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Joe Greene
2024-05-23
Interested in working for the United Church of God? This page contains current employment opportunities, and will be updated as new jobs become available.
Jobs will be removed when they are officially filled, so feel free to apply to any opportunity you see listed on this page!  No openings at the present time.
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Armageddon: The Hordes Out of the North and East

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Jim Tuck
2024-08-30
Believe it or not, armies are already preparing for this battle of all battles called Armageddon, meaning from the Hebrew, the Mount of Megiddo. Why is it necessary to understand the importance of this historical end-time battle?
Armageddon strikes fear in most people who have heard of it. It signals the end of days. Two hundred million soldiers will descend on Israel to fight in the greatest battle in history at Megiddo, an important town of northern ancient...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 29, 2024

United News
2024-08-29
God has given us His Word to offer valuable guidance for navigating this anxious world.
From Ministerial and Member Services Encouragement, Not Worry We live in uncertain times! World events are unfolding before our eyes, just as foretold by prophecy. Concerns abound. Job security and financial stability are on our...
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Are You Focused on the Right Things? Avoiding Materialism

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Jim Tuck
2024-08-23
Why is it so hard to reach people in the Western world with the gospel of Jesus Christ? Interestingly, more seem to respond in places where people are the poorest.
The church seems to be growing in impoverished countries like Africa, India and the Orient. What has Western culture been doing to affect the minds of people in the most affluent nations of the world? Why are the "have-not" countries more...
Daily Bible Reading: Deuteronomy

Daily Bible Reading: The Book of Deuteronomy

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United News
2024-08-22
Join us and read through the book of Deuteronomy before the upcoming Feast of Tabernacles.
As we approach the Feast of Tabernacles and Eighth Day and the return of Jesus Christ to this earth, we are reminded of something God commanded His people to do every seven years. We find it in Deuteronomy 31:10-13: “And Moses...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 22, 2024

United News
2024-08-22
Read recent updates from the home office
Preparing for the Feast Days Greetings brethren around the world, If you happened to look out your window during any of the last several nights, you might have noticed the moon seemed quite a bit brighter than normal. Indeed, there...
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2024 Festival Youth Instruction

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Feast of Tabernacles
2024-08-20
The 2024 Festival Youth Instruction lesson plans are now available for the upcoming Feast of Tabernacles.
These lesson plans may help youth instructors at the Feast. You can click on "Downloads" on the right-hand side of this page to download the PDFs. We have provided two separate lessons to be used on the usual two youth instruction...
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Festival Children’s Choir Music is Now Available

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Steve Myers
2024-08-20
See below for details and link.
The Festival Children's Choir selections are now available for download on the UCG Feast website at: https://www.ucg.org/members/feast/childrens-choir-music. The guidelines for the Children’s Choir are posted there as well as vocal...
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Youth Festival Activity Booklets Available: 2024

United News
Feast of Tabernacles
2024-08-19
You can download PDFs of the 2024 Youth Festival Activity Booklets now.
Youth Festival Activity Booklets are now available online! There are three separate booklets for grades K-1, grades 2-3 and grades 4-6. Three PDFs are available for download by clicking "downloads" on the right side...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 15, 2024

United News
2024-08-15
Updates from MMS and about upcoming events.
From Ministerial and Member Services Death of Ellis Stewart Ellis Wayne Stewart, long-time member and elder of the East Texas congregation in Big Sandy, Texas, died peacefully Aug. 12, 2024, at the age of 93. Ellis was a loving...
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2024 Olympics: Spectacle or Debacle?

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Jim Tuck
2024-08-09
The opening ceremonies of the Olympics this year in France offended many Christians around the world by parodying what they thought was the famous painting, “The Last Supper.” The upsetting opening ceremonies may have torpedoed any hope...
The Olympics is supposed to be a time of excitement where the best young athletes from all over the world come together to compete for the gold medal. More than 3.05 billion people watched the 2020 Tokyo, Japan Olympics, according to...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 8, 2024

United News
2024-08-08
Let's renew our commitment and focus on doing the work God would have us do, in His way, as we fulfill the commission He has for His Church.
Greetings brethren around the world, We at the Home Office have now completed the scheduled international pastoral conferences for the time being. Except for the Feast of Tabernacles, we’ll be home for the next several months with a...
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Why Is Turkey Hostile Towards Israel? What Does Bible Prophecy Say?

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Jim Tuck
2024-08-02
Why is this nation strategically placed between the Middle East and Central Europe? Most people don’t know that Turkey is related to the descendants of Jacob through his brother Esau.
What does the Bible say about Turkey in prophecy? Britain, the United States of America and Australia are from the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. When researching the Turkish people, one finds they are descended from the first-born...
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Home Office Weekly Update: August 1, 2024

United News
2024-08-01
Camp reports from Southwest Camp, Camp Ochoco and Camp Woodland.
Report From Southwest Camp Southwest Camp took place July 7–14 near Prescott, Arizona amidst the tranquil setting of the ponderosa pine forest. The camp hosted 55 campers, three junior campers and 54 staff members, all of whom enjoyed...
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A Modern Tower of Babel: Analyzing the CrowdStrike Outage

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Andy Diemer
2024-07-26
A worldwide tech outage affected millions of people and exposed the vulnerability of our digitally connected world. A single software update from CrowdStrike, a major cybersecurity provider, disrupted the operations of many companies and...
A worldwide tech outage on Friday, July 19, caused by a CrowdStrike software problem, affected millions of people and exposed the vulnerability of our digitally connected world. The Wall Street Journal reported, "The outage...
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Rulership: How Will Jesus Do It?

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Jim Tuck
2024-07-26
The Bible reveals that Jesus Christ will return to this earth, and He will bring about a veritable utopia based on love! How will His rulership make it happen?
While the idea of a world government may seem like a modern invention, it has actually been around for thousands of years. It was considered anciently by Babylon and the Egyptians. Interestingly, one proponent of a world government was...
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Home Office Weekly Update: July 25, 2024

United News
2024-07-25
God continues to provide the Church with all it needs. We know and trust He will see us through whatever comes our way.
From the Treasurer... UCGIA Financial Update With the end of June marking the final month in fiscal year 2023-2024, we are encouraged to report that (unaudited figures throughout) total income has increased more than...
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The Most High Rules in the Kingdom of Men: Reflecting on Donald Trump's Attempted Assassination

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Andy Diemer
2024-07-19
America is shocked at how close a would-be assassin came to killing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
On Saturday, July 13, Donald Trump was hit by a bullet from an attempted assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Many of Trump's supporters say that God spared his life. The presidential candidate himself posted online...
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Why the Crisis in Leadership Around the World?

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Jim Tuck
2024-07-19
The world is on the cusp of yet another war which threatens to draw all nations into an international conflict. Like the axis and allied powers of WWII, nations are choosing sides. However, the stakes for the entire world are on a much...
Look at the profiles of current leaders of key nations on earth which will likely be involved in a coming world conflict. What is the message each one is conveying to their respective countries? Major leader profiles In 1979,...
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Home Office Weekly Update: July 18, 2024

United News
2024-07-18
We are continually reminded that God is building His family around the world.
South African Pastoral/Leadership Conference Greetings from South Africa, Earlier today, the South African pastoral/leadership conference concluded. What a wonderful and invigorating week we have all had as 50 elders and wives from...
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