Church of God

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Major denominations

• Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
  Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
  
  The Church of God is a Pentecostal Christian Religious denomination, with headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee. It has grown to become one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in the world, with worldwide membership over 6 million, according to the denomination's official website....
  
• Church of God in Christ
  Church of God in Christ
  
  The Church of God in Christ, Incorporated is a Christian church in the Pentecostal tradition. The church has congregations in nearly 60 countries around the world....
  
• Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
  Church of God (Anderson)
  
  The Church of God is a Holiness movement Christian non-denominational body, with roots in Methodism pietism and also in the restorationist and anabaptist traditions....
  
• Church of God of Prophecy
  Church of God of Prophecy
  
  The Church of God of Prophecy is a holiness movement pentecostal Christian denomination. It is one of five Church of God bodies in Cleveland, Tennessee that descended from a small meeting of believers who gathered at the Barney Creek Meeting House near the Tennessee/North Carolina border in 1886....
  

Smaller and/or lesser known denominations

Pentecostal Movement

• Church of God of the Union Assembly
  Church of God of the Union Assembly
  
  The Church of God of the Union Assembly is a small Holiness movement church which was organized in 1920 in Walker County, Georgia by dissidents from the Church of God Mountain Assembly....
  
• Pentecostal Church of God
  Pentecostal Church of God
  
  The 'Pentecostal Church of God' is a Trinity Pentecostal Christian denomination. It was formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1919, by a group of Pentecostal ministers who had chosen not to affiliate with the Assemblies of God ....
   - headquarters in Joplin, Missouri
• Redeemed Christian Church of God
  Redeemed Christian Church of God
  
  The Redeemed Christian Church of God is a Nigeria-based Pentecostal Holiness movement ministry....
  
• The (Original) Church of God (aka The Church of God (Chattanooga, TN))
• The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)
• The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
  The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)
  
  The Church of God is a Holiness movement Pentecostal body that descends from the Christian Union movement of Richard Spurling, A. J. Tomlinson and others....
  
• The Church of God for All Nations
  The Church of God for All Nations
  
  The Church of God for All Nations is a theocratic Pentecostal Holiness movement body of Christianity.Samuel Doffee formed The Church of God for All Nations in 1981....
  
• The Church of God in Divine Order
  The Church of God in Divine Order
  
  The Church of God in Divine Order is a Pentecostal Holiness movement body of Christianity, based in Sand Springs, Oklahoma....
  
• The Church of God under the leadership of Bishop James C. Nabors
  The Church of God under the leadership of Bishop James C. Nabors
  
  The Church of God over which James C. Nabors is General Overseer is a pentecostal Christian body with roots in the late 19th century American holiness movement and early 20th century Pentecostal revival....
  

Pietist/Holiness movement

• Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)
  Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)
  
  The Church of God is a Christian church with roots in the holiness movement.This body attempts to closely follow the teachings of Daniel Sidney Warner and others that were instrumental in bringing about the "Evening Light Reformation." They believe that God began to restore the church to the standards and light of the early morning church...
  
• Church of God (Holiness)
  Church of God (Holiness)
  
  The Church of God is an association of autonomous Holiness movement Christian congregations. It is an outgrowth of the 19th-century Holiness movement....
  
• Church of God (Restoration)
  Church of God (Restoration)
  
  The Church of God is a Christian denomination that was founded in the 1980s by Daniel Layne. In a booklet written by Mr. Layne in the early 1980s, he claimed to be an ex-heroin addict who spent years dealing drugs and living a life of crime and sin on the streets of San Francisco....
  
• Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)
  Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)
  
  The Churches of God, General Conference is a Baptist Christian organization that originated in the revivalism and evangelism efforts of John Winebrenner....
  

Seventh Day Churches of God

• Church of God, an International Community
  Church of God, an International Community
  
  The Church of God, an International Community, seeks to follow the original teachings of Jesus Christ as taught by the first-century Church. It is based in Pasadena, California and has members worldwide....
  
• Church of God International (USA)
  Church of God International (USA)
  
  The Church of God, International is a sabbatarian Christian church currently headquartered in Tyler, Texas, USA, which was founded by former members of the Worldwide Church of God....
   - based in Tyler, Texas
• General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day)
  General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day)
  
  The General Conference of the Church of God , or simply Church of God , is a Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism-keeping Christian denomination....
  
