Church of God
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Church of God is a name used by numerous, mostly unrelated Christian denominational bodies, most of which descend from either Pentecostal, Holiness or Adventist traditions.
Major denominations
Pentecostal Movement
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), the largest denomination by this name, with over seven million members in over 170 countries
- Church of God in Christ
- Church of God of Prophecy
Pietist/Holiness Movement
- Church of God (Anderson, Indiana).
- Church of God (German)
- Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)
- Church of God (Restoration)
- Church of God (Conshohocken, Pennsylvania)
Smaller and/or lesser known denominations
Anabaptist
Brethren
- Churches of God, also known as Needed Truth Brethren
Pentecostal Movement
See also: Pentecostalism
- Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)
- Church of God Rayos de Esperanza (Harrisonburg, Virginia, Pastor: Angel Echegoyen - Spanish Language)
- Church of God by Faith
- Church of God, House of Prayer
- Church of God Mountain Assembly
- Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly
- Church of God with Signs Following (aka Snake Handlers)
- Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God - headquarters in Eluru, India
- New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc., founded as New Testament Church of God
- Original Church of God or Sanctified Church, headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee
- Pentecostal Church of God - headquarters in Joplin, Missouri
- The Pentecostal Church of God (Detroit)
- Redeemed Christian Church of God - based in Nigeria
- The (Original) Church of God (aka The Church of God in Chattanooga, Tennessee)
- The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)
- The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
- The Church of God for All Nations
- The Church of God in Divine Order
- The Church of God under the leadership of Bishop James C. Nabors
- Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
- Big Fork Church of God (Yeaddiss, KY)
Pietist/Holiness movement
See also: Holiness movement
- Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)
- Church of God (Holiness)
- Church of God of the Union Assembly
- Church of God (Restoration)
- Church of God (anti-denominational)
Baptist
- Christian Baptist Church of God
- Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner) (CGGC), of John Winebrenner.
Adventist Churches of God
- Church of God General Conference (aka Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CoGGC)
- Church of the Blessed Hope (aka Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CGAF)
- General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day) (CoG7)
- Church of God (7th Day)
Adventist Churches of God of the Armstrong conviction
See also: Armstrongism
- Church of God, an International Community - based in Pasadena, California
- Church of God, a Worldwide Association - based in Dallas, Texas
- Intercontinental Church of God - based in Tyler, Texas
- Church of God International (USA) - based in Tyler, Texas
- Church of God - Preparing for the Kingdom of God
- Church of the Great God - based in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Continuing Church of God - based in Arroyo Grande, California
- Global Church of God - based in the UK, affiliated with the Church of the Eternal God (U.S.) and the Church of God, a Christian Fellowship, (Canada)
- Living Church of God - based in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Philadelphia Church of God - based in Edmond, Oklahoma
- Restored Church of God - based in Wadsworth, Ohio
- United Church of God - based in Milford, Ohio
- Worldwide Church of God (pre-1995—now evangelical, non-Sabbatarian, and known since 2009 in the United States and Canada as Grace Communion International) the Church still goes by Worldwide Church of God in the United Kingdom, and "is affiliated with" Grace Communion International (the US "denomination").
Black Hebrews
- Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ
- Church of God and Saints of Christ
- Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army, founded using the term Church of God in David
Nontrinitarian Sects
- Members Church of God International - currently led by Eli Soriano; headquarters in Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines
- Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus - founded by Teofilo Ora and based in Philippines
Other denominations
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The "Mormons" - Once called The Church of God in its origination period.
- World Mission Society Church of God - founded by Kim Joo-cheol in 1985. The church claims that Ahn Sahng-hong the founder of their original church, Witnesses of Jesus Church of God, is the Second Coming of Christ.
- Sabbath-Keeping Church of God in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
- Members Church of God in Jesus Christ Worldwide - a splinter group that left the Members Church of God International in 2010; headquarters in Bulacan, Philippines; led by Wilfredo "Willy" Santiago.
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