Church of God is a name used by numerous denominational bodies. The largest denomination with this name is the

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) The Church of God, with headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States, is an international Holiness-Pentecostal Christian denomination. The Church of God's publishing house is Pathway Press. Name The precise legal name of this body is ...

Adventist Churches of God

Church of God General Conference The Church of God General Conference (CoGGC) is a nontrinitarian, Adventist Christian body also known as the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith. The Church of the Blessed Hope, some of whose congregations also use the name Church of God of th ...

(Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CoGGC) *

Church of the Blessed Hope The Church of the Blessed Hope (or Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith) is a small first-day Adventist Christian body. The churches have common roots with the Christadelphians and the Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith). Backgr ...

(Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, CGAF) *

Church of God (Seventh-Day) The Churches of God (Seventh Day) is composed of a number of sabbath-keeping churches, among which the General Conference of the Church of God, or simply CoG7, is the best-known organization. The Churches of God (Seventh Day) observe the Sabba ...

(CoG7)

Anabaptist

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite The Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, also called Holdeman Mennonite, is a Christian Church of Anabaptist heritage. A man named John Holdeman (1832–1900), who was a baptized Mennonite, was instrumental in establishing the church in 1859. ...

Church of God (New Dunkers) The Church of God (New Dunkers) was a religious group that was formed in 1848 by dissidents of the Schwarzenau Brethren (now known as Church of the Brethren). The Church appear to be indebted to Peter Eyman ( ca. 1805–1852) for their origin. ...

Armstrongism

Grace Communion International Grace Communion International (GCI), formerly named the Radio Church of God (RCG) and the Worldwide Church of God (WCG), is a Christian denomination based in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the organization's website, the denomination ...

, formerly the Worldwide Church of God, which has repudiated virtually all Armstrongist beliefs starting in the late 1980s *

Church of God International (United States) The Church of God, International (CGI) is a Binitarian Christian denomination based in the United States, an offshoot of the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) founded by Herbert W. Armstrong. It is one of many Sabbatarian Churches of God to se ...

, based in Tyler, Texas * Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God *

Church of the Great God The Church of the Great God (CGG) is one of the Armstrongist Churches of God. It broke away in 1992 from the Worldwide Church of God in the wake of the major shifts in its doctrine during the 1980s and 1990s. The CGG, headquartered in Fort Mill, ...

, based in Charlotte, North Carolina * Global Church of God, based in the UK, affiliated with the Church of the Eternal God (U.S.) and the Church of God, ''a Christian Fellowship'', (Canada) * Intercontinental Church of God, based in Tyler, Texas *

Living Church of God The Living Church of God (LCG) is one of several groups that formed after the death of Herbert W. Armstrong, when major doctrinal changes (causing turmoil and divisions) were occurring in the former Worldwide Church of God (WCG) during the 199 ...

, based in Charlotte, North Carolina *

Philadelphia Church of God The Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) is an American evangelical new religious organization. Its headquarters is in the city of Edmond, Oklahoma. The PCG is a sectarian splinter group of a new religious organization called Grace Communion In ...

, based in Edmond, Oklahoma *

Restored Church of God The Restored Church of God (RCG) is one of many churches which were formed in response to major doctrinal changes which were made within the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) in 1995. The RCG claims to retain the tenets, style, and structure which ex ...

, based in Wadsworth, Ohio *

United Church of God The United Church of God, ''an International Association'' (UCG''IA'' or simply UCG)Website of the United Chur ...

, based in Milford, Ohio * Church of God, a Worldwide Association, separated from

United Church of God The United Church of God, ''an International Association'' (UCG''IA'' or simply UCG)Website of the United Chur ...

in 2010

Baptist

Christian Baptist Church of God The Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of God is a Holiness Baptist denomination in the Ohio Valley area of the United States. It was formed January 3, 1931 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Four churches—Firebrick Chapel of Firebrick, ...

Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner) The Churches of God, General Conference (Winebrenner) (CGGC) is an Evangelical Christian denomination in the United States originating in the revivalism and evangelistic efforts of John Winebrenner. History John Winebrenner (1797–1860) wa ...

(CGGC), of John Winebrenner *

Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of God The Ohio Valley Association of the Christian Baptist Churches of God is a Holiness Baptist denomination in the Ohio Valley area of the United States. It was formed January 3, 1931 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Four churches—Firebrick Chapel of Firebrick, ...

Brethren

* The Churches of God in the Fellowship of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, also known as

Needed Truth Brethren Needed Truth Brethren, as they are sometimes known, call themselves ''“The Churches of God in the Fellowship of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ".'' Although this is their official legal title, other Christians often classify them as a ver ...

Wesleyan holiness movement

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) The Church of God (Anderson, Indiana), also called the Church of God Ministries, is an international holiness Christian denomination with roots in Wesleyan-Arminianism and also in the restorationist traditions. The organization grew out of the ...

Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma) The Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma), also known as the Church of God Evening Light, is a Christian denomination in the Wesleyan-Arminian and Restorationist traditions, being aligned with the conservative holiness movement. History The origi ...

Church of God (Restoration) The Church of God (Restoration) is a Restorationist denomination of Christianity aligned with the theology of the holiness movement. Being a Restorationist denomination, it possesses unique doctrines. The Church of God (Restoration) was founded ...

Church of God (Holiness) The Church of God (Holiness) is an association of autonomous holiness Christian congregations. Originating in the 19th century as an outgrowth of the Methodist Episcopal Church, it teaches Wesleyan (Methodist) doctrine and is aligned with cons ...

Pentecostal movement

, the largest denomination with this name *

Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) The Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) is a Holiness Pentecostal body of Christians, formerly based in Huntsville, Alabama. The Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) shares a common history with the Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) up until their ...

Church of God (Jerusalem Acres) The Church of God is a holiness Pentecostal body that descends from the Christian Union movement of Richard Spurling, A. J. Tomlinson and others. They consider themselves officially The Church of God, but also designate themselves as The Church ...

Church of God for All Nations The Church of God for All Nations is a Holiness Pentecostal body of Christians. Samuel Doffee (February 2, 1931 – April 23, 2010), formed ''The Church of God for All Nations'' in 1981. Doffee had been previously associated with the Churc ...

Church of God in Christ The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is an international Christian perfection#Holiness Pentecostalism, Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, and a large Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Although an international and multi ...

* Church of God by Faith * Church of God, House of Prayer * Church of God Mountain Assembly * Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly *

Church of God of the Union Assembly The Church of God of the Union Assembly, previously known as The Union Assembly of the Church of God, is a Holiness church which was organized in 1920 in Walker County, Georgia, by dissidents from the Church of God Mountain Assembly. Its primar ...

Church of God of Prophecy 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 C ...

* Church of God with Signs Following (best known for their open practice of

snake handling Snake handling may refer to: * Snake handler, a person who professionally handles snakes * Snake handling in Christianity, the religious practice involving handling snakes {{Disambiguation ...

) * The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) *

The Church of God, Alexander Jackson Sr. General Overseer The Church of God is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian denomination with roots in the late 19th-century American Holiness movement and early 20th-century Pentecostal revival. It shares a common history with The Church of God (Charleston, Tennesse ...

* The (Original) Church of God (Chattanooga, Tennessee) *

Original Church of God or Sanctified Church The Original Church of God or Sanctified Church is an association of holiness Christian churches headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The members and clergy of the churches are predominantly African-American, though it includes people from many ...

, (Nashville, Tennessee) * Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God *

Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas The Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian denomination based in the United States. Originating when the African American members of the integrated Fire-Baptized Holiness Church withdrew to fo ...

Indian Pentecostal Church of God The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) is one of the largest Pentecostal Christian Denomination in India. Its organisational headquarters located in Kumbanad, Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state ...

, (Eluru and Kerala, India) * New Testament Christian Churches of America, (New Testament Church of God) *

Pentecostal Church of God The Pentecostal Church of God (PCG) is a Finished Work Pentecostalism, Finished Work Pentecostal denomination of Christianity headquartered in Bedford, Texas, United States. As of 2010, there were 620,000 members, 6,750 clergy in 4,825 churches wo ...

, (Bedford, Texas) * The Pentecostal Church of God (Detroit) *

Redeemed Christian Church of God The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world and more than 5 million members in Nigeri ...

, (Nigeria)

Nontrinitarian sects

Members Church of God International The Members Church of God International (), abbreviated as MCGI, is an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in the Philippines. It is popularly known in the Philippines as ''Ang Dating Daan'' (; abbreviated as AD ...

, with its headquarters in

Apalit Apalit, officially the Municipality of Apalit (; ), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 117,160 people. The town is famous for its Apung Iru Fluvial Procession, which i ...

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, ...

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

South Korean churches

* Church of God (South Korea) **

World Mission Society Church of God The World Mission Society Church of God is a new religious movement established by Ahn Sahng-hong in South Korea in 1964.James, Jonathan D., Edith Cowan University, editor"The Southern Factor: Prospects and Challenges,"from book ''A Moving Fait ...

** New Covenant Passover Church of God ** Church of God Jesus Witnesses

Other denominations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...

, in its origination period in the early 1830s named "Church of God" after "Church of Jesus Christ" and before today's name in 1834 *

La Luz del Mundo The (; English: "Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World")or simply (LLDM)is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christian denomination in the Restorationism, Restorationist tradition, with internati ...

, a church founded in Mexico in 1926. Officially named the "Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World" *

Revival movement out of Reformed Churches in early 1800s {{disambiguation