Grace Communion International

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Grace_Communion_International
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:activeIn over 50 countries
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Association_of_Evangelicals
gptkb:World_Evangelical_Alliance
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:directionA Evangelical
Trinitarian
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:Trinitarianism
Biblical authority
Salvation by grace through faith
Rejection of Old Covenant legalism
gptkbp:emphasizes Christian unity
discipleship
grace
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Worldwide_Church_of_God
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Herbert_W._Armstrong
gptkbp:foundedYear 1934
gptkbp:hasCongregationsIn gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Charlotte,_North_Carolina,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grace Communion International
gptkbp:languageOfWorship English
various languages
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_World_Tomorrow_radio_and_TV_program
gptkbp:membership about 30,000
gptkbp:notableEvent Doctrinal changes in the 1990s
Name change in 2009
gptkbp:notableFor abandoning Armstrongism
theological transformation
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Herbert_W._Armstrong
gptkb:Joseph_Tkach_Jr.
gptkb:Joseph_Tkach_Sr.
gptkbp:president gptkb:Greg_Williams
gptkbp:previouslyObserved gptkb:Sabbath_(Saturday)
Old Testament festivals
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Christian_Odyssey
gptkb:Plain_Truth_magazine
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Church_of_God_(Seventh_Day)
gptkbp:website https://www.gci.org/
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Sunday
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Church_of_God_(Cleveland,_Tennessee)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5