Letter to the Brethren: January 16, 2025

Dear Brethren and Co-Workers in Christ:

Greetings from Grover Beach, California.

While the fires have devastated areas south of us, we have not been directly affected by them.

On other matters, we tried using a microphone I had for the sermonette and Steve Dupuie said this is improving the audio on the new platform we are using (Riverside) instead of Skype.

Steve Dupuie decided to shrink himself on the screen, so he tends to often be in the corner. We might wish to adjust that in the future.

Irrespective of that, we believe that both the audio and visual qualities are better.

Bible News Prophecy magazine

Although we pre-ordered copies of the next edition of our Bible News Prophecy magazine many weeks ago, Amazon Kindle has delayed shipping it. But finally they have arrived at the close of the day Tuesday and we have been shipping them out.

Also, for those in the United States who made donations, we also have included a donation receipt for 2024.

That said, a reader noticed that the description for an article in the contents section was wrong. I apology for missing that.

Anyway, that magazine is also available online. Here is a link to the Bible News Prophecy magazine, January – March 2025.

Back on Wilkins Radio

As mentioned nearly two years ago (see Letter to the Brethren: March 2, 2023), we had made a deal to go on the Wilkins Radio Network.

Then we were kicked off a few months later because the owner learned that we do not believe in the trinity that was pushed by the murderous 4th century Roman Emperor Theodosius.

So, because of that we then went on Legacy Broadcasting’s radio network (which we still are on).

Well, the owner of Wilkins died and his son contacted me late last Summer, apologized for our removal, and asked if we would come back. He made an attractive offer, but I declined as we did not have the funds.

KCLE 1460 AM  6:45 – 7:00PM Saturday Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas; KCLE programming is also heard on two FM translator stations: KCLE 93.1 FM K226BM in Cleburne, Texas and KCLE 95.7 FM K239CC in Burleson, Texas.

WKID 95.9 FM 7:00 – 7:15PM Saturday Vevay, Indiana

KCLE AM/FM 2:30 – 2:45PM Sunday Subject to availability
WKID FM 10:00 – 10:15PM Sunday Subject to availability

This is the first radio expansion we have had in about 1 year and a half. But, I am glad we are able to increase our radio presence.

A full listing of our radio and other media outreaches is at the Continuing Church of God Multimedia page.

CCOG Spending in Calendar Year 2024

One project here has been finalizing our year-end accounting. We also have mailed out donation receipts to our USA supporters.

Regarding funds, Jesus said, “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21) and “I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink … inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me (Matthew 25:35,40) and “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20).

In the Roman calendar year of 2024, USA income we received fluctuated throughout the year, but ended up down 4.0%. We cut certain expenses, because of that.

We ended the calendar year with an additional congregants in Africa, compared to the start of 2024–and that is consistent with prophecies such as Romans 11:25 (see also What About Romans 11:25 and the Full Number of the Gentiles?). We also had additional members in the United States. The CCOG remains the fastest growing x-WCG group in the 21st century, hence we do have the fruits of a prophet (cf. Matthew 7:16-20).

So, how were funds spent?

In the CCOG we really do focus on others and reaching the world with the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. In 2024, we traveled to make and teach disciples in many lands (cf. Matthew 28:19-20), produced more literature, continued our radio presence, helped the poor, made future contacts related to the final phase of the work, and took major steps preparing for the short work of Romans 9:28 (see Preparing for the ‘Short Work’ and The Famine of the Word) as we work towards the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14.

In 2024, we passed having our English-language booklet, The Gospel of the Kingdom of God, translated and available in over 1500 languages/dialects (see also Preaching the Gospel in Over 1500 Languages)–it may be over 2,000 but we are dealing through a malware issue and expect to have at least 2,000 different languages and dialects up later this year. Nothing close to this has ever been done in the history of the Church of God from Acts 2 to present. This is something that is needed to help support the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14, Romans 9:28, Romans 11:25, the ‘Ezekiel warning’ (see What is the Ezekiel Warning?), and the ultimate fulfillment of Revelation 7:9. We also put out two free online books: Islamic and Biblical Prophecies for the 21st Century and Meditation for Faithful Christians.

Overall, if you sent the CCOG a check for US$100.00 in 2024 here is how it was spent:

1. Internet proclamation 5.66
2. Literature production 20.00
3. Video and animation production 2.39
4. Foreign final phase of the work 10.92
5. Broadcast Radio 6.15
6. US Feast of Tabernacles’ costs and US travel 3.48
7. Administration and legal expenses 0.28
8. Salaries, health insurance, and retirement plans for US leaders 0.00
9. Youth Programs 4.41
10. Support to or for Africa (proclamation and preaching 25.69, charitable 21.02) 46.71

Yes, our income goes to support the physically and spiritually poor as we work to fulfill Matthew 24:14, Romans 11:25, the Ezekiel warning, and Matthew 28:19-20.

Here are some longer explanations of each of the categories:

