Dramatic Drop In Number Of COG Feast Sites

 

Feastgoer.org

How art the mighty fallen!

It doesn't appear as though COG Feast of Tabernacle attendance is going to recover from the 2020 pandemic. According to the feastgoers website (see link), the number of feast sites in the US has fallen drastically.

Branson and Florida have always been hot spots for feast attendance. But compare the number of sites for 2019 to the number of sites for 2023. Same with Florida (see attached pictures).

Why the drop off? It would seem that — once we were clear of the pandemic and its restrictions — feast attendance would be back to pre-pandemic levels. But it is not. The reason for less feast sites today is because the demand is lower. I mean, if people were chomping at the bit to get back to the Feast, there would be more sites to accommodate them. Feast sites have proven to be great money makers.

But the demand for sites is lower. Why?

— Demographics. The average age of members in Armstrongite churches has increased. Many of these people are too old for travel. And many have just died of old age.
— Pandemic Deaths. Many Armstrongites died from Covid.
— Lack of Personnel. Some of the corporate COGs lack the manpower to run feast sites because of death and resignations.

Most of us expected a gradual reduction of Feast sites over the years. But who could have imagined the cratering that we have seen since 2019?

Wes White 

Feastgoer.org has been serving feastgoers since 2002 

 

Wow - that's more than 20 years of feastgoer!

We started out just listing Feast sites by city, state and country. Several years ago we added a Cybercast and Phone Link page for those people who had to stay home. We also added a listing of “Spring Festivals” as there are a number of groups who host week long Passover/Unleavened Bread Celebrations and Pentecost weekends. Please let us know if you are hosting such a celebration so that we can add yours to the list.

We would also like to add a listing of Feast sites who cater to Special Needs, such as Signing for the Deaf; language translation; services conducted in another language; a gathering of special interest groups i.e. Singles; the blind, etc.; and any other services you have to offer.

Sadly, all of us here at feastgoer speak only English, but we would love to list sites from other countries, in other languages. If someone wants to gather the info and work with us, we would post the pages here on feastgoer.

Find a Feast Site

Looking for a site to attend the Feast of Tabernacles, or planning your own site?

Feastgoer is here to help.

U.S. Sites:

Alabama

• Orange Beach (Church of God Ministries)
• Orange Beach (COGWA)

Arizona

Arkansas

• Fairfield Bay (Tulsa Church of God)
• Hot Springs (Fellowship in Faith)

California

• El Portal (Torah Truth Seekers Sep 30-Oct 8) 
• Murrieta (Rock Valley Christian Church)
• Oxnard (Church of God the Father's Call)
• Palm Desert (COGWA)

Colorado

• Estes Park (UCG)

Florida

• Clearwater (CGI)
• Daytona Beach (CGI Auburndale)
• Fort Myers (COGWA)
• Panama City Beach (Common Faith Network)
• Panama City Beach (UCG)

Georgia

• Jekyll Island (UCG)

Hawaii

• Kohala Coast (COGWA)

Idaho

Indiana   

• Syracuse (COGMI)

Iowa  

• Manson (Sukkot, the Rehearsal)

Kentucky

• Gilbertsville (Fellowship in Faith)
• Salt Lick (Rowan Church of God)

Maryland

• Ocean City (UCG)

Maine

• Waterford (Western ME Fellowship)

Massachusetts

Michigan

• Gladwin (The Sabbath Day Group)

Minnesota

• Woodbury (COGWA)

Missouri

• Branson (COGWA)
• Branson (COGMI)
• Branson (UCG)

Montana

• Troy (Truth Seekers of Montana Sep 29-Oct 9 )

New York

• Poughkeepsie (CGI)

Ohio

• Cincinnati (UCG)
• Medina (CGI)

Oklahoma  

• Chandler (Lion and Lamb Ministries)
• Wagoner (The Tabernacle Group)
• Wewoka (Restoring His Way Sep 30-Oct 8)

Oregon

Pennsylvania

• Lancaster (COGWA)

Rhode Island

South Carolina

• Greenville (COGWA)
• Myrtle Beach (CGI)
• Myrtle Beach (COGMI)
• North Myrtle Beach (Church of God Parkersburg)

