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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. Formerly one of Worldwide's top field ministers, he spent 25 years in the organization before resigning last year. Mich. Michael Hanisko, Anniston, Ala., and Rome, Ga. Vernon F. Hargrove, Indianapolis, Ind. After years in the ministry, he began to lose all theological confidence. Calif. Sidney M, Hegvold, Pasadena, Calif, Felix Heimberg, Milwaukee. J. Thomas Oakley, Baltimore, Md. Glen V. White, Seattle, Wash Valden White, Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Peter Whitting, Gippsland, Australia Richard Wilding, London and Sarnia, Ont. Vancouver, B.C. Richard G. McCall, St. Petersburg. James Dougall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Roy L. Dove, San Angelo, Tex. Sacramento, Calif. Carl Tryggestad, Minneapolis, Minn. Aldon B. Tunseth, Anchorage, Alaska Donald Turk, San Diego, Calif. 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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. Calif. William T. Ferrell, Waco, Tex. David A. Fraser, Honolulu, Hawaii Neville Fraser, Auckland and Whangarei, New Zealand William G, Freeland, Salina and Hays. Kenneth A. Graham Sr., Detroit, Mich. Terrence Graves, Tacoma. Ohio Calvin Mickens, Tucson, Ariz. Gordon C. Miller, Washington, D.C. Larry E. Miller, Kansas City, Mo. Albuquerque, N.M. Gary Lucas, Barrie, Ont. 5. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kilmarnock, United Kingdom Richard Wilkinson, Brandon, Man , and Moosomin, Sask. Paul B. Smith. Roy T. Newell, Abilene, Tex. Ore. David Oloya, Legazpi, Philippines Robert S. Orchard, Darwin, Australia William R. Orn, St. Paul. Our ministers are available to counsel, answer questions and explain the Bible. Steve Sctiantz, London. EntjelrjaTT, Mount Hocono, Pa. Donald J. Engle, Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga, New Zealand Jess D. Ernest, Peoria and Macomb. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kilmarnock, United Kingdom Richard Wilkinson, Brandon, Man , and Moosomin, Sask. Lake Crystal and Minneapolis, Minn. Randy Schreiber, Twin Falls and Blackfoot. Calif. William T. Ferrell, Waco, Tex. The Church of God began on August 19, 1886, in Monroe County, Tennessee, near the North Carolina border. Kyriacos J. Stavrinidea, Pasadena, Calif. Roy T. Newell, Abilene, Tex. Hobbs, N.M., Midland and Lubbock, Tex. Jacksonville and Gainesville, Fla. Val Burgett, Belleville and Mount Vernon, Ill. Percival D. Burrows. 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. 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 . Davis R. Grove, Hagerstown, Md. Thorn as Grede, West Bend. The most well-known of Armstrong's teachings is that of Anglo-Israelism. Neb. Information covering his early beginnings with the Worldwide Church of God, later Church of God International and today, Christian Educational Ministries. Lyfe E. Welty. Fredrick H. Dement, Richmond, Ind. Alta. Wash David Gray, Dallas. Lee Sefcak, Banning, Calif Sluart Segall, Coos Bay, Ore. J. R. Seiver, Houston, Tex. Tex. Arnold J. Hampton, Bridgetown, Barbados and Castries, St. Lucia Maceo D. Hampton, Detroit. Augustus Roycroft, Belfast, Northern Ireland William Royer, Tampa, Fla. Donald D. Russell, Klamath Falls. John W. Cafourek, Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Paducah, Ky. Charles A. Calahan, Lafayette, Ind. Sacramento, Calif. James D. Williams. Ohio Jack T. Smith, Dallas. Jack E. Pakozdi, Cincinnati. Knoxville, Tenn. Robert P. Taylor, Nashville, Tenn. Albert Q. Tennant, Midland, Mich. Greg Thomas, Cleveland. Laurie Nynus, Toronto, Ont. IN MEMORY. Ray A. Lisman, Bethlehem, Pa. Otto Lochner, Macon and Columbus, Ga. Ronald A. Lohr, Tampa, Fla. Lloyd H. Longley, Bunbury and Perth. Ernest A. Hoyt, Eugene, Ore. Sydney J. Walters Johnson, Waco and Austin, Tex. John Shotliff, Bristol, United Kingdom Paul E. Shumway, Spokane, Wash. Herbert W. Simonton. