United News: March - April 2006

As part of the Media and Communications Services report for the February Council meetings, Council members received a chart of "Donation and Income Analysis by Source."

On Jan. 17, the Church in the Philippines experimented by sending out 1,783 letters to all our Good News subscribers within about four hours travel time of Davao City. About two thirds of those subscribers (about 1,200) live within the...

The Australian UCG Web site (www.ucg.org.au) has been gathering strength as a principal means of first contact.

Highlights from the report for January.

A total of 13,648 responses have come through this medium. We see some people attending Sabbath services and baptized as a result of this programming.

Ambassador Bible Center announced on Feb. 16 the officers and leaders selected to serve and lead the class of 2006.

In January, two more Ambassador Bible Center classes were posted on the ABC section of our Web site.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, the small congregation in Milan welcomed UCG IA president Clyde Kilough and his wife, Dee, very warmly.

The annual Families for God weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota , will be held March 25 and 26. The theme is "Turning the Hearts" based on Malachi 4:6.

The United Church of God in the Isle of Man is legally required to be registered as a charity under Manx law.

Calendar of Events from March to September

Four days of leadership training classes were held in Cotonou, Bénin, from Jan. 28 to 31.

Media personnel meet to assess the media efforts of the Church in order to improve their effectiveness.

The Australian National Council has been researching the possibility of printing The Good News copies for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in Sydney .

Since March of 2003, the U.S. Good News renewal cover wraps have asked for subscribers' e-mail addresses.

Traffic at www.gnmagazine.org is now at 86,591 visitors per month, up 405 percent over a year ago!

Carmelo Anastasi was interviewed by journalist Steno Sari, on behalf of Libero, a nationwide newspaper in Italy .