Grace Communion International says it had 27,000 ‘faithful members’ in 2025

COGwriter In an email today, Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the current name of the Protestant group that took over and changed the old Worldwide Church of God (also now known as GCI) had the following in an attachment: GCI President Update | March 2026 … In 2025 we remain active in 62 countries […]

Grace Communion International announces: Home Office Staff Rotations

COGwriter In an email today, Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the current name of the Protestant group that took over and changed the old Worldwide Church of God (also now known as GCI) had the following: Home Office Staff Rotations March 11, 2026 Dear GCI Family and Friends, This first quarter of 2026 […]

40th anniversary of Herbert W. Armstrong’s death

COGwriter Hebert W. Armstrong died on January 16, 1986, at age 93 1/2. Many never heard of him, but multiple millions did. Here is some of what he wrote about himself: I was born July 31, 1892, of respected and upright parents who were of solid Quaker stock. My ancestors had emigrated from England to […]

Is there a ‘gap’ in scripture? Herbert W. Armstrong on the beginning

COGwriter Is there a ‘gap’ in the first book of the Bible? Where does the Bible actually begin? In terms of time order, it would be John 1:1, and not Genesis 1:1 as many assume. Here is an explanation from the late Herbert W. Armstrong: If one should ask, where do you find the actual […]

Exercise: The Plain Truth

COGwriter Exercise is good for you. It is even good for your brain: This Is Your Brain on Exercise Our bodies, including our brains, were fine-tuned for endurance activities over millennia of stalking and chasing down prey. “We’ve engineered that out of our lives now,” says Charles Hillman, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who […]

Feast of Tabernacles in the 1970s and 1980s

COGwriter The Feast of Tabernacles runs from the evening of October 6th and (including the Last Great Day) until sunset October 14th in 2025. The Churches of God normally have over one hundred festival sites in various places around the world every year. The Continuing Church of God has a couple of dozen official sites […]