CHURCH OF GOD HISTORY REVIEW QUESTIONS Flashcards
The Church of God began in the _________ of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Appalachian Mountains
The founders of the Church of God preached a solid _____ message.
holiness
_____ was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in its early days.
Movement
The existence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism made the leaders of the church understand the need for the development of ________.
educational intuitions
The church is both a __________ and a __________.
human organization; divine organism
The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary procedure is to accomplish ___________________________ and what the church ought not to do.
what the church ought to do
Any member of the Church of God who is _____ years of age and above who is present at the General Assembly is able to speak at the Assembly.
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Since the Church of God has a ____________ form of government, members do not represent local churches but themselves.
centralized
_____is the official history of the Church of God.
Like a Mighty Army
The Church of God had its beginning in _____.
1886
On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with __________ and his son, ___________________, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches.
Richard Spurling; R.G. Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first called the __________.
Christian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at __________ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, that emphasized sanctification.
Shearer Schoolhouse
_______________ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God.
W.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26, 27, _____ at the home of J.C. Murphy in __________.
1906; North Carolina
The name “Church of God” was adopted in the _____ General Assembly.
second
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry—__________.
“evangelist”
The first general overseer of the Church of God was ______________.
A.J. Tomlinson
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening Light and Church of God Evangel in _____.
1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the ______________ _____ was opened on January 1, 1918.
Bible Training School
__________ and _________ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God missionaries in 1909.
Edmund, Rebecca
____________ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in 1923.
F.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly established the office of _____, and his responsibility was to serve as clerk of the Assemblies.
general secretary
At the General Assembly in 1926, three standing boards were created: ________________________ and the _________.
Mission Board; Board of Education; Publishing Committee
In 1929, the ___________, composed of all ordained ministers, was established to convene prior to the Assembly.
Bishops Council
The Bible Training School was renamed __________ in honor of F.J. Lee in 1947.
Lee College
The Church organized the ______________________ as a trade division of the Publishing House in 1931.
Tennessee Music and Printing Company
In 1948, the _______________ was adopted.
Declaration of Faith
The Assembly approved the licensing of ___________ to preach in 1909.
women
In 1963, the International Executive Council created the ___________ to coordinate the numerous evangelism efforts of the church.
Evangelism and Home Missions Department
