Editing Herbert W. Armstrong (section)

==Worldwide Church of God==
{{Main|Worldwide Church of God}}
On January 5, 1968, the Radio Church of God was renamed the ''Worldwide Church of God''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hwarmstrong.com/history-1968-amendment-name-wcg.htm |title=1968 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> Shortly before, the church began to broadcast a television version of ''The World Tomorrow''.{{sfn|Boston|2002|p=238}} The program would eventually expand to 382 U.S. television stations, and 36 television outlets internationally, dwarfing televangelists [[Jerry Falwell]], [[Jimmy Swaggart]], [[Oral Roberts]], and [[Jim Bakker]].{{sfn|Flurry|2006|p=2}} By this time, [[Garner Ted Armstrong]], the son of Herbert W. Armstrong, was the voice and face of the program. It was speculated that with his charisma and personality, he was the logical successor to Armstrong, but doctrinal disagreements and widespread reports of extramarital sex led to his suspension in 1972.<ref name="Tkach12"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Armstrong, 93, Founder of the Worldwide Church, Dies |last=Chandler |first=Russell |date=January 17, 1986 |at=Section 1, Page 3 |edition=Home |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58466467.html?FMT=ABS&type=current |access-date=August 13, 2008 |archive-date=October 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019101216/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58466467.html?FMT=ABS&type=current |url-status=dead }}</ref> After initially changing his behavior he returned, but these issues resurfaced, coupled with his challenging his father's authority as Pastor General, resulting in him being permanently "disfellowshipped" (the church's term for [[excommunication]]) in 1978.{{sfn|Nickels|1996|loc=Heading "About the Author"}}