Do you recall that dude from Family Radio, named Harold Camping? I was driving home from Travis Air Force Base in 1993, when I heard him predict the second coming of Christ, in 1994. I was so shocked, I almost drove off the road. When I got home, I called Family Radio, to confirm what I had heard. The lady who I talked to, said she did not personally believe that, but Camping did say it. I said I would withdraw all financial support. When it didn’t happen, he predicted two different dates in 2011. The dude was a fruitcake.
Family Radio is still around. My understanding from what I've heard is that they have basically repented of Harold Camping's nuttery.
Their current statement of faith has a section talking about local church congregations. One of Harold Camping's problems was that he thought that the time of the local church was over.
Yes, I remember Camping saying that too. I didn’t agree, of course. I seem to recall, that he also believed in the annihilation of the lost souls too, but I am not sure of that.