COG Exhorters Test Sect 2. History and
Polity
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 is to
accomplish __________ ____________________ and what the church ought not to do.
- answerwhat 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. - answer16
. Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government, members do not represent
local churches but themselves. - answercentralized
_____is the offcial history of the Church of God - answerLike a Mighty Army
The Church of God had its beginning in _____. - answer1886
On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with __________ and his son,
____________________, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. -
answerRichard Spurling; R.G. Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first called the __________. - answerChristian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at __________ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North
Carolina, that emphasized sanctification. - answerShearer Schoolhouse
, _____________ was a signifcant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
answerW.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26, 27, _____ at the home of J.C.
Murphy in __________. - answer1906; North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was adopted in the _____ General Assembly. -
answersecond
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry—
_____. - answer"evangelist"
The first general overseer of the Church of God was _______________. - answerA.J.
Tomlinson
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening Light and Church of God
Evangel in _____. - answer1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the
_______________ was opened on January 1, 1918. - answerBible Training School
_____ and _____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God
missionaries in 1909. - answerEdmund, Rebecca
____________ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in
1923. - answerF.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly established the office of _____, and his responsibility was to
serve as clerk of the Assemblies. - answergeneral secretary
At the General Assembly in 1926, three standing boards were created:
______________________________. - answerMissions Board; Board of Education,
and the Publishing Committee
In 1929, the __________, composed of all ordained ministers, was established to
convene prior to the Assembly - answerBishops Council
The Bible Training School was renamed __________ in honor of F.J. Lee in 1947. -
answerLee College
In 1948, the _______________ was adopted. - answerDeclaration of Faith
The Assembly approved ____________ to be licensed to preach in 1909. -
answerwomen
The Church of God stands for the_______rightly divided. - answerwhole Bible
Polity
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 is to
accomplish __________ ____________________ and what the church ought not to do.
- answerwhat 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. - answer16
. Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government, members do not represent
local churches but themselves. - answercentralized
_____is the offcial history of the Church of God - answerLike a Mighty Army
The Church of God had its beginning in _____. - answer1886
On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with __________ and his son,
____________________, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. -
answerRichard Spurling; R.G. Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first called the __________. - answerChristian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at __________ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North
Carolina, that emphasized sanctification. - answerShearer Schoolhouse
, _____________ was a signifcant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
answerW.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26, 27, _____ at the home of J.C.
Murphy in __________. - answer1906; North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was adopted in the _____ General Assembly. -
answersecond
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry—
_____. - answer"evangelist"
The first general overseer of the Church of God was _______________. - answerA.J.
Tomlinson
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening Light and Church of God
Evangel in _____. - answer1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the
_______________ was opened on January 1, 1918. - answerBible Training School
_____ and _____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God
missionaries in 1909. - answerEdmund, Rebecca
____________ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in
1923. - answerF.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly established the office of _____, and his responsibility was to
serve as clerk of the Assemblies. - answergeneral secretary
At the General Assembly in 1926, three standing boards were created:
______________________________. - answerMissions Board; Board of Education,
and the Publishing Committee
In 1929, the __________, composed of all ordained ministers, was established to
convene prior to the Assembly - answerBishops Council
The Bible Training School was renamed __________ in honor of F.J. Lee in 1947. -
answerLee College
In 1948, the _______________ was adopted. - answerDeclaration of Faith
The Assembly approved ____________ to be licensed to preach in 1909. -
answerwomen
The Church of God stands for the_______rightly divided. - answerwhole Bible
