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Oh wow! This is interesting. Look at all these splinter groups. This information is very helpful. Now when I come across one of these groups I can know immediately that it is a cult that splintered off of The Way International. I definitely remember coming across A Rood Awakening, Michael Rood Ministries. We need to be aware of these groups. Thanks for doing the research for us Refreshed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_International

Splinter groups[edit]
By the early 1990s, following the 1982 retirement of Wierwille and his death in 1985, a number of splinter groups had formed from the main body of The Way.
The American Fellowship Services
Christian Biblical Counsel (renamed Living Hope in 2005), run by Vince Finnegan.
Christian Research and Fellowship[34]
Great Lakes Fellowship
Pacific West Fellowship
Spirit & Truth Fellowship International* (also Christian Educational Services, 2005)
The Foundation of Life (2008)
Living Truth Fellowship (2009)
Philadelphia Bible Teaching Fellowship[35]
Outreach of God's Word[36] (Newark, DE)
Christian Bible Fellowships of Rhode Island (circa 1990)
River Road Fellowship (Minnesota)(Doctrine from this fellowship can be found on http://www.kitharapublishing.com)
Living Hope International Ministries [37]
A Rood Awakening, Michael Rood Ministries.
Christian Family Fellowship MinIstry....CFFM.
S.O.W.E.R.S. in MS.
Spirit and Truth Fellowship International, STFI, run by John Schoenheit and Dan Gallagher
The Living Truth Fellowship, run by John A. Lynn.
Larry Panarello's "ministry" in northern OH.
Tom Burke and Taylor Overbey's Church in OH and MI.
Christopher Geer's ministry.
Walter Cummins biblical research ministry with Ken Brown. Working on an Advanced Class redux with Geer.
Gerald Wrenn in VA.
Earl Burton
The Way Corps Facebook page run by Howard Walker.
The Way Corps Ning site run by John Richeson.
The formation of splinter groups took place in the wake of actions by L. Craig Martindale after his appointment to replace Wierwille, including the implementation of new rules and beliefs, and the dissension among its leadership when Chris Geer initially read the authored 40,000 word document titled "Passing of a Patriarch" to the Trustee leadership and Way headquarters staff. In it, Geer claimed that Wierwille, during his final weeks, revealed observations, concerns and recommendations regarding the unbiblical direction of The Way and the lack of Biblical leadership by Martindale. The document was later read to The Way Corps who disseminated the information throughout The Way.
The splinter groups' presence as organizations became significant in 1989, when L. Craig Martindale fired all Way staff-including local "branch," "territory," "limb" and "region" leaders who did not sign an "oath of allegiance" document to him. Martindale demanded that Way leaders declare openly whether they were supporting him or Geer as titular leader of The Way. Many leaders, as well as followers, saw this demand as unbiblical and withdrew voluntarily from association from The Way. Others, including those who did not choose sides, were dismissed. Shortly afterwards, Martindale sent a letter to all members announcing the firings. In the aftermath, according to figures cited by Martindale at the 1994 Word in Business and Profession Conference in Dallas, Texas, approximately 80% of the membership at the time had left The Way either by their own decision or by being dismissed. Large numbers of ex-Way followers formed the foundation of the splinter groups.
In recent years, since Martindale stepped down from president and left The Way, administrative authority and decision making has been spread across a larger base of leaders, checks and balances.
Many splinter groups, though formally independent entities, retain ties to one another, cooperating regularly on programs and retreats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_International Tweet