Columbus, Ga Earl L. Henn, Pittsburgh, Pa. Donald W. Henson, Portland, Ore. Paul J. Herrmann, New Orleans, La. Wash David H. Ogwyn. Marc Masterson, Gainesville and Athens, Ga Kingsley O. Mather, Kingston, Jamaica; Nassau and Freeport. J. Thomas Oakley, Baltimore, Md. John Clune, Brisbane, Australia Elmer Conley, Liberal, Kan. Verdon D. Conrad, Halifax, N.S. Dwight B. Viehe, Pasadena, Calif. Terrence Villiers, Childers and Gympie, Australia David P, Wainwright, Pasadena, Calif. Keith A. Walden. Terry P. Mattson, Garden Grove, Calif Edward D. Mauzey, Santa Rosa and F airfield, Calif. Curtis May, Pasadena, Calif Roy V. McCarthy, Johannesburg, South Africa Lester A. McColm, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, Calif. Frank R. McCrady Jr., Long Island and Manhattan, N.Y. Frank R. McCrady III, Lakeland, Fla. Leslie McCullough, Cincinnati, Ohio Jeffery R McGowan, Boise, Idaho; Baker and Ontario, Ore. John McLean, Brisbane and Ipswich, Australia Peter D. McLean, Gold Coast and Grafton, Australia Carl E. McNair, West Bend. Ronald Weinland, Houston. Lake Crystal and Minneapolis, Minn. Randy Schreiber, Twin Falls and Blackfoot. Gerald E. Weston, Midland and Cadillac, Mich. Dennis Wheatcroft, Sheridan, and Casper, Wyo. Grand Rapids, Mich. Rand Millich, Michigan City and Elkhart, Ind. Raymond McNair, Pasadena, Calif Darris McNeely, Murfreesboro and Cookeville, Tenn. Stanley McNiel, Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Minn. Rodney A. McQueen, Melbourne, Australia John Meakin, Maidstone and Croydon. Robert Elliott, Toronto. Hobbs, N.M., Midland and Lubbock, Tex. Tex. Lyfe E. Welty. Jackson, Miss Arlie Patterson, Appleton, Wis. William T. Pearson, Miami Fla. Michael Pellar, Detroit, Mich. Dennis L. Pelley. Ill. Harry Bente, Beaver Valley, Pa. Robert B. Berg, Fargo. Clovis Hill, Tulsa, Okla. John P. Hillerson, Fargo, M. D. George Hinds, Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom Carl C, Hoffman, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Leonard E. James, Cleveland, Ohio Verner Jensen, Portland, Maine Mordakhai Joseph, Pasadena, Calif. Epeli Kanaimawi, Suva, Fiji Helmuth Kaserer, Salzburg, Austria Norman Keeble, Gippsland, Australia Glen W. Keeley, Kalarnazoo, Mich. Robert Kendall, Big Sandy, Tex. G. G. Rupert (1847-1922) - former American Seventh-day Adventist minister who founded Independent Church of God; Paul Rusesabagina - internationally honored for saving 1,268 civilians during the Rwandan genocide; the subject of 2004 film Hotel Rwanda; describes himself as a "lapsed Adventist" in his autobiography Philippines Pedro Ortiguero, Santiago and Tuguegarao, Philippines David C. Pack, Buffalo, N.Y. William R. Pack. Pa. George Peyton, San Antonio. Hegvold, Pasadena. Arlo A. Gieselman, Kansas City, Mo Dennis Gillen, Paducah, Ky Dennis Gordon, Wellington, New Zealand Anthony Goudie, Luton, United Kingdom Gordon C. Graham, Edmonton. Alta. Alan Redmond, Calgary, Alta. Daniel E. Orban, Greensboro, N.C. David L. Orban, Knoxville, Tenn. Brian W. Orchard. Robert B. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Joseph Cheperdak, Victoria, B.C. Mo. Australia Andre E. van Belkum, Johannesburg and Soweto. Frederick G. McGovarin, Peterborough, Ont. Peter Shenton, Aarhus, Denmark; Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; Basildon, Ipswich and Norwich. Pasadena, Calif. Alan Tattersall, Liverpool. N.Y. Rex J. Morgan, Auckland and New Plymouth, New Zealand Robert G. Morton, Gold Coast, Australia John A. Moskel, Jacksonville, N.C. James Muir, Lyon and Marseille. Calgary, Alta. Carlton Green. Calif. Don Wendt, Pasadena, Calif. Ronald A Wheeler, Santa Rosa. Michael F. Isaac, Las Cruces, N.M. George M. Isken, West Bend, Wis. David E. Jackson, Brisbane. Ill. Lionel Estinvil, Port-au-Prince. Ohio Donald Thomas, Mobile, Ala. Robert