United Church of God: Victor Kubik not reconfirmed as president, though he wanted to be
United Church of God’s Victor Kubik posted the following:
A Priceless Privilege—Fifty Years in the Service of God in the Ministry of Jesus Christ
As many know, my wife Beverly and I went through a major change in our lives this week. Len Martin, chairman of the Council of Elders, earlier announced that I was not reconfirmed by the Council to continue as President of the United Church of God, an International Association. Mr. Martin and the Council composed a statement, which was distributed shortly after the ballot and which you may have already seen. …
To be certain, Bev and I are praying for a peaceful transfer, and that God will inspire and lead the new president. We ask and pray that you will do the same.
To be honest, Beverly and I had wished to continue in this role and complete some projects that were in progress. But we accept this decision graciously. We are so thankful to have served nine years at the helm of the United Church of God. We will forever be thankful to God for this extended period of peace and stability in the Church of God. Our greatest blessing in the Church is you and the many personal relationships that we have shared with so many around the world. …
I plan to retire from full-time work for the Church after the new president is named. As Mr. Martin mentioned in his letter, Bev and I founded LifeNets International 22 years ago, a humanitarian 501(c)(3) organization that has helped many thousands of people—including many Church members—around the world. We have been privileged to help so many people with education, habitat, mobility, food security, agriculture and fresh water—things that are easy to take for granted. We will continue that work. https://www.ucg.org/members/news/personal-from-the-president-march-3-2022
So, apparently the Council of Elders at UCG felt a change in the presidency was needed–a change Victor Kubik did not want.
UCG’s first president, David Hulme, started his own church when he was not reconfirmed in 1998. His church is called: COGaIC: Church of God, an International Community.
But doing something like that does not look to be Victor Kubik’s intention.
I have had limited contact with Victor Kubik, but have spoken with him a couple of times in the past and our conversations were always cordial.
He and I both believe that Christians should assist our poor brethren (cf. Galatians 6:10). He will apparently try to keep doing that with his Lifenets, whereas I plan to do so in the Continuing Church of God (see also How does the Continuing Church of God differ from other Sabbatarian COG groups? and watch How Does the CCOG Spend Tithes & Offerings?).
We have differed on certain doctrines, including church governance.
For views on church governance, see The Bible, Peter, Paul, John, Polycarp, Herbert W. Armstrong, Roderick C. Meredith, and Bob Thiel on Church Government.
I pray that Victor and Bev Kubik will be blessed by God.
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