Sheridan. Des Moines, Iowa John PentIin, Kansas City, Kan. Virgil P. Petcu, St Louis, Mo. It is our unpleasant duty at this time to notify you that Joseph Tkach Jr., Roderick Meredith, Garner Ted Armstrong, David Hulme, Gerald Flurry and all their Mirmydon minions, some of them listed to the right, have been disfellowshipped. Peru Rainer Salomaa, Kam loops and Salmon Arm, B.C. Stanley E. Denzinger, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Norman W Destardins, Portland, Ore. Stanley Deveaux, Houston, Tex. Lambert L. Greer, Olympia and Tacoma, Wash. Lawrence Greider Jr., Fayetteville. 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. 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. Kan. Thomas D. Turk, Cd. Jerry Ortiguero, Manila. Tom Smith, Tyler, Tex. 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. Davis R. Grove, Hagerstown, Md. Richard Rice, Pasadena, Calif. John W. Ritenbaugh. Mo., and Independence, Kan. Reynaldo S. Taniajura, Ambassador College, Pasadena, Calif. Britton M. Taylor, Binghamton and Corning, N.Y. Keith F. Thomas, Waterloo and Mason City, Iowa Richard C. Thompson, Dayton, Ohio Joseph Tkach Sr, Pasadena. J. Thomas Oakley, Baltimore, Md. Wis., and Rochester, Minn. Kelly H. Barfield, Liberal and Scott City, Kan. Jeffrey E. Barness, Cincinnati, Ohio Allan W. Barr, Chicago, III Fernando Barriga. -------. One of Tilton's main tactics to get his enormous following to donate money was to ask them to send prayer requests to his ministry. Mario Dulguime, Ambassador College, Pasadena, Calif. Richard D. Duncan, Vancouver, Wash. Wayne H Dunlap, Dallas, Tex. John R. Elliott, Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Ark. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. Birminghann, Ala. Gwendell Holste, San Luis Obispo, Calif. James F. Hopkins, Columbus, Ohio Alan S. House, Lake of the Ozarks. James M. O'Brien, Amarillo, Tex. Wash David H. Ogwyn. Arnold J. Hampton, Bridgetown, Barbados and Castries, St. Lucia Maceo D. Hampton, Detroit. Royston E. Page, Williams, Minn.; Morden and Winnipeg, Man., and Thunder Bay, Ont. Walters Johnson, Waco and Austin, Tex. William D. Mott, Coos Bay, Ore Dennis Mouland, Flagstaff, Ariz. Gordon E. Murray. Phillip C. Fowler, Chicago. Australia Jack Jackson, Gainesville, Fla. Lelon G. Jackson, Tupelo. Harold C. Williams. Gary King, Gaylord, Mich., and Sault Ste. 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. Hunt, Pikeville, Ky. Marvin Hush, Baltimore, Md. David A. Fraser, Honolulu, Hawaii Neville Fraser, Auckland and Whangarei, New Zealand William G, Freeland, Salina and Hays. Ont. Gary Moore, Cornwall, Ont., and Pittsburgh. The corruption regarding extreme financial waste, opulence, sex assaults, adulteries, and other very questionable practices in many regards carne to the forefront in 1974. David M. Stirk, Boreharnwood and Luton, United Kingdom Randy Stiver, Albany and Salem, Ore. Ronald J, Stoddart.Bulawayoand Salisbury, Zimbabwe L. David Stone. Mike Walker, Lavton. Paul B. Smith. Dr. David Albert: (ordained by Joseph W. Tkach in 1988; co-host of The World Tomorrow from 1986 to 1994; Author of Difficult Scriptures; Professor of psychology for many years at Ambassador University). N.C., and Florence, S.C. Mike Greider, Kenosha, Wis. Charles E. Groce, Asheville, N.C. Kerry W. Gubb, Adelaide and Darwin, Australia Mark J. Gully, Melbourne, Australia Toluta'u Ha'angana, Mua, Tonga Nelson C. Haas, Flint and Lansing, Mich. James F. Haeffele, Portland and Hood River, Ore. John Halford, Pasadena, Calif. Daniel C. Hall, Pittsburgh, Beaver Valley and McKeesport, Pa. Buck Hammer, Big Sandy, Tex. IN MEMORY. B.C. Chris Beam, Buffalo, N.Y. Rick M. Beam, Tallahassee, Fla., and Moultrie, Ga. Ross Beath, Perth and Bunbury, Australia David R. Bedford, Bristol, Cardiff, Carmarthen and Gloucester, United Kingdom Saw Lay Beh, Sa Khan Gyi, Burma Encardio Benitez, Don Carlos and Kiara, Philippines Eustiquio Benitez, Ozami, and Pagadian, Philippines Robert H. Berendt, Edmonton, Alta. West Angeles Church of God in Christ (COGIC) recently held a two-part installation for a new pastor following an "Honor and Celebration Weekend," saluting the ministry of Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. and First Lady Mae Blake. Glenn Doig, Soldotna, Alaska Dennis Doucet, Lake Charles, La., and Beaumont. Donald R. Contardi, Glendale. 