After years in the ministry, he began to lose all theological confidence. Manikling, Monkayo and Tagum, Philippines Edmond D Macaraeg, Baguio City and Dagupan, Philippines David Magowan, Bradford. Paul Kurts, Montgomery, Ala. Tom Lapacka, Basel and Zurich. Our ministers are available to counsel, answer questions and explain the Bible. Nev. Albert E. Chandler, Grand Junction, Colo. Clifton F. Charles. Philippines Robert B. Bedlow, Dublin, Ireland William E. Beebe, Ajstin, Ten. South Africa Dennis van Oeventer, Corpus Christi, Harlinger and Victoria, Tex. Columbus, Ga Earl L. Henn, Pittsburgh, Pa. Donald W. Henson, Portland, Ore. Paul J. Herrmann, New Orleans, La. 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. Tex. Lambert L. Greer, Olympia and Tacoma, Wash. Lawrence Greider Jr., Fayetteville. Abner D. Washington, Los Angeles, Calif. Ronald P. Washington, St Louis, Mo. Gary King, Gaylord, Mich., and Sault Ste. The Worldwide Church of God was created by . Clint C. Zimmerman, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colo. LOCAL CHURCH ELDERSNapoleon P. Acebron, Manila. Ron D. Wallen, Hattiesburg and Meridian, Miss Donald L. Ward, Big Sandy and Tyler, Tex. James N. Lee, Longviewand Lufkin, Tex. Richard Hegna, Big Sandy, Tex. Ernest A. Hoyt, Eugene, Ore. Sydney J. Mr. Andrews made an observation that is shared by many in the Churches of God: "The misuse, abuse of authority by Church leaders, primarily ministers, is a major cause, if not the major cause, of the fracturing and division we have seen in the Church of God in this modern era." Blessing of children. William G. Rabey, Cumberland and Victoria, B.C. Kan. Thomas D. Turk, Cd. 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 . Edward G Denkler, Colorado Springs, Colo. Charles H. Denny, Syracuse, N.Y. John B. Denton, Houston, Tex. Dennis G. O'Neill, London, Ont. Hal W. Baird, Houston, Tex. Freedom Church's pastor, Richard Demsick, told the AP that the . But growing up in the Worldwide Church of God, I do remember age 12 being the longest year of my life. Ray Woolen, Ann Arbor and Detroit, Mich. Reg Wright, Gold Coast, Australia Maurice Yurkiw, Saskatoon, Sask. S.D. Calif. Don Wendt, Pasadena, Calif. Ronald A Wheeler, Santa Rosa. Larry Wooldridge, Meriden. Hammonton, N.J. Preston Frrtts, Michigan City, Ind. Tom Smith, Tyler, Tex. The prime mover behind this split was a district manager named Ken Westby. Mackay. Manikling, Monkayo and Tagum, Philippines Edmond D Macaraeg, Baguio City and Dagupan, Philippines David Magowan, Bradford. Pasadena, Calif. Cecil J. William Weed, Vancouver, B.C. Phil Rice, Tulsa, 0kla. Robert Bragg, Brooklyn-Queens, N.Y. Lloyd E. Briggie, Montvale, N.J. Keith H. Brittain, El Paso, Tex., Las Cruces and Roswell, N.M. Frank Brown, St. Albans, United Kingdom Terence D. Browning, Johannesburg, South Africa Charles E. Bryce, Abbotsford and Vancouver, B.C. 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. Short, Corpus Christi, Tex. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. Join us on this journey as we seek His REVIVING PRESENCE! Guy C. Swenson, Terre Haute, Ind. The were concerned about the changing teachings of the church. Jack E. Pakozdi, Cincinnati. Jose Raduban, Manila, Philippines Charles Ranchie, Kelowna and Penticton, B.C. William D. Mott, Coos Bay, Ore Dennis Mouland, Flagstaff, Ariz. Gordon E. Murray. That was the final year every boy in the church had to endure before finally crossing the 13 . 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. 