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| United Church of God, an International Association | |
|---|---|
 United Church of God Headquarters Building | |
| Classification | Church of God[1] |
| President | Victor Kubik (May 2013 – present) |
| Council Chairman | Donald Ward (May 2016 – present) |
| Region | International |
| Headquarters | Milford, Ohio |
| Origin | 1995 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Separations | Church of God, an International Community, Church of God, a Worldwide Association. |
| Congregations | 409 |
| Members | 7500+ |
The United Church of God (UCG) is a denomination of Christianity. It is one of many denominations to come out of the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) in 1995. The Worldwide Church of God was started by Herbert W. Armstrong.
UCG calls itself "The United Church of God, an International Association", with the last three words italicized. This is so people do not confuse it with other churches. UCG is its own denomination.[2]
- ↑ Although an independent church, UCG belongs to a class of churches that prefer to refer to themselves generically as "Churches of God" or sometimes as the "Sabbatarian Churches of God". Detractors refer to them as Armstrongites, a term which is usually considered derogatory. Another classification which may apply would be Restorationist. The Handbook of Denominations in The U.S., 13th Edition (Mead, Frank S, Hill, Samuel L. , Atwood, Craig D., pp. 246–247 [2010] Abingdon Press, Nashville, pp. 246–247) classifies the church as doctrinally Adventist.
- ↑ About the United Church of God, from the UCG official website.