday, May 21, celebrating and honoring the women in the congregation as "Women of Character."
UNITED YOUTH CAMPS
Excursions into "the Zone" have been reported at several United Youth Camps (UYC) this summer.
Do you ever feel that your weaknesses, faults and mistakes are just glaring for all to see?
Celebrating Published Authors and Musicians
Celebrating Published Authors and Musicians
News at a Glance
The Traditional Values Coalition Web site quoted Mario Seiglie's article from the latest Vertical Thought magazine, including a link to the article on the Vertical Thought Web site.
International News at a Glance
In Canada, income for the first three months of the fiscal year is ahead of budget, while Holy Day offerings are close to what was budgeted.
Local Church Updates
Brethren from Wyoming and Idaho felt very blessed to enjoy camping and Sabbath services at a beautiful campsite near Granite Hot Springs, Wyoming, June 16 to 18.
Recently the United States has been commemorating the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition (May 1804 to September 1806).
Middle East Sparks Interest in Literature
As the minds of people around the world focused on the fighting in the Middle East, millions of computer users came across ads offering literature that could help them make sense of the confusing and dangerous situation.
News at a Glance
The Education Advisory Task Force met in the Los Angeles, California, area on Saturday evening, June 24, and Sunday, June 25, for a discussion about the Church's education programs.
News at a Glance
The Salt Lake City, Utah, congregation will be hosting its annual Ski Weekend Feb. 16 to 19, 2007 (Presidents' Day weekend).
International News at a Glance
The Beyond Today television program brought in 111 responses in Canada as of July 6.
Local Church Updates
Tropical Storm Alberto dampened the weather, but not the spirits, at the annual Tampa Bay Family Weekend, June 10 and 11.
To secular eyes, Christians who believe the end times are nigh are equivalent to Iran's "alarming" President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's belief that the...
UNITED YOUTH CAMPS
Pinecrest Camp completed another successful year in "the Zone"—an atmosphere modeled after the Kingdom of God.
News at a Glance
A total of 4.2 million copies of UCG's 32 booklets have been printed since United began in 1995.
News at a Glance
Ministerial Services has invited 13 men and their wives from local congregations in the United States , Canada and South Africa to the fifth Leadership Workshop.
International News at a Glance
Kingsley Mather's visit to the island of St. Kitts Jan. 13 to 21 was very eventful for that small congregation. A young lady, Samantha Smitten, was baptized.
Local Church Updates
Elizabeth A. Cannon graduated May 5 with a bachelor of arts in English with a minor in history from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University.
While visiting at the hospital with my ailing 97-year-old father, I brought a smile to his face while reminiscing about the 10-cent ice cream cone he...