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C. Wayne Cole (1930-2022): Ambassador Class of 1954; disfellowshipped in 1979 during the receivership crisis; affiliated with both the Church of God, International and the United Church of God. He lived in Tyler, Texas, he served as a fraternal delegate to the 2007 convention of the Church of God (Seventh Day), in which his own family has roots.
Ambassador College (1947–1997) was a four-year liberal arts college run by the Worldwide Church of God. The college was established in 1947 in Pasadena, California , by radio evangelist Herbert W. Armstrong , leader of what was then the Radio Church of God , later renamed the Worldwide Church of God.
Joseph W. Tkach (/ t ə ˈ k ɒ tʃ /; March 16, 1927 – September 23, 1995) was the appointed successor of Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of the Worldwide Church of God.Tkach became president and pastor general of the church upon the death of Armstrong in 1986.
The United Church of God, an International Association (UCGIA or simply UCG) [2] is a Binitarian Christian church based in the United States.. The UCG calls itself "The United Church of God, an International Association", with the last three words italicized in order to differentiate the UCG from local congregations and denominations which bear similar names.
Body of Christ – A reference to (a) the Christian church as a whole, worldwide (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:12–14 and Ephesians 4:1–16), and/or (b) a name for the bread used in Communion/Eucharist to represent the physical body of Jesus sacrificed on the cross (cf. Luke 22:19, 20).
The term comes from the theological concept of adoption, which says that believers are made part of God's family, and become his children. The use of "brother" as a designation for Christians has become restricted to members of religious communities (the Catholic sense ), or as an honorific for pastors (often used in Baptist churches).
Zahng Gil-jah (Korean: 장길자; also romanized as Chang Gil-jah) is the religious leader, as God the Mother, of the World Mission Society Church of God, [1] [2] [3] and the honorary chairperson of the International WeLoveU Foundation, a social welfare organization.
The LCG's founder and Presiding Evangelist was, until his death, Roderick C. Meredith (June 21, 1930 – May 18, 2017). Following Meredith's graduation from Ambassador College in Pasadena, California in June 1952, he was assigned by Herbert W. Armstrong (Pastor General of the Worldwide Church of God) to set up and pastor WCG congregations in Portland, Oregon; San Diego, California; and Seattle ...