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'''Church of God''' is a name used by numerous denominational bodies. The largest denomination with this name is the [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]].

'''Church of God''' is a name used by numerous denominational bodies, most of which descend from Pentecostal, Holiness, 7th Day Baptist and Adventist traditions. The largest denomination with this name is the Pentecostal [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]] with over seven million members in over 170 countries.


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== Adventist Churches of God ==
== Adventist Churches of God ==
{{See also|Adventism}}
{{See also|Adventism}}
* [[Church of God General Conference]] (a.k.a. Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CoGGC)
* [[Church of God General Conference]] (Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CoGGC)
* [[Church of the Blessed Hope]] (a.k.a. Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CGAF)
* [[Church of the Blessed Hope]] (Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CGAF)
* [[Church of God (Seventh-Day)]] (CoG7)
* [[Church of God (Seventh-Day)]] (CoG7)


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== Armstrongism ==
== Armstrongism ==
{{See also|Armstrongism}}
{{See also|Armstrongism}}
* [[Grace Communion International]], formerly the Worldwide Church of God, which has repudiated virtually all Armstrongist beliefs starting in the late 1980s
* [[Church of God International (United States)]], based in Tyler, Texas
* [[Church of God International (United States)]], based in Tyler, Texas
* [[Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God]]
* [[Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God]]
* [[Church of the Great God]], based in Charlotte, North Carolina
* [[Church of the Great God]], based in Charlotte, North Carolina
* [[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)
* [[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)
* [[Grace Communion International]], formerly the Worldwide Church of God
* [[Intercontinental Church of God]], based in Tyler, Texas
* [[Intercontinental Church of God]], based in Tyler, Texas
* [[Living Church of God]], based in Charlotte, North Carolina
* [[Living Church of God]], based in Charlotte, North Carolina
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* [[Restored Church of God]], based in Wadsworth, Ohio
* [[Restored Church of God]], based in Wadsworth, Ohio
* [[United Church of God]], based in Milford, Ohio
* [[United Church of God]], based in Milford, Ohio
* [[Church of God, a Worldwide Association]], separated from [[United Church of God]] in 2010. Based in McKinney, Texas


== Baptist ==
== Baptist ==
{{See also|Baptist}}
{{See also|Baptist}}

* [[Christian Baptist Church of God]]
* [[Christian Baptist Church of God]]
* [[Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)]] (CGGC), of John Winebrenner
* [[Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)]] (CGGC), of John Winebrenner
* [[Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of God]]


== Brethren ==
== Brethren ==
* The Churches of God in the Fellowship of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, also known as [[Needed Truth Brethren]]
* The Churches of God in the Fellowship of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, also known as [[Needed Truth Brethren]]


== Pietist/Holiness movement ==
== Wesleyan holiness movement ==
{{See also|Holiness movement}}
{{See also|Methodist theology|Holiness movement}}

* [[Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)]]
* [[Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)]]
* [[Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)]]
* [[Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)]]
* [[Church of God (Restoration)]]
* [[Church of God (Holiness)]]
* [[Church of God (Holiness)]]
* [[Church of God (Restoration)]]
* [[Church of God of the Union Assembly]]


== Pentecostal Movement ==
== Pentecostal movement ==
{{See also|Pentecostalism}}
{{See also|Pentecostalism}}
* [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]], the largest denomination with this name
* [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]], the largest denomination with this name
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* [[Church of God Mountain Assembly]]
* [[Church of God Mountain Assembly]]
* [[Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly]]
* [[Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly]]
* [[Church of God of the Union Assembly]]
* [[Church of God of Prophecy]]
* [[Church of God of Prophecy]]
* [[Church of God with Signs Following]] (a.k.a. ''Snake Handlers'')
* [[Church of God with Signs Following]] (best known for their open practice of [[Snake handling in Christianity|snake handling]])
* [[The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)]]
* [[The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)]]
* [[The Church of God in Divine Order]]
* [[The Church of God, Alexander Jackson Sr. General Overseer]]
* [[The Church of God, Alexander Jackson Sr. General Overseer]]
* [[The (Original) Church of God]] (a.k.a. ''The Church of God in Chattanooga, Tennessee'')
* [[The (Original) Church of God]] (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
* [[Original Church of God or Sanctified Church]], headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee
* [[Original Church of God or Sanctified Church]], (Nashville, Tennessee)
* [[Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God]]
* [[Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God]]
* [[Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas]]
* [[Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas]]
* [[Indian Pentecostal Church of God]], headquarters in Eluru, India
* [[Indian Pentecostal Church of God]], (Eluru and Kerala, India)
* [[New Testament Christian Churches of America]], founded as New Testament Church of God
* [[New Testament Christian Churches of America]], (New Testament Church of God)
* [[Pentecostal Church of God]], headquarters in Bedford, Texas, United States
* [[Pentecostal Church of God]], (Bedford, Texas)
* [[The Pentecostal Church of God (Detroit)]]
* The Pentecostal Church of God (Detroit)
* [[Redeemed Christian Church of God]], based in Nigeria
* [[Redeemed Christian Church of God]], (Nigeria)


== Nontrinitarian sects ==
== Nontrinitarian sects ==
* [[Members Church of God International]], in Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines
* [[Members Church of God International]], with its headquarters in [[Apalit]], [[Pampanga]], [[Philippines]]

== South Korean churches founded by Ahn Sahng-hong in 1964 ==
== South Korean churches ==
* [[Church of God (South Korea)]]
* Church of God (South Korea)
** [[World Mission Society Church of God]]
** [[World Mission Society Church of God]]
** [[New Covenant Passover Church of God]]
** New Covenant Passover Church of God
** Church of God Jesus Witnesses


== Other denominations ==
== Other denominations ==
* [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], in its origination period in the early 1830s named "Church of God" after "Church of Jesus Christ" and before today's name in 1834
* [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], in its origination period in the early 1830s named "Church of God" after "Church of Jesus Christ" and before today's name in 1834
* [[La Luz del Mundo]], a church founded in Mexico in 1926. Officially named the "Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World"
* [[World Mission Society Church of God]], a church founded by Ahn Sahng-hong in 1964
* [[Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)]] Revival movement out of Reformed Churches in early 1800s
* [[La Luz del Mundo]], a church founded in Mexico in 1926. Officially named, the “Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World.” A splinter church, also based in Mexico, commonly known as “El Buen Pastor” has a similar name: “Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Good Shepherd.”

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Church of God is a name used by numerous denominational bodies. The largest denomination with this name is the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee).

Adventist Churches of God

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Anabaptist

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Armstrongism

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Baptist

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Brethren

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  • The Churches of God in the Fellowship of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, also known as Needed Truth Brethren

Wesleyan holiness movement

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Pentecostal movement

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Nontrinitarian sects

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South Korean churches

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Other denominations

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