Founder
LCG's leader is Roderick C. Meredith (b.June 21, 1930), who had been a high ranking, senior-most evangelist in WCG.
Following his graduation in June 1952, Meredith was assigned by Armstrong to start and pastor congregations in Portland, Oregon, San Diego, California, Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. On December 20, 1952, after summoning him back to the WCG's headquarters in Pasadena, California from his pastorship in Oregon, Armstrong ordained him and four other men - including his uncle Dr. C. Paul Meredith - to the high-ranking position of evangelist. These men were the very first evangelists of the WCG. Meredith was the youngest of the newly ordained men, and was the fifth to be ordained.
Over the following years, Meredith would help start up scores of congregations throughout the United States. He would also conduct many baptizing and evangelizing tours in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Africa. From the early to mid-1950s, and again in 1960, he was assigned by Armstrong to live in Britain to start up congregations for the Church.
For many years he was one of the WCG's leading theologians, top executives, and instructors at Ambassador College.
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