The following chart shows total literature items we sent during the last seven years. It does not include the approximately 100,000 issues of Servants’ News issues mass-mailed as a part of the regular circulation, or the more than 10,000 literature items included with those issues. It does not include a few thousand items given away at Feast and conference displays. The number of ultimate readers is unknown since these items are easy to copy and many people do so.
Almost all literature was specifically requested by our readers, the major exception being the initial package sent to readers where we frequently include popular literature like How Does the Eternal Govern Through Humans?
The “***” line, below, contains the combined totals for over a hundred low-volume items of which we shipped less than 24 in every year. The 15,000+ back issues we mailed were also combined into one line, otherwise they would take about 60 lines.You may request this literature (except personal and “discontinued” items) by its title or “Order Code”.
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Literature in year order
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| Total | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Code | Literature |
| 41429 | 3178 | 10684 | 8540 | 5854 | 5043 | 4400 | 3730 | (grand totals of everything shown below) | |
| 15241 | 1544 | 4937 | 3223 | 1950 | 1648 | 1087 | 852 | (combined Servants’ News back issues mailed separately) | |
| 3496 | 374 | 1420 | 914 | 480 | 190 | 94 | 24 | (combined literature items we have discontinued) | |
| 1742 | 320 | 734 | 236 | 147 | 116 | 124 | 65 | GOVHUM | How Does the Eternal Govern Through Humans? |
| 1443 | 279 | 406 | 342 | 236 | 180 | LITLST | Servants’ News Complete Literature List | ||
| 1190 | 317 | 306 | 314 | 107 | 146 | CARDSN | Card asking for signature for 2nd class mail for SN | ||
| 1188 | 249 | 515 | 159 | 71 | 78 | 72 | 44 | ASABB | Assembling on the Sabbath |
| 1085 | 33 | 104 | 162 | 171 | 107 | 239 | 269 | *** | (***combined totals for all other literature not listed here) |
| 933 | 13 | 143 | 154 | 190 | 121 | 176 | 136 | (combined totals for all custom personal
items, such as personal letter answers, copies of papers, cards, etc.) |
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| 792 | 106 | 85 | 234 | 228 | 139 | (label size notes sent as brief personal messages to readers) | |||
| 791 | 83 | 313 | 145 | 67 | 63 | 76 | 44 | HWA39G | Did Christ Reorganize the Church? (1939 HWA government article) |
| 689 | 157 | 254 | 132 | 46 | 34 | 43 | 23 | WCGSPL | The Worldwide Church of God Splits: Their Triumphs & Troubles |
| 634 | 336 | 124 | 52 | 55 | 46 | 21 | CALBAS | Biblical Calendar Basics | |
| 481 | 3 | 248 | 79 | 82 | 51 | 18 | HOWGIV | How Do We Give to the Eternal? | |
| 465 | 61 | 183 | 145 | 76 | (Shelter in the Word back issues mailed separately) | ||||
| 448 | 46 | 83 | 51 | 147 | 121 | RELIG | What Is Christian Religion? | ||
| 396 | 98 | 156 | 84 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 3 | COVLAW | Does the New Covenant Do Away With the Letter of the Law? |
| 392 | 59 | 196 | 91 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | COVDO | Just What Does the New Covenant Do? |
| 390 | 27 | 11 | 88 | 102 | 88 | 47 | 27 | PUBLET | Letter to people letting them know their letter was published |
| 373 | 139 | 100 | 37 | 68 | 13 | 16 | SAMPSN | Letter sent with Sample SN | |
| 345 | 189 | 100 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 6 | TRUECH | Where Is the True Church Today? | |
| 311 | 8 | 57 | 29 | 75 | 26 | 109 | 7 | RESFAC | The Resurrection of Jesus Christ—Is it a Fact? |
| 305 | 13 | 70 | 56 | 73 | 8 | 39 | 46 | BS7OR1 | The Bible Sabbath: Seventh or First Day? |
| 284 | 111 | 61 | 36 | 45 | 31 | JOURNL | The Journal: News of the Churches of God (sample copy) | ||
| 276 | 19 | 124 | 59 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 11 | GIVSHO | Giving and Sharing Order Form |
| 268 | 109 | 43 | 29 | 35 | 52 | LRCOGD | Living Room Church of God Directory | ||
| 259 | 13 | 93 | 127 | 26 | SCABRO | Scattered Brethren Contact List | |||
| 240 | 46 | 120 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 11 | SABHIS | Sabbath History Newsletter (sample copy) | |
| 236 | 104 | 71 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 5 | HEROOT | Hebrew Roots Newsletter (sample copy) | |
| 226 | 11 | 102 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | HRPO | History Research Projects Order Form |
| 224 | 119 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 9 | SABSEN | The Sabbath Sentinel Magazine (and BSA order form) | |
| 192 | 75 | 43 | 22 | 41 | 11 | REASON | The Reason for the Season | ||
| 191 | 2 | 86 | 103 | EJUDGE | What Does the Bible Say About Eternal Judgment? | ||||
| 190 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 25 | GCGREL | Global Church of God Relationship Package |
| 177 | 68 | 51 | 37 | 11 | 10 | CHUGOV | Church Government? | ||
| 176 | 83 | 57 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | BSTOOL | Basic Bible Study Tools | |
| 174 | 17 | 84 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 19 | UNMEAT | Does the Bible Permit Christians to Eat “Unclean” Meat in New Testament Times? |
