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The Living Church of God (LCG) is one of many church groups which formed after the death of the late Herbert W. Armstrong, when major doctrinal changes (causing turmoil and divisions) were occurring in the former Worldwide Church of God (WCG) especially during the 1990s. The LCG was formed in December 1998 and is an offshoot organization of the Global Church of God (GCG) which formed in December 1992. The Living Church of God is one of multifarious Sabbatarian Churches of God church groups which have sprung up from the former WCG which is now known as Grace Communion International (GCI). ==Founder== LCG's leader is Roderick C. Meredith who had been one of the most senior, high-ranking evangelists in WCG. Following his graduation in June 1952, Meredith was assigned by Armstrong to start and pastor congregations in Portland, Oregon; San Diego, California; and Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. On December 20, 1952, after summoning him back to the WCG's headquarters in Pasadena, California, from his pastorship in Oregon, Armstrong ordained him and four other men—including his uncle Dr. C. Paul Meredith—to the high-ranking position of evangelist. These men were the very first evangelists of the WCG. Meredith was the youngest of the newly ordained men, and was the fifth to be ordained. Over the following years, Meredith would help start up scores of congregations throughout the United States. He would also conduct many baptizing and evangelizing tours in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Africa. From the early to mid-1950s, and again in 1960, he was assigned by Armstrong to live in Britain to start up congregations for the Church. For many years he was one of the WCG's leading theologians and top executives, and an instructor at Ambassador College. Meredith for many years oversaw the ministry in the WCG. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Living Church of God」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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