I have the method below that seems to behaving strangely. The ProgressChanged and RunWorkerCompleted seem to be updating themselves at the same time. If I comment out the RunWorkerCompleted code which updates the Textblock I see the ProgressChanged taking effect after the data is transferred. What am i doing wrong here? I obviously want the textblock to show I'm getting data, then change when I have finished getting the data. public void GetAppointmentsBackground() { System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher webServiceDispatcher = this.Dispatcher; worker = new BackgroundWorker(); worker.WorkerReportsProgress = true; worker.DoWork += delegate(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs args) { GetAppointmentsForDayDelegate getAppt = new GetAppointmentsForDayDelegate(GetAppointmentsForDay); webServiceDispatcher.BeginInvoke(getAppt); (sender as BackgroundWorker).ReportProgress(25); }; worker.ProgressChanged += delegate(object s, ProgressChangedEventArgs args) { txtMessages.Text = "Contacting Server"; }; worker.RunWorkerCompleted += delegate(object s, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs args) { txtMessages.Text = "Completed Successfully"; }; worker.RunWorkerAsync(); }