This article presents UCG’s position on the relationship of God the Father and Jesus Christ to humanity during the Old Testament age. Since their Council is now changing their position that the Being who became flesh as Jesus Christ was the God exclusively known to the ancients; while denying that they are making any change […]
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UCG to Adopt Major Heresy
The Doctrinal Committee recommends that the statement “Jesus is the God of the Old Testament” be removed from UCG and no longer used. They will have a formal Study Paper supporting the position that Jesus was not the God of the Old Covenant for CoE approval in December. The CoE can approve such doctrinal papers […]
Doug Winnail and Corporate Unity
LCG- Doug Winnail is reacting to our serialized weekly posts on “Personal Salvation” and “Ecclesiastical Authority” by promoting organizational idolatry! Because they cannot refute the facts and doctrines presented on this site and at TheShiningLight; they are demanding that the brethren just follow them in whatever they do or teach, and refrain from asking questions: thereby […]
UCG Moves Towards Protestantism
This is a follow up post on the recent UCG Conferences. UCG is now rapidly becoming a Protestant Sabbatarian organization like those in this recent article “The Corporate COG Struggle with Law and Grace.” This article deals specifically with the UCG Doctrinal Statement claiming that God the Father was the God of the Old Testament […]
Ekklesia and World News Updates, Nov 22, 2017
A very warm welcome to all our visitors! TheShiningLight family of sites began on 7 July 2008, and since then has been growing continually. This is our Church of God news site; in addition our World News and Prophecy site features daily news and explanations of the prophetic meaning of that news. Our School […]
New Corporation; The Ronald L. Dart Evangelistic Association
It seems that Allison Dart lost faith in the CEM and set up a new “religious entity” before her passing. The Ronald L. Dart Evangelistic Association (RLDEA) will be funded by the Dart estate and controlled by Wes White with Gary and Cathy Gibbons. CEM will n ow lose its funding unless it accepts the […]
The UCG Doctrinal Power Struggle and Mark Mickelson
This is a follow up to Rebuke of Mark Mickelson From the UCG Chairman Why has Mark Mickelson gotten away with teaching contrary to the UCG List of Beliefs for so long? Why has the Chairman and President only now come out against Mark’s teaching, that the God known to Israel was exclusively God […]
Rebuke of Mark Mickelson from the UCG Chairman and President June 28, 2017
Update Aug 2018: It turns out that the basic concept of Mark’s position i.e. that Jesus was not the God of Mosaic Israel; has actually been adopted by UCG despite their disingenuous rejection of his paper in 2017. See the 22 Aug 2018 News Blog item. Follow up article here The UCG Chairman and President […]
Roderick C Meredith 1930 – 2017, Funeral Schedule
Funeral Update: Funeral Arrangements for Dr. Roderick C. Meredith Viewing: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., Sunday, May 28 Heritage Funeral Home at Forest Lawn Cemetery 3700 Forest Lawn Drive Matthews, NC 28104 Funeral and Reception: 1:00 p.m., Sunday, May 28 Weddington High School 4901 Monroe-Weddington Road Matthews, NC 28104 Internment: Private at graveside Funeral arrangements: […]
UCG Doctrinal Reevaluation: Grace Part 2
Rodrick C Meredith is now in a state of collapse and is expected to pass from this physical realm at any time in the coming days Trump’s hopes for a UNSC Resolution on North Korea are getting nowhere so far. A Palestinian official said that contrary to Israeli claims, Abbas and Trump discussed all ‘core […]
UCG Doctrinal Reevaluation: Grace Part 1
New Moon Announcement: Despite hazy conditions the first light of the new moon was seen at Jerusalem this evening making sunset tonight the beginning of the first day of the second biblical month. According the Biblical Calendar that God gave to Moses [not the modern Rabbinic Calendar finalized in 1178 A.D. which is based on […]
Michael Germano’s Challenge Accepted
Update: 27 Mar 16:00 PST: For those who do not know, Michael Germano is a supporter of Bob Thiel. Michael defending Bob on Twitter. Gary runs the Banned blog. 09:00 PST: Comments to the Germano site are now running almost 100% like this one and Michael is now deleting all comments from his FB […]
LCG, UCG Youth Being “Educated” Away From Zeal
LCG, UCG, COGWA Youth Being “Educated” Away From Zeal for the Practical Application of the Word of God There is very little coming out of the COG Community this week except that the drift away from any zeal for living by the Word of God continues. All three groups are claiming that the Winter […]
Bob Thiel, Mark Mickelson and More
UCG News: Retirements: Victor Kubik’s buddy who hates the biblical calendar and biblical doctrine; Larry and Karen Walker retired from the full-time UCG ministry. Chuck and Joy Zimmerman Frank and Sonja McCrady Ordination On December 10, 2016, Chris Shude was ordained into the ministry. He and his wife, Deborah, serve in the Flint, […]
UCG Mark Mickelson Seeks Major Doctrinal Change
UCG News: Spokane: Mark Mickelson has announced that his cancer is not responding to treatment. After presenting a paper to the Doctrinal Committee on the God of the Old Testament which is contrary to Armstrong teachings and the UCG Fundamental Beliefs, Mark has persisted in preaching that material, while it is still under Doctrinal Committee scrutiny. […]
Victor Kubic UCG Pentecost Sermon
COG NEWS: John Jewell, associate of Warren Zehrung, died on 29th June, aged 83. In That Day is at Hand, Warren Zehrung explained how “John Jewell and I came to work together. UCG News: eNews from Ministerial and Member Services Issue 237 July 14, 2016 “America: The Time Is Now!” seminars held in Chicago and Milwaukee […]
The UCG Doctrinal Change Program
LCG News: Behind the huge sums being spent by Doug Winnail and Michael Germano to gain accreditation for LU. Michael P Germano-Ambassador University was Evangelically trained; completing post-graduate studies in anthropology, archaeology, and theology at Southern Methodist University and Texas A&M University at College Station. Involved in the Jordanian Archaeological Project and highly critical of […]
COG News September 2015
UCG NEWS: Victor Kubik wrote that UCG is “Christian,” distancing UCG from the Armstrong COG groups, and claiming that UCG follows Christ, not a man. “Unlike organizations that look to a founder who is long gone [James: an obvious dig at those who idolize HWA], we look to Jesus Christ as the Living Head of the Church who […]
