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Grace Communion International , formerly the Worldwide Church of God and the Radio Church of God, is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A., with the former mentioned organizations having had an often controversial influence on 20th-century religious broadcasting and publishing in the United States and Europe. After the death of WCG's founder Herbert W. Armstrong in 1986, Joseph Tkach Snr, Armstrong's chosen successor, took his seat in office. He, along with other leading ministers, came to the conclusion, after careful study, that a great many of their doctrines were not biblical. Not all leaders and members agreed however to engage in the re-evaluation of Armstrong's teachings and divisions resulted. Although former doctrines taught during Armstrong's so-called apostleship were subsequently rejected by the leadership and much of the membership, many continued to believe and practice them. The church became split. The leadership found themselves in agreement with the statement of faith of the National Association of Evangelicals so joined that alliance, though not all members agree with GCI's current orthodox teachings. In light of the doctrinal changes made, the WCG denomination in the USA, changed its name, in April 2009, to 'Grace Communion International' to better reflect its Christ centred, grace-oriented, incarnational trinitarian theology. Originally based in Eugene, Oregon and formerly-named The Radio Church of God, its parent WCG organization was founded in 1934 by radio- and televangelist Herbert W. Armstrong as a radio ministry that promoted a strict, minimalist doctrine. Armstrong prophesied that the world might end in 1975, observed a Saturday Sabbath, forbade medical interventions, and often required three tithes. The radio ministry initially spread Armstrong's prophecies and interpretations of the Bible via its national radio broadcast, The World Tomorrow, which later became a television program as well. After a few years on the air, Armstrong had developed a small following, so the church started publishing a free magazine, The Plain Truth, to supplement Armstrong's message in print for its radio audience. In 1947, the church relocated its headquarters to Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, also founded by Armstrong, and in 1968, the movement was renamed the Worldwide Church of God . Under its WCG incarnation, the church developed a reputation as a doomsday cult.Within a few years of Armstrong's death in 1986, the succeeding church administration conducted a thorough review of many of their doctrines, in the light of their view on New Testament teaching. As a result, many members and ministers left and formed other churches that conformed to many, but not all, of what their former late apostle, had taught. In 2009, the church changed its name from The Worldwide Church of God to its current name. The GCI is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals, and has 50,000 members in 900 congregations in about 100 countries.
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