A. Thurlow, Portland, Maine Donald W. Thurman, Fort Smith, Ark. Trevor Brown, Toronto, Ont. Davis R. Grove, Hagerstown, Md. St. Albans, United Kingdom Colin Sutcliffe, Brisbane, Cairns, Ipswich and Townsville, Australia Michael V. Swagerty, Akron, Ohio Terry Swagerty, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb William H. Swanson, Salt Lake City, Utah Kenneth R. Swisher, Dallas, Tex. Philip Shields, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, N.B. Joseph Tkach Jr., Phoenix, Ariz. Morgan Tovey, Port land, Ore. Don aid Tray nor, Philadelphia, Pa. George E. Trent, Clarksburg, W. Va. Harold L. Treybig, Houston, Tex. Pack, Chattanooga, Tenn. Jose Parayno, Dagupan City, Philippines Marvin Parks, Windsor, Ont. James E Reyer, Denver, Colo. Camilo P. Reyes. Roy T. Newell, Abilene, Tex. The copyright dispute in this case arises from a change in religious doctrine of the Worldwide Church of God ("WCG"). His show, Success-N-Life, was beamed into homes throughout the nation and earned the pastor's church millions per year during the later 1980s and early 1990s. Paul Krautmann, Georgetown, Guyana Victor Kubik, Lake Crystal and Minneapolis, Minn. Spaulding Kulasingam, Bombay. Joseph Tkach (died 1995), Armstrong's appointed successor, became head of the Worldwide Church of God following the founder's death. Daniel Oliver, Portland. Our ministers are available to counsel, answer questions and explain the Bible. Garner Ted Armstrong and the Masseuse Don J. Lawson, Pittsburgh, Beaver Valley and McKeesport. Potts has spoken often to the University community from the historic pulpit at Memorial Church. The Church of God's first General Overseer, A. J. Tomlinson, instituted a form of Church government with an inclusive International General Assembly (1907), established a world evangelization effort starting in the Bahamas (1909), inaugurated the Church of God Evangel (1910), and created educational environments for ministers and members (1918). Scott City. Marie, Orit Rodney G. King, Canberra, Temora and Wodonga, Australia H. Judd Kirk, Wichita, Kan. James E Kissee, Big Sandy. Batuan City, and Iligan City Philippines Paul Linehan, Thunder Bay, Ont., and Winnipeg, Man. United Kingdom Joe W. Taylor. Short, Corpus Christi, Tex. Columbia. Knoxville, Tenn. Robert P. Taylor, Nashville, Tenn. Albert Q. Tennant, Midland, Mich. Greg Thomas, Cleveland. Vines A. Szyrnkowiak, Joplin. Tex. Calif Dennis Lawrence, Dauphin, Man., and Yorkton. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Saddleback Women Pastors FILE - Stacie Wood and her husband, Andy Wood, stand for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Stacie Wood, the woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church, has said in February 2023, she will continue to serve as a ministry leader despite her longstanding ties to the . spending time with your family and former friends outside the cult Looking for the Suicides Statistics Page? Ohio Donald Thomas, Mobile, Ala. Robert A. Thurlow, Portland, Maine Donald W. Thurman, Fort Smith, Ark. Price, Binghamton. Larry R. Salyer, Pasadena, Calif. Roland D. Sampson, Hamilton, Bermuda Delflno R. Sandoval, Sacramento, Calif. Gregory L. Sargent, San Antonio and Uvalde, Tex. Ray A. Lisman, Bethlehem, Pa. Otto Lochner, Macon and Columbus, Ga. Ronald A. Lohr, Tampa, Fla. Lloyd H. Longley, Bunbury and Perth. John R. Elliott, Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Ark. Dudley D. Trone. Mark R Ellis, Ballymena and Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Dublin, Ireland Guy L. Engelbart, Cleveland, Ohio OswaToU. Edward D. Straughan, Bridgetown, Barbados Henry C. Sturcke, Union, N.J. Gerald Sullenger, Kansas City, Mo. Lloyd Garrison, Birmingham, Ala. Hal Geiger, Milwaukee, Wis. Dennis M. Gentleman, Fairbanks, Alaska Sieve Gerrard, Dallas, Tex. Greetings