S C., and Augusta, Ga. John S. Robinson, Big Sandy, Tex. Wyo. and Whealland, Wyo. Up to three-quarters of Worldwide's former 125,000 members have departed. Keith Wells, Garden Grove. Dell Stingley, Lafayette, Ind. Founder and Pastor General of The Restored Church of God, Editor-in-Chief of The Real Truth magazine, and voice of The World to Come program, David C. Pack has reached many millions around the globe with the most powerful truths of the Bibleunknown to almost all. Guy Stilborn, Moosonnin, Sask. Pasadena, Calif. Alan Tattersall, Liverpool. 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. When the elder Armstrong died in 1986, Joseph Tkach became the Minister General, succeeded by his son, Joseph W. Tkach, Jr. As schism developed in 1974, a number of former WCG members established a national fellowship, the Associated Churches of God, with headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. Tex. Nev. Albert E. Chandler, Grand Junction, Colo. Clifton F. Charles. Big Sandy, Tex. South Africa Walter Neufeld, Banning and San Bernardino. 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. Tyler, Tex. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Toronto, Ont. Jesse Bellamy, Chicago. Grover C. Petty, Belle Vernon. Ohio Marxzix Fabricanle. Ont. Wyo. 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. Alta. 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. Pasco, Wash. Richard E. Oettel, Seattle. Albuquerque, N.M. Gary Lucas, Barrie, Ont. David J. Albert, Pasadena, Calif. Greg R. Albrecht, Pasadena, Calif. Allen D. Bullock. How? Australia Melvin J. Dahlgren, London, Middlesboro and Somerset, Ky. Fred W. Davis, Medford and Klamath Falls, Ore. Abraham de Bree, Tilburg. 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. Reared as a Quaker, Armstrong joined the Oregon Conference of the Church of God in the late 1920s and by 1931 was ordained as one of its ministers. Calif. Lynn Torrance, Big Sandy, Tex. Hunt, Pikeville, Ky. Marvin Hush, Baltimore, Md. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. Australia Robley L. Evans, Cleveland. Augustus Roycroft, Belfast, Northern Ireland William Royer, Tampa, Fla. Donald D. Russell, Klamath Falls. George A. Affeldt, Sioux Falls, Watertown and Yankton, S.D. Switzerland Ellis LaRavia, Pasadena, Calif. John Larkin, Gold Coast, Australia Ronald W. Laughland, Glendale and Reseda. The most well-known of Armstrong's teachings is that of Anglo-Israelism. and Billings. A task force focused on the issue this week announced the hiring of a firm to oversee a new database of credibly accused ministers. Chuck Zimmerman, Fort Collins, Colo . Larry Wooldridge, Meriden. Martin Brown, Basildon, Norwich and Ipswich. Robert Elliott, Toronto. France Owen B. Murphy, Bonnyville, Alta, Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sask. Davis R. Grove, Hagerstown, Md. Thomas Ecker, Vancouver. S C., and Augusta, Ga. John S. Robinson, Big Sandy, Tex. Walters Johnson, Waco and Austin, Tex. N.S. The split was the result of several major controversies that came to a head in the early seventies. Alaska William Eddington, Melbourne, Australia George Efthyvoulos, Salisbury, Zimbabwe John P. Egbert, Washington. Accra and Kumasi, Ghana Fran Ricchi, Windsof, Ont. Mike Walker, Lavton. Ernest A. Hoyt, Eugene, Ore. Sydney J. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Joseph Cheperdak, Victoria, B.C. Atlanta, Ga. Henry J. Bontrager, Elkhart, Ind. Arnold J. Hampton, Bridgetown, Barbados and Castries, St. Lucia Maceo D. Hampton, Detroit. Ohio Donald Thomas, Mobile, Ala. Robert A. Thurlow, Portland, Maine Donald W. Thurman, Fort Smith, Ark. Ministers Information - Church of God Ministries Ministers Information The information listed in the documents below is a collation of information that has been reported to Church of God Ministries by individuals, congregations and reports from state/regional assemblies. In 1980, the sect gained in membership and income after it. Puerto Rico Richard R. Baumgartner, Houston, Tex. France Owen B. Murphy, Bonnyville, Alta, Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sask. Melvin Rhodes. 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. Laurie Nynus, Toronto, Ont. Fredrick H. Dement, Richmond, Ind. Ill. Harry Bente, Beaver Valley, Pa. Robert B. Berg, Fargo. Earl J. Williams, Cincinnati, Ohio Emory C. Williams, Jonesboro, Ark. But growing up in the Worldwide Church of God, I do remember age 12 being the longest year of my life. John Reid, Garden Grove, Calif. Rodney Reynolds, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Dan Brockman, London, Ky. Alan Brooks, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom Charles W. Brooks, Evansville, Ind. 