INTERNATIONAL SITES
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
assigned countries 11
attendees 220
separate activities 9
hours messages 20
Plantation Estate, Tobago
assigned countries 9
attendees 200
separate activities 9
hours messages 20
Jerusalem, Israel
assigned countries 1
attendees 60
separate activities 9
hours messages 20
Tweed Heads, Australia
assigned countries 2
attendees 350
separate activities 9
hours messages 20
Baguio, Philippines
assigned countries 6
attendees 400
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
Buffelspoort, South Africa
assigned countries 9
attendees 200
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
UNITED STATES SITES
Edmond, OK HQ
assigned states 11
attendees 650
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
Welches, OR
assigned states 5
attendees 225
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
Cranberry, PA
assigned states 15
attendees 325
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
Lake Geneva, WI
assigned states 8
attendees 275
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
Greenville, SC
assigned states 7
attendees 550
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
Phoenix, AZ
assigned states 5
attendees 350
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
CANADIAN SITES
Invermere, BC
assigned states 3
attendees 200
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
assigned provinces 7
attendees 225
separate activities 9
hours of messages 20
4,230 registered so far
Breaking that number down would include baptized members, children and "unconverted" spouses that may be attending with baptized members.
24 comments:
Feast sites? I know the numbers are not complete yet, but back in the '60s, local area churches in major cities were larger than these feast siies!
Can't fault them on some of the choices, particularly Stratford Upon Avon, William Shakespeare's home town, and site of the original Globe Theatre. When I was in high school, we studied old English Literature as part of English class, and travelled to a replica of the Globe as our senior class field trip, to Stratford on the Housatonic in Connecticut. Watching the play was like a trip back in time. Actually, we had more fun on the busses than watching the play, but that's another story entirely.
I wonder if Flurry's group is going to become activists working to remedy the global climate change problem by deliberately exposing themselves, contracting, and passing the coronavirus to as many people as possible during their Feast. Who knew that hard right conservative ACOGs would actually be becoming activists fighting global climate change by deliberately fomenting massive death? Fall is when a second wave could kick in.
BB
Years ago when there were about 7,000 people attending with the PCG, it was announced that more people had already gone through the PCG (either left the PCG or got kicked out of the PCG) than were currently attending. Over the following years the PCG attendance dwindled down to about 5,000 people. Then it dwindled some more.
The PCG took advantage of the Tkaches' Great Apostasy in 1995 to attract former Worldwide Church of God members by using Herbert W. Armstrong's name and photograph all the time and falsely claiming to be faithfully holding onto all of HWA's old teachings. In fact, the PLAIN TRUTH is that Gerald Flurry actually used the confusion of the time to slip in his own, numerous, doctrinal change whoppers under the guise of the PCG being “flooded” with much “new revelation.” The “Great Commission” to preach the gospel (meaning “good news”) of the coming Kingdom of God -- which HWA had called the “very purpose” of the church -- was stopped immediately, and replaced with a “new commission” to act like complete jerks towards all other former WCG members. Gerald Flurry's plagiarized and revised Malachi's Message book became the “little scroll” in Revelation that had been “delivered by a mighty angel.” Gerald Flurry, rather than Jesus, became the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy that everyone had to listen to or else God would call them to account. PCG members were forbidden to read other COG information or talk to other COG people. They were supposed to close their eyes, cover their ears, and rage away like ignorant morons about all the “evil Laodiceans.”
Warped false prophet Gerald Flurry set up perverse fake “ministers” who got their thrills kicking people out of the PCG just for the fun of it and pretending that they had power over other people's salvation and whether they would go into the lake of fire. The victims of this satanic abuse were supposed to beg to be let back into the PCG and continue to tithe to the PCG while they waited endlessly.
Remaining PCG members are now trapped by the threat of the PCG using its “No Contact” policy to break up their friendships, extended families, and even marriages if they try to escape from the PCG.
PCG members vastly underestimated the Devil. They thought that they were so wise and brave to reject the Devil's apostate Tkaches and their massive doctrinal changes. But then the Devil's false prophet Gerald Flurry deceived them with his own massive doctrinal changes, and they are now hopelessly trapped in ignorance and fear.
The 4,230 doesn't mean registered so far. Those red numbers are projected site attendance, which rarely meets those numbers.
BB wrote "...deliberately exposing themselves..."
In a recent post, Bob Thiel cites an article criticising churches that close so as not to risk losing their 501 (c)(3) status.
