Church of God is a name used by numerous denominational bodies. The largest denomination with this name is the

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) The Church of God, with headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States, is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian denomination. The Church of God's publishing house is Pathway Press. History Origins (1886–1902) R. G. Spurling (1857–1935), ...

Adventist Churches of God

Church of God General Conference The Church of God General Conference (CoGGC) is a nontrinitarian, Adventist Christian body which is also known as the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith and the Church of God General Conference (McDonough, Georgia). The Church of the Blessed Ho ...

(Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CoGGC) *

Church of the Blessed Hope The Church of the Blessed Hope (or Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith) is a small first-day Adventist Christian body. The churches have common roots with the Christadelphians and the Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith). Backgr ...

(Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CGAF) *

Church of God (Seventh-Day) The Churches of God (Seventh-Day) is composed of a number of sabbath-keeping churches, among which the General Conference of the Church of God, or simply CoG7, is the best-known organization. The Churches of God (Seventh Day) observe Sabbath on ...

(CoG7)

Anabaptist

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite The Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, also called Holdeman Mennonite, is a Christian Church of Anabaptist heritage. Its formation started in 1859 under its first leader, a self-described prophet named John Holdeman (1832-1900), who was a bapt ...

Church of God (New Dunkers) The Church of God (New Dunkers) was a religious group that was formed in 1848 by dissidents of the Schwarzenau Brethren (now known as Church of the Brethren). The Church appear to be indebted to Peter Eyman ( ca. 1805–1852) for their origin. I ...

Armstrongism

Grace Communion International Grace Communion International (GCI), formerly named the Radio Church of God and Worldwide Church of God, is a Christian denomination with 30,000 members in about 550 churches spread across 70 countries. The denomination is structured in the episc ...

, formerly the Worldwide Church of God, which has repudiated virtually all Armstrongist beliefs starting in the late 1980s *

Church of God International (United States) The Church of God, International (CGI) is a nontrinitarian Christian denomination based in the United States, an offshoot of the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) founded by Herbert W. Armstrong. It is one of many Sabbatarian Churches of God to s ...

, based in Tyler, Texas * Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God *

Church of the Great God The Church of the Great God (CGG) is one of the Armstrongist Churches of God. It broke away in 1992 from the Worldwide Church of God in the wake of the major shifts in its doctrine during the 1980s and 1990s. The CGG, headquartered in Fort Mill, ...

, based in Charlotte, North Carolina *

Global Church of God The Global Church of God (GCG) is a Sabbatarian church based in England. It was founded in Glendora, CA in 1992 by Roderick C. Meredith. Following the dissolution of most church operations in the United States, GCG's operations shifted to the U ...

, based in the UK, affiliated with the Church of the Eternal God (U.S.) and the Church of God, ''a Christian Fellowship'', (Canada) *

Intercontinental Church of God The Intercontinental Church of God (ICG) is a nontrinitarian Christian denomination currently headquartered in Tyler, Texas, United States, which was founded by Garner Ted Armstrong (1930–2003) in 1998. ICG produces a television program and ...

, based in Tyler, Texas *

Living Church of God The Living Church of God (LCG) is one of several groups that formed after the death of Herbert W. Armstrong, when major doctrinal changes (causing turmoil and divisions) were occurring in the former Worldwide Church of God (WCG) during the 1990 ...

, based in Charlotte, North Carolina *

Philadelphia Church of God The Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) is a non-trinitarian, sabbatarian church based in Edmond, Oklahoma, US. The PCG is one of several offshoots of the Worldwide Church of God (WCG), founded by Herbert W. Armstrong (1892–1986). The PCG was est ...

, based in Edmond, Oklahoma *

Restored Church of God The Restored Church of God (RCG) is one of many churches which were formed in response to major doctrinal changes which were made within the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) in 1995. The RCG claims to retain the tenets, style, and structure which ex ...

, based in Wadsworth, Ohio *

United Church of God The United Church of God, ''an International Association'' (UCG''IA'' or simply UCG)Website of the United Chur ...

, based in Milford, Ohio * Church of God, a Worldwide Association, separated from

United Church of God The United Church of God, ''an International Association'' (UCG''IA'' or simply UCG)Website of the United Chur ...

in 2010. Based in McKinney, Texas

Baptist

Christian Baptist Church of God The Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of God is a Holiness Baptist denomination in the Ohio Valley area of the United States. It was formed January 3, 1931 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Four churches—Firebrick Chapel of Firebrick, ...

Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner) The Churches of God, General Conference (Winebrenner) (CGGC) is an Evangelical Christian denomination in the United States originating in the revivalism and evangelistic efforts of John Winebrenner. History John Winebrenner (1797–1860) was ord ...

(CGGC), of John Winebrenner

Brethren

* 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

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) The Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) is a holiness Christian denomination with roots in Wesleyan-Arminianism and also in the restorationist traditions. The organization grew out of the evangelistic efforts of several Holiness evangelists in Indi ...

Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma) The Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma), also known as the Church of God Evening Light, is a Christian denomination in the Wesleyan-Arminian and Restorationist traditions, being aligned with the conservative holiness movement. History The origin o ...

