As Pastor General of The Restored Church of God, David C. Pack oversees the world’s most extensive biblically based website. He attended Ambassador College, entered the Worldwide Church of God ministry in 1971 and was personally trained by Herbert W. Armstrong. He has established over 50 congregations, authored over 80 books and booklets, a vast array of articles, and appeared on The History Channel. As Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Real Truth magazine and voice of The World to Come program, he has reached many millions around the globe with the most powerful truths of the Bible, unknown to almost all.
Born in 1948, Mr. Pack grew up in the American Midwest, in Lima, Ohio. Focused largely on sports and competitive swimming for 14 years, and having achieved high school all-American honors, as well as having begun training for the 1968 Olympics, Mr. Pack experienced a major turning point that became a course-altering—and life-altering—event.
He began to listen to The World Tomorrow radio program, sponsored by the Radio Church of God (later renamed the Worldwide Church of God), and heard Herbert W. Armstrong announce the true gospel of the Bible—the good news of the coming kingdom of God.
Declining acceptance to Dartmouth College, as well as an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, and numerous scholarship offers, Mr. Pack chose Ambassador College at Pasadena, California, world headquarters of the Church. Upon graduation in 1971, he married Shirley Ochs (who died in 2007), a fellow Ambassador College graduate and former personal secretary to Mr. Armstrong, and entered the ministry. He served congregations in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and Ohio, and trained and supervised other ministers in a wider region.
Having begun as a writer in the 1970s, Mr. Pack’s vast array of books, booklets and articles has helped millions learn biblical truths as never before. He has traveled the world, pastored thousands, and conducted many public Bible lectures. Mr. Pack has also held a number of leadership positions that have given him a wide range of ministerial and administrative experience.
Upon Mr. Armstrong’s death in January 1986, the true gospel message and virtually every teaching that flows from this most central truth was rejected by his successors. Standing on conviction, Mr. Pack left the Worldwide Church of God in 1993, educating and leading the way for thousands who would follow.
Determined not to compromise his beliefs, Mr. Pack started The Restored Church of God in May 1999. Restored is a truly unique organization, unlike any other on Earth. Under his leadership, it proclaims a powerful and positive message, answering the greatest question on the minds of billions: What is the purpose of human existence? This requires special focus on the scriptural solutions to the awful problems, troubles, evils and ills mankind has always faced, but which have grown much worse in the 21st century.
Mr. Pack’s and the Church’s materials address the everyday concerns of the average man and woman—and do so without soliciting funds, proselytizing or involvement in politics. All literature and programs are offered free of charge and in the public interest. Mr. Pack is dedicated to teaching the only path to world peace—the good news beyond today’s bad news. In this regard, he has produced or guided into production a vast reservoir of educational material for people of every age.
The Church’s flagship magazine, The Real Truth, and Mr. Pack’s The World to Come program reach every nation and territory of the world, including heads of state and other leaders in government, religion, education, industry and media.
To learn much more, read The Authorized Biography of David C. Pack.