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. Albuquerque, N.M. Gary Lucas, Barrie, Ont. Ill. Eugene G. Koch, Beaumont, Tex. Jerry Ortiguero, Manila. Bend, Ore. Ken H. Williams, Kalamazoo and Coldwater, Mich. Owen Willis, Blantyre. Worldwide Church of God Ministerial Apologies. Earl L. Roemer, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Palmer, Alaska Dan E. Rogers, Concord. Columbia. Ted R. Herlofson, Visalia and Fresno, Calif. Ed uardo Hernandez, Bogota. 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). 1. 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. Kenneth W. Treybig, Houston, Tex. He has authored 80 books and booklets, personally established over 50 congregations, and appeared as a guest on The History Channel. Mont. Juarez, Chihuahua, Jalpa de Mendez, Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico James E. Turner, Phoenix, Ariz. Bruce C. Tyler, Bunbury and Perth. Was a minister of the Global Church of God around the time of his death in the late 1990s. Garden Grove, Calif. Raymond Neuls, Cumberland, Ont. Potts has spoken often to the University community from the historic pulpit at Memorial Church. 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. 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. William G. Rabey, Cumberland and Victoria, B.C. Larry Helscher, Glendale, Calif. Mike Henley. Colo. Robert Y. Pettit, San Antonio, Tex. Randy D'Alessandro. Larry R. Salyer, Pasadena, Calif. Roland D. Sampson, Hamilton, Bermuda Delflno R. Sandoval, Sacramento, Calif. Gregory L. Sargent, San Antonio and Uvalde, Tex. 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. John F. Lord, Basildon, Norwich and Ipswich, United Kingdom George L. Lowes. Arthur W. Docken, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. Roger W. West, Tupelo and Columbus, Miss. John Clune, Brisbane, Australia Elmer Conley, Liberal, Kan. Verdon D. Conrad, Halifax, N.S. Al R. Dennis, Long Beach, Calil. Ohio Jack T. Smith, Dallas. Ronald C. Miller, Grand Junction and Meeker, Colo. William D. Miller. UCG began when former WCG ministers met in Indianapolis, Indiana in the spring of 1995. . Houston, Tex. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. 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. Tex. and Grand Praire, Alta. John H. Ogwyn. Mo. 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. Tyler, Tex. Alta. Trevor Brown, Toronto, Ont. John W. Cafourek, Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Paducah, Ky. Charles A. Calahan, Lafayette, Ind. B.C. Ill. Eugene G. Koch, Beaumont, 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. Paul B. Smith. Gary Pendergraft, Denver, Colo. Jim Peoples, Banning and San Bernardino, Calif. Robert E. Peoples, Jackson and Greenwood, Miss. Harold L. Stocker, Chicago, Ill. Joseph M. Stoebner, Bismarck, N.D. James Stokes, Trenton andHammonton, N.J. Keith Stoner, Sarnia, 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. Douglass H. Bosshart, San Francisco. Australia Jack Jackson, Gainesville, Fla. Lelon G. Jackson, Tupelo. United Kingdom Don Mears, Kettle Falls. Michael F. Isaac, Las Cruces, N.M. George M. Isken, West Bend, Wis. David E. Jackson, Brisbane. Ohio Calvin Mickens, Tucson, Ariz. Gordon C. Miller, Washington, D.C. Larry E. Miller, Kansas City, Mo. Calgary, Alta. Richard Davies. Ohio Calvin Mickens, Tucson, Ariz. Gordon C. Miller, Washington, D.C. Larry E. Miller, Kansas City, Mo. 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. A. Burchard, Toowoomba, Australia Clinton C. Burl, Waco, Tex. Albany, N.Y., and Springfield, Mass. Jim B. Franks, Providence, R.I., and Boston, Mass. Jarena Lee (1783-1864) In 1819, Lee became the first African-American woman authorized to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. United Kingdom David A. Sheridan, St. John's, Nfld. Jesse Bellamy, Chicago. Duane F. Ledy, Midland, Mich. Harold R. Lee, Tucson, Ariz. John H. Lee Jr., Baton Rouge, La. 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. 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. Dan Fuller, Hamilton, Ont. 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. Hammonton, N.J. Preston Frrtts, Michigan City, Ind. PCG, which was founded by "defrocked" WCG ministers in 1989, seeks to adhere to WCG's original religious doctrine as espoused . 