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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MAY 21, 1982
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various aspects of God's Work in Southern Africa and passed on information
from the present Ministerial Refreshing Program in Pasadena. There was
even time to meet socially, as some had not seen each other for up to three
years.
The ministry in Southern Africa is truly united, inspired and
enthused to complete God's end-time Work.
Canada
April turned out to be a very positive month for God's Work in
Canada! We had an increase of 185.1% in new people contacting the Work for
the first time. The total of all incoming mail was 43.3% over last year.
Income for the month is up an encouraging 15.6%, bringing the year-to-date
figure to 15.3%.
The French-language branch of God's Work in Canada continues to exhibit
positive growth. There was a 143.5% increase in people contacting the Work
for the first time and a 59.9% increase in all incoming mail.
As with other years, the Canadian office staff has been extremely busy
handling holy day offerings. The percentages of increase were as follows:
first holy day, 5.1%; second holy day, 7.2%. Attendance was up 2.0% on the
first day and 3.9% on the.second. For the first time in the history of
God's Work in Canada we had over 10,000 people attend services on the first
holy day.
Figures related to Church growth for the first three months of 1982 are very
encouraging. New visit requests are up 10.1% over last year, and baptisms
are running at a plus 27.4%. Attendance is up 2.7%.
A new television station in Burlington, Vermont has been added to the grow
ing list of stations airing the broadcast. Although the station is in the
United States, the signal can be picked up in Canada via the cable system.
A number of ministers have conducted Bible lectures in the last few months.
The highest percentage of turn out occurred in the Barrie, Ontario area
where 4.2% of those invited attended the lecture. On the first night of the
campaign the new people outnumbered the membership, with a total of 54 new
people attending the lectures. Other lectures have had bigger turn outs,
but not as large a percentage of the mailing list. A number of ministers
have commented on the quality of the new people who attended and the inter
esting questions they asked.
Mr. Gerald Waterhouse has arrived in Canada to begin his tour of the
Churches from Victoria to Montreal.
Comments From Monthly Church Reports
LOUISVILLE, KY--RAY A. MEYER:
Considerable upswing
church and Bible study attendance.
Continuing growth
quality of PM's.
Ten baptisms prior to the Passover.
appears to be some interest in coming back to services
part of some who left several years ago.
in both
in the
There
on the
TAMPA, FL--RONALD A. LOHR:
Church is responsive.
Some ex
members are contacting me about coming back to Church. Following
is a quote from a report to me by one of our deacons concerning
service in the Church:
"Brethren eager to serve and help no
matter how menial the job may be. Am reminded of the late 60's