Church of God (Holiness) The Church of God (Holiness) is an association of autonomous holiness Christian congregations. Originating in the 19th century, it is aligned with conservative holiness movement of Methodism. With respect to ecumenism, the Church of God is a m ...

Church of God (Restoration) The Church of God (Restoration) is a plain dress Christian denomination founded in the 1980s by American evangelist Daniel (Danny) Wilburn Layne. Members of this group believe that they are ordained by both prophecy and divine command to restore th ...

Pentecostal movement

, the largest denomination with this name *

Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) The Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) is a Pentecostal holiness body of Christians, formerly based in Huntsville, Alabama. The Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) shares a common history with the Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) up until thei ...

Church of God (Jerusalem Acres) The Church of God is a holiness Pentecostal body that descends from the Christian Union movement of Richard Spurling, A. J. Tomlinson and others. They consider themselves officially The Church of God, but also designate themselves as The Churc ...

Church of God for All Nations The Church of God for All Nations is a theocratic Pentecostal holiness body of Christians. Samuel Doffee (February 2, 1931 – April 23, 2010), formed ''The Church of God for All Nations'' in 1981. Doffee had been previously associated with ...

Church of God in Christ The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly Bl ...

Church of God by Faith The Church of God by Faith is a Pentecostal denomination in the United States. History The ''Church of God By Faith, Inc.'' is a religious institution founded in 1914 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, by John Bright, Aaron Matthews, Sr., ...

Church of God, House of Prayer The Church of God, House of Prayer is a Pentecostal Holiness body of Christians. History The Church of God, House of Prayer, founded in 1939 by Harrison W. Poteat and incorporated in 1966, is doctrinally similar to the ''Church of God (Cleveland ...

Church of God Mountain Assembly The Church of God, Mountain Assembly (CGMA) is a holiness Pentecostal Christian body formed in 1907, with roots in the late 19th-century American holiness movement and early 20th-century Pentecostal revival. The denomination maintains headquart ...

* Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly *

Church of God of the Union Assembly The Church of God of the Union Assembly, previously known as The Union Assembly of the Church of God, is a Holiness movement, Holiness church which was organized in 1920 in Walker County, Georgia by dissidents from the Church of God Mountain Asse ...

Church of God of Prophecy The Church of God of Prophecy is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian church. It is one of five ''Church of God'' bodies headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, that arose from a small meeting of believers who gathered at the Holiness Church at Camp Cr ...

Church of God with Signs Following Snake handling, also called serpent handling, is a religious rite observed in a small number of isolated churches, mostly in the United States, usually characterized as rural and part of the Holiness movement. The practice began in the early 20 ...

(''Snake Handlers'') * The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) * The Church of God, Alexander Jackson Sr. General Overseer * The (Original) Church of God (Chattanooga, Tennessee) *

Original Church of God or Sanctified Church The Original Church of God or Sanctified Church is an association of holiness Christian churches headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The members and clergy of the churches are predominantly African-American. The official name of the body is T ...

, (Nashville, Tennessee) * Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God * Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas *

Indian Pentecostal Church of God The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) is the largest Pentecostal Christian Denomination in India. It has over ten thousand congregations around the world. Its organisational headquarters is at Hebronpuram, Kumbanad, Kerala, India. IPC chu ...

, (Eluru and Kerala, India) *

New Testament Christian Churches of America New Testament Christian Churches of America (NTCC) is a Pentecostal,Smith, Bruce"Life and worship in the New Testament Christian Church" The ''Dispatch: The Independent Voice of South Pierce County, Washington,'' accessed June 21, 2010 Evangelical ...

, (New Testament Church of God) *

Pentecostal Church of God The Pentecostal Church of God (PCG) is a Trinitarian Pentecostal Christian denomination headquartered in Bedford, Texas, United States. As of 2010, there were 620,000 members, 6,750 clergy in 4,825 churches worldwide. The PCG is a member of the N ...

, (Bedford, Texas) * The Pentecostal Church of God (Detroit) *

Redeemed Christian Church of God The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a Pentecostal megachurch and denomination founded in Lagos, Nigeria. The General overseer (most senior pastor) is Enoch Adeboye, ordained in 1981. The church in Lagos had an average church attendanc ...

, (Nigeria)

Nontrinitarian sects

Members Church of God International Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...

, with its headquarters in

Apalit Apalit, officially the Municipality of Apalit ( pam, Balen ning Apalit; tl, Bayan ng Apalit), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 117,160 people. The town is ...

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

South Korean churches

* Church of God (South Korea) **

World Mission Society Church of God The World Mission Society Church of God is a new religious movement that is influenced by the Church of God (Seventh-Day) and originated in South Korea in 1964.James, Jonathan D., Edith Cowan University, editor"The Southern Factor: Prospects and C ...

** New Covenant Passover Church of God ** Church of God Jesus Witnesses

Other denominations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

, 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 The Iglesia del Dios Vivo, Columna y Apoyo de la Verdad, La Luz del Mundo (; English: "Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World")or simply La Luz del Mundo (LLDM)is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian C ...

, 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" {{disambiguation