UCG IA President Clyde Kilough gave the Council an update on the new hymnal project May 10. He said it is not likely that the hymnal will be ready prior to this year's Feast of Tabernacles, as hoped. He emphasized that the goal is to "get it right," not to get it fast.

A number of elements of the task remain, including reviewing the 250 hymns submitted by members, correcting mistakes in the current hymnal, reviewing the doctrinal accuracy of all the proposed hymns and producing pianist and song leader editions and an accompanist CD of the new hymnal.

A further update will be provided to the Council in its meetings in August.