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Roderick C. Meredith - A Biographical Sketch

By Redfox

1994: According to AR54 February 1994 GCG has '85
fellowship groups in nine countries', some of which are video
groups. Carl McNair joins Meredith with some of his Helena,
Montana congregation. Some members are rejected due to
agreeing with Dankenbring's understanding of the Holy Days and
'judaizing' (that is using Hebrew words such as Torah or Tanach).
Larry Salyer, Bruce Tyler, minister in Canberra, minister Bill
Swanson, and Carol Little, daughter of Stanley Rader joins GCG.
Meredith purchases a house that makes some members
disappointed with its opulence. British Armstrongites alleged to
flock to Flurry's PCG more then with Meredith's GCG (AR55
May 1994). GCG is said to have gained 6000 WCG members this
year alone (AR57 January 1995).
1995: The World Ahead becomes a TV program. Also 'Mark
Kellner reported in the April 24 issue of Christianity Today that
Global now has 7,000 attending weekly services and took in $3.5
million in 1994.' (AR59 June 1995). In an interview with In
Transition it is stated that 'GCG now serves about 11,000 people,
counting coworkers who receive tapes from GCG headquarters,
in San Diego, Calif.' (Emphasis in original).
Some WCG ministers are persuaded to join GCG by being offered
a salary equal to their pay in WCG (AR58 April 1995).
In the wake of Tkach Sr.'s infamous Christmas Eve sermon
20,000 members flock, not to Meredith, but to the new United
Church of God, an International Association. Some GCG
members go to UCGia (AR59 June 1995). GCG's reaction to this
development is recorded by former GCG member Norman
Edwards:

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