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Prior to his imprisonment, Weinland delivered his sermons weekly on Saturday afternoons to church members throughout the United States and Canada via live streaming audio on the Internet. The COG-PKG also has a number of members overseas who listen to recordings of the sermons. The church's headquarters are located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God (COG-PKG) – founded by Ronald Weinland in 2006 following his departure from UCG; Weinland was convicted of tax evasion in 2012; Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) – a church that split from UCG in 2010 under UCG's fourth president, Clyde Kilough
The Church of God is a hierarchical church with an episcopal polity. [ 22 ] [ 13 ] The Church of God's highest judicial body is the International General Assembly. [ 23 ] This body has "full power and authority to designate the teaching, government, principles, and practices" of the Church of God. [ 24 ]
CGI was founded in 1978 by four former members of the Worldwide Church of God, [2] including evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong (1930–2003) [3] after his father, Herbert W. Armstrong, excommunicated him from the WCG and fired him from all roles in the church over disagreements about operations and certain doctrinal positions.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in its origination period in the early 1830s named "Church of God" after "Church of Jesus Christ" and before today's name in 1834; La Luz del Mundo, a church founded in Mexico in 1926. Officially named the "Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World"
The Original Church of God or Sanctified Church is an association of holiness Christian churches headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The members and clergy of the churches are predominantly African-American, though it includes people from many backgrounds. The official name of the body is The Original Church of God or Sanctified Church ...
The Church of God believes all the gifts of the Spirit are in operation in the church, and that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is evidenced by speaking in tongues. The church holds the following three ordinances: water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper reserved for sinless and consecrated Christians, and feet washing. Tithing is also ...
The Philadelphia Church of God claims that it looks to the Bible for all guidance and believes that the Bible is the full word of God. [1]Claiming to follow WCG founder Herbert W. Armstrong's teachings, the Philadelphia Church of God rejects the orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity, teaching that the Holy Spirit is not a separate aspect of God but rather is the "power of God".