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. Winchester, Va., Hagerstown and Cumberland, Md. Mont. To be honest with you, there's not a lot that stands out in my life from that year. Batuan City, and Iligan City Philippines Paul Linehan, Thunder Bay, Ont., and Winnipeg, Man. Philippines Pedro Ortiguero, Santiago and Tuguegarao, Philippines David C. Pack, Buffalo, N.Y. William R. Pack. Peter J. Wolf, Fresno, Calif. Richard Woodall. India Jonathan Kurnik, Kingston and Smiths Falls, Ont. Thorn as Grede, West Bend. James L. Averett, Greensboro, N C. Gerald P. Backhus, Montvale, N.J. Julian Baliinting, Cebu City, Philippines Donald R. Bailey, Medford, Ore. John W. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa Burg in W. Baity, Columbia, S.C. James E. Baldwin, Concord, N.H. Abelardo Balisnonno, Naga City. Tex. Puerto Rico Richard R. Baumgartner, Houston, Tex. Richard Rice, Pasadena, Calif. John W. Ritenbaugh. Hull, Bloemfontein and Klerksdorp, South Africa David Hulme, Pasadena, Calif. Chris Hunting, Sydney and Wollongong, Australia Clarence O. Huse, Pasadena, Calif. Filidor Illesca, Temuco, Chile William R Jacobs, Erie, Pa. Harold Jackson, Pasadena, Calif. William G. Jahns, Eau Claire, Wis., and St Paul, Minn. Lincoln Jailail, San Juan, Puerto Rico Ronald K. Jameson, Greenville, S.C. Mohan Jayasekera, Colombo, Sri Lanka James E. Jenkins, Union and Bricktown, N.J. John A. Jewell, Plymouth, United Kingdom David M. Johnson, Clarksburg, W. Va , Belle Vernon and Washington, Pa. Dennis Johnson, Glendora, Calif Douglas Johnson. 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. Nev. Luis E. Chavez, Bahia Blanca, Argentina Trevor Cherry, Evansburg, Alta. Australia Bruce Dean, Clermont, Emerald, Mackay and Rockhampton, Australia Kevin Dean, Pasadena, Calif. Rodney Dean, Geelong and Melbourne, Australia George DeLap, St. Albans, United Kingdom Roy G. Demarest, Baltimore, Md. Paul Seller. Juarez, Chihuahua, Jalpa de Mendez, Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico James E. Turner, Phoenix, Ariz. Bruce C. Tyler, Bunbury and Perth. Having ingested the false leaders' doctrines, the remaining 20% scattered into various splinters, holding to varying degrees of the truth. 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. Robert F. Ashland, Seattle, Wash. Richard R Avent, Columbus, Miss. France Owen B. Murphy, Bonnyville, Alta, Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sask. Ariz. James Tate. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. John D. Ferrier, Ballarat, Australia Dean Fertig, Casper, Wyo. Milwajkee and Kenosha, Wis. H. Burk McNair, Houston, Tex. Jesse Bellamy, Chicago. Utrecht and Zwolle, the Netherlands Aaron Dean, Glendora, Calif. Alan Dean, Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, and Launceston. Pasadena, Calif. Alan Tattersall, Liverpool. Current affiliation is not known. 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. Wis. Irvin Hardiman. Australia Albert Sousa, Bahia Blanca and Ezeiza. Mo. But growing up in the Worldwide Church of God, I do remember age 12 being the longest year of my life. and Grand Praire, Alta. David M. Stirk, Boreharnwood and Luton, United Kingdom Randy Stiver, Albany and Salem, Ore. Ronald J, Stoddart.Bulawayoand Salisbury, Zimbabwe L. David Stone. M.H., and Montpelier, Vt. Tracey C. Rogers, Cleveland, Ohio Viclor Root, Berlin, Hamburg and Hannover, West Germany Thomas Root, Pasadena, Calif. Bernardo Rgsario, Tacloban City and Sogod, Philippines James J. Rosenthal.Harrisburg, Pa. Terrence Roth, Big River, Prince Albert and Tisdale. 