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. Hunt, Pikeville, Ky. Marvin Hush, Baltimore, Md. Mo. Ont. Pack, Chattanooga, Tenn. Jose Parayno, Dagupan City, Philippines Marvin Parks, Windsor, Ont. Calif. William F. Box, Tutsa, Okla. L. Robert Klynsmith, Durbar and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Mitchell Knapp, Rockford. Mich. Michael Hanisko, Anniston, Ala., and Rome, Ga. Vernon F. Hargrove, Indianapolis, Ind. Kenneth B. Webster, Lethbridge and Maple Creek, Alta. S.D. 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. Lee Sefcak, Banning, Calif Sluart Segall, Coos Bay, Ore. J. R. Seiver, Houston, Tex. In the words of Yves Congar, "Sacred history, the history of the Church as the Church of God, is made out of the succession of God's 'visitations' thanks to which men elicit those responses of faith and love by which the City of God is built up." Miami, Florida Gordon Brauchla, Muncie, Ind. John Storey, Kingston, Ont. Albuquerque, N.M. Gary Lucas, Barrie, Ont. Royston E. Page, Williams, Minn.; Morden and Winnipeg, Man., and Thunder Bay, Ont. Royston E. Page, Williams, Minn.; Morden and Winnipeg, Man., and Thunder Bay, Ont. Welcome former Worldwide Church of God members This site is attracting many former Worldwide Church of God members. Robert J. Lehmkuhi. Ont. 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. The work that was done by the Worldwide Church of God before 1974 was the greatest Judaic-Christian movement to come on the world scene in 2000 years. Russel K. Duke, Kansas City, Mo. Lyfe E. Welty. Wilfredo Saenz, Lima. Seattle, Wash Allen Sims, Orlando, Fla Ken Slade, Bendigo, Australia Robert Sloneker, Findlay, Ohio Edward W Smith, Cincinnati. Gary Moore, Cornwall, Ont., and Pittsburgh. Roy T. Newell, Abilene, Tex. Tyler, Tex. Mark R Ellis, Ballymena and Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Dublin, Ireland Guy L. Engelbart, Cleveland, Ohio OswaToU. Gerry Heldt, Bismarck, M.D. Houston, Tex. Mo. Nick Rogers, Monroe, La. Guy Stilborn, Moosonnin, Sask. Aiding those spiritually abused by Worldwide Church of God and offshoots Worldwide Church of God History By Kenneth Westby Reviewing the 1970s era aids in connecting and analyzing the strategic events that have unfolded in the Worldwide Church of God. Edward J. Oettel. Fla. Jerry P. McCauley, Springfield. Warren J. Heaton III, Hazard and Piheville, Ky. Michael A Hechel, Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga. SelmerL. This website searchable archive is not secular knowledge, to get full access to the material within this site and attend services please contact: Mr. Ron Stephens Elder in the USA mr.stephens@worldwidechurchofgodwcg.com The Basic Teaching can be found in the HWA StoreHouse. Alta., Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sash. John Shotliff, Bristol, United Kingdom Paul E. Shumway, Spokane, Wash. Herbert W. Simonton. The denomination is structured in the episcopal model based in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, and is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals. 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. Melvin Rhodes. Garden Grove, Calif. Raymond Neuls, Cumberland, Ont. Colin Wilkins, Aberdeen. November 9, 2022 . Miss. Thorn as Grede, West Bend. Calif. Don Wendt, Pasadena, Calif. Ronald A Wheeler, Santa Rosa. He has authored 80 books and booklets, personally established over 50 congregations, and appeared as a guest on The History Channel. Mich. Michael Hanisko, Anniston, Ala., and Rome, Ga. Vernon F. Hargrove, Indianapolis, Ind. Steve Buchanan, Rapid City. The Church of God began on August 19, 1886, in Monroe County, Tennessee, near the North Carolina border. Hi Ray, . 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. Laurie Nynus, Toronto, Ont. Thomas Ecker, Vancouver. Wis. Charles H. Grider, Chattanooga, Tenn. Robert D. Griffith, Parkersburg, W. Va. Charles F. Grimm, Clarksburg, W. Va. Norris L. Grous, North Platte. 