The Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of God is a

Holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul c ...

denomination in the

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area of the United States. It was formed January 3, 1931 in

Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. Located in southern Ohio south of Chillicothe, Ohio, Chillicothe, it lies on the north bank of the Ohio River, across from Kentucky, just east of the mouth of th ...

. Four churches—Firebrick Chapel of Firebrick, Kentucky; Westwood Mission of

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; Mabert Road Church and North Moreland Church, both of Portsmouth, Ohio—were the original constituents of the organization. In addition to the ministers of these churches, representatives from the Scioto Yearly Conference of Free Will Baptists and the Enterprise Association of Regular Baptists assisted in organizing the conference. Articles of Faith, Constitution and Rules of Decorum were adopted and the name of the Ohio Valley Association of Christian Baptists was chosen. This body incorporated in April 1934 as the ''Ohio Valley Association of Christian Baptist Church of God''.Manual of the Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Church of God, 2018 In 2006, the Christian Baptist Church of God consisted of 35 churches, including congregations in the states of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. In 2018, the Christian Baptist Church of God consisted of 25 churches, including congregation in the states of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.Minutes of the Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Church of God, 2006 The churches of the Ohio Valley Association of Christian Baptist Churches of God are divided into five districts: Central, North, South, East, and West Virginia Minutes of the Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Church of God, 2018

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