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PASTOR'S REPOR-P
PUBLISHED BY THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 2, NO. 35
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 11, 1978
CHRIST'S APOSTLE TO THE MINISTRY:
"WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS!"
by Herbert W. Armstrong
Fellow Ministers, Satan tried again -- God's Church has been
through troublous times these past few months -- but the Head of
God's Church, Jesus Christ, was interceding for us -- and thanks
largely to you ministers, the Church has come through stronger than
ever!
I simply cannot find words to adequately express my THANKS and
GRATITUDE and LOVE for the LOYALTY of you ministers standing staunchly
and unitedly behind me, behind the living Christ, and behind the GREAT
MAJESTIC GOD OUR FATHER!
We have just had a splendid and successful meeting of the area
coordinators. Reports from them show that God's Church --
His
one
and only Church -- has weathered this latest storm and now presses
on with renewed vigor to finish the GREAT COMMISSION.
All indication confirms this. The Work's income holds steadily
with a slight increase. The mail response confirms it. The atmosphere
at Headquarters has taken on a "NEW LOOK" -- it seems everyone is
smiling -- there is TOGETHERNESS, peace and harmony. Sometimes the
barber shop is a reflector of campus atmosphere. The campus barber
told me that he, too, notices the happy change -- all seem to be
looking forward to a leap ahead in God's Work.
Let me give you just a few brief excerpts from State-of-the-Work
reports from scattered areas.
From the populous New York area Mr. Elbert Atlas reports: "There
are no indications that the difficulties we have been experiencing
during the last few months have adversely affected Church attendance.
Attendance figures for the area" /New York state, New England states,
Delaware, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania7 "are either holding
steady or are slightly up. The brethren then..• are remaining stead
fast and stable. The fine manner in which the ministry in this area
has responded to your leadership has resulted in the high degree of
stability and unity. I feel the men have been doing an excellent job
in shepherding their flocks during these traumatic and troublesome
times.
"To the best of my knowledge only three members have left the
Church...that is three out of 5,600. One lives in the New York City
area, and the others -- a man and his wife -- live in New Jersey.
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