Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United Gospel Tabernacles


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The result was no consensus. Mackensen (talk) 02:17, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

United Gospel Tabernacles

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Non-notable church denomination, comprised of just a handful of churches. No sources at all, history cannot be verified. Realkyhick 07:50, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletions.   -- the wub  "?!"  11:07, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, unless references are found. Shalom Hello 11:52, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, nn group. Carlossuarez46 17:00, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep I generally find greater notability for a denomination (a collection of congregations) than for individual congregations, but the article as is has no references to satisfy WP:ORG or WP:N and a search of ProQuest, Google News, Googel Scholar, and Google Books did not turn up references. Google news archives turned up 11 articles which mentioned the denomination in the 1930's and 1940's with one mention from the 1970's about a tract of land being sold. Of course nothing much can be seen without subscription payments, so it is hard to judge where the articles give substantial coverage or passing coverage. Edison 03:47, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, as we do with all denominations. It is a denomination that ordained ministers in the 1930s, one of whom was notable in launching the Four-Square Pentacostals in the Philippines (see RTF file of a book, search on denominational name).  It is ordaining ministers today personal website.  Edison's search is enough to demonstrate, even without reading the articles, that a serious search in dead tree sources could produce a decent article.  Until someone takes the time, a stub is better than nothing.  The current version of the article probably could use editing, but deletion is not the right solution.  GRBerry 20:57, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Unfortunately this organization has kept very low key in the past seventy years since its inception, quietly working behind the scenes. Thus my reason for creating the article. It is very hard to find online information about this organization, because the organization itself does not yet have the financial capabilities to keep or maintain a website about itself. All things pertaining to this organization come straight from newspaper clippings and the like, that the organization keeps in memory of it's past and heritage. You will be unlikely to find anymore sources online, unless you know exactly what you are looking for. Many of the ministers under this fellowship maintain their own websites at personal costs. But a full website pertaining to the actual organization has yet to be completed. (Though this is in the works by headquarters). This denomination is quite small in the United States, but that does not make it insignificant. A pastor ordained by UGT in Nigeria by the name of Ovy Chukwuma pastors over 2 million youth, not to mention three other churches. The organization is largely based on foreign missions. It is known throughout the world, but in America, it is few in number. Eventually this article will be the complete history and current standing of the organization. But for now, as I have stated, it is still under construction. Comments have been made regarding the insignificance of this organization due to the current information placed on the page. But it is a work in progress. Not everything is listed, for I do not yet have access to everything. It is gradually being given to me piece by piece. At least wait until the article is finished before anyone makes any decisions about deleting it. Although I believe to delete it, would deprive people of a part of history that they may not yet be privy to. Mxit 15:09, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
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