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. Robert Devine, Nottingham, United Kingdom Earl D. Dickenson, Midi and, Tex. Frank S. Parsons III. Salem, Ore. Kenneth E. Walker, Columbia, Mo. Arthur W. Docken, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. Graham Mitchell, Northampton, United Kingdom Janies E. Mitchell, Hattiesburg, Miss. After years in the ministry, he began to lose all theological confidence. Jackson, Miss Arlie Patterson, Appleton, Wis. William T. Pearson, Miami Fla. Michael Pellar, Detroit, Mich. Dennis L. Pelley. After reading a series of books, he became convinced that the atheists have better arguments than believers. Everett E. Rice. Larry Wooldridge, Meriden. Milwajkee and Kenosha, Wis. H. Burk McNair, Houston, Tex. He has authored 80 books and booklets, personally established over 50 congregations, and appeared as a guest on The History Channel. Dave Molnar, Columbus, Ohio Eng Monson, Regina, Sask. Richard Hegna, Big Sandy, Tex. Thomas. Houston, Tex. One of the persons McNair baptized was respondent. Guy L. Ames. South Africa Charles A. Wagerle, Wichita, Kan. William R. Wagner, Pasadena, Calif. Frank W. Wagoner, Atlanta, Ga. Donald L. Walker. Donald Heberer, St. Louis, Mo. Big Sandy, Tex. Laurie Nynus, Toronto, Ont. Robert A. Fergen. Arthur A. Kirishian, Kent, Wash Steve Kirk, Ada, Okla. M. Earl Knight, Glendale, Calif. Gerald A. Knochel, Peoria. Tex. Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Ronald Haines, Wichita, Kan. Charles Halliar, Chicago, Ill. Ernest Names, Toowoomba, Australia James E. Hanson, Eugene, Ore. Robert Happel. Kim Wenzel, Tisdale, Prince Albert and Big River, Alta. Seattle, Wash Allen Sims, Orlando, Fla Ken Slade, Bendigo, Australia Robert Sloneker, Findlay, Ohio Edward W Smith, Cincinnati. These schismatic churches in turn faced continuing schism, resulting in over 400 offshoot churches within little more than a decade. Tex. N. J. Richard Parker, Kenl, Wash, George E. Patrickson, Vancouver, B.C. Wilfredo Saenz, Lima. James McCracken, Kilmarnock. Phil Rice, Tulsa, 0kla. Shreveport, La. Richard J. Frankel, Washington, DC. Come grow with us at WWM located on Michigan Ave. in Monticello, Ky. We would love to. Tex. N.Y. Jack W. Williams. 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. Dudley D. Trone. Haiti Robert E. Fahey, Manhattan and Long Island, N.Y. Edward D. Faulk, Norfolk, Va. Ben Faulkner, Pasadena, Calil. Lyall Johnston, Hastings, Nelson, Palmerston North and Wellington, New Zealand Robert C. Jones, St Petersburg, Fla. Robin G. Jones, London, United Kingdom George M. Kackos, Toledo, Ohio Karl Karlov, Christchurch and Dunedin, New Zealand John B. Karlson. Guy C. Swenson, Terre Haute, Ind. Looking for the Suicides Statistics Page? Former Baptist Richard Green Spurling preached in a millhouse along Barney Creek and eight persons formed a Christian Union for the purpose of following the New Testament as their rule for faith and practice, giving each other equal rights and privilege to interpret Scripture, and sitting . Alta., Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sash. Russel K. Duke, Kansas City, Mo. Armstongism refers to the teachings of Herbert W. Armstrong, which became the teaching of the Worldwide Church of God. James E Reyer, Denver, Colo. Camilo P. Reyes. Trevor Brown, Toronto, Ont. Lee Sefcak, Banning, Calif Sluart Segall, Coos Bay, Ore. J. R. Seiver, Houston, Tex. Va. Thornas J. Harrison Jr., Olympia, Wash. George W. Hatch, Meriden, Conn Graham Hawkins, Croydon, United Kingdom Keith Haworth. and Billings. James Dougall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Roy L. Dove, San