The COG has always had to have statements of "Grandeur". For instance, on the marquee sign in front of the building that is pictured here, it says "World Headquarters". LOL!
Its funny, as it appears that less than 1200 people are in the PCG outside of the United States and Canada. World??... a bit overstated for sure! Combined total, this is perhaps the size of an everyday mid sized Baptist church to be found in Appalachia!
This type of blustery can be traced back to HWA , who always had a bombastic adjective for everything. Leading Salesman, Gospel preached for the first time in 1900 years, most important book since the Bible, "Worldwide", "Pastor General", Apostle, Elijah etc etc etc.
The Good Book gives us plenty of warnings about self promotion. Luke 14:8 "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited....
and 1Cor. 10:12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
Whatever it is, the events in PCG and the other ACOGs are just a hilarious scream these days. For the first time in the history of Armstrongism, global events begin to resemble what we read about in Revelation. Now, most of us here don't believe that we are living in the end times, but how can the folks who still do read or watch all the news about the sun becoming hotter, the creatures in the oceans being decimated, once plentiful land animals suffering a virtual holocaust, a raging disease epidemic suddenly coming from out of the blue, a global depression brewing, and what do they do? They write it off as a leftist plot!
One would think they should either be intensifying their end time messages, or joining in and working to be part of the solution insofar as they are able. But, they wuss out, deny what they see, and dismiss it all as being fake, or a hoax, designed to get rid of a president from their preferred party, when they don't even believe in voting!
Visualize an imaginary passage, following the description of the plagues and celestial events in the book of Revelation:
"And, I John lifted up my voice to the most High and said 'Lord your people do not cry aloud and spare not! For they have become weary with their prophecies which never came to pass, and now dismiss all of these things which you have wrought as being a hoax to destroy their favorite president! What would you have me do?'"
And that, of course, would be the rhetorical question of the moment.
BB
I saw that list on ESN. Well, we all know we can't believe what PCG says, whatever numbers they present.
ESN has the same list posted on their letters today. It's good to have these numbers
I saw that list on ESN. Well, we all know we can't believe what PCG says, whatever numbers they present.
I saw that list on ESN. Well, we all know we can't believe what PCG says, whatever numbers they present.
What is the source of this information? And when was it obtained from the source?
"But then the Devil's false prophet Gerald Flurry deceived ...."
After they were deceived by the legend of Osiris/Nimrod/Jesus, which goes back 4,500 years. Never meant to be taken literally, until about 2000 years ago.
Our PCG source for this information is confidential as are all sources who send me information. ESN and another blog get this information at the same time as I do.
12.53 AM
That's what happens when people lack independence. They find themselves at the mercy of their environment, with abusive cults heartlessly exploiting, and encouraging such dependence.
Tonto wrote "World Headquarters". LOL!
Same as Dave's "World Headquarters" in Wadsworth. I believe one of the emanations of UCG was called "Home Office" - and Dave ridiculed it, presumably for being such a lackluster label.
Would "whirled" be a more descriptive adjective?
Byker Bob said, "Feast sites? I know the numbers are not complete yet, but back in the '60s, local area churches in major cities were larger than these feast sites! "
MY COMMENT - So true! The Baltimore/Washington, D.C. Worldwide Church of God church circuit at its peak had 650 meeting in a plush movie theater near Baltimore and 550 in Washington D.C. respectfully. The splintered ACOG numbers and their HWA wannabees are both a joke.
Richard
Does anyone know why 15 states are assigned to Cranberry PA?
Looking at a map, it only looks like an extended suburb of Pittsburgh.
"I saw that list on ESN. Well, we all know we can't believe what PCG says, whatever numbers they present."
Yes you saw it on ESN, here, and on another blog. All three of us got the same information. Take a chill pill.
1:07pm If anyone has ever wanted to go to Mars then Cranberry, PA should be on their list!
https://www.mapquest.com/us/pennsylvania/mars-pa-282021957?zoom=0
km
Laugh at PCG if you wish, but at least they have two Canadian Feast sites. COGWA only has one.
And someone in Edmund must have had a sense of humor to put sites in Welches and Cranberry. :-)
The original site of Shakespear Globe theatre is not Stratford upon Avon but central London. On the River Thames. That's why England's National Theatre is right next to it.
I'm not the original source but can confirm these numbers came from the 2020 feast planner. The red numbers are projected attendance for each site.
If Coronavirus disappears from here to the fall, I am sure PCG will say it was a "miracle from God" in order for all the members to attend the feasts all over the world together.
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