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. William T. Morgan, Phoenix, Ariz. Arthur Morris, Mansfield, Ohio Joe D. Morris, Modesto, Calif. James Mortensen, Uvalde, Tex. Ronald C. Sower, Boise, Idaho Harlan D. Spieker, Watertown, S.D. United Kingdom Don Mears, Kettle Falls. Melbourne, Australia Ralph G. prr, New Orleans, La. John B. Bald, La Crosse. 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. 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. S C., and Augusta, Ga. John S. Robinson, Big Sandy, Tex. N. J. Richard Parker, Kenl, Wash, George E. Patrickson, Vancouver, B.C. 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 Calif Gene A. Scarbrojgh, Pasadena, Calif. Edwin Schedler. 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. Tex. Welcome to the OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the: Church Of God - M embers of the Body of Christ holding fast to the Philadelphia standard or way of life (truth and doctrines) that JESUS CHRIST revealed and restored through His end-time apostle - Mr. Herbert W Armstrong. 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. Pasadena. Robert J. Lehmkuhi. United Kingdom David A. Sheridan, St. John's, Nfld. United Kingdom Erick S. DuBois, BasseTerre and Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe James O. Duke, Tyler and Big Sandy, Tex. John H. Ogwyn. George A. Meeker, Springfield, Mo. Ted R. Herlofson, Visalia and Fresno, Calif. Ed uardo Hernandez, Bogota. Augustus Roycroft, Belfast, Northern Ireland William Royer, Tampa, Fla. Donald D. Russell, Klamath Falls. Glen V. White, Seattle, Wash Valden White, Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Peter Whitting, Gippsland, Australia Richard Wilding, London and Sarnia, Ont. The World Mission Society Church of God is led by "Mother God," a gentle-looking doyenne in her mid-70s who's also known as Jang Gil-ja, Zhang Gil-jah, Chang Gil-jah, Heavenly Mother, God. 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 Chuck Zimmerman, Fort Collins, Colo . 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. One of the persons McNair baptized was respondent. Malawi; Kibirichia and Nairobi, Kenya Dean Wilson, Portland, Ore. Hugh E Wilson, Fargo and Grand Forks, N. D. William D. Winner, Gadsden, Ala. Gerald K. Witte, Denison. Joseph M. Hopkins October 19, 1984 1984 H erbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God (WCG) seems to thrive on adverse publicity. Garden Grove, Calif. Raymond Neuls, Cumberland, Ont. Philip Shields, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, N.B. Calif. Sidney M, Hegvold, Pasadena, Calif, Felix Heimberg, Milwaukee. Atlanta, Ga. Henry J. Bontrager, Elkhart, Ind. Albert S. Boocher, Dayton, Ohio George D. Boothe, Des Moines, Iowa Robert A Borton, Fort Wayne, Ind. Daniel Oliver, Portland. John D. Ferrier, Ballarat, Australia Dean Fertig, Casper, Wyo. A task force focused on the issue this week announced the hiring of a firm to oversee a new database of credibly accused ministers. Sheridan. Sacramento, Calif. James D. Williams. Jesse Bellamy, Chicago. Okla. Weldon L. Wallick, Lakeland, Fla. Herschel E. Watts, St. Louis, Mo. Ed Mentell is a former Worldwide Church of God member and runs what their organization refers to as an "apostate" site . Longview. Alaska William Eddington, Melbourne, Australia George Efthyvoulos, Salisbury, Zimbabwe John P. Egbert, Washington. Tyler, Tex. Our passion is global. Paul Seller. his decision to transfer his ministry to the Global Church of God. Earl L. Roemer, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Palmer, Alaska Dan E. Rogers, Concord. -------. Daniel E. Orban, Greensboro, N.C. David L. Orban, Knoxville, Tenn. Brian W. Orchard. Wyo. Scott City. 