Angelo, Tex. Australia Dennis Luker, Seattle, Wash Bienvenido Macaraeg, Davao. Robert Elliott, Toronto. Raymond McNair became a Church evangelist-minister in 1953 and a leader of the Church. Colo. Robert Y. Pettit, San Antonio, Tex. Tex. The Worldwide Church of God was the culmination of the calling and life's work of Herbert W. Armstrong in re-establishing the Truth of God as it was revealed and practiced in the early New Testament Church. Dale K. Krebbs, Lubbock, Tex. The Radio Church of God was the brainchild of Herbert W. Armstrong, who founded the church in 1933. S C., and Augusta, Ga. John S. Robinson, Big Sandy, Tex. Calif. Charles Whetson, Youngstown, Ohio Bobby D. Whitaker, Somerset, Ky. Henry White, Detroit, Mich. William White, Cairns, Australia Ben H. WhitfielrJ, Meeker, Colo. Richard A. Whiting, Hull, United Kingdom Tom E. Whitson, Houston, Tex. James E Reyer, Denver, Colo. Camilo P. Reyes. Bahamas Bryan Mathie, Johannesburg, South Africa Rodney H. Matthews, Pasadena, Calif. Kenneth J. Mattson, Russellwille, Ark. N.C., and Florence, S.C. Mike Greider, Kenosha, Wis. Charles E. Groce, Asheville, N.C. Kerry W. Gubb, Adelaide and Darwin, Australia Mark J. Gully, Melbourne, Australia Toluta'u Ha'angana, Mua, Tonga Nelson C. Haas, Flint and Lansing, Mich. James F. Haeffele, Portland and Hood River, Ore. John Halford, Pasadena, Calif. Daniel C. Hall, Pittsburgh, Beaver Valley and McKeesport, Pa. Buck Hammer, Big Sandy, Tex. Dave Treybig, Portsmouth and Chillicolhe, Ohio Lawson J. Tuck, Huntsville and Florence, Ala. Rowlen F. Tucker, Memphis and Jackson, Tenn. Thomas A. Tullis, Wichita. Kenneth B. Webster, Lethbridge and Maple Creek, Alta. San Jose and Aptos, Calif. Harold J. Rhodes, Austin and Waco, Tex. Pulley, Hamillon, Bermuda Juan Quinones, Brooklyn-Queens. Leadership & Staff | The Church of God, International Offices Meet our Leadership & Staff Administrative Staff Oscar Pimentel General Overseer 201 Jason Hill General Treasurer & Business Manager 230 Robert J. Hawkins, Jr. World Mission Coordinator 220 Dustin Hays Missions Representative Paul Horton Field Secretary 210 Robert F. Strong, Sr. Alta. 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. Reseda, Calif. Hugh Carton, Ballymena and Belfast, Northern Ireland Bernardo Castillon, Bacolod City, Philippines Jerry K. Center, Reno. November 9, 2022 . Roy T. Newell, Abilene, Tex. Dan Hope, Abbotsford, B.C. Md. 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. Robert F. Ashland, Seattle, Wash. Richard R Avent, Columbus, Miss. Jerald J. McLaughlin, Dayton, Ohio Clarence B. Mehl, Salina, Kan. Ron Meisner, Rochester, Minn. Henry A. Merrill, Greenville, S.C. David H. Metzel, Cleveland. Ill. Lionel Estinvil, Port-au-Prince. 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. Robort Millman, Atmore, Edmonton and Westlock, Alia. Columbus, Ga Earl L. Henn, Pittsburgh, Pa. Donald W. Henson, Portland, Ore. Paul J. Herrmann, New Orleans, La. Kenneth B. Webster, Lethbridge and Maple Creek, Alta. William G. Rabey, Cumberland and Victoria, B.C. Higher ranking positions (to that of "evangelist") being; "apostle" (first) and then "prophet" (second) as stated in Ephesians 4:11. 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. William T. Morgan, Phoenix, Ariz. Arthur Morris, Mansfield, Ohio Joe D. Morris, Modesto, Calif. James Mortensen, Uvalde, Tex. Ohio Calvin Mickens, Tucson, Ariz. Gordon C. Miller, Washington, D.C. Larry E. Miller, Kansas City, Mo. Augustus Roycroft, Belfast, Northern Ireland William Royer, Tampa, Fla. Donald D. Russell, Klamath Falls. Minneapolis, Minn. Rex Sexton, Pasco, Wash Steve Stiafer, Seattle, Wash. Larry E. Sham us, San Jose, Calif. Jack C. Sheppard, Montgomery, Ala. Donald Sherrow, Kingston, Ont. 