1. Internet proclamation includes paying for servers, URL fees for websites, video platforms, and our Google and Microsoft campaigns to reach people around the world. The Google campaign made over 41 million impressions on personal computers, laptops, tablets, and ‘smart’ cellular telephones with parts of the Philadelphian message in 2024–this would have been much higher, but because Google changed its rules, the aspects of the campaign were put on hold by Google for many months in 2024. The Microsoft campaign, which targets 7th day Sabbath keepers, has had 511,216 computer impressions in 2024.
2. Literature include the production costs, printing, certain translation costs (CCOG member translators are volunteers, but we also have an arrangement with an orphanage in Pakistan that we pay for those who volunteer to help it via doing translations for us), and distribution of the BibleNewsProphecy magazine in various languages as well as various books and booklets. The costs here also include formatting non-English literature in forms that it can be available on the internet as well as forms to allow it to be printed in the USA and Africa. The good news is supposed to be “published” (Mark 13:10, KJV/AFV) and we are doing that in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
3. Video and animation production covers the costs to produce the BibleNewsProphecy videos, CCOG animations, the Behind the Works video, and the creation of DVDs that are sent to some international locations for the Feast of Tabernacles. It also, sometimes, includes cost for sermon production–but those costs are normally negligible. These videos are one of the major ways we reach people in different nations around the world (as we also do via radio and literature). Because we mainly use free platforms, we do not have to spend massive amounts here.
4. Foreign Final phase of the work expenses (professional fees, project support, government fees, and travel) are generally for non-USA matters (essentially long-term proclamation matters related to Romans 9:23-28 and 11:23-28; see also The Final Phase of the Work). We are still involved in making contacts and working with various government, NGOs, and private organizations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. We were able to make (as well as better solidify) certain key contacts as well as attain information and opportunities which we believe supports the final phase of the work. US expenses related to the final phase of the work are in other categories (like Literature and Internet expenses).
5. Radio expenses are basically fees we pay to broadcast the good news of the Kingdom of God on commercial radio stations. We are on several stations, including two shortwave stations. We are on AM and shortwave radio in Europe which also covers parts of North Africa and the Middle East (and a group in France paid that for us directly in 2024),  one radio station in Kenya, one station in Ghana (which is mainly paid for by the brethren in Ghana), plus we are on a shortwave station in the USA that also covers parts of Asia. Our online internet radio station expenses are mainly covered by New Zealand or related to volunteer efforts (so not shown here). For radio station details, check out our Continuing Church of God Multimedia page.
6. US Feast of Tabernacles’ costs include what the hotel charges for the meeting room and some travel and other expenses. This category also includes other US travel, which tends to be low.
7. Administrative expenses. This tends to include a few office supplies, mandatory government fees, and telephone costs. My business office does NOT charge the CCOG for use of space, electricity, postal machine use, etc.
8. Salaries are not paid to leaders in the USA. People such as myself, Steve Dupuie, Louis Rubin, Bill Wedekind, James Martenet, and our Spanish language translators like Carlos Aponte and Oscar Leal are also not paid—we all have freely donated our time. Nor have we paid wages for their spouses. Nor have we funded any retirement nor health insurance plans.
9. Youth Programs. This mainly covers costs for paying for youth camps in Africa, but also sometimes other expenses for programs targeted towards the youth. This is needed for many reasons, including some associated with the end times (cf. Malachi 4:6.
10. Support for Africa includes paying for ministerial expenses to reach and teach, travel to preach the gospel of the Kingdom of God, printing some literature, certain translation expenses, distributing literature, meeting space assistance, supporting the poor (Galatians 2:10; Romans 12:13; cf. James 2:14-16; Hebrews 13:16; Isaiah 58:7; Proverbs 28:27), including widows and orphans (James 1:27). Roughly 55% of the funds here go for ministerial proclamation, ministerial travel, and building churches. The remaining 45% is mainly to support the poor, hungry, etc. The vast majority of our members reside in Africa and many fruits are being produced. The Bible is clear that the fulness/full number of the Gentiles must come in before Jesus returns (Romans 11:25; see also What About Romans 11:25 and the Full Number of the Gentiles?) and our spending reflects our seriousness in working to help this get accomplished. The results of these efforts continue to bear fruits (cf. Matthew 7:16-20).

The vast bulk of funds are spent to preach, witness (Matthew 24:14), reach, broadcast, produce literature, prepare for the short work (Romans 9:28), and teach, with nearly all the rest (21+%) to support the poor ,widows, and orphans (the “+” is the 21% was not counting the support for an orphanage in Pakistan–which supports gospel of the kingdom translations or the Youth Programs). It appears that never before in Church of God history have so few helped so many with so little for so long in order to have the impact that the Continuing Church of God is having.

More on our presence in various media can be found at the Continuing Church of God Multimedia page.

We strongly believe that whatever you send is well spent to support the Philadelphian remnant as we work on Matthew 24:14 and Matthew 28:19-20 while we strive to be ready for the short work (Romans 9:28) and our part in the final phase of the work (e.g. Daniel 11:32; Luke 21:12-17).

The Continuing Church of God accepts tithes, offerings, and other financial donations.

Those who wish to voluntarily aid and support this worldwide Work of God are gladly welcomed as co-workers in this major effort to preach and publish the gospel to all nations per Matthew 24:14 and Matthew 28:19-20.

Our mailing address is Continuing Church of God, 1036 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433. Telephone is 1-805-574-1818.

Some have sent checks, others cash, others money orders, and even have used Western Union to donate. We also accept bank transfers.

We also do have a way to accept donations via VISA/MasterCard/Discover which is directly or indirectly through PayPal (which can handle many major credit cards). PayPal is a major way that many use to send donations. Simply click on the Donate button below and you can enter any amount that you wish to donate to the Continuing Church of God:

And yes, in the USA, donations are immediately tax deductible as we have full IRS tax exempt status per Title 26 IRC 508(c)(1)(A).

Donations to the Continuing Church of God are 100% deductible in all the US states. Here is a link to the CCOG-USA office donations’ page: Donations.

Tax exempt status in New Zealand was long ago approved, and hence donations in New Zealand are also fully tax deductible. Check out CCOG.nz as you have to send donations to New Zealand for them to be deductible there.

Tax exempt status in Canada was also long ago approved, and hence donations in Canada are also fully tax deductible. Check out CCOGCANADA.CA as you have to send donations to Canada for them to be deductible there.

Hear the words of Jesus:

 2 … The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. (Luke 10:2).

Pray for more laborers for the harvest as we push forward to do the work. Thank you for your support.