Warner had been associated with the Churches of God General Conference, and was greatly influenced by the 'anti-denominational' teaching of that denomination. The group considers itself to be 'anti-denominational', with roots in the holiness movement and Church of God (Anderson) of which Daniel Sidney Warner was one of the leading ministers in the late 19th century. They must also feel personally called of God and have the approval of the General Ministerial Body. Ministers must be saved and sanctified, not divorced and remarried, and agree with the Church's theology and practice. The General Ministerial Body consists of male and female ministers, who call themselves 'The Seventh Trumpet Angel Ministry'. There is no formal membership, however, those who attend regularly are expected to strictly adhere to the standards and theology taught by leaders in the movement. While there is no official church headquarters, individual congregations are expected to be more than a loose association, and submit to the decisions of the General Ministerial Body. Daniel Layne was officially held to be an Apostle in the Church of God (Restoration). However, many ex-members claim that it was actually episcopalian, with Daniel Layne acting as de facto archbishop until his death in 2011. The group is officially presbyterian-hierarchical in ecclesiastical polity, with the General Ministerial Body having the greatest authority in doctrine and practice, especially those recognized as apostles. Ray Tinsman of Greenville, Ohio, along with 11 other minister are also called Apostles, including Henry Hildebrandt. Layne began preaching in the Church of God (Guthrie, OK) after his conversion in May 1980.Īfter Layne's death in 2011, the church's chief Apostle is D. He claimed that he lived a life of drug addiction (heroin), drug dealing, crime and sin on the streets of San Francisco for several years. Many of the church's teachings originated from the Church of God (Anderson) movement thirty years earlier.ĭanny Layne was raised in the Church of God (Anderson) in Ontario, California, where his father was a minister. Members of this group believe that they are ordained by both prophecy and divine command to restore the church of God as it was in the Book of Acts, and believes that it alone is the only true church. The Church of God (Restoration) is a plain dress Christian denomination founded in the 1980s by American evangelist Daniel (Danny) Wilburn Layne. JSTOR ( September 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources.įind sources: 'Church of God' Restoration – news

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