South Dakota

• Rapid City (Discipleship Church of God)

Tennessee

• Gatlinburg (UCG)
• Sevierville (Independent Church of God Seventh Day)

Texas

• Galveston (CGI)
• Galveston (UCG)
• Glen Rose (The Cartmel Family)
• New Braunfels (COGWA)
• New Braunfels (South Texas Church of God)

Utah

• Park City (COGWA)

Vermont

Virginia

• Yorktown (Sabbath Church of God)

Washington

• Seabeck (Congregation Beth El)
• Spokane Valley (UCG)

West Virginia

• Triadelphia (COGWA)

Wisconsin

• Amery (Sukkot Yes)
• Eau Claire (Congregational Fellowship of God Sep 29-Oct 8)
• Portage (The Church of God)
• Wisconsin Dells (Truth on the Web Sep 29-Oct 8)

 

Crackpot Prophet Says to Quit Lying To Yourself...Wut?????????

 

Ever since God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit sat around the heavenly banquet table while planning the foundations of the world when the subject of Bob Thiel kept popping up they laughed and laughed and laughed. They knew they had their hands full when they envisioned him. He had to be completely different than Herbert Armstrong, Rod Meredith, Dave Pack, and Gerald Flurry. In fact, he had to be so different that no one in the history of Christianity would ever be like him. No one! 

He had to be the most spiritually educated man the world would ever see. Even Jesus knew he had to take the back seat when Bwana Bob was to arrive on the scene. 

The Holy Trinity also knew they needed to inspire the mind of a person to design a bouncy chair for the great prophet and a Bible publisher that would print big thick Bibles. Even a carpenter had to be brought into the picture to design and build crooked bookcases. This one particularly made Jesus chuckle since he knew he was to become a carpenter centuries before Bwana Bob was to arrive on the scene.

As the Holy Trinity was sitting there chuckling, Lucifer, the Morning Star walked into the room and asked if he could have his input in the creation of Bwana Bob.  He said, mischievously: "I want to add a dash of narcissism, conceit, lack of self-awareness, and a huge dose of pride. After all, there will never be another human as magnificent and knowledgeable as the Great Bwana to be. In fact, I want him to be just like me! So much so that the world would be in awe and your true members would tremble at the thought of criticizing him due to his great awesomeness."

Flash forward to 2023 as the Great Bwana Mzungu continues to fill the world with shock and awe at how his lack of self-awareness, humility, and theological understanding is beyond pale. 

The Great Bwana Mzungu has reposted a video titled: Pride: Quit Lying to Yourself

Seriously dude! You are the LAST person on this beautiful green earth that needs to be preaching about pride and people lying to themselves. Ever since your narcissism was fed by the encouragement of Rod Meredith and a few other deluded men in the ministry, you have been lying to yourself and the entire church about how important you are. That importance however started to wear thin with Rod Meredith and the Living Church of God. The leadership and the members got sick of your narcissism, pride, and vanity that permeated every conversation. No one understands the Bible better than you did and the LCG leadership was somehow supposed to kowtow to your demands.

Then in complete arrogance and deep narcissism, you took a prayer by Gaylyn Bonjour and turned it into something he had no plan on it ever being used as. It was later used to justify in your deluded mind that this was the sure sign from your god that you were to start a NEW Church of God that was supposedly going to fulfill all prophetic utterances about the end times. Thankfully, it hasn't and never will.

Sadly in this day and age, the Church of God is filled with deceived and prideful men who lie through their teeth to the members. From Dave Pack to Gerald Flurry, Ron Weinland to Bob Thiel, the lies continue to pile up deeper and deeper. Never has the Church of God membership been subjected to so many deceitful lying false prophets in their midst. The martyrs who died confident in Christ had no idea such idiotic buffoons would destroy the church they died for as has been happening today in 2023.

Pride: Quit Lying to Yourself

‘The Atlantic’ ran an article titled “Quit Lying to Yourself.’ It explained that this was not good and does not lead to happiness. The BBC ran an article about dangers of self-deception. The Bible warns about lies, self-deception, and pride. Does the New Testament warn that Christians can be deceived? What did Jesus say was the truth? What did Jesus tell end-time Laodicean Christians to do? Dr. Thiel addresses these issues and more in this video.

