Church of God Exhorter History and Polity
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The Church of God began in the ______ of Tennessee, North Carolina, and
Georgia. - ANSWER Appalachian Mountains
The founders of the Church of God preached a solid _____ message. - ANSWER
Holiness
_____ was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in its early
days. - ANSWER 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 _____. -
ANSWER educational institutions
The church is both a _____ and a ______. - ANSWER human organization;
divine organism
The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary procedure to to
accomplish _____ and what the church ought not to do. - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER
16
,Since the Church of God has a _____ form of government, members do no
represent local churches but themselves. - ANSWER centralized
_____ is the official history of the Church of God. - ANSWER Like a Mighty
Army
The Church of God had its beginning in _____. - ANSWER 1886
On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with _____ and his son, _____ , to
find the spiritual life lacking in the churches. - ANSWER Richard Spurling; R.G.
Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first called the _____. - ANSWER Christian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at _____ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina,
that emphasized sanctification. - ANSWER Shearer Schoolhouse
_____ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
ANSWER W.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26,27, _____ at the home of J.C.
Murphy in ______. - ANSWER 1906; North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was adopted in the _____ General Assembly. -
ANSWER second
, The first general overseer of the Church of God was _____. - ANSWER A.J.
Tomlinson
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry -
_____. - ANSWER "evangelist"
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening Light and Church of
God Evangel in _____. - ANSWER 1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission,
the _____ was opened on January 1, 1918. - ANSWER Bible Training School
_____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God
missionaries in 1923. - ANSWER Edmund, Rebecca
_____ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in 1923. -
ANSWER F.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly established the office of _____, and his responsibility was
to serve as clerk of the Assemblies. - ANSWER general secretary
At the General Assembly in 1926, three standing boards were created
___________. - ANSWER Missions Board, Board of Education, and the
Publishing Committee
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