friends and brethren. Australia Robley L. Evans, Cleveland. Jarena Lee (1783-1864) In 1819, Lee became the first African-American woman authorized to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Lateel A. Edalere, Lagos and Oguta, Nigeria George B. Elkins, Kingsport, Tenn. Briscoe Ellett, Monroe and Alexandria, La. Mitchells Plain and Retreat, South Africa Dan L. White, Texarkana, Tex., Mena, Ark., and Shreveport, La. David R, Kenders, Fort Collins, Colo. Ronald W. King, Baton Rouge, La. La Crosse. NONE of us are individually responsible for ALL the following but we had a . John B. Bald, La Crosse. Wash., and Castlegar, B.C. Paul Krautmann, Georgetown, Guyana Victor Kubik, Lake Crystal and Minneapolis, Minn. Spaulding Kulasingam, Bombay. Ont. Leonard E. James, Cleveland, Ohio Verner Jensen, Portland, Maine Mordakhai Joseph, Pasadena, Calif. Epeli Kanaimawi, Suva, Fiji Helmuth Kaserer, Salzburg, Austria Norman Keeble, Gippsland, Australia Glen W. Keeley, Kalarnazoo, Mich. Robert Kendall, Big Sandy, Tex. A task force focused on the issue this week announced the hiring of a firm to oversee a new database of credibly accused ministers. Thomas E. Wiseman, Beckley, W. Va. Larry Wissert, San Bernardino, Calif. Neil Wolcott. Duluth, Minn. Ken Williams, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mel Williams, Long Beach, Calif. Dolphua Williamson, Chicago, Ill. Gerald Wilson, Denver, Colo. Janes Wilson, Madisonville, Ky. Charles W. Wire, Boston, Mass. Kan Bill G. Bryce, Salt Lake City, Utah Alfred L. Buchanan, Belleville. James E. Stewart, Raleigh, M.C. Ohio Calvin Mickens, Tucson, Ariz. Gordon C. Miller, Washington, D.C. Larry E. Miller, Kansas City, Mo. Mario Dulguime, Ambassador College, Pasadena, Calif. Richard D. Duncan, Vancouver, Wash. Wayne H Dunlap, Dallas, Tex. Cincinnati, Ohio Alex Kroska, Minneapolis, Minn. Oleh Kubik, St. Paul, Minn. Johnnie N. Lambert, Corning, N.Y. Arnold W. Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio Hilnnar B. Lange, Phoenix, Ariz. William L. Lanore, Seattle, Wash Jacques Le Houedec, Angers, France Kenneth Leadbitter, Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom John W. Ledbetter, Houston, Tex. Anthony L. Wasilkoff, Hamilton and St. Catharines. A former naval officer who later opted for conscientious objector status, Potts delivered a memorable Veteran's Day sermon in 2019 on the "God of the Living and the Memory of the Dead."The address was set against the contemporary immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and recounted his . Gerald Schnarrenberger, Denver, Colo. Dale Sehurter, Big Sandy, Tex. Peru Rainer Salomaa, Kam loops and Salmon Arm, B.C. Jerry Ortiguero, Manila. Dan Fuller, Hamilton, Ont. Al R. Dennis, Long Beach, Calil. Al R. Dennis, Long Beach, Calil. Winchester, Va., Hagerstown and Cumberland, Md. Dale K. Krebbs, Lubbock, Tex. Ohio Jack T. Smith, Dallas. -------. 1. Robert J. Lehmkuhi. Steve Buchanan, Rapid City. Steve Sctiantz, London. 1995 (September): Joseph W. Tkatch died and was succeeded as pastor-general by his son Joseph Tkatch, Jr. 1995-1997: With falling membership and plummeting income, Worldwide had to dismiss employees and sell buildings. Peter Nathan, Auckland, New Zealand and Suva, Fiji, Tonga Lawrence D. Neff, Tucson, Ariz. Leroy Neff, Pasadena, Calif. Frank W. Nelte, East London, King Williamstown and Port Elizabeth. Wilbur A. Berg, Long Beach, Calif, Francis Bergin, St. Albans, United Kingdom Robert F. Bertuzzi, Orlando, Fla. Karl L. Beyersdorfer, Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La, Daniel J. Bierer, Ft. Myers and Sarasota, Fla. Marcial Billacura, Davao City, Philippines Alton B. Billingsley, Fresno and Visalia, Calif. Dean Blackwell, Pasadena, Calif. Thomas H. Blackwell, Harrison and Mountain View, Ark Michael