United News: March - April 2007

Big increase over this year's $21.3 million budget includes $1.6 million more for media and money to hire as many as five ministerial trainees. The Council also approves plans for investment in future growth of the Church to be presented...

Our March/April 2007 print run was 433,200 copies.

Weekly response has been on a steady upward track.

the British Isles' office were moved safely from Northwood to Chalfont St. Giles

Programs announced in Zambia, Philippines, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya

numbers for the last 7 years

Several instructors from the home office and others from the field ministry conducted the classes and workshops for the 11 men from the United States and four from other countries.

The average cost was £0.10 per click.

New sites for 2007 will be Alaska and Jordan. We will not have the Feast in Hawaii this year but anticipate returning there in 2008.

compare the January 2007 entries to previous years—

Only articles from members of the United Church of God will be accepted.

Dr. Bacchiocchi spoke very favorably of the United Church of God and the commitment of its members.

The student leaders oversee student activities

the Church's base of coworkers and donors continues to rise at a nice pace.

Kingsley Mather passed along the following report, by Gary Atkinson, with this note: "The brethren in this part of the world live very simple lives but are dedicated to the truth of God and the work of the Church. Twice...

The Canadian office mailed nearly 6,600 subscriber development letters to recipients of The Good News magazine coast-to-coast.

Descriptions of housing and location for Feast of Tabernacles 2007

We had an increase of 96 percent over January of 2006 and an increase of 44 percent over January of 2005

For some advertising campaigns we are paying only for the responses we receive and not the actual advertising.

The church pastors invited a total of 15 couples from their respective areas who have demonstrated leadership potential.

numbers for the last 7 years

Over 32,000 video views have occurred in the first two weeks since this new feature has been added to the Web sites.

From Jan. 23 to Feb. 6, 2007, the associate senior pastor for Nigeria, Mark Mickelson, went to Nigeria to visit the Nigerian associate pastor, Oludare Akinbo, and the brethren in Owerri and Port Harcourt.

Australia finished the 2005-2006 year in a sound financial position and above budgetary expectations.

We are averaging 30,000 visitors per month

A vital element in our ongoing print advertising efforts is to regularly test new promotional themes.

At the end of December 2006, a group of around 20 young adults from eight nations met in Belgium for a European year-end activity.

A sampling of letters recently received.

Jacksonville, Florida and Cincinnati, Ohio are added

The publication, at 168 pages, is more of a book than a booklet and thoroughly explains an essential identifying doctrine that sets apart the branches of the Church of God from other churches.

We eagerly anticipate an increase in subscriptions to the Bonnes Nouvelles magazine and are happy to be able to better serve this bilingual country.