There is nothing in the modern-day Church of God movement that compares to first or second-century Christianity. They would be appalled at the lies that Bwana Bob and Dave Pack tell on a regular basis. The Laodicean attitude is alive and well in the improperly named "continuing" Church of "god".

So, Great Bwana Bob Mzungu, stop lying to yourself and others. Practice humility and deny the pridefulness that consumes your every action. Disband your cult and turn your attention to your wife and sons as you grow old and who will be rejected by so many. Set yourself and your captives free!

Dave Pack: I know the identity of the 6th King...Oops...Wait, I got it wrong

With Apologies To Mr. Putin

 

Some goofy ideas were created by David C. Pack during “The Greatest Unending Story! (Part 461)” on July 29, 2023, while others were blown off. The Pastor General of The Restored Church of God will spend over ninety minutes convincing the brethren how right he is about a goofy new idea, but a week later, spend less than ninety seconds to dismiss it.

 

• Nothing occurred on Av 10 (July 28) because the Jewish people believe stuff.

• The Kingdom of God will arrive at sunset on September 29, 2023.

• The Last Days are a 16-year period that already started in 2015.

• More “fairly dramatic” financial cuts are coming to RCG Headquarters.

 

David C. Pack must like saving the best for last because his biggest zingers were given within the last five minutes of Part 461.

 

Which “present truth” will stay and which will go is always a guessing game for those following along. Some things taught behind the front gate at Headquarters in Wadsworth, Ohio, are easy pickens for designation for the near-future doctrinal compost pile.

 

David C. Pack has suffered an incredible string of bad luck when it comes to identifying people fulfilling prophetic biblical roles, so it was a No-Duh moment when he walked back the identity of the Sixth Head/King of Revelation 17.

Part 461 – July 29, 2023

@ 1:35:00 I’ma throw another thought at you, and I’m gonna be very discrete in how I handle it. I do not believe Vladimir Putin is the Sixth King. That’s all I’m gonna say…You’ll have to think about a Christian nation and (perhaps) a Catholic leader. And all five of the first Heads of the Holy Roman Empire were Catholic.

 

David C. Pack spent a grand total of 57 seconds undoing his own declarations. With his next breath, he moved on to another topic because he dared not wallow in the Pond of Disappointments. Being timid and vague does not look good on him.

 

@ 1:35:55 I know a lot more than I’m saying. That’s all I wanna say.

 

 

Was this a goofy idea from the jump? Yes. Does David C. Pack pray on his knees with tears and beads of bloody sweat that the Common-paying brethren forget what he said in the first place? Oh, you betcha.

 

All 92 minutes of Part 453 on June 17 were dedicated to “correctly” identifying Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin as the Sixth King of Revelation 17:10. Brethren, hurry up and download a copy from Member Services before they delete it from the Sermon Library. (If you are too late, email exrcgwebsite@gmail.com.)

 

In case some members of The Restored Church of God forgot how convinced David C. Pack was, enjoy these reminders. 

 

Flashback Part 453 – June 17, 2023

@ 00:21 Well, truly, we’ve reached the end. I have to tell you from many perspectives, I look forward to giving both these messages almost as much as anything I’ve ever covered…it focuses on the Sixth King.

 

@ 02:20 And if we can identify the Sixth King with great clarity and detail. Let me say that again. With great clarity and detail. If, instead of thinking we're looking for him, that, in fact, we are staring at him, that will tell us we are very close.

 

@ 43:53 My job right now is to tell you about a man who becomes, in many regards, the most powerful metric in the Bible.

 

@ 52:08 He [God] says He picks a man who wanted to know His heart and mind, so if this is correct (and it is), and it’s because God wanted to reveal it at the end. I didn’t reveal anything.

 

Pause. Since the knowledge was not true, it was not revealed by God. What does that say about the man who was convinced it was? That should throw all his discernments into question. This should keep the enablers at Headquarters up at night.

 

The Pastor General is not preaching the truths of God even after claiming he was.

