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June 14, 2025: At the request of "Radio Proton", an FM station in Austria, UCOG President Paul Kieffer recorded his lead article "Winds of Change in Europe" from the May-June issue of the "Gute Nachrichten" magazine for today's broadcast.
June 9, 2025: The May-June issue of "Intern" [German version of "United News"] published by the Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["UCG-Germany"] is mailed to 743 subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The circulation goal for "Intern" is 1,000 subscribers in Germany, making a reduced mailing rate possible. June 1, 2025: 131 people met on Pentecost weekend in six locations in the German-language region for Pentecost. Our service locations were Berlin (9), Dormagen (36), Hamburg (10), Mörfelden (21), Rosenheim (24), Stuttgart (11) and Winterthur, Switzerland (20). The offering in the German-language region was 14,311 €, 5.2 percent less in comparison to last year's offering. The offering for the 3 spring Holy Days (Unleavened Bread, Pentecost) was 8.3 percent less than last year. May 26, 2025: The Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["United Church of God-Germany"] produces another short video commentary, May 19, 2025: "Radio Proton", an FM station in Austria, has requested permission to broadcast UCOG President Paul Kieffer's lead article "Winds of Change in Europe" from the May-June issue of the "Gute Nachrichten" magazine. The article will be broadcast on June 14. May 12, 2025: The May-June issue of the May 2, 2025: Donation income for the Vereinte Kirche Gottes [UCG-Germany] for the first three four of 2025 was 10.5 percent higher than last year's income in January-April. Coworkers and donors (defined as individuals who provide financial support but do not attend UCG-Germany worship services) contributed 10.7 percent of UCG-Germany's income in the first four months of the year. April 24, 2025: United Christian Outreach Germany April 19, 2025: On the last day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, 116 people attended services in five locations: Hamburg (9), Dormagen (35), Mörfelden (21), Munich (21) and Winterthur in Switzerland (30). The offering (12,107 €) was 12 percent less than in 2024. April 13, 2025: 86 people met at four locations to keep the Passover on April 11. Today on the first day of Unleavened Bread, 140 people attended services in five locations: Berlin (16), Dormagen (35), Mörfelden (33), Mühldorf (37) and Sursee in Switzerland (19). The offering was 12,691 €, which was 8.1 percent less than last year's offering. April 2, 2025: Donation income for the Vereinte Kirche Gottes [UCG-Germany] for the first three months of 2025 was 10.5 percent higher than last year's income in January-March. Coworkers and donors (defined as individuals who provide financial support but do not attend UCG-Germany worship services) contributed 10.7 percent of UCG-Germany's income in the first three months of the year. March 27, 2025: The Vereinte Kirche Gottes ["United Church of God-Germany"] March 19, 2025: "Radio Proton", an FM station in Austria, has requested permission to broadcast the sermon "Die Rache ist mein" ["Vengeance is mine"] by UCOG President Paul Kieffer. The sermon has been scheduled for broadcast on April 12. |
What's new in Germany & elsewhere?News on events in
Europe and commentary June 26, 2023: 60 years ago President John F. Kennedy spoke the words most widely recognized today as being German: "Ich bin ein Berliner." A boisterous appreciative crowd of some 300,000 jammed Berlin's Schöneberg Rathaus square to hear Kennedy speak. Read more » February 24, 2012: Is Germany using the debt crisis to conquer Europe? That is what some Europeans think, especially among the British press. But Germany’s integration in a European framework is exactly what its neigbors, especially France, wanted after World War II. Read more » October 12, 2011: A stunning move by the Swiss National Bank in September signals the opening round of a currency war as Switzerland sets exchange limits to protect its domestic economy. Currency wars can lead to trade wars. But what comes after trade wars? Read more » August 19, 2011: For over 1500 years the pope in Rome has claimed authority over the entire Christian church. That claim remains a source of controversy and division, even during the ecumenical movement. Is Jesus responsible for the division by appointing Peter as pope? Read more » June 29, 2011: While many economic experts have focused on the Greek debt crisis and the future of the euro, the plight of unemployed youth in Europe has received less attention. Their rising numbers may eventually lead to a rise of political extremism. Read more » November 16, 2010: Populist sentiment may be just a groundswell of discontent and concern among a minority, but it can also affect major political developments, depending on its momentum and the issues involved. A case study is growing Islamic influence in Europe. Read more » September 21, 2010: Over the last 50 years change has come slowly within the European Union. However, the impact of the worldwide financial crisis forced the European Union to respond much faster than would have been the case in "normal" economic times. Read more » August 28, 2010: With birthrates among traditional Europeans in decline and population growth in Europe’s Muslim communities soaring, one persistent European voice asks whether Europe wants to preserve its traditional cultural and religious identity. Read more » March 25, 2010: Members of the European Parliament, labor organizations and mainstream churches unite to promote EU legislation promoting Sunday as EU’s official day of rest. If passed, what will this mean for religious minorities that keep the biblical Sabbath? Read more » February 23, 2010: Controversies over minarets and burkas highlight the clash of cultures and whether Europe’s traditional religious heritage should be defended in the face of a fast-growing Muslim minority. Will Islam eventually displace Christianity in Europe? Read more » September 17, 2009: The 50th anniversary of the NATO alliance in 1999 was a celebration of the successful defense of the free world during the Cold War. Just ten years later there are signs of serious trouble within the alliance. Will NATO survive the next ten years? Read more » August 17, 2009: With the number of Muslims in Germany numbering some four million (about five percent of Germany's population), it is no surprise that the number of mosques has increased in recent years. The question now is: "How big should Muslim mosques be?" Read more » October 30, 2008: The ongoing financial crisis means a lot more than worry for individual investors in different countries around the world. A major shift in world financial power centers is on the horizon. America is on the decline, while Asia and Europe are on the rise. Read more » December 21, 2007: At midnight on Friday the Schengen zone in Europe was expanded eastward to include nine eastern European countries. A borderless European Union now extends from Russia all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Which country is the center of the Schengen zone? Read more » February 19, 2007: For years Germany’s Mardi Gras Monday ["Rosenmontag"] float designers have used the occasion to poke fun at German and international politicians and the world scene. Today’s Rosenmontag parade in Düsseldorf was no exception. Read more » November 15, 2004: The Gregorian calendar in common use in the Western world has peculiarities that complicate trade and commerce. Despite all attempts to alter this calendar, the seven-day weekly cycle has been preserved. Will the Catholic church allow it to be changed? Read more » |
"Gute Nachrichten" magazine is mailed to 8,553 readers in 25 countries, 78 subscribers less than the 2024 May-June issue. The magazine was mailed to 7045 subscribers in Germany, 666 subscribers in Switzerland and 730 subscribers in Austria. UCOG President Paul Kieffer wrote the lead article for this issue, "Winds of Change in Europe".