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2024 Festival Youth Instruction

United News
Feast of Tabernacles
2024-08-20
The 2024 Festival Youth Instruction lesson plans are now available for the upcoming Feast of Tabernacles.
These lesson plans may help youth instructors at the Feast. You can click on "Downloads" on the right-hand side of this page to download the PDFs. We have provided two separate lessons to be used on the usual two youth instruction...
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Festival Children’s Choir Music is Now Available

United News
Steve Myers
2024-08-20
See below for details and link.
The Festival Children's Choir selections are now available for download on the UCG Feast website at: https://www.ucg.org/members/feast/childrens-choir-music. The guidelines for the Children’s Choir are posted there as well as vocal...
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Youth Festival Activity Booklets Available: 2024

United News
Feast of Tabernacles
2024-08-19
You can download PDFs of the 2024 Youth Festival Activity Booklets now.
Youth Festival Activity Booklets are now available online! There are three separate booklets for grades K-1, grades 2-3 and grades 4-6. Three PDFs are available for download by clicking "downloads" on the right side...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 15, 2024

United News
2024-08-15
Updates from MMS and about upcoming events.
From Ministerial and Member Services Death of Ellis Stewart Ellis Wayne Stewart, long-time member and elder of the East Texas congregation in Big Sandy, Texas, died peacefully Aug. 12, 2024, at the age of 93. Ellis was a loving...
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2024 Olympics: Spectacle or Debacle?

United News
Jim Tuck
2024-08-09
The opening ceremonies of the Olympics this year in France offended many Christians around the world by parodying what they thought was the famous painting, “The Last Supper.” The upsetting opening ceremonies may have torpedoed any hope...
The Olympics is supposed to be a time of excitement where the best young athletes from all over the world come together to compete for the gold medal. More than 3.05 billion people watched the 2020 Tokyo, Japan Olympics, according to...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 8, 2024

United News
2024-08-08
Let's renew our commitment and focus on doing the work God would have us do, in His way, as we fulfill the commission He has for His Church.
Greetings brethren around the world, We at the Home Office have now completed the scheduled international pastoral conferences for the time being. Except for the Feast of Tabernacles, we’ll be home for the next several months with a...
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Why Is Turkey Hostile Towards Israel? What Does Bible Prophecy Say?

United News
Jim Tuck
2024-08-02
Why is this nation strategically placed between the Middle East and Central Europe? Most people don’t know that Turkey is related to the descendants of Jacob through his brother Esau.
What does the Bible say about Turkey in prophecy? Britain, the United States of America and Australia are from the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. When researching the Turkish people, one finds they are descended from the first-born...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 1, 2024

United News
2024-08-01
Camp reports from Southwest Camp, Camp Ochoco and Camp Woodland.
Report From Southwest Camp Southwest Camp took place July 7–14 near Prescott, Arizona amidst the tranquil setting of the ponderosa pine forest. The camp hosted 55 campers, three junior campers and 54 staff members, all of whom enjoyed...
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A Modern Tower of Babel: Analyzing the CrowdStrike Outage

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Andy Diemer
2024-07-26
A worldwide tech outage affected millions of people and exposed the vulnerability of our digitally connected world. A single software update from CrowdStrike, a major cybersecurity provider, disrupted the operations of many companies and...
A worldwide tech outage on Friday, July 19, caused by a CrowdStrike software problem, affected millions of people and exposed the vulnerability of our digitally connected world. The Wall Street Journal reported, "The outage...
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Rulership: How Will Jesus Do It?

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Jim Tuck
2024-07-26
The Bible reveals that Jesus Christ will return to this earth, and He will bring about a veritable utopia based on love! How will His rulership make it happen?
While the idea of a world government may seem like a modern invention, it has actually been around for thousands of years. It was considered anciently by Babylon and the Egyptians. Interestingly, one proponent of a world government was...
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Home Office Weekly Update: July 25, 2024

United News
2024-07-25
God continues to provide the Church with all it needs. We know and trust He will see us through whatever comes our way.
From the Treasurer... UCGIA Financial Update With the end of June marking the final month in fiscal year 2023-2024, we are encouraged to report that (unaudited figures throughout) total income has increased more than...
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The Most High Rules in the Kingdom of Men: Reflecting on Donald Trump's Attempted Assassination

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Andy Diemer
2024-07-19
America is shocked at how close a would-be assassin came to killing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
On Saturday, July 13, Donald Trump was hit by a bullet from an attempted assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Many of Trump's supporters say that God spared his life. The presidential candidate himself posted online...
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Why the Crisis in Leadership Around the World?

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Jim Tuck
2024-07-19
The world is on the cusp of yet another war which threatens to draw all nations into an international conflict. Like the axis and allied powers of WWII, nations are choosing sides. However, the stakes for the entire world are on a much...
Look at the profiles of current leaders of key nations on earth which will likely be involved in a coming world conflict. What is the message each one is conveying to their respective countries? Major leader profiles In 1979,...
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Home Office Weekly Update: July 18, 2024

United News
2024-07-18
We are continually reminded that God is building His family around the world.
South African Pastoral/Leadership Conference Greetings from South Africa, Earlier today, the South African pastoral/leadership conference concluded. What a wonderful and invigorating week we have all had as 50 elders and wives from...
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Failed Assassination: A Time to Mourn and Pray: Donald Trump Hit by Bullet

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Peter EddingtonTom Robinson
2024-07-14
Just like the biblical prophet Daniel, we too should pray for our nation. May God have mercy upon those who have rebelled against Him.
America and many around the world are still in a state of shock over what happened on Saturday, July 13, when an attempt was made to kill former President Donald Trump as he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A bullet...
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Home Office Weekly Update: July 11, 2024

United News
2024-07-11
The history of Myanmar lends itself to the preaching of the hope in the gospel message of the Kingdom of God and the return of Jesus Christ.
Thailand and Myanmar: Rich in History Greetings brethren, from Southeast Asia, Debbie and I had a very pleasant visit with our Australian brethren in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia last Sabbath. Then on Monday we arrived in Chiang...
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Home Office Weekly Update: July 4, 2024

United News
2024-07-04
God has made known to us, all over the world, the same truth and the same vision of His Kingdom.
True Unity Around the World in God’s Church Greetings from “the land down under,” During the past three days, nine pastors from Australia, plus one from New Zealand, and their wives, along with those of us who came from the Home...
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Prophetic Times: The World is Preparing for War: Are You?

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Jim Tuck
2024-06-28
According to experts, we are facing World War III, and many think it has already begun. The United States just reinstituted military draft registration. This reality makes one ponder the possible ramifications for the future. We must ask...
Ask yourself: "Where do I stand on participation in fighting and war? What steps should I take to prepare? What should a person do if they are in the military? On June 14, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8070, the...
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Ambassador Bible College Educational Tour of Turkey

United News
2024-06-27
Join us for an Ambassador Bible College study tour of Turkey April 2025!
Another Ambassador Bible College study tour is being planned to Turkey and the sites of some churches of Revelation, and a portion of the travels of Paul. Cities visited will be Ephesus, Pergamon, Istanbul, Alexandria, Troas, Colossae and...
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Home Office Weekly Update: June 27, 2024

United News
2024-06-27
It is an ongoing spiritual exercise and eye-opener when we learn lessons about ourselves and God when we study nature and see traits God would have us develop.
Our Amazing and Awesome God Greetings brethren around the world, Thursday morning (Australia time) we arrived in Brisbane, Queensland, where we will be at Sabbath services this week. Then the Australian pastors’ conference begins...
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