Season One, Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, shares first-hand accounts of growing up inside of a doomsday apocalyptic cult called The Worldwide Church of God. It's a series about the costs and rewards of high-demand religious group, dispels many of the myths about what types of people join cults, and showcases the beauty, comedy, and tragedy of life inside Herbert W. Armstrong's WCG.
Season Two of Worldwide travels to Southeast Asia to explore one of the most captivating, unsolved mysteries of the 20th century: the disappearance of Jim Thompson, the Thai silk king. Join us as we delve deep into the extraordinary life of Thompson and the fateful weekend when he vanished without a trace, leaving behind a perplexing mystery that has confounded investigators, armchair detectives, and conspiracy theorists alike. Through research, expert interviews, and compelling storytelling, we piece together the fragments of evidence to explore the most popular theories about what happened to Jim and shed light on the newest developments in the case.
Dr. Tricia Jenkins was born and raised in the Worldwide Church of God. In the mid-1990s, she attended the church's liberal arts college -- Ambassador University -- in Big Sandy, Texas and was a member of its final graduating class. Dr. Jenkins then went on to earn a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in American Studies and is now a media professor, the author of three books, and a specialist in the government's relationship with Hollywood.