Intercontinental Church of God

Intercontinental Church of God
Classification	Armstrongism, Restorationist
Region	International
Founder	Garner Ted Armstrong
Origin	1998 Tyler, Texas
Separated from	Church of God International

The Intercontinental Church of God (ICG) is a seventh-day Sabbatarian Christian church currently headquartered in Tyler, Texas, USA, which was founded by Garner Ted Armstrong (1930-2003) in 1998.^[1]

ICG produces a television program and has congregations in the United States, Canada and Australia. "Intercontinental Church of God. GTA Tape Library.". North Sydney. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

Beliefs

Intercontinental Church of God is a splinter group of the Worldwide Church of God, whose founder was evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong's father, evangelist Herbert W. Armstrong.^[2]

↑ Garner Ted Armstrong, 73; TV Evangelist Formed Own Church After Break With Father - Los Angeles Times/September 16, 2003 - By Myrna Oliver - Obituaries
↑ Church Statement of Beliefs

"Garner Ted Armstrong and CGI Parting", The Journal - News of the Churches of God, Issue No. 12 (Jan. 30, 1998)
"Garner Ted Armstrong", National Obituary Archive
"1998", The Journal - News of the Churches of God, Timeline 1998
"Church of God Timeline: 1996 to 2004". The Journal, news of the churches of God. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
Eugene V. Gallagher; W. Michael Ashcraft (October 2006). Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America: African diaspora traditions and other American innovations. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-275-98717-6. Retrieved 3 May 2011. The Intercontinental Church of God ... comes under the umbrella of his Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association. After his death in 2003, his son, Mark Armstrong, assumed control of The Intercontinental Church Of God and its affiliated organizations.

Sabbath-keeping churches

Adventist	Seventh-day Adventist Church General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day) Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement Davidian Seventh-day Adventist True and Free Seventh-day Adventists Adventist Church of Promise United Seventh-Day Brethren

Adventist Worldwide Church of God offshoots	Church of the Great God Living Church of God Philadelphia Church of God United Church of God Global Church of God Grace Communion International Church of God International (USA) Church of God, a Worldwide Association Restored Church of God Church of God Fellowship

Non-Adventist	Seventh Day Baptists True Jesus Church World Mission Society Church of God Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)

Observe both Saturday and Sunday	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

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