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. Tex. Pasco, Wash. Douglas Hardin, Rome, Ga. Glenn O. Harmon, Eugene, Ore. Ray Harrison, Richmond. Philip Shields, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, N.B. Garden Grove, Calif. Raymond Neuls, Cumberland, Ont. Peru Rainer Salomaa, Kam loops and Salmon Arm, B.C. James England. Robert A. Fergen. James M. O'Brien, Amarillo, Tex. The church an apocalyptic sect that believes the end of the world is near started making headlines last fall as it fought pandemic restrictions. Royston E. Page, Williams, Minn.; Morden and Winnipeg, Man., and Thunder Bay, Ont. Hal W. Baird, Houston, Tex. Colin Wilkins, Aberdeen. 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. Daniel E. Orban, Greensboro, N.C. David L. Orban, Knoxville, Tenn. Brian W. Orchard. Randy D'Alessandro. These teachings were often at odds with traditional Christian beliefs and at times were explicitly in contradiction to the Bible. Roger Ludwig, Meeker, Colo. William L. Lumpkin, Portland, Ore. Kenneth MacLeod, Perth, Australia Paul Majeau, Atmore and Westlock, Alta. Dan Hope, Abbotsford, B.C. Hersel L. Spoor, Kansas City, Mo. Pulley, Hamillon, Bermuda Juan Quinones, Brooklyn-Queens. Mitchells Plain and Retreat, South Africa Dan L. White, Texarkana, Tex., Mena, Ark., and Shreveport, La. Kenneth W. Treybig, Houston, Tex. John Shotliff, Bristol, United Kingdom Paul E. Shumway, Spokane, Wash. Herbert W. Simonton. Sask. John H. Ogwyn. Ernest A. Hoyt, Eugene, Ore. Sydney J. Phil Rice, Tulsa, 0kla. Eugene L Burton, Lexington, Ky. Sam Butler, Aptos, Calif. Bernie Campbell, Springfield, Mo. Robort Millman, Atmore, Edmonton and Westlock, Alia. Vancouver, B.C. Steve Buchanan, Rapid City. 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. Daniel Oliver, Portland. He was later removed from office because he refused to move the church's home office to Ohio in 1998, among other reasons. Utrecht and Zwolle, the Netherlands Aaron Dean, Glendora, Calif. Alan Dean, Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, and Launceston. John W. Cafourek, Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Paducah, Ky. Charles A. Calahan, Lafayette, Ind. Tex. Ray A. Lisman, Bethlehem, Pa. Otto Lochner, Macon and Columbus, Ga. Ronald A. Lohr, Tampa, Fla. Lloyd H. Longley, Bunbury and Perth. Duane F. Ledy, Midland, Mich. Harold R. Lee, Tucson, Ariz. John H. Lee Jr., Baton Rouge, La. Gerry Heldt, Bismarck, M.D. Short, Corpus Christi, Tex. Lateel A. Edalere, Lagos and Oguta, Nigeria George B. Elkins, Kingsport, Tenn. Briscoe Ellett, Monroe and Alexandria, La. Virginia will continue to reach across the planet to the least, the lost, and the last. Yong Chin Gee, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Donald W. Young, Lexington, Ky. Joseph L. Young, Long Beach, Calif. Christian D. Zernichow, Oslo, Norway Gene L. Zhorne. Herbert W Armstrong Yong Chin Gee, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Donald W. Young, Lexington, Ky. Joseph L. Young, Long Beach, Calif. Christian D. Zernichow, Oslo, Norway Gene L. Zhorne. 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. Richard J. Frankel, Washington, DC. Robert J. Nork, Phoenix, Ariz. Francis W. Northrip, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. 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. Pack, Chattanooga, Tenn. Jose Parayno, Dagupan City, Philippines Marvin Parks, Windsor, Ont. Reseda, Calif. Hugh Carton, Ballymena and Belfast, Northern Ireland Bernardo Castillon, Bacolod City, Philippines Jerry K. Center, Reno. Calif. Gerald R. Flurry, Pasco, Quincy, Tonasket and Yakima, Wash. John W Foster, Canton, Ohio Lowell L Foster, Chicago, Ill. Roger V. Foster, Spokane, Wash., and Coeurd'Alene, Idaho Kenneth Frank, Peterborough, Ont. Doug C. Hole omb, Portland, Ore. Charles Holladay, Rapid City. Ray Woolen, Ann Arbor and Detroit, Mich. Reg Wright, Gold Coast, Australia Maurice Yurkiw, Saskatoon, Sask. Abner D. Washington, Los Angeles, Calif. Ronald P. Washington, St Louis, Mo. Vancouver, B.C. Tkach began to move the church toward mainstream Christianity, a process that his son and successor, Joseph Tkach, Jr., carried to its logical conclusion. to. Arlo A. Gieselman, Kansas City, Mo Dennis Gillen, Paducah, Ky Dennis Gordon, Wellington, New Zealand Anthony Goudie, Luton, United Kingdom Gordon C. Graham, Edmonton. N. J. Richard Parker, Kenl, Wash, George E. Patrickson, Vancouver, B.C. Steve Buchanan, Rapid City. Gary L. Nielander, Columbus, Ind. 