E. Booze, Raleigh, N.C. Robert C. Boraker, Channel Isles, United Kingdom John Borax, Pasadena, Calif. Adriaan J. Botha, Johannesburg, South Africa Daniel Botha, Pretoria, South Africa Steven Botha, Parkersburg, Charleston and Huntington, W. Va. Barry Bourne, Birmingham, Northampton and Nottingham, United Kingdom William C. Bradford, Shreveport, La., Mena, Ark., and Texarkana, Tex. Richard J. Frankel, Washington, DC. Herbert W Armstrong In this major study David V. Barrett tells the story of the Worldwide Church of God. John W. Cafourek, Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Paducah, Ky. Charles A. Calahan, Lafayette, Ind. Paul B. Smith. Va. Thornas J. Harrison Jr., Olympia, Wash. George W. Hatch, Meriden, Conn Graham Hawkins, Croydon, United Kingdom Keith Haworth. Ore. David Oloya, Legazpi, Philippines Robert S. Orchard, Darwin, Australia William R. Orn, St. Paul. John E. Adams, Ottawa, Ont. Bill Sidney, Gold Coast, Australia David J. Silcox, Lancaster and Manchester, United Kingdom Frank Simkins, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Lyle V. Simons, Vancouver, B.C. S C., and Augusta, Ga. John S. Robinson, Big Sandy, Tex. Steve Buchanan, Rapid City. Wis., and Rochester, Minn. Kelly H. Barfield, Liberal and Scott City, Kan. Jeffrey E. Barness, Cincinnati, Ohio Allan W. Barr, Chicago, III Fernando Barriga. 2 min read. to. Vincent J Brown, Meriden, Conn. Carrol Bryant. Big Sandy, Tex. Vines A. Szyrnkowiak, Joplin. Albany, N.Y., and Springfield, Mass. Worldwide Church of God Ministerial Apologies. Mont. John D. Ferrier, Ballarat, Australia Dean Fertig, Casper, Wyo. N.S. Milwajkee and Kenosha, Wis. H. Burk McNair, Houston, Tex. Md. Colombia Herman Hoeh, Pasadena, Calif. Leonard Holladay, Portland and Bangor, Maine Roy O. Holladay, Chicago, Ill. Randy K. Holm, Champaign and Springfield, Ill. Bernard Hongerloot, Pasadena, Calif. Donald B. Hooser Jr., Grand Island and North Platte, Neb. Australia Andre E. van Belkum, Johannesburg and Soweto. Pasco, Wash. Richard E. Oettel, Seattle. N.D. James W. Beymer, Houston, Tex. Ohio Charles E. Tackett, Lexington, Ky. Ceser C. Tan, LosBanos, Philippines Walter K. Tannert, Tucson. Davis R. Grove, Hagerstown, Md. Wilfredo Saenz, Lima. Hammonton, N.J. Preston Frrtts, Michigan City, Ind. Calif. Don Wendt, Pasadena, Calif. Ronald A Wheeler, Santa Rosa. Edward J. Oettel. Toronto, Ont. Ohio Marxzix Fabricanle. Victor Simpson, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad; St. Georges, Grenada, and Tobago, West Indies Harry E. Sleder, Everett, Wash. Carlton Smith, Oakland, Calif. Douglas E. Smith, Atmore, Edmonton, Evansburg and Westlock. Australia Jack Jackson, Gainesville, Fla. Lelon G. Jackson, Tupelo. La Crosse. Philippines Herman F Barkei, Union, N.J. Alan Bales, Plymouth and Bristol, United Kingdom Dael Baughman. Australia Jack Jackson, Gainesville, Fla. Lelon G. Jackson, Tupelo. Then Mr. Andrews challenged Mr. Hulme: John Gibbs, Indianapolis, Ind. Thomas Ecker, Vancouver. Laurie Nynus, Toronto, Ont. David R, Kenders, Fort Collins, Colo. Ronald W. King, Baton Rouge, La. John D. Strain. Hunt, Pikeville, Ky. Marvin Hush, Baltimore, Md. In 1974, a group of ministers left the Worldwide Church of God and formed a new group known as the Associated Churches of God. N.Y. Jack W. Williams. Most of them agreed on certain basic doctrines, but conversely disagreed on many others. John Shotliff, Bristol, United Kingdom Paul E. Shumway, Spokane, Wash. Herbert W. Simonton. San Jose and Aptos, Calif. Harold J. Rhodes, Austin and Waco, Tex. After years in the ministry, he began to lose all theological confidence. Neb. Ont. Fioland B. Stanley, Florence, Ala William F. Starling, Ft. Pierce, Fla. Irwin Steagall, Tucson, Ariz. Ellis W. Stewart, Big Sandy, Tex. Everett E. Rice. Bonn, Duesseldorf, Darmstadt and Stuttgart, West Germany