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The Church of God General Conference statement of faith states, [1] and Atlanta Bible College advocates [2] as follows: the oneness of God (1 Cor. 8:6) that the Holy Spirit is God's power ; Jesus Christ is God's only begotten Son (Matt. 16:16), and is our Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5) the Bible is the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16)
The Church of God (Seventh Day) was unified up until 1933. According to A. N. Dugger a Church of God historian, and leader of one of the factions at the time, many in the Church of God felt the need for a "Bible Organization" for the Church of God. They also wanted to move the church's world headquarters to Jerusalem.
The church is divided into regional conferences, with headquarters in Findlay, Ohio. The church operates Winebrenner Theological Seminary on the University of Findlay campus. The Global Advocate is the CGGC's official periodical, published bi-monthly by the church. There are seven regional organizations in the Churches of God-USA.
Church of God International (United States), based in Tyler, Texas; Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God; Church of the Great God, 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)
Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith may refer to the following two modern Christian groups that had the same origin (founded by Benjamin Wilson (biblical scholar)) and common history from the 1850s to 1921: Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith) or "CoGGC" Church of the Blessed Hope or "CGAF" (associated with Christadelphians
The Church of God (Restoration) builds the dating of their movement on the same dates as the Church of God (Anderson) earlier ministers did. They also hold that in about 1930 the Church of God (Anderson) as a whole became apostate and there was silence in the spiritual heavens for "the space of half an hour" (Rev 8:1).
The Church of God is a hierarchical church with an episcopal polity. [ 22 ] [ 13 ] The Church of God's highest judicial body is the International General Assembly. [ 23 ] This body has "full power and authority to designate the teaching, government, principles, and practices" of the Church of God. [ 24 ]
Church discipline concerns led to a "new way" of dealing with non-conforming members. Church leadership began the process of interviewing every member of every congregation around the conference. This new method was referred to as "paneling", which led to number of members who were disciplined and excommunicated.