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. 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. Richard G. McCall, St. Petersburg. Ill. Kenneth Buck, Southampton, United Kingdom Albertus M. Burbach, Toronto, Ont. 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. Calif. William T. Ferrell, Waco, Tex. Australia Melvin J. Dahlgren, London, Middlesboro and Somerset, Ky. Fred W. Davis, Medford and Klamath Falls, Ore. Abraham de Bree, Tilburg. Wilbur M. Malone. -------. Moose Jaw and Regina, Sask. Through the first half of the 1990s, about 80% of the Church completely departed from the truth. Henry Petersen, Sioux Falls, S. D. Kenneth E. Peterson, Colorado Springs. J. Bernard Dowson, Bradford, Hull and Sheffield. "The parts of the body are many, but the body is one; no matter how many parts there are, they all form a single body. Milwajkee and Kenosha, Wis. H. Burk McNair, Houston, Tex. Roy T. Newell, Abilene, Tex. In this major study David V. Barrett tells the story of the Worldwide Church of God. J. Thomas Oakley, Baltimore, Md. and Grand Praire, Alta. Arthur W. Docken, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. Knoxville, Tenn. Robert P. Taylor, Nashville, Tenn. Albert Q. Tennant, Midland, Mich. Greg Thomas, Cleveland. [According to Jim Franks (now with COGWA), COGWA had 170 elders and 8,000 attendees as of March 1, 2011 (Franks J. South Africa Walter Neufeld, Banning and San Bernardino. 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. Wash David H. Ogwyn. Puerto Rico Richard R. Baumgartner, Houston, Tex. 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. 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. Alta. Vincent J Brown, Meriden, Conn. Carrol Bryant. Having ingested the false leaders' doctrines, the remaining 20% scattered into various splinters, holding to varying degrees of the truth. Robort Millman, Atmore, Edmonton and Westlock, Alia. John B. Bald, La Crosse. Clarence H. Scobee, Reseda, Calif. Charles F. Scott, Big Sandy. Randi R. Bloom. Mo. John R. Elliott, Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Ark. John E. Adams, Ottawa, Ont. Marvin Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. Douglas F. Delbarto, Phoenix, Ariz. John DeMey, Rockhampton, Australia Gary Demarest, Hagerstown. 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. Donald Heberer, St. Louis, Mo. Dell Stingley, Lafayette, Ind. Vincent J Brown, Meriden, Conn. Carrol Bryant. 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. Va. Thornas J. Harrison Jr., Olympia, Wash. George W. Hatch, Meriden, Conn Graham Hawkins, Croydon, United Kingdom Keith Haworth. India Jonathan Kurnik, Kingston and Smiths Falls, Ont. Between 1970 and 1974, GTA was exposed by many high level (true believing) ministers within the church. Compiled by Ed Sr. We, the undersigned Ministers, Elders, Local Elders and former Ministers, Elders and Local Elders do hereby formally and humbly apologize to the members and former members of the Worldwide Church of God. Tex. Long Beach, Calif Gerard Claude, Paris, France Robert L. Cloninger Sr., Reseda, Calif. Raymond E. Clore, Vancouver, B.C. The copyright dispute in this case arises from a change in religious doctrine of the Worldwide Church of God ("WCG"). San Jose and Aptos, Calif. Harold J. Rhodes, Austin and Waco, Tex. Donald R. Contardi, Glendale. 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. Steve Sctiantz, London. Thomas E. Wiseman, Beckley, W. Va. Larry Wissert, San Bernardino, Calif. Neil Wolcott. Then Mr. Andrews challenged Mr. Hulme: These schismatic churches in turn faced continuing schism, resulting in over 400 offshoot churches within little more than a decade. One of the persons McNair baptized was respondent. I. Ken Brady. Vivian M. Carne, Plymouth, United Kingdom Edwin Carr Jr.. Knoxville, Tenn. Charles A. Carson. The church's operating budget, which was $211 million as recently as 1990, has shrunk to $38 million. and Scottsbluff, Neb. Rumie P. Nusz, Vankton, S.D. Miami, Florida Gordon Brauchla, Muncie, Ind. Calif. Carlos Nieto, Columbia, S.C. and Augusta, Ga. Eugene A. Noel, Youngstown, Ohio, and Mercer, Pa. David K. Noller, Brisbane and Caboolture, Australia Alvin Nordstrom, Winnipeg, Morden, Man., and Williams, Minn. Steve P. Nutzman, Terre Haute and Columbus, Ind. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Joseph Cheperdak, Victoria, B.C. Pack, Chattanooga, Tenn. 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