United News: January 2012

It is one thing to be asked to give an account of what you believe and another to create an opportunity to do so.

Six months ago United Church of God Fort Wayne member Brian Brumley had the idea to collect spare pocket change to send in as a gift to the Good Works program.

Mark Mickelson arrived for his second visit to Cameroon on the morning of Nov. 23, staying until Dec. 6.

After sundown on the Sabbath of Dec. 10, 2011, the Fort Wayne congregation held their annual winter social.

Are you the same person today as you were one year ago? Are you the same person today as you were six months ago? The answer to both questions is no. You have either grown or regressed.

The Twin Cities congregations would like to extend a heartfelt invitation to join us in celebrating the 15th Families for God Weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 2-4, 2012.

You are invited to join the Lansing, Michigan, teens as they host the Second Annual Great Lakes Teen Weekend on Feb. 18-20.

David Jones, age 39, is being hired as a ministerial trainee, assisting Steve Myers in the Cincinnati East congregation. David, along with his wife Joy and two daughters, moved to the Cincinnati area this past fall so that David could...

The Cincinnati East congregation is holding their annual Family Dance Weekend on March 2-3.

While attending the Feast of Tabernacles, a question came up multiple times: “What is ABC like?”

The annual general meeting of the United Church of God-Ireland Charity took place in Leighlinbridge on the evening of Dec. 10.

Thirty-eight ladies from around Australia traveled to join together for an enriching weekend of learning, laughter, fellowship and relaxation as we seek to grow in God’s way of life and become like Him.

As I sat at a table in the water park at Great Wolf Lodge, I commented to my wife of the delight I felt at seeing the smiling faces of the brethren after enjoying the wave pool or the expansive...

On Saturday evening, Dec. 3, more than 40 people in the Little Rock, Arkansas, United Church of God participated in a “cake walk” auction.

The Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, UCG congregations invite everyone aged 12 to 25 (young married couples, too!) to the 13th Annual Southeast Regional Prom on March 31, 2012.

The Council of Elders met in Milford, Ohio, at the home office of the United Church of God for its quarterly meeting on December 6-8.

Nov. 18, 2011, was a special day for one of the Coleman, Texas, Church members.