Apologetics Index profile of the Worldwide Church of God, now Grace Communion International, quoting a Wall Street Journal report that the church claimed 100,000 members and a 131 million dollar annual budget when founder Herbert W. Armstrong died in 1986.
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Reliability Tier3
Tier three: an apologetics-focused reference profile rather than an independently peer reviewed academic source, though its cited figures here, membership and budget at the time of founder Herbert W. Armstrong's 1986 death, are drawn from its own quoted Wall Street Journal reporting rather than the profile's own unsupported claim. Useful for that specific, sourced figure; a broader claim about the church's history or theology needs a dedicated scholarly source. NotesAn apologetics and counter-cult reference site rather than a peer-reviewed publication, used here only for its direct quotation of a Wall Street Journal figure with a named year, not for its own editorial framing of the movement.
Citation
PublisherApologetics Index
URLhttps://www.apologeticsindex.org/8878-worldwide-church-of-god
Source Typereference
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This source names Grace Communion International directly: "of the Worldwide Church of God, now Grace Communion International, quoting a Wall Street Journal report that the church claimed 100,000 members and a 131 million dollar annual budget when founder..."
Source Worldwide Church of God (Apologetics Index)
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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