Frederick C Kellers, Little Rock, Ark Colin Kelly, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ronald Kelly, Big Sandy, Tex. Calif. William F. Box, Tutsa, Okla. Aurelio ManrJap, San Fernando, Philippines Edward J. Mann, Perth, Australia Boyd Mansanarez, Vancouver, Wash. Felix A Manubay, Manila, Philippines Martin Manuel, Charlotte, N.C. Donald L. Marson, Portland, Ore. William Martin, Blackfoot, Idaho Colin Mason-Riseborough, Hastings, New Zealand Donald J. Mathie, Wausau, Wis. Charles Mayer, Montreal, Que, Jay R. Mayfield, Corpus Christi, Tex. Earl H. Williams, Brooklyn-Queens. Mich. Michael Hanisko, Anniston, Ala., and Rome, Ga. Vernon F. Hargrove, Indianapolis, Ind. Arthur A. Kirishian, Kent, Wash Steve Kirk, Ada, Okla. M. Earl Knight, Glendale, Calif. Gerald A. Knochel, Peoria. Seattle, Wash Allen Sims, Orlando, Fla Ken Slade, Bendigo, Australia Robert Sloneker, Findlay, Ohio Edward W Smith, Cincinnati. Albuquerque, N.M. Gary Lucas, Barrie, Ont. Tyler, Tex. Sheridan. Roger W. West, Tupelo and Columbus, Miss. Charles E. Dickey, Chattanooga, Tenn. Lawrence R. Dickey, Athens, Ga. Fred W. Diehl. Duane F. Ledy, Midland, Mich. Harold R. Lee, Tucson, Ariz. John H. Lee Jr., Baton Rouge, La. Michael F. Picket, Anchorage, Alaska Frank Pierce, Houston, Tex. Minn. Donald Osborne, Oakland. Ga. Kenneth S. Lewis, Melbourne, Australia Petronilo Leyson, Manila, Philippines James P. Lichtenstein, Cincinnati, Ohio Joel M. Lillengreen, Sacramento, Calif Victor A. Lim, Cagayan de Oro. S.D. Tex. Dave Molnar, Columbus, Ohio Eng Monson, Regina, Sask. Utrecht and Zwolle, the Netherlands Aaron Dean, Glendora, Calif. Alan Dean, Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, and Launceston. Edward Smith, Cambridge, United Kingdom Gary M. Smith, Macomband Peoria, Ill. Harold T. Smith, Mount Vernon and Belleville, Ill. Norman Smith, San Diego, Calif. Robert C. Smith, Fort Worth. Formerly one of Worldwide's top field ministers, he spent 25 years in the organization before resigning last year. Ill. Eugene G. Koch, Beaumont, Tex. South Africa Charles A. Wagerle, Wichita, Kan. William R. Wagner, Pasadena, Calif. Frank W. Wagoner, Atlanta, Ga. Donald L. Walker. Miami, Florida Gordon Brauchla, Muncie, Ind. EntjelrjaTT, Mount Hocono, Pa. Donald J. Engle, Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga, New Zealand Jess D. Ernest, Peoria and Macomb. Wash David Gray, Dallas. France Owen B. Murphy, Bonnyville, Alta, Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sask. Earl L. Roemer, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Palmer, Alaska Dan E. Rogers, Concord. Harold C. Williams. But salvation history knows of God's personal presence in this world. I Grant Spong, Winchester, Va.. Cumberland and Hagerstown, Md. It is imperative to seek the unity of his mystical body. John Gibbs, Indianapolis, Ind. In the end, more than a third of the ministers left the Worldwide Church of God [closer to 50% in the United States!]. Hal W. Baird, Houston, Tex. Kan. Daniel D. Fricke, Portland, Ore. James L. Friddle, Nashville and Dickson, Tenn. Winfried Fritz, Bonn.Duesseldorf, Darmstadt and Stuttgart, West Germany Reinhold, A. Fuessel, Wheeling, W Va., and Cambridge, Ohio George Geis, Pasadena, Calif. Kenneth C. Giese, Richmond, Va. Gilbert H Goethals, Tacoma, Wash. Pablo Gonzalez, San Juan, Puerto Rico Roberto Gopez, Imusand Los Banos, Philippines William D. Gordon, Duluth, Minn. Bruce O. Gore. Vancouver, B.C. Melbourne, Australia Ralph G. prr, New Orleans, La. Idaho Bob Scott, Quebec City and Trois-Riuieres, Que Marc A. SegaII, Chicoand Eureka, Calif. Mario Seiglie, Santiago, Chile James Servidio. On the way to the New World, John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, led a sermon, titled "A Model of Christian Charity", about Puritan ideals . Kan. Thomas