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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, January 11, 1980
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FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
News From the Netherlands
Mr. Bram de Bree, regional director for the Work in the Netherlands,
brings us the following update for the Pastor General's Report:
The highlight of the month of December has been the visit of Mr. and Mrs.
McCullough. We all enjoyed their three-day stay in the Netherlands. On
December 15th we held combined services in Tilburg at which Mr. McCullough
spoke to both churches.
As for some recent statistics, we received in December a total of 1612
letters, of which 263 were from donors and coworkers. As part of our
advertising campaign we offered the booklet Seven Laws of Success and the
PT in two newspapers and two monthly magazines. This resulted in 543 new
subscriptions giving us a total circulation of 16,243. The Dutch Corre
spondence Course has been extended by 78 bringing the total to 1093 active
students. Our income is holding at a year-to-date increase of 3.91%.
We are continuing our public lectures in the city of Zwolle. We announced
the December lecture in the PT which resulted in a first attendance of 10
people. The total number of people interested in attending the once-a
month follow-up lectures has increased to 29. As a result of our activ
ities in this northeast part of the Netherlands, six requests for first
visits have come in and church attendance in Bilthoven has increased by
five.
We are now in the process of making final arrangements for another public
lecture, this time in the Northwest part of the country. This lecture is
scheduled to take place in the middle of March.
Looking back at 1979 we are very thankful for stability and growth in the
Dutch Work.
--Joe Tkach
MR. ARMSTRONG SEEN AND HEARD LIVE IN PASADENA VIA MICROWAVE
This past Sabbath Mr. Herbert
w.
Armstrong delivered a powerful sermon,
which was microwaved (audio and video) back to Pasadena where more than a
dozen Southern California churches convened on the Ambassador College
campus.
The audio portion was also sent out to 36 church areas across the United
States, as well as six in Canada, via our WATS Line system. Approximately
17,500 church members were able to hear Mr. Armstrong's message live�
Mr. Armstrong requested this opportunity to speak on the first Sabbath
of 1980 to set the tone for the beginning of this new decade. But for
those who were not on our audio hookup, we will be sending, as soon as
possible, an audio cassette tape of Mr. Armstrong's sermon.
If there were any audio problems along the WATS Line system, please let
Kevin Dean know so that we can evaluate the situation.
--Media Division