<P> The Restored Church of God (RCG) is one of the many churches to form following major doctrinal changes in the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) which was founded by Herbert W. Armstrong . RCG claims to retain the tenets, style, and structure of the earlier WCG before Armstrong's death in 1986 . It is one of the Sabbatarian Churches of God that emerged following WCG's major schism in 1995 . </P> <P> RCG was formed in May 1999, in the midst of ongoing upheaval in the wake of a departure from WCG's established beliefs . It is based in Wadsworth, Ohio . </P> <P> RCG's founder and leader is David C. Pack (born 1948). As Pastor General of the Restored Church of God, David C. Pack oversees the operations of the church . He attended Ambassador College and entered WCG's ministry in 1971 . Following the 1995 schism in WCG, Pack became a minister in the Global Church of God, but was fired on May 3, 1999, and established his own church . Since then, he has established over 50 congregations, authored more than 20 books, written hundreds of booklets and articles, and appeared on The History Channel . The church attendance is claimed to be in the thousands, but no reliable numbers have been published . </P> <P> RCG's doctrines are very similar to those of WCG before Armstrong's death, adhering to what critics often refer to as Armstrongism, which includes belief in the impending Apocalypse followed by the millennial reign of Jesus Christ on Earth, along with Old Testament dietary provisions, tithing, observance of seventh - day Sabbath, bans on holidays and festivals with pagan roots like Christmas and Easter and most of Herbert W. Armstrong's other teachings . </P>

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