D. Turk, Cd. Torn Melear, Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y. Pedro R Melendez, Manila, Philippines Alfredo Mercado, Monterrey, Mexico Roderick C. Meredith, Pasadena, Calif. Ray A. Meyer, Louisville, Ky. Pieter Michielsen, Dawson Creek, B.C. Trevor Brown, Toronto, Ont. Calif. William T. Ferrell, Waco, Tex. Alta. Charles E. Dickey, Chattanooga, Tenn. Lawrence R. Dickey, Athens, Ga. Fred W. Diehl. Manikling, Monkayo and Tagum, Philippines Edmond D Macaraeg, Baguio City and Dagupan, Philippines David Magowan, Bradford. How? Wiley T. Morgan. Martin Brown, Basildon, Norwich and Ipswich. Sacramento, Calif. James D. Williams. Herbert W Armstrong Apostle of Jesus Christ &Pastor General of the Worldwide Church of God Advisory Council of Elders Serving Mr. ArmstrongDibar ApartianDean BlackwellHerman L. HoehHarold JacksonEllis LaRaviaRaymond F. McNairRoderick C. MeredithL. Guy Stilborn, Moosonnin, Sask. Robert B. Donald Heberer, St. Louis, Mo. Hull, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Sheffield, United Kingdom Medardo Maninang, Daet, Legazpi and Naga, Philippines Petros Manzingana, Sowelo and Johannesburg, South Africa Cecil E. Maranville, Magog ancl Montreal, due Edwin N. Marrs, Detroit, Mich. Graemme J. Marshall, Kingaroy, Toowoomba and Warwick, Australia Kenneth M. Martin, Birmingham and Jasper, Ala. Steve Martin, San Francisco, Calif. Donald E. Mason, Tulsa, OKIa. Philippines Robert B. Bedlow, Dublin, Ireland William E. Beebe, Ajstin, Ten. He has moved fully into an atheist mode, yet he continues to lead his church in worship. Norfolk, Va. Kenneth R. Wooldridge, Las Vegas, Nev. Kenneth Wrench, Fayetteville, N.C. Peter Wurster, Wodonga, Australia Wayne Wyman, Edmonton, Alta. Fredrick H. Dement, Richmond, Ind. Albert S. Boocher, Dayton, Ohio George D. Boothe, Des Moines, Iowa Robert A Borton, Fort Wayne, Ind. Robort Millman, Atmore, Edmonton and Westlock, Alia. Leo D. wan Pelt, North Bay and Sudbury, Ont. Ray Woolen, Ann Arbor and Detroit, Mich. Reg Wright, Gold Coast, Australia Maurice Yurkiw, Saskatoon, Sask. Dan Hope, Abbotsford, B.C. David J. Albert, Pasadena, Calif. Greg R. Albrecht, Pasadena, Calif. John Clune, Brisbane, Australia Elmer Conley, Liberal, Kan. Verdon D. Conrad, Halifax, N.S. Kenneth L. Smylie, Lenoir and Boone, N.C. Jim Snook, Pasadena, Calif Timothy L. Snyder, Chicago, Ill. Oresl Solyma, Bathurst and B lax I and. Daniel Oliver, Portland. So also, is Christ; a single member is not enough to form a . Upcoming Events. Raymond McNair, Pasadena, Calif Darris McNeely, Murfreesboro and Cookeville, Tenn. Stanley McNiel, Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Minn. Rodney A. McQueen, Melbourne, Australia John Meakin, Maidstone and Croydon. France Owen B. Murphy, Bonnyville, Alta, Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sask. Harvey L Bauman, Lenoir, N.C. Hermelando Bauza, tmus. The prime mover behind this split was a district manager named Ken Westby. 4) Ronald L. Dart was one of the contributing editors of In Transition. Victoria, Tex. But growing up in the Worldwide Church of God, I do remember age 12 being the longest year of my life. Douglas R. Horcrtak, Flagstaff and Prescotl, Ariz Noel E. Hornor, Modesto and Stockton, Calif David House, Brighton, Godalming, Reading and Southampton, United Kingdom Ronald L. Howe, Pasadena, Calif. Bryan H. Hoyt, Kansas City, Mo. Donald Heberer, St. Louis, Mo. Werner W. Krebs. Richard R. Rand, Columbia, Mo. . Local News. TOP STORY: WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD: Once regarded as cult, a quirky church embraces evangelical belief; TOP STORY: WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD: Once regarded as cult, a quirky church embraces evangelical belief; TOWARD THE TRINITY: TRANSFORMING THEOLOGY AND LIVES OF THE