Joseph W. Tkach
Second pastor general of the Worldwide Church of God / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph W. Tkach (/təˈkɒtʃ/; March 16, 1927 – September 23, 1995) was the appointed successor of Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of the Worldwide Church of God. Tkach became president and pastor general of the church upon the death of Armstrong in 1986. Tkach spearheaded a major doctrinal transformation of the Worldwide Church of God, abandoning Armstrong's unconventional doctrines and bringing the church into accord with orthodox evangelical Christianity. His son, Joseph Tkach Jr., continued his work and in 1997 the Worldwide Church of God became a member of the National Association of Evangelicals.[1]
Joseph W. Tkach | |
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Born | (1927-03-16)March 16, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 23, 1995(1995-09-23) (aged 68) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, California |
Spouse | Alice Elaine Apostolos (m. 1951) |
Children | 3 |
During Tkach's tenure, the changes that he implemented stirred intense controversy and internal dissent among the majority who continued to follow Armstrong's theology. The dissenters labeled the changes as heresy and most left to form new church organizations. Within the mainstream, Protestant community, some hailed Tkach's reforms, which brought a church from the extreme fringes to modern orthodoxy, as unprecedented.[2]