which country does his birth place belong to?
The U.S.
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. 
who was joseph w. tkach? He was the appointed successor of Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of the Worldwide Church of God. where is the church located? UNANSWERABLE where was his predecessor born? Des Moines, Iowa was he a writer? UNANSWERABLE has he published anything? Yes, The Plain Truth what is it? A free-of-charge monthly magazine when was it started? 1934 name a few places where it was made available? UNANSWERABLE
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Des Moines, Iowa [SEP] Introduction
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, "Rivière des Moines," meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,237 as of the 2019 population estimate. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state.