Church of God of Prophecy

Church of God of Prophecy
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
Members	1,500,000
Official website	cogop.org

The Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) is a 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 135 countries, with a membership of over 1,500,000.^[4] Membership in the United States as of 2010 was 98,407 in 1,743 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
^ "US Religion Census - 2010".

[1] COGOP Global - World Info

[COGOPabout-2] About the Church of God of Prophecy Archived 2007-05-25 at archive.today

[3] 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

[COGOPhisory-4] History the Church of God of Prophecy Archived 2013-04-14 at archive.today, Church of God of Prophecy website, accessed Aug 10, 2008

[5] "US Religion Census - 2010".

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