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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.3, N0.22
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
MAY 29, 1981
United Kingdom The first of Mr. Armstrong's message advertisements has now
appeared in three of the top British newspapers: The Times, the · Daily
Telegraph, and the Daily Mail.
This first advertisement discussed the
modern educational system. Next week the first of the second series of ads
appears in the Daily Mail with the advertisement entitled, "What's Wrong
With Science and Technology?" After this will come the final advertisement
of the series which is entitled, "Coming Soon--A Staggering Turn in World
Events."
Even though the primary function of this campaign is to convey a message,
over 600 requests for The PLAIN TRUTH have already been received as a result
of the first ad in the Daily Mail. Response from the same ad in The Times
is now arriving and we are looking forward to response from the ad in the
Daily Telegraph which came out this week.
At the same time as Mr. Armstrong's ads are appearing, smaller advertise
ments designed only to attract new people to The PLAIN TRUTH mailing list
are being placed on a regular basis in other major publications. A recent
advertisement in the T.V. Times has pulled about 2,000 replies, of which
about 70 were telephone calls. This insertion and other smaller advertise
ments will enable us to build the file to a higher level this year than we
had last year.
In Britain and Ireland, over 2100 people observed the Passover this year
with over 3400 attending the holy day services. The offering on the first
day was 26% up on a year ago and the last day saw a 20% increase.
West Africa In Lagos, Nigeria, 64 members observed the Passover. There was
a record attendance of 165 brethren on the first holy day, which was 40% up
over 1980. In Accra, Ghana, 115 attended at the last holy day and records
were broken for the holy day offering despite the great hardships the
brethren have had to endure. The following Monday was the occasion for the
first ladies' night of the Accra Spokesman Club which proved an enormous
success.
The brethren in this difficult-to-live-in area were all eager to hear the
latest news of the Work and Mr. Armstrong's activities as presented by Mr.
Frank Brown. Things taken for granted in the West--food, power and water-
are not always available there, and life is often unpredictable with mili
tary coups occurring from time to time in this part of the world.