United News: March - April 2012

It was with much anticipation (and a fair amount of tiredness!) that we landed in Nairobi, Kenya, after our long journey from Melbourne, Australia.

Ladies, you are invited to “save the date” for an upcoming Arizona Women’s Weekend in 2012.

We are pleased to announce that four new tri-fold brochures and an updated earlier one are now available for distribution by brethren and congregation in the United States.

The Council of Elders met for its quarterly session at the home office in late February.

On their first trip to Latin America, Dennis and LeeAnn Luker visited three countries—Mexico, Argentina and Chile.

On Sunday, Aug. 28, the ladies of the Indianapolis, Indiana, area gathered at the church hall for the 2011 Ladies Luncheon.

UCG-Netherlands printed its eighth translated booklet, Is er leven na de dood? (What Happens After Death?).

After services and a potluck meal on the evening of Feb. 4, the Little Rock congregation sponsored a gratifying fun show.

History was made in the Durban, South Africa, congregation on the Sabbath of February, 4, 2012.

The United Church of God is offering its booklets in electronic format at the Amazon and Kindle online bookstores.

The Education Task Force (ETF) met together for the first time in a few years on Feb. 11-12 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Homeschooling has grown in popularity over the past decade.

The March-April 2012 issue of Gute Nachrichten, the German edition of The Good News magazine, was sent out to 7,847 subscribers in early March—a 4.2% increase over the March-April 2011 issue.