MINISTERS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD/GRACE COMMUNION INTERNATIONAL Milan P. Chovan, Akron, Ohio Kenneth W. Christopher, Portsmouth, Ohio John E. Christopherson, Roseburg, Ore. Elijah Chukwudi, Lagos, Nigeria Roland B. Clark. Ronald C. Miller, Grand Junction and Meeker, Colo. William D. Miller. New Orleans, La. Doug C. Hole omb, Portland, Ore. Charles Holladay, Rapid City. Welcome former Worldwide Church of God members This site is attracting many former Worldwide Church of God members. South Africa Harold van Lerberghe, Tilburg, the Netherlands Alfred Vans chuyver, Ada, Ok I a Roland Vanslooten, Grand Rapids, Mich. Braden T. Veller, Tampa, Fla. Owen A. Visagie, Cape Town. Augustus Roycroft, Belfast, Northern Ireland William Royer, Tampa, Fla. Donald D. Russell, Klamath Falls. Kyriacos J. Stavrinidea, Pasadena, Calif. Jesse Bellamy, Chicago. Mo. Pasadena. . Armstrong founded the Radio Church of God in 1934, broadcasting his prophecy-oriented "The World Tomorrow" program from Eugene, Oregon. Robert Tilton was, at one time, one of the most famous names in televangelism. and Billings. Mont. United Kingdom Erick S. DuBois, BasseTerre and Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe James O. Duke, Tyler and Big Sandy, Tex. Herbert Cisneros, Guatemala, Guatemala; San Jose, Costa Rica, and San Salvador, El Salvador Arnold L. Clauson, Oklahoma City and Enid, Okla. Robert L. Cloninger, Des Moines and Ottumwa, Iowa Leroy W. Cole, San Jose and Aptos, Calif. J. R. Collins, Birmingham, Ala. John S. Comino, Bathurst, Blaxland and Sydney, Australia Russell Couston, Sydney and Blaxland, Australia William C. Cowan, Sr., Cookeville, Tenn William C. Cowan, Jr., Chattanooga and Copper Hill, Tenn. Charles R. Crain, Bluefield, Beckley and Summersville, W. Va. Dan E. Creed, Bismarck, Dickinson and Minot, N.D. Jack Croucher, Auckland, New Plymouth and Whangarei, New Zealand Gavin N. Cullen, Sydney and Wollongong. Arnold J. Hampton, Bridgetown, Barbados and Castries, St. Lucia Maceo D. Hampton, Detroit. Wells, Topeka, Kan., and St. Joseph, Mo. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. Nev. Luis E. Chavez, Bahia Blanca, Argentina Trevor Cherry, Evansburg, Alta. Mont. Raleigh, N. C. Gerald R. Shoquist, San Diego, Calif. Carroll B. N.Y. Richard Railston, Yakirna, Wash. Raul Ramos, Long Island, N.Y. William J. Razor, Morehead, Ky. Eli Rebich, Wheeling, W.Va. Clifford A. Redanz, Youngstown, Ohio Lloyd E. Register, Lawton, Okla. Patrick M. Regoord, Buffalo, NY. Richard Rice, Pasadena, Calif. John W. Ritenbaugh. Lake Crystal and Minneapolis, Minn. Randy Schreiber, Twin Falls and Blackfoot. Richard Rice, Pasadena, Calif. John W. Ritenbaugh. Ill. Eugene Dumas, Chicago, Ill. William Duncan, Aberdeen, United Kingdom Chester Dunlap, Bakersfeld, Calif. Richard R. Dunlap, Salem, Ore. Edward L. Dunn, Johnstown, Pa. Kevin Eastwood, Melbourne, Australia Richard Eckman, Anchorage. Dennis G. O'Neill, London, Ont. Lyle L. Campbell, Wichita. Arlo A. Gieselman, Kansas City, Mo Dennis Gillen, Paducah, Ky Dennis Gordon, Wellington, New Zealand Anthony Goudie, Luton, United Kingdom Gordon C. Graham, Edmonton. United Kingdom Joe W. Taylor. Henry Petersen, Sioux Falls, S. D. Kenneth E. Peterson, Colorado Springs. Tex. Shreveport, La. Roger T. Shigehara. James McCracken, Kilmarnock. Patrick O'Neal, Tyler, Tex. Norvel Pyle. Henry Petersen, Sioux Falls, S. D. Kenneth E. Peterson, Colorado Springs. Everett E. Rice. Having ingested the false leaders' doctrines, the remaining 20% scattered into various splinters, holding to varying degrees of the truth. Soon after, the church began to broadcast a television version of The World Tomorrow. Article on legal dispute between Bobby Fischer and Ambassador Coll dissidents who published Fischer int in which chess player reptdly criticized Worldwide Ch of