| 162 | 15 | 3 | 51 | 87 | 6 | MOVED | Page telling people that we have moved | ||
| 160 | 160 | ALLIVE | All Who Die Shall Live Again! | ||||||
| 158 | 70 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | BEACON | The Christian Beacon | |
| 150 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 39 | 22 | GDPROB | God, I’ve Got a Problem | ||
| 141 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 27 | FBIC | Freedom Biblical Information Center Catalog | |||
| 139 | 139 | HOLYSC | The Holy Scriptures | ||||||
| 134 | 15 | 38 | 28 | 47 | 6 | 0 | CEMCOR | CEM Correspondence Course | |
| 133 | 10 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 8 | BARNAB | Barnabas Ministries Bookmark Bunch |
| 132 | 67 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 2 | CONDER | Is Christianity a Fraud? A Preliminary Assessment of the Conder Thesis | ||
| 131 | 93 | 22 | 16 | MYST7 | The Mysterious 7-Day Cycle | ||||
| 130 | 55 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | WHYSUN | Why Do You Observe Sunday? | |
| 119 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 12 | STARTL | Starting letter for someone put on the SN list by someone else | |
| 118 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 10 | 6 | HWABIO | Herbert W. Armstrong: 1892-1986 | ||
| 110 | 35 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 9 | REMNIS | The Remnant of Israel, An Analysis of G. G. Ruppert | ||
| 100 | 51 | 23 | 15 | 11 | EIGHTS | Eight Studies: Ordination, Laying on of Hands, Tithing, Nicolaitans, Cain, Balaam, Korah, Teachers | |||
| 95 | 44 | 17 | 32 | 2 | PASGID |
A Pastoral Guide on True Shepherding & Caring for the Flock of God with Servant Leadership & “Being Helpers of Their Joy!”
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| 94 | 50 | 29 | 15 | MAY74 | May 2, 1974 Member Letter about Church Government | ||||
| 92 | 27 | 18 | 47 | SWLIST | Shelter in the Word Literature List | ||||
| 88 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | LAZARS | Lazarus and the Rich Man | |
| 87 | 87 | KERSHA | Unlicensed Church Materials Order Form | ||||||
| 86 | 49 | 32 | 5 | HWACW1 | Herbert Armstrong Co-Worker Letter Reprints | ||||
| 81 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ALLLET | Letter to Many Brethren, Bulk mailed February 1995 |
| 78 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | WNUSBP | Rebuttal to the “Worldwide News” (12/19/95) Article by Ralph Orr: “United States and Britain in Prophecy” | ||
| 76 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 1 | SEVERA | The Seven Eras of Ancient Israel—Type of the Eras of the True Church | |||
| 75 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | RECEXP | Current Statement of Offerings and Expenses (automatically sent to the approx. 300 people who send offerings each year) |
| 74 | 46 | 15 | 13 | CG7OLD | Church of God 7th Day Old Documents About Herbert Armstrong | ||||
| 65 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ASSERT | Should God’s People Be Assertive? | ||
| 64 | 64 | SASABB | Scriptures About the Sabbath | ||||||
| 63 | 56 | 7 | ROMECH | Are You Ready for Rome’s Challenge? | |||||
| 62 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | CBSG | Christian Bible Study Guide | ||
| 58 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | WAITAR | Ask reader to wait for comment on article submitted | |
| 57 | 57 | WHENHE | When Will God Heal? | ||||||
| 55 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | GOALIT | Explaining current goals of Servants’ News and lit list |
| 53 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | UTIMEM |
Utilizing the Members in the Local Congregations and In the Work: A System to Ensure Fair Opportunity for All
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| 52 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 5 | PURGCD | Purge letter sent with card when no communication for years | ||
| 51 | 41 | 4 | 6 | PASPER | Passover in Perspective | ||||
| 47 | 40 | 7 | GVEY2K | God vs. Evolution Y2K | |||||
| 43 | 43 | DECLAR | The Declaration of Independence and the Federal Constitution | ||||||
| 41 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | THIDEA | The Theological Marketplace of Ideas Or, the Three “C’s” of Ministry | |||
| 40 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | COMINT | Computer and Internet/World Wide Web Guide | |||
| 39 | 5 | 34 | SN0007S | Response page for July/August 2000 Issue | |||||
| 38 | 38 | THINKO | Think On These Things Sheet Music | ||||||
| 36 | 36 | 0 | GIDEON | Lessons from Gideon | |||||
| 35 | 35 | LPROV | Learning from the Proverbs | ||||||
| 34 | 30 | 4 | COGNEW | The Churches of God Newsletter | |||||
| 32 | 32 | ARCOG | Ambassador Report: Should Church of God Brethren Read It? | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | NEWLIF | A New Life | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | SINOTH | What Should I Do About the Sins of Others? | ||||||
| 26 | 24 | 2 | KJVERR | King James Version Translation Errors | |||||
| 25 | 25 | DISFEL | Is Disfellowshipping a Christian Practice? | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | MERLET | March 14, 1980 Letter to Rod Meredith from Herbert Armstrong | ||||||
| Total | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Code | Literature |