United News: January 2006

Ambassador Bible Center is about to begin its seventh year!

Calendar of Events

The Portuguese language version of the Fundamental Beliefs of the United Church of God booklet has been printed, and the Spanish language version of Transforming Your Life: The Process of Conversion has also been completed.

"This is awesome!" "There was something for everyone of all ages." "This keeps getting better and better every year!"

In 2005, at least 316 new members were baptized around the world.

The 50th Houston Church Anniversary celebration will be held the weekend of March 10 and 11, 2006.

At the end of November, the Vancouver, British Columbia, congregation hosted an open house.

Our brethren in French-speaking Africa are generally doing well under often trying circumstances.

The Kansas City, Missouri, congregation is once again hosting a Memorial Day weekend event.

For 2005, total mail received at the home office was 563,573 pieces (up 18 percent from 2004), and 559,721 pieces of literature were sent out (up 20 percent).

For the year 2006, the United Church of God–British Isles will hold the Feast of Tabernacles in the historic city of York, North Yorkshire.

Many "thank yous" were heard on Nov. 20 from appreciative individuals who attended the sixth annual clothing giveaway sponsored by the Beloit, Wisconsin, congregation.

On Dec. 7 and 8 four more Beyond Today video programs were recorded in the new media center.

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Highlights from the UCG–British Isles circulation report for November, which covers all literature distributed by the Church from Britain, include:

Gustavo and Jorge Corsi, of the Nashville, Tennessee, UCG congregation became U.S. citizens on Sept. 22, 2005.

The United Youth Camp in the southeastern United States will not be in Alabama again, as announced last issue.

Successful World News and Prophecy seminars were held in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, on Dec. 3 and 4.

Following a day-and-a-half of Council committee meetings, Robert Dick opened the final Council of Elders session for 2005 Dec. 9 at 1 p.m.

This year the New South Wales Women's Focus Weekend was held in the lovely coastal village of Corrimal Sept. 9-11.

On the evening of March 18, the Atlanta, Georgia, congregation will be hosting its annual prom.

The Canadian National Council convened for its latest round of meetings on Tuesday evening, Nov. 29, in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Victor Kubik, chairman of the Media and Communications Committee, presented the Council with proposed edits to the "Media Philosophy of the United Church of God" that emphasize our belief that God has drawn us into a relationship with, and made...

Along with booklets, income and the number of donors and coworkers are reaching new levels.

Wooster, Ohio, will be the location for a combined winter weekend of activities on Presidents' Day weekend, Feb. 18-19.

For the second year, the United Church of God sent a minister to visit a group of members and prospective members in the Dominican Republic, a Spanish-speaking nation in the Caribbean.

Mr. Dick introduced a topic that will require a great deal of discussion.

Another young adult leadership program is being planned, this time on a wilderness river in Arkansas.

The annual Families for God weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will be held March 25 and 26.

The National Council of the United Church of God–British Isles met in Gloucester on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Twenty years after Herbert W. Armstrong's death, I am still trying to do what he told everyone.