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. John W. Cafourek, Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Paducah, Ky. Charles A. Calahan, Lafayette, Ind. He began publishing The Plain Truth as a mimeographed newsletter. Glenn R. Holladay. Church of God, an International Community, "LIST OF WCG PIONEERS OR SENIOR VETERANS OF THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD", "Banned by HWA! John Roper, New Orleans, La. Robert B. Arthur W. Docken, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. Argentina Robert L. Spence, St. Louis, Mo. N.Y. Jack W. Williams. James M. O'Brien, Amarillo, Tex. Albany, N.Y., and Springfield, Mass. J. Bernard Dowson, Bradford, Hull and Sheffield. CEM produces his "Born to Win" radio program. Robert Devine, Nottingham, United Kingdom Earl D. Dickenson, Midi and, Tex. Wilbur M. Malone. Melbourne, Fla. Haraid R. Richard, Washington, D.C. Dennis Richards, Dunedin, New Zealand Robert W. Richards, Flint, Mich. Charles A. Rightrneier, Topeka, Kan. Eleuterio Rizallosa, Manikling, Philippines William N. Robinson, Melbourne, Australia David Roenspies, Chicago, Ill. Raymond Roenspies, Chicago, Ill Arthur N. Roesler, Houston, Tex. Long Beach, Calif Gerard Claude, Paris, France Robert L. Cloninger Sr., Reseda, Calif. Raymond E. Clore, Vancouver, B.C. 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%. Md. Al Kersha, Miami, Fla. William Kessler, Nashville and Dickaon, Tenn. Paul Kieffer, West Germany Reginald Killingley, Pasadena, Calif. Clyde Kilough, Jonesboro, Ark , and Poplar Bluff, Mo. Alta., Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sash. The former pastor is facing 60 years in prison and is eligible for parole in 15 years. These schismatic churches in turn faced continuing schism, resulting in over 400 offshoot churches within little more than a decade. Glenn Doig, Soldotna, Alaska Dennis Doucet, Lake Charles, La., and Beaumont. 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 . . In 1934, Armstrong became one of the first broadcast evangelists when he started a radio program. 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 FULL-TIME MINISTERS AND ASSIGNED CHURCHESRoger V. Abels, Chicago, Ill. Colin Adair. 2 min read. N.Y. John Prouty, Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Cecil J. Was a minister of the Global Church of God around the time of his death in the late 1990s. Guy L. Ames. Calif. William A. Longview. 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. Wilfredo Saenz, Lima. Pasco, Wash. Richard E. Oettel, Seattle. Sask. Paul Krautmann, Georgetown, Guyana Victor Kubik, Lake Crystal and Minneapolis, Minn. Spaulding Kulasingam, Bombay. Alta. France Owen B. Murphy, Bonnyville, Alta, Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sask. 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. Victoria, Tex. 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. Milan P. Chovan, Akron, Ohio Kenneth W. Christopher, Portsmouth, Ohio John E. Christopherson, Roseburg, Ore. Elijah Chukwudi, Lagos, Nigeria Roland B. Clark. James Dougall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Roy L. Dove, San Angelo, Tex. Waterloo, Iowa, Fundamental Doctrines of the Church of God. Dan Fuller, Hamilton, Ont. Douglass H. Bosshart, San Francisco. Come grow with us at WWM located on Michigan Ave. in Monticello, Ky. We would love to. Dave Molnar, Columbus, Ohio Eng Monson, Regina, Sask. Colo. Robert Y. Pettit, San Antonio, Tex. In the end, more than a third of the ministers left the Worldwide Church of God [closer to 50% in the United States!]