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. Pasadena, Calif. Cecil J. Gary L. Nielander, Columbus, Ind. Garner Ted Armstrong, who was excommunicated from the Worldwide Church of God by his father, Herbert W. Armstrong, in June, announced here that he is forming a new denomination called the. Leroy NeffNorman SmithJoseph Tkach Sr.Ralph K. Helge, Evangelists of God's ChurchDIBAR APARTIAN DEAN BLACKWELL FRANK BROWN HERMAN HOEH HAROLD JACKSON RONALD KELLY ELLIS LaRAVIA DENNIS LUKER LESLIE McCULLOUGH BURK McNAIR RAYMOND McNAIR RODERICK MEREDITH LEROY NEFF NORMAN SMITH JOSEPH TKACH SR. LEON WALKER GERALD WATERHOUSE DEAN WILSON, REGIONAL DIRECTORS UNDER MR. ARMSTRONGCOLIN ADAIR, CANADA (ENGLISH-SPEAKING) GUY AMES, PHILIPPINES DIBAR APARTIAN, FRENCH-SPEAKING AREAS STAN BASS, CARIBBEAN (ENGLISH-SPEAKING) ABRAHAM de BREE, DUTCH-SPEAKING AREAS FRANK BROWN, BRITAIN, SCANDINAVIA, EAST AND WEST AFRICA, AND MIDDLE EAST CARN CATHERWOOD, ITALIAN-SPEAKING AREAS ROY MCCARTHY, SOUTHERN AFRICA ROBERT MORTON, AUSTRALIA AND ASIA PETER NATHAN, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH PACIFIC FRANK SCHNEE, GERMAN-SPEAKING AREAS LEON WALKER, SPANISH-SPEAKING AREAS. Names will remain on this site for at least 30 days following the date of posting. Charles E. Dickey, Chattanooga, Tenn. Lawrence R. Dickey, Athens, Ga. Fred W. Diehl. Ronald L. Dart (from OIU Vol. Australia Melvin J. Dahlgren, London, Middlesboro and Somerset, Ky. Fred W. Davis, Medford and Klamath Falls, Ore. Abraham de Bree, Tilburg. William G. Rabey, Cumberland and Victoria, B.C. to. Joseph M. Hopkins October 19, 1984 1984 H erbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God (WCG) seems to thrive on adverse publicity. Ron D. Wallen, Hattiesburg and Meridian, Miss Donald L. Ward, Big Sandy and Tyler, Tex. Dallas Worldwide Church of God, on Sundays they go with their two sons to a conservative, interdenominational Christian Church -- where they were recently baptized. Miss. Jerry Ortiguero, Manila. Kenneth W. Treybig, Houston, Tex. How? Grace Communion International (GCI), formerly named the Radio Church of God and Worldwide Church of God, is a Christian denomination with 30,000 members in about 550 churches spread across 70 countries. 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. 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 Soon after, the church began to broadcast a television version of The World Tomorrow. 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. Abner D. Washington, Los Angeles, Calif. Ronald P. Washington, St Louis, Mo. 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. Ronald C. Miller, Grand Junction and Meeker, Colo. William D. Miller. Most of the members and ministers ultimately went with the Living Church of God (LCG), 8-15% went with the Church of God, a Christian Fellowship (CGCF) and smaller percentages ended up with David Pack's Restored Church of God (RCG), Harold Smith's Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kilmarnock, United Kingdom Richard Wilkinson, Brandon, Man , and Moosomin, Sask. Alta. Pack, Chattanooga, Tenn. Jose Parayno, Dagupan City, Philippines Marvin Parks, Windsor, Ont. Milan P. Chovan, Akron, Ohio Kenneth W. Christopher, Portsmouth, Ohio John E. Christopherson, Roseburg, Ore. Elijah Chukwudi, Lagos, Nigeria Roland B. Clark. John Gibbs, Indianapolis, Ind. Ohio Jack T. Smith, Dallas. Gerry Heldt, Bismarck, M.D. Pasco, Wash. Douglas Hardin, Rome, Ga. Glenn O. Harmon, Eugene, Ore. Ray Harrison, Richmond. NONE of us are individually responsible for ALL the following but we had a . Ronald L. Dart was one of the contributing editors of In Transition. In this major study David V. Barrett tells the story of the Worldwide Church of God. ministers left the religion to form new churches, taking tens of thousands of members with them. 