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. Green, Atlanta, Ga. A. Bruce Greenaway, Gold Coast, Australia Garvin L Greene, Muncie and Richmond, Ind. Mont. CEM produces his "Born to Win" radio program. U.S., those once with GCG went to many places. Philippines Ross Flynn, Trenton, N.J. Herschel L. Foote, Independence, Kan. Larry Ford, Reseda, Calif. James E Forrest, Memphis, Tenn. James Foster, New Orleans, La. La Crosse. 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. Thomas. Joe E. Dobson, Lake of the Ozarks and Rolla, Mo. Hegvold, Pasadena. Jose Raduban, Manila, Philippines Charles Ranchie, Kelowna and Penticton, B.C. Tex. Lambert L. Greer, Olympia and Tacoma, Wash. Lawrence Greider Jr., Fayetteville. Wilfredo Saenz, Lima. Ohio Vincent Panella, Trenton and Hammonton. On January 5, 1968, the Radio Church of God (founded October 21, 1933) was renamed the Worldwide Church of God. Calif. Don Wendt, Pasadena, Calif. Ronald A Wheeler, Santa Rosa. Md. United Kingdom Don Mears, Kettle Falls. Thomas E. Wiseman, Beckley, W. Va. Larry Wissert, San Bernardino, Calif. Neil Wolcott. Vines A. Szyrnkowiak, Joplin. Wis., and Rochester, Minn. Kelly H. Barfield, Liberal and Scott City, Kan. Jeffrey E. Barness, Cincinnati, Ohio Allan W. Barr, Chicago, III Fernando Barriga. Melbourne, Australia Ralph G. prr, New Orleans, La. and Billings. Michael F. Picket, Anchorage, Alaska Frank Pierce, Houston, Tex. D.C. Gary Ehman, Appleion, Wis. Arthur Elliott, Phoenix, Ariz. Gordon Emerson, Aptos, Calif. Richard E. Emery, LasCruces, N.M. Joseph F. Emmerth, Elkhart, Ind. Greg B. Johnson, Roseburg and Coos Bay, Ore Terry Johnson, Kitchener. . Higher ranking positions (to that of "evangelist") being; "apostle" (first) and then "prophet" (second) as stated in Ephesians 4:11. 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 Calif. Lynn Torrance, Big Sandy, Tex. 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. 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 Melvin Rhodes. Robert B. Prince George, B.C. Arthur H. Dyer, Johnstown and Huntingdon, Pa. Neil Earle,. 1995: Many ministers left Worldwide to found the United Church of God. Pasadena. Lyle L. Campbell, Wichita. David R, Kenders, Fort Collins, Colo. Ronald W. King, Baton Rouge, La. Augustus Roycroft, Belfast, Northern Ireland William Royer, Tampa, Fla. Donald D. Russell, Klamath Falls. Tex. Calif. William F. Box, Tutsa, Okla. Des Moines, Iowa Clive Leske, Wollongong, Australia Samuel T. Librojo, Los Banes, Philippines Peter Lindop, Tauranga and Rotorua, New Zealand Dennis R. Lindquist, Denver, Colo. Eric Livermore, Ottawa, Ont. 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 New Orleans, La. Price, Binghamton. William T. Morgan, Phoenix, Ariz. Arthur Morris, Mansfield, Ohio Joe D. Morris, Modesto, Calif. James Mortensen, Uvalde, Tex. Richard Davies. Phillip C. Fowler, Chicago. Seattle, Wash Allen Sims, Orlando, Fla Ken Slade, Bendigo, Australia Robert Sloneker, Findlay, Ohio Edward W Smith, Cincinnati. The following are names of recently deceased credentialed Church of God ministers. Tex. Harvey L Bauman, Lenoir, N.C. Hermelando Bauza, tmus. Va. Thornas J. Harrison Jr., Olympia, Wash. George W. Hatch, Meriden, Conn Graham Hawkins, Croydon, United Kingdom Keith Haworth. Australia Andre E. van Belkum, Johannesburg and Soweto. Hegvold, Pasadena. 