New Church Life Mar/Apr 2014 | Page 7

   Rachel Glenn of General Church Education – formerly the Office of Education – tells about the exciting work going on in serving General Church Schools, families and interested people throughout the world: 81,000 and Counting… This refers to the department’s online video channel and its success in reaching out with 35 in-house videos, viewed more than 80,000 times so far in 122 countries. And this is just the beginning of exciting new possibilities. (Page 186) Church News includes a report on the February meeting of the General Church Board of Directors, with positive financial progress; exciting development with the New Church in Cuba; plans for serving Dawson Creek and Grande Prairie in Western Canada, after their pastor moves on to serve in South Africa; and news about summer camps at the Academy and in Canada. (Page 189) 103