The Joseph W. Tkach Story

On January 7, 1986, Herbert W. Armstrong, the man who founded the Worldwide Church of God and Ambassador College, lay grievously ill in his Pasadena, California mansion. Sensing that his end was near, the 93-year-old, self-proclaimed “Apostle” named his top aide, evangelist Joseph W. Tkach, as his successor. Nine days later, Armstrong was dead and Tkach became the Pastor General of the Worldwide Church of God, the Chancellor of Ambassador College, the President of the Ambassador International Cultural Foundation, the Publisher of the Plain Truth magazine, and the Chairman of the Board of the WCG and its subsidiary corporations.

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HOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN!

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are solely those of the author in his private capacity and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of the Painful Truth.

“How are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath, publish

it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of

the Philistines rejoice . . . How are the mighty fallen in

the midst of the battle!” (I Sam.1:19-25)

“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the

Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).

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