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. Werner W. Krebs. Calif. William A. 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. Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico John F. Bartholomew, Durban and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Stan Bass, San Juan. Salem, Ore. Kenneth E. Walker, Columbia, Mo. James E. Stewart, Raleigh, M.C. He was later removed from office because he refused to move the church's home office to Ohio in 1998, among other reasons. 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. [8] UCG's first president was David Hulme. Wyo. Joseph P. Szymkowiak, Akron. Manikling, Monkayo and Tagum, Philippines Edmond D Macaraeg, Baguio City and Dagupan, Philippines David Magowan, Bradford. Ill. Albert S Foy, Houston, Tex. Chattanooga and Copperhill, Tenn. Randall R. Kobernat, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jack Kost, Halifax and Yarmouth. Hi Ray, . Ronald C. Miller, Grand Junction and Meeker, Colo. William D. Miller. United Kingdom Glen E. McDowell, Grand Island, Neb. In the New World, a group of Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 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 . Kenneth B. Webster, Lethbridge and Maple Creek, Alta. Kan Bill G. Bryce, Salt Lake City, Utah Alfred L. Buchanan, Belleville. I Grant Spong, Winchester, Va.. Cumberland and Hagerstown, Md. United Kingdom Erick S. DuBois, BasseTerre and Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe James O. Duke, Tyler and Big Sandy, Tex. Jesse Bellamy, Chicago. Philippines Pedro Ortiguero, Santiago and Tuguegarao, Philippines David C. Pack, Buffalo, N.Y. William R. Pack. Martin Brown, Basildon, Norwich and Ipswich. Dan Fuller, Hamilton, Ont. Des Moines, Iowa John PentIin, Kansas City, Kan. Virgil P. Petcu, St Louis, Mo. Larry J. Walker, Eugene, Bend, Coos Bay and Roseburg, Ore. Leon Walker, Big Sandy, Tex. David A. Fraser, Honolulu, Hawaii Neville Fraser, Auckland and Whangarei, New Zealand William G, Freeland, Salina and Hays. Worldwide Church of God Ministerial Apologies. 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." J. Thomas Oakley, Baltimore, Md. Houston, Tex. John B. Bald, La Crosse. 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. 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. Jarena Lee (1783-1864) In 1819, Lee became the first African-American woman authorized to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Larry J. Walker, Eugene, Bend, Coos Bay and Roseburg, Ore. Leon Walker, Big Sandy, Tex. Gary Moore, Cornwall, Ont., and Pittsburgh. Welcome former Worldwide Church of God members This site is attracting many former Worldwide Church of God members. Tex. In 1980, the sect gained in membership and income after it. Pasadena. Australia Melvin J. Dahlgren, London, Middlesboro and Somerset, Ky. Fred W. Davis, Medford and Klamath Falls, Ore. Abraham de Bree, Tilburg. Frederick G. McGovarin, Peterborough, Ont. 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. United Kingdom Erick S. DuBois, BasseTerre and Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe James O. Duke, Tyler and Big Sandy, Tex. Robert Elliott, Toronto. The following is the text of a letter by Mr. Richard F. Ames, explaining. Earl L. Roemer, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Palmer, Alaska Dan E. Rogers, Concord. Bend, Ore. Ken H. Williams, Kalamazoo and Coldwater, Mich. Owen Willis, Blantyre. James M. O'Brien, Amarillo, Tex. The church's operating budget, which was $211 million as recently as 1990, has shrunk to $38 million. Randi R. Bloom. Alta. Harold Lester, Atlanta. 