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| Church of God of Prophecy | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Church of God of Prophecy | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Holiness Pentecostal |
| Presiding Bishop | Tim Coalter |
| Associations | Pentecostal World Fellowship and Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Founder | A. J. Tomlinson |
| Origin | 1886 |
| Branched from | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Separations | Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) (1944)
The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres) (1957) The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) (1993) |
| Congregations | Over 12,000[1] |
| Members | 1,500,000[2] |
| Official website | cogop |
The Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian Church. It is one of six Church of God bodies headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee that arose from a small meeting of believers who gathered at the Holiness Church at Camp Creek near the Tennessee/North Carolina border on Saturday, June 13, 1903.[3]
The Church of God of Prophecy has congregations and missions in over 130 countries, with a membership of over 1,500,000.[4] Membership in the United States as of 2006 was 84,762 in 1,871 churches.[5] Ministries of the Church include homes for children, bible training institutes, youth camps, ministerial aid, and Spirit and Life Seminary. The Church operates Fields of the Wood, a Bible theme park and popular tourist attraction, near Murphy, North Carolina.
- ^ COGOP Global - World Info
- ^ About the Church of God of Prophecy Archived 2007-05-25 at archive.today
- ^ The six Church of God bodies are Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee), whose offices are located in Cleveland, but whose mailing address is Charleston; Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee); Church of God of Prophecy; The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres); The Church of God for All Nations; and The Church of God, Alexander Jackson Sr. General Overseer
- ^ History the Church of God of Prophecy Archived 2013-04-14 at archive.today, Church of God of Prophecy website, accessed Aug 10, 2008
- ^ "2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches". The National Council of Churches. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2009-12-15.