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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MARCH 2, 1984
FT. COLLINS, CO--CHUCK ZIMMERMAN: The growth of the congregation
spiritually, as well as in size, is a gift from God. Many people
are moving into the area and new visits are turning into PMs at a
good rate. Attendance is up despite very hard winter weather.
NEW BERN, NC--JOHN MOSKEL:
I visited a minister of another
religion who, once he realized that Saturday was the true Sabbath
and personally kept it, preached about it on Sunday and was voted
out of his local church. He still keeps the Sabbath at home with
five of his "faithful" members. He wants to attend the Church of
God and sees a great need to be taught. I am going slowly with
him.
MINNEAPOLIS (SOUTH), MN--VICTOR KUBIK: A new former Seventh Day
Adventist family is now attending.
After they came one week,
they brought a friend from their former church.
Now they say
that there are others who want to come. They have been told by
their minister that they are spiritually dead--and now a number
in that congregation want to find a Sabbath-keeping church that
is alive!
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING
800 Million Pieces of Literature Mailed!
Since the Philadelphia era of God's Church began in 1934, a grand total of
800 million pieces of literature have been published and distributed.
About 637 million pieces were sent out in the United States alone. If the
present rate of growth continues, we will pass the one billion mark before
the end of 19851
Local Churches Provide Volunteer WATS Operators
For nearly three years, members of local churches in Southern California
have served as Sabbath volunteer WATS operators, answering more than a
quarter of a million phone calls.
We receive hundreds of calls every Sabbath--two-thirds or more of which are
from first-time callers.
The "WORLD TOMORROW" telecast airs on several
stations on the Sabbath, including Chicago superstation WGN and the large
independent station WPIX in New York City.
If volunteers were not here to answer phones on the Sabbath, the callers
would have to leave a message on call-answering devices. However, because
these automatic machines lack warmth and the human touch, up to 50% of those
calling in would probably hang up.
Literally thousands of literature
requests from potential members of God's Church are taken thanks to the
efforts of these volunteers.
Currently, about 1,600 brethren are involved in the Sabbath volunteer pro
gram. Each Sabbath, 150 operators are needed. Most volunteers serve once
every six to eight weeks. Incidentally, calls begin coming in before 4:30
a.m.
We owe a special debt of gratitude to those who faithfully donate their time
and energy to answer these calls, and would like to commend them for their
valuable service.