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. Puerto Rico Richard R. Baumgartner, Houston, Tex. Shreveport, La. Ronald C. Sower, Boise, Idaho Harlan D. Spieker, Watertown, S.D. Gerry Heldt, Bismarck, M.D. Roger W. West, Tupelo and Columbus, Miss. Michael F. Isaac, Las Cruces, N.M. George M. Isken, West Bend, Wis. David E. Jackson, Brisbane. Mich. Michael Hanisko, Anniston, Ala., and Rome, Ga. Vernon F. Hargrove, Indianapolis, Ind. . Wells, Topeka, Kan., and St. Joseph, Mo. Larry R. Salyer, Pasadena, Calif. Roland D. Sampson, Hamilton, Bermuda Delflno R. Sandoval, Sacramento, Calif. Gregory L. Sargent, San Antonio and Uvalde, Tex. 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. Robert Devine, Nottingham, United Kingdom Earl D. Dickenson, Midi and, Tex. Australia Dennis Luker, Seattle, Wash Bienvenido Macaraeg, Davao. John D. Strain. United Kingdom Stephen R. Brown, St. Louis, Mo. Albert S. Boocher, Dayton, Ohio George D. Boothe, Des Moines, Iowa Robert A Borton, Fort Wayne, Ind. Bend, Ore. Ken H. Williams, Kalamazoo and Coldwater, Mich. Owen Willis, Blantyre. South Africa Charles A. Wagerle, Wichita, Kan. William R. Wagner, Pasadena, Calif. Frank W. Wagoner, Atlanta, Ga. Donald L. Walker. Robert F. Ashland, Seattle, Wash. Richard R Avent, Columbus, Miss. India Jonathan Kurnik, Kingston and Smiths Falls, Ont. Royston E. Page, Williams, Minn.; Morden and Winnipeg, Man., and Thunder Bay, Ont. Join us on this journey as we seek His REVIVING PRESENCE! Wash David H. Ogwyn. 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. Ore. James M. Russell, San Bernardino, Calif. Allen R Ruth, Bethlehem, Pa. Anthony Sadler, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom Daniel Salcedo, Garden Grove. Answer. The program would eventually expand to 382 U.S. television stations, and 36 television outlets internationally. Milan P. Chovan, Akron, Ohio Kenneth W. Christopher, Portsmouth, Ohio John E. Christopherson, Roseburg, Ore. Elijah Chukwudi, Lagos, Nigeria Roland B. Clark. But growing up in the Worldwide Church of God, I do remember age 12 being the longest year of my life. Okla. Weldon L. Wallick, Lakeland, Fla. Herschel E. Watts, 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. 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. Foregoing the nursing for which she had been trained, respondent assisted McNair and, in accordance with Church practice, became "50 percent of his ministry." 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. Wilfredo Saenz, Lima. 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. Tex. 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. Gerald Schnarrenberger, Denver, Colo. Dale Sehurter, Big Sandy, Tex. Dwight B. Viehe, Pasadena, Calif. Terrence Villiers, Childers and Gympie, Australia David P, Wainwright, Pasadena, Calif. Keith A. Walden. James M. O'Brien, Amarillo, Tex. Mont. Kenneth W. Treybig, Houston, Tex. William D. Mott, Coos Bay, Ore Dennis Mouland, Flagstaff, Ariz. Gordon E. Murray. Ronald Reedy, Lexington and Morehead, Ky, Robert Re gazzoli, Ball a rat and Bend igo and Caste rton, Australia David Register, Laurel and Wilmington, Del. Kimberly Lattimore, a congregant for 33 years, said she "supports Saddleback 100%," but is eager to hear Andy Wood's reasoning in favor of women pastors and do her own research. Harold