. John Reid, Garden Grove, Calif. Rodney Reynolds, Poplar Bluff, 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. Ohio Donald Thomas, Mobile, Ala. Robert A. Thurlow, Portland, Maine Donald W. Thurman, Fort Smith, Ark. Looking for the Suicides Statistics Page? Calif. William A. 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. Gary Pendergraft, Denver, Colo. Jim Peoples, Banning and San Bernardino, Calif. Robert E. Peoples, Jackson and Greenwood, Miss. Short, Corpus Christi, Tex. Hammonton, N.J. Preston Frrtts, Michigan City, Ind. Lee Sefcak, Banning, Calif Sluart Segall, Coos Bay, Ore. J. R. Seiver, Houston, Tex. Vines A. Szyrnkowiak, Joplin. Kim Wenzel, Tisdale, Prince Albert and Big River, Alta. Charles E. Dickey, Chattanooga, Tenn. Lawrence R. Dickey, Athens, Ga. Fred W. Diehl. 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. Larry R. Salyer, Pasadena, Calif. Roland D. Sampson, Hamilton, Bermuda Delflno R. Sandoval, Sacramento, Calif. Gregory L. Sargent, San Antonio and Uvalde, Tex. Church administrators give God's truth to His people. 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. Clarence H. Scobee, Reseda, Calif. Charles F. Scott, Big Sandy. Marc Masterson, Gainesville and Athens, Ga Kingsley O. Mather, Kingston, Jamaica; Nassau and Freeport. Arthur W. Docken, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. This doctrinal shift produced a splinter church, the Philadelphia Church of God ("PCG"). Donald Heberer, St. Louis, Mo. Peru Rainer Salomaa, Kam loops and Salmon Arm, B.C. N.D. James W. Beymer, Houston, Tex. N.Y. Jack W. Williams. Wilbur M. Malone. Robert Tilton was, at one time, one of the most famous names in televangelism. Idaho Bob Scott, Quebec City and Trois-Riuieres, Que Marc A. SegaII, Chicoand Eureka, Calif. Mario Seiglie, Santiago, Chile James Servidio. Wis., and Rochester, Minn. Kelly H. Barfield, Liberal and Scott City, Kan. Jeffrey E. Barness, Cincinnati, Ohio Allan W. Barr, Chicago, III Fernando Barriga. Conn Will Wooster, Red Deer, Alta. Larry R. Salyer, Pasadena, Calif. Roland D. Sampson, Hamilton, Bermuda Delflno R. Sandoval, Sacramento, Calif. Gregory L. Sargent, San Antonio and Uvalde, Tex. Worldwide Church of God - The Painful Truth-Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God The Painful Truth-Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God Tag: Worldwide Church of God December 4, 2022 MINISTERIAL VISITING PROGRAM TRAINING CLASS How the corporate church protected its ass over the good of the people Continue reading and Scottsbluff, Neb. 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. N.Y. John Prouty, Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Cecil J. Ronald C. Sower, Boise, Idaho Harlan D. Spieker, Watertown, S.D. Australia Robley L. Evans, Cleveland. 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. Nick Rogers, Monroe, La. Arlo A. Gieselman, Kansas City, Mo Dennis Gillen, Paducah, Ky Dennis Gordon, Wellington, New Zealand Anthony Goudie, Luton, United Kingdom Gordon C. Graham, Edmonton. Letter to the Ministry, March 4, 2011). 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. Hersel L. Spoor, Kansas City, Mo. Thomas. Local News. George A. Affeldt, Sioux Falls, Watertown and Yankton, S.D. Australia Jack Jackson, Gainesville, Fla. Lelon G. Jackson, Tupelo. Answer. Wash., and Castlegar, B.C. N.S. St. Louis, Mo. Ronald C. Miller, Grand Junction and Meeker, Colo. William D. Miller. South Africa Charles A. Wagerle, Wichita, Kan. William R. Wagner, Pasadena, Calif. Frank W. Wagoner, Atlanta, Ga. Donald L. Walker. Keith Wells, Garden Grove. The church's operating budget, which was $211 million as recently as 1990, has shrunk to $38 million. Mo. Arlo A. Gieselman, Kansas City, Mo Dennis Gillen, Paducah, Ky Dennis Gordon, Wellington, New Zealand Anthony Goudie, Luton, United Kingdom Gordon C. Graham, Edmonton. S.D Jonathan N. Buck, Bonnyville. Guy Stilborn, Moosonnin, Sask. Dwight B. Viehe, Pasadena, Calif. Terrence Villiers, Childers and Gympie, Australia David P, Wainwright, Pasadena, Calif. Keith A. Walden. Alan Redmond, Calgary, Alta. Australia Melvin J. Dahlgren, London, Middlesboro and Somerset, Ky. Fred W. Davis, Medford and Klamath Falls, Ore. Abraham de Bree, Tilburg. Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God Some Horror Stories about Herbert W. Armstrong's Cult In Herbert W. Armstrong, Herbert W. Armstrong History, Horror Stories, Radio Church of God, Worldwide Church of God Tags Herbert W. Armstrong Horror Stories, Worldwide Church of God Horror Stories April 8, 2020 7545 Views Walters Johnson, Waco and Austin, Tex. Australia Melvin J. Dahlgren, London, Middlesboro and Somerset, Ky. Fred W. Davis, Medford and Klamath Falls, Ore. Abraham de Bree, Tilburg. Then Mr. Andrews challenged Mr. Hulme: South Africa Charles A. Wagerle, Wichita, Kan. William R. Wagner, Pasadena, Calif. Frank W. Wagoner, Atlanta, Ga. Donald L. Walker. New Orleans, La. Melbourne, Fla. Haraid R. Richard, Washington, D.C. Dennis Richards, Dunedin, New Zealand Robert W. Richards, Flint, Mich. Charles A. Rightrneier, Topeka, Kan. Eleuterio Rizallosa, Manikling, Philippines William N. Robinson, Melbourne, Australia David Roenspies, Chicago, Ill. Raymond Roenspies, Chicago, Ill Arthur N. Roesler, Houston, Tex. 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. Carlton Green. Jose Raduban, Manila, Philippines Charles Ranchie, Kelowna and Penticton, B.C. Va. Thornas J. Harrison Jr., Olympia, Wash. George W. Hatch, Meriden, Conn Graham Hawkins, Croydon, United Kingdom Keith Haworth. Detroit, Mich. Joseph W Daniels, Pasco, Wash. Lome Davies, Vancouver, B.C. Graham Mitchell, Northampton, United Kingdom Janies E. Mitchell, Hattiesburg, Miss. Ronald L. Dart (from OIU Vol. Robert J. Nork, Phoenix, Ariz. Francis W. Northrip, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. United Kingdom Don Mears, Kettle Falls. News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: Charles Hunting 1919-2011", "Cartwright's Journal Out: Gavin Rumney's Death, Ken Westby's death, UCG & Guardian FOT attendance, and an AC reunion", Herbert W. Armstrong Searchable Library - HWALibrary.com, Raymond F. McNair Articles - Dedication Site, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evangelists_of_the_Worldwide_Church_of_God&oldid=1121942400, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, White, C. List of Pioneers or Senior Veterans of the Worldwide Church of God. Tex. 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. Al R. Dennis, Long Beach, Calil. With that in mind, here are ten awesome women pastors from early American history you should know. Rochester, N.Y. Larry Dietrich, Long Beach, Calif. Walter Dolengo, Brooklyn-Queens, NY Behrman Doucet, Houston, Tex. 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. Calif George Contos, Long Island, N.Y. Gerald Cook, Huntsville, Ala. Graeme A. Cook, Townsville, Australia Kenneth Courtney, Jackson, Miss Ray K. Cowan, London, Ky. Merle Cunningham, Dallas, Tex. Jackson, Miss Arlie Patterson, Appleton, Wis. William T. Pearson, Miami Fla. Michael Pellar, Detroit, Mich. Dennis L. Pelley. Reseda, Calif. Hugh Carton, Ballymena and Belfast, Northern Ireland Bernardo Castillon, Bacolod City, Philippines Jerry K. Center, Reno. Jarena Lee (1783-1864) In 1819, Lee became the first African-American woman authorized to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. . Hegvold, Pasadena. S.D Jonathan N. Buck, Bonnyville. 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