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Media Kit: Grace Communion International

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The following articles are relevant to our denomination and our history:

Fact Sheet: Grace Communion International

Fact Sheet: GCI Statement of Beliefs

Fact Sheet: Joseph Tkach, President, Grace Communion International  

A Brief History of Grace Communion International

“Forgive Us Our Trespasses," by Joseph Tkach

“A Church Reborn," by Joseph Tkach
    originally published in the Winter 1996 Christian Research Journal

Press Release, May 7, 1997: National Association of Evangelicals Accepts Worldwide Church of God

"From the Fringe to the Fold: How the Worldwide Church of God discovered the plain truth of the gospel," by Ruth Tucker, originally published in Christianity Today, July 15, 1996, pages 26-32.
     Companion article: "When Your Church Says It's Wrong"
     Companion article: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses"

"How the Worldwide Church of God Found the Plain Truth of the Gospel," by Dan Wooding

"Open Arms: Welcoming the Worldwide Church of God," by Richard C. Dean, originally published in Religious Broadcasting, February-March 1997

"A Glimpse of the Journey," originally published in Evangelicals Today, the magazine of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches

"Global Lessons from the Worldwide Church of God," by Russell G. Shubin, published in Mission Frontiers Bulletin, May-June 1998

Comments About Changes in the Worldwide Church of God

  • by Keith Phillips  1.5 minutes. listen online download MP3

  • by Jack Hayford  4 minutes. listen online download MP3

  • by Steve Brown  6.5 minutes. listen online download MP3

  • by Chuck Smith  2 minutes. listen online download MP3

  • by the late James Kennedy  1 minute. listen online download MP3

  • transcript of all five segments  read

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  • Fact Sheet: Grace Communion International
  • Fact Sheet: GCI Statement of Beliefs
  • Fact Sheet: Joseph Tkach
  • Forgive Us Our Trespasses
  • A Church Reborn
  • NAE Accepts Worldwide Church of God
  • From the Fringe to the Fold
  • How the Worldwide Church of God Found the Truth of the Gospel
  • Open Arms: Welcoming the Worldwide Church of God
  • A Glimpse of the Journey
  • Global Lessons From the Worldwide Church of God
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