God, whose exec vp is Garner Ted . Paul Seller. Dwight B. Viehe, Pasadena, Calif. Terrence Villiers, Childers and Gympie, Australia David P, Wainwright, Pasadena, Calif. Keith A. Walden. William T. Morgan, Phoenix, Ariz. Arthur Morris, Mansfield, Ohio Joe D. Morris, Modesto, Calif. James Mortensen, Uvalde, Tex. He also founded Ambassador College, a religious school in Pasadena, and was a controversial pioneer of radio and television evangelism whose show, "The World Tomorrow," eventually aired on 382 television stations. Neb. Ronald L. Dart (from OIU Vol. Pulley, Hamillon, Bermuda Juan Quinones, Brooklyn-Queens. Nev. Albert E. Chandler, Grand Junction, Colo. Clifton F. Charles. Conn Will Wooster, Red Deer, Alta. N.Y. John Prouty, Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Cecil J. Norfolk, Va. Kenneth R. Wooldridge, Las Vegas, Nev. Kenneth Wrench, Fayetteville, N.C. Peter Wurster, Wodonga, Australia Wayne Wyman, Edmonton, Alta. Current affiliation is not known. Ted R. Herlofson, Visalia and Fresno, Calif. Ed uardo Hernandez, Bogota. U.S., those once with GCG went to many places. Carlos E. Perkins, Philadelphia, Pa. Robert J. Persky, Roanoke, Va. Donat Picard, Montreal, Sherbrooke and Val d'Or, Que, George M. Pinckney, Charlotte, N.C. Richard R. Pirelli, Toronto, Ont. Jacksonville and Gainesville, Fla. Val Burgett, Belleville and Mount Vernon, Ill. Percival D. Burrows. United Kingdom Glen E. McDowell, Grand Island, Neb. After reading a series of books, he became convinced that the atheists have better arguments than believers. Alta., Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sash. Thorn as Grede, West Bend. The split was the result of several major controversies that came to a head in the early seventies. John Shotliff, Bristol, United Kingdom Paul E. Shumway, Spokane, Wash. Herbert W. Simonton. Ambassador College Bible Correspondence Course, Lesson 52, 1968. Robert Harrison, Liverpool and Sloke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Gordon Harry, Union, N.J. Gary R Harvey, Newcastle, Australia Dave Havir, Davenport and Iowa City, Iowa Peter D. Hawkins, Johannesburg, South Africa Warren J. Heaton Jr.. Houston, Tex. This small group supported the radio ministry (called The World Tomorrow) and the magazine (called The Plain Truth). Gary Pendergraft, Denver, Colo. Jim Peoples, Banning and San Bernardino, Calif. Robert E. Peoples, Jackson and Greenwood, Miss. Dan Brockman, London, Ky. Alan Brooks, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom Charles W. Brooks, Evansville, Ind. Clarence H. Scobee, Reseda, Calif. Charles F. Scott, Big Sandy. Bill Sidney, Gold Coast, Australia David J. Silcox, Lancaster and Manchester, United Kingdom Frank Simkins, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Lyle V. Simons, Vancouver, B.C. Chalmer Piter, Champaign, Ill. Gary D. Pifer, Champaign, Ill. John C. Pittman, Milwaukee, Wis. Philip M. Plows, Sydney, Australia Joseph E. Pope, Columbus, Ga. William A. Powell, Jacksonville, Fla. Maurice E. Preteroti, Wheeling, W. Va. Andrew M. Prettyman, Chicago, Ill. Curtis Price, Garden Grove, Calif Lawson O. Douglass H. Bosshart, San Francisco. Jackson, Miss Arlie Patterson, Appleton, Wis. William T. Pearson, Miami Fla. Michael Pellar, Detroit, Mich. Dennis L. Pelley. Larry C. Freese, Cincinnati, Ohio J. Paul Freeze. Shreveport, La. For the purpose of keeping people informed, we will be posting death notices of prominent people, "ministers" and former "ministers" of the Worldwide Church of God. and Billings. Historically-speaking, in the former Worldwide Church of God an "evangelist" was a high ranking minister under governance of the Pastor General (also acknowledged to be an "apostle"), Herbert W. Armstrong from 1934 to 1986, then under Joseph W. 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