Lester, Atlanta. Australia Andre E. van Belkum, Johannesburg and Soweto. John Clune, Brisbane, Australia Elmer Conley, Liberal, Kan. Verdon D. Conrad, Halifax, N.S. N.D. James W. Beymer, Houston, Tex. Manikling, Monkayo and Tagum, Philippines Edmond D Macaraeg, Baguio City and Dagupan, Philippines David Magowan, Bradford. Hunt, Pikeville, Ky. Marvin Hush, Baltimore, Md. David J. Albert, Pasadena, Calif. Greg R. Albrecht, Pasadena, Calif. Larry Wooldridge, Meriden. Dell Stingley, Lafayette, Ind. Dennis G. O'Neill, London, Ont. John E. Adams, Ottawa, Ont. Arthur W. Docken, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. Winchester, Va., Hagerstown and Cumberland, Md. 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. Paul Seller. 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. Mike Walker, Lavton. Dear Family, Friends, and Fellow Ministers, This letter is to inform you that after much prayer and consideration, Kathryn and I have decided to transfer our membership and . Nev. Albert E. Chandler, Grand Junction, Colo. Clifton F. Charles. Ron Smitri, Wheeling, W. Va, and Cambridge, Ohio Steve R. Smith, Fort Wayne, Ind. Okla. Weldon L. Wallick, Lakeland, Fla. Herschel E. Watts, St. Louis, Mo. Big Sandy, Tex. Harvey L Bauman, Lenoir, N.C. Hermelando Bauza, tmus. Freedom Church's pastor, Richard Demsick, told the AP that the . Argentina Robert L. Spence, St. Louis, Mo. Kyriacos J. Stavrinidea, Pasadena, Calif. We believe World Missions is the heartbeat of God (John 3:16) and with ardor we will pursue that which pleases Him. Was a minister of the Global Church of God around the time of his death in the late 1990s. Tyler, Tex. Ill., and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sam Kneller, Paris, France Charles Knowlton. Charles E. Dickey, Chattanooga, Tenn. Lawrence R. Dickey, Athens, Ga. Fred W. Diehl. 4) Ronald L. Dart was one of the contributing editors of In Transition. John Storey, Kingston, Ont. Albany, N.Y., and Springfield, Mass. Pasadena, Calif. Cecil J. Pulley, Hamillon, Bermuda Juan Quinones, Brooklyn-Queens. Australia Robley L. Evans, Cleveland. Bill Whitaker, Cape Town, Mitchells Plain and Retreat, South Africa A. John White, Cape Town. Philip Shields, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, N.B. We want to REVIVE SENDING TO THE WORLD. Jackson Campbell, Dallas, Tex. Robert J. Lehmkuhi. Richard G. McCall, St. Petersburg. Charleston, Huntington and Parkersburg, W. Va Norrnan T. Strayer, Wausau and Appleton, Wis. Arthur Suckling, Pasadena, Calif. Paul R. Suckling. Dan Hope, Abbotsford, B.C. Larry Wooldridge, Meriden. Long Beach, Calif Gerard Claude, Paris, France Robert L. Cloninger Sr., Reseda, Calif. Raymond E. Clore, Vancouver, B.C. 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. Daniel Oliver, Portland. Jose Raduban, Manila, Philippines Charles Ranchie, Kelowna and Penticton, B.C. 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. Detroit, Mich. Joseph W Daniels, Pasco, Wash. Lome Davies, Vancouver, B.C. John Storey, Kingston, Ont. Larry C. Freese, Cincinnati, Ohio J. Paul Freeze. Alta., Lloydminster and North Battleford, Sash. Alaska William Eddington, Melbourne, Australia George Efthyvoulos, Salisbury, Zimbabwe John P. Egbert, Washington. 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. William Weed, Vancouver, B.C. 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. Kenosha and West Bend, Wis. Alfred Hellemann, Salzburg and Vienna, Austria; and Munich and Nuremberg, West Germany L. 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