 

David C. Pack lacks the wisdom to know when God is guiding him and when God is not. He is screaming to the members of The Restored Church of God that he cannot be trusted with the most critical aspect of what he teaches—the spirit from which the information came.

 

The identity of the Sixth King did not come from the Holy Spirit. What spirit drove that understanding?

 

 

Continuing the June look-back, these following quotes might feel very different than they did then.

 

@ 1:24:44 Somebody thinks it’s somebody else? All right. Who else? And what alternative is there? I know it’s him. Everything lines up.

 

@ 1:30:12 So, this is all faith-building. If your faith didn’t grow as a result of hearing this sermon, then there's something wrong.

 

For the troubled brethren who twisted inside because their faith did not grow, you can now rest easy. It was not revealed knowledge. It was error. It was doctrinal fraud. It was taught to you by a false teacher. This did not come from God, which is why your faith did not grow.

 

If your faith did grow, then you are in far worse shape than you can possibly understand.

 

 

With this unfortunate turn of events, I felt obligated to inform our comrades on the other side of the planet.

 

To: rusembusa@mid.ru, communications@rcg.org, dpack@rcg.org

Subject: With Apologies to Mr. Putin

Date: August 1, 2023

 

Greetings and peace to you once again, comrades!

 

The weather has been quite appealing here in our corner of the world in Wadsworth, Ohio, USA. A few weeks have passed since my last correspondence, and much has changed.

 

With a heavy heart, I must inform you that your president, Mr. Vladimir Putin, is no longer considered by Pastor General David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God (rcg.org) to be the prophesied Sixth King of Revelation 17:10.

 

Indeed, this is as much a disappointment to you as it is to all members of The Restored Church of God. The identity of Mr. Putin being the Sixth King was a major metric that time was short, and the return of Jesus Christ was imminent. It also proved that God was directly working with David C. Pack!

 

David C. Pack has studied Mr. Putin since his time in the KGB and commented, “I understand the man.” There is not an article in the Wall Street Journal about Mr. Putin that David C. Pack does not read.

 

I am not sure how quickly the wheels of progress turn within the Russian government, but I surely hope you can intercept the previous messages before they reach Mr. Putin’s desk. I can imagine how disheartening it might feel to read in one letter that he is biblically prophesied royalty but then “not so much” in the next.

 

Please forgive my previous enthusiasm. David C. Pack told everyone in the church that God gave him this knowledge. Since God is never wrong, Mr. Putin being the Sixth King of Revelation 17, could not be wrong. The details behind this situation are still a mystery, as David C. Pack told us this weekend, “I know a lot more than I’m saying. That’s all I wanna say.”

 

 I will not belabor the point because I do not intend to rub salt in the wound.

 

However, before I sign off, I wanted to advise caution.

 

Since Mr. Putin is no longer guaranteed to live until the return of Jesus Christ and miraculous protection does not apply, it is now advisable that Mr. Putin no longer take any “unnecessary risks” such as hang gliding, free solo rock climbing, or deep water skin diving. If his daily routine included his food being tasted in advance, please return to that with all haste. Let prudence win the day!

 

Should Mr. Putin or anyone within the Russian government wish to follow up on the topics of these emails, you can contact the Communications Department at The Restored Church of God by dialing 1 330 334 2266. You can also ask to speak with David C. Pack directly, as I am sure he would be very excited to receive your call.

 

Do svidaniya,

 

Marc Cebrian

 

 

Wow. President Vladimir Putin is not the Sixth King of Revelation 17:10. It takes a while to sink in.

 

The King Poutine article covered much more on this topic from Parts 453, 454, 455, and 456.

 

Do yourself a favor: Listen to the hollow 57-second embarrassment of Part 461 as David C. Pack desperately tries to distance himself, then reread the article. All the quotes now have an enhanced perspective.

 

Brethren of The Restored Church of God, do not ignore the words that fall from David C. Pack’s lips. He proves to you time and again whether or not God is guiding him.

 

By their fruits, you shall know them.

 

And to Mr. Vladimir Putin, our sincere apologies.

arc Cebrian

See: With Apologies To Mr. Putin