• Global Church of God
  Global Church of God
  
  The Global Church of God is a Sabbatarian church based in England. It was founded in San Diego, Calif., in 1992, by Roderick C. Meredith. Following the dissolution of most church operations in the U.S., the GCG's operations shifted to the U.K., and it reestablished a presence in North America under new organizational identities....
   - 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
  Living Church of God
  
  The Living Church of God is one of the church groups formed by followers of the teachings of the late Herbert W. Armstrong. It was formed as a series of major doctrinal changes were introduced in the Worldwide Church of God in the 1990s....
   - based in Charlotte, North Carolina
• New Covenant Church of God
• Philadelphia Church of God
  Philadelphia Church of God
  
  The Philadelphia Church of God regards itself as an international Christian denomination and is based in Edmond, Oklahoma. The Philadelphia Church of God was founded by Gerald Flurry and his assistant John Amos and incorporated in the United States on December 20, 1989....
   - based in Edmond, Oklahoma
• United Church of God
  United Church of God
  
  The United Church of God, an International Association is a Christian denomination based in the United States with members in various countries around the world....
   - based in Milford, Ohio
• Worldwide Church of God
  Worldwide Church of God
  
  The Worldwide Church of God , formerly the Radio Church of God, is a Christian church currently based in Glendora, California, United States....
   (pre-1995; now evangelical, non-Sabbatarian)
• World Mission Society Church of God
  World Mission Society Church of God
  
  The World Mission Society Church of God was founded by Ahn Sahng-hong in 1964, when he left the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The church believes that he is the second coming of Jesus....
  

Other denominations

• Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
  Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
  
  The Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God is considered an "Apostolic" church by its members, and was founded in 1916 as the Ethiopian Overcoming Holy Church of God by Bishop W.T....
  
• Charismatic Church of God - headquarters are in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)
  Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)
  
  The Church of God is a Pentecostal Holiness movement body of Christianity, once based in Huntsville, Alabama.The Church of God shares a common history with the Church of God of Prophecy up until their division in 1943....
  
• Church of God in David (now called Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army
  Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army
  
  The Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army is a Christian spiritual church that emerged from the Church of God in David, a denomination that was founded in the mid-1920s in Alabama by Bishop Derks Field....
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• Church of God by Faith
  Church of God by Faith
  
  The Church of God by Faith, Inc. A Body of Holy Ghost filled Pentecostal believers of the Christian Faith....
  
• Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
  Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
  
  The Church of God General Conference is an Adventist Christian body which is also known as the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith and the Church of God General Conference ....
  
• Church of God in Christ, Mennonite
  Church of God in Christ, Mennonite
  
  Church of God in Christ, Mennonite is a 19th century offshoot of the Mennonite Church. They are also known as Holdeman Mennonites, after the original leader, John Holdeman....
  
• Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly
  Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly
  
  The Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly is a holiness pentecostal Christian body with roots in the late 19th century American holiness movement and early 20th century Pentecostal revival....
  
• Church of God with Signs Following
  Church of God with Signs Following
  
  The Church of God with Signs Following is the name applied to Pentecostal Holiness movement churches that engage in the practice of snake handling and drinking poison in their religious worship services, based on Gospel of Mark 16:17-18....
   (aka Snake Handlers)
• Church of God, House of Prayer
  Church of God, House of Prayer
  
  The Church of God, House of Prayer is a Pentecostal Holiness movement body of Christianity....
  
• Church of God - Preparing for the Kingdom of God
  Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God
  
  The Church of God, Preparing for the Kingdom of God is a small Christian church that claims to provide "support, [education and warning to] the scattered Church that was formerly united in the Worldwide Church of God"....
  
• Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas
  Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas
  
  The Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas is a predominantly African-American pentecostal Holiness movement denomination of Christians....
  
• Members Church of God International
  Members Church of God International
  
  The Members Church of God International known colloquially by the television show it produces, Ang Dating Daan, is a Christian denomination with headquarters in the Philippines....
   - headquarters in Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines
  Apalit, Pampanga
  
  Apalit is a 1st class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Pampanga province, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 97,296 inhabitants ....
  
• Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus
  Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus
  
  The Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus , is a Christian denomination founded in the Philippines by Bishop Teofilo D. Ora in May 1922. It has spread to areas including California, USA; Calgary, Canada and some Asian countries....
   - based in Philippines