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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.7, N0.3
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
JANUARY 18, 1985
By now each pastor should have received the audio cassette of Dr. David
Wainwright's recent sermon in the Auditorium. Mr. Armstrong felt that this
sermon would be helpful for all congregations to hear. For those of you who
do not know Dr. Wainwright, he graduated from Bricket Wood in 1962 and has
been serving in the ministry for over 21 years. Dr. Wainwright pastored the
London Church for two years, and has served in Bricket Wood as a Professor
of French and Theology, as Registrar and as Dean of Faculty. He now serves
on the faculty in Pasadena as Associate Professor of French. I'm sure the
brethren around the world will appreciate his message as much as those who
originally heard it in Pasadena.
We are currently enjoying the company of the Spanish-speaking ministers and
their wives who are here for the 12th session of the Ministerial Refreshing
Program. Of the 19 ministers serving in the Spanish-speaking areas, 10 are
bilingual. For the other nine men and their wives, simultaneous transla
tion is provided by an enthusiastic team of translators headed by Mr. Mario
Hernandez, an employee of the Spanish Department here in Pasadena.
We would like to announce one additional new U.S. Festival Coordinator:
Mr. Lyle Welty, pastor of the Albany, New York and Springfield, Massachu
setts congregations, will be serving as coordinator for the Saratoga
Springs, New York site. Saratoga Springs replaced Cape Cod as a Northeast
ern United States festival location last year. As you may recall, the sale
of the convention center in Cape Cod caused us to have to scramble for a
replacement late in the plannin'
g stages. When Saratoga Springs was ap
proved by Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Jim Franks, coordinator of the Cape Cod site,
switched all preparations over to the new location. Mr. Lyle Welty then
served as Mr. Franks' assistant in preparation for taking the full respons
ibility this year.
With its bubbling mineral springs and hot mineral baths, Saratoga Springs
has been a popular New England attraction since the 1800s. The Adirondack
Mountains are noted for their natural beauty, and the fall colors should be
spectacular during the Feast. There are also a great number of historical
sites in the area, dating from the American Revolutionary period. We will
again be using the Saratoga Springs City Center, which opened last July.
(You may remember that the Church met in the open-sided Performing Arts
Center in 1978 and 1979.) The 2,500 who will be attending should find this
to be a pleasant and relaxing site.
Thank you for your continuing prayers for the Reyers. Mrs. Jim Reyer is
still in serious, but stable, condition. Mr. Reyer has expressed his ap
preciation for the support and encouragement he and his wife have been re
ceiving.
Mr. Garry Lucas, an elder in the Barrie, Ontario congregation, submitted a
poem after his and his wife's stay in Pasadena for the 11th session of the
Refresher last month. I thought each of you would enjoy reading it as much
as I did.
Ii' 1985 Wortdw1de Church of God