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. On July 31, 1955, they were married. Nick Rogers, Monroe, La. Conn Will Wooster, Red Deer, Alta. Foregoing the nursing for which she had been trained, respondent assisted McNair and, in accordance with Church practice, became "50 percent of his ministry." Pulley, Hamillon, Bermuda Juan Quinones, Brooklyn-Queens. Long Beach, Calif Gerard Claude, Paris, France Robert L. Cloninger Sr., Reseda, Calif. Raymond E. Clore, Vancouver, B.C. With the exception of those ordained to the ministerial rank of evangelist while in the employ of the Worldwide Church of God, those who were once members of the WCG but were ordained as evangelists while members of WCG derivative denominations are not included. Information covering his early beginnings with the Worldwide Church of God, later Church of God International and today, Christian Educational Ministries. New Orleans, La. Werner W. Krebs. Potts has spoken often to the University community from the historic pulpit at Memorial Church. 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. Dennis G. O'Neill, London, Ont. Jack E. Pakozdi, Cincinnati. In the end, more than a third of the ministers left the Worldwide Church of God [closer to 50% in the United States!]. Grover C. Petty, Belle Vernon. Manikling, Monkayo and Tagum, Philippines Edmond D Macaraeg, Baguio City and Dagupan, Philippines David Magowan, Bradford. Forbes polled 20%, with Yousaf on 18% and the third candidate, Ash Regan, a former junior minister who quit the government to protest against the government's gender recognition reforms, on 9%. John W. Cafourek, Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Paducah, Ky. Charles A. Calahan, Lafayette, Ind. Glen V. White, Seattle, Wash Valden White, Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Peter Whitting, Gippsland, Australia Richard Wilding, London and Sarnia, Ont. Herbert W Armstrong Robert Elliott, Toronto. Randi R. Bloom. John E. Adams, Ottawa, Ont. William Weed, Vancouver, B.C. Gerald E. Weston, Midland and Cadillac, Mich. Dennis Wheatcroft, Sheridan, and Casper, Wyo. Ont. John B. Bald, La Crosse. The following are names of recently deceased credentialed Church of God ministers. Lyfe E. Welty. Marie, Orit Rodney G. King, Canberra, Temora and Wodonga, Australia H. Judd Kirk, Wichita, Kan. James E Kissee, Big Sandy. Allen D. Bullock. 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. Tkach, from 1986 until his death in 1995. Somerset and Middlesboro, Ky. Leslie A. Schmedes, Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y. Frank H. Schnee, Bonn, West Germany Bernie Schnippert, Las Vegas, Nev. Leonard J. Schreiber. 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. Vivian M. Carne, Plymouth, United Kingdom Edwin Carr Jr.. Knoxville, Tenn. Charles A. Carson. Tom Smith, Tyler, Tex. United Kingdom David A. Sheridan, St. John's, Nfld. Greetings friends and brethren. Kansas City, Kan. Lyle J. Greaves, Abilene and San Angelo, Tex. After the changes were made regarding the proper day to observe Pentecost, and the doctrine of divorce and remarriage, it was no longer the same church. S.D. Raleigh, N. C. Gerald R. Shoquist, San Diego, Calif. Carroll B. Manila, Philippines Richard F. Ames, Pasadena, Calif. John Amos, Columbus, Ohio Bernard Andrist, Geneva and Neuchatel, Switzerland Gary E. Antion, Pasadena, Calif. Dibar Apartian, Pasadena, Calif. Bernard Audoin, Bordeaux and Toulouse, France Jerold W. Aust, San Diego, Calif. David Austin, Wodonga, Australia Craig Bacheller, Melbourne and Fort Pierce, Fla. C. Fred Bailey, Evansville, Ind. Ore. James M. Russell, San Bernardino, Calif. Allen R Ruth, Bethlehem, Pa. Anthony Sadler, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom Daniel Salcedo, Garden Grove. 4) Ronald L. Dart was one of the contributing editors of In Transition. Wis. Charles H. Grider, Chattanooga, Tenn. Robert D. Griffith, Parkersburg, W. Va. Charles F. Grimm, Clarksburg, W. Va. 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