Changes

Armstrong’s teaching bred a hundred factions of which ninety presently remain. Fifty splinter groups had already separated from Herbert W. Armstrong during his lifetime. It should be noted that from the 1970s through to the 1990s many splinter groups left the then Worldwide Church of God. These groups hold on to most or all of Armstrong’s unbiblical teachings, and reject the changes in doctrines and practices introduced by Joseph Tkach Sr. and Joseph Tkach Jr.  

Armstrong’s teaching bred a hundred factions of which ninety presently remain. Fifty splinter groups had already separated from Herbert W. Armstrong during his lifetime. It should be noted that from the 1970s through to the 1990s many splinter groups left the then Worldwide Church of God. These groups hold on to most or all of Armstrong’s unbiblical teachings, and reject the changes in doctrines and practices introduced by Joseph Tkach Sr. and Joseph Tkach Jr.  

In 1989 Joseph Tkach Sr. suspended publication of the founder’s final summation, ”Mystery of the Ages,” a 381-page work that Mr. Armstrong had called perhaps ”the most important book written in 1,900 years.” Half of the church’s members left. Tithes dwindled. The church was forced to slash its payroll drastically and liquidate a real-estate empire that had included campuses in Texas and England. In 2000 it sold its 48-acre Pasadena headquarters complex, including one of California’s leading concert halls, to condo developers. Through it all, a splinter group in Oklahoma continued to take Mr. Armstrong at his word<ref>Source: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB982709041447575214 Crying Copyright Violation, Church Demands Money Donated to Splinter [Accessible by WSJ Subscribers only] , Wall Street Journal, Feb. 21, 2001.]</ref><ref>The information shown here is from an archived entry on the Worldwide Church of God (WCG), no longer updated.</ref>.

In 1989 Joseph Tkach Sr. suspended publication of the founder’s final summation, ”Mystery of the Ages,” a 381-page work that Mr. Armstrong had called perhaps ”the most important book written in 1,900 years.” Half of the church’s members left. Tithes dwindled. The church was forced to slash its payroll drastically and liquidate a real-estate empire that had included campuses in Texas and England. In 2000 it sold its 48-acre Pasadena headquarters complex, including one of California’s leading concert halls, to condo developers. Through it all, a splinter group in Oklahoma continued to take Mr. Armstrong at his word<ref>Source: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB982709041447575214 Crying Copyright Violation, Church Demands Money Donated to Splinter <nowiki>[Accessible by WSJ Subscribers only]</nowiki> , Wall Street Journal, Feb. 21, 2001.]</ref><ref>The information shown here is from an archived entry on the Worldwide Church of God (WCG), no longer updated.</ref>.

According to David C. Pack of the ''Restored Church of God'' a major defection within the true Church happened again at the end of the twentieth century, which he says requires explanation.  

According to David C. Pack of the ''Restored Church of God'' a major defection within the true Church happened again at the end of the twentieth century, which he says requires explanation.