God, Church of

God, Church of

▪ American Protestant denomination
      any of several Pentecostal churches that developed in the U.S. South from the late 19th- and early 20th-century Latter Rain revival, based on a belief that a second rain of the gifts of the Holy Spirit would occur similar to that of the first Christian Pentecost. They adhere to an ultraconservative theology, by which they regard the state of holiness as a work of grace subsequent to conversion or justification, and practice “speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.”

      The revival began in the Great Smoky Mountains (northwest Georgia and eastern Tennessee) in 1886 under the leadership of R.G. Spurling and his son, who were Baptists, and W.F. Bryant, a Methodist. Members of the revival were organized into the Christian Union, changed their name to the Holiness Church (1902) and later to the Church of God (1907). In 1909 A.J. Tomlinson, an American Bible Society agent, was elected general overseer.

      Splits began to occur in 1917, when the Chattanooga congregation seceded and took the name of the Original Church of God, Inc. Other divisions followed and numerous independent groups were formed.

      When Tomlinson died in 1943, disputes between his sons led to further schisms. Homer A. Tomlinson set up the Church of God, World Headquarters, at Queens Village, N.Y.; and his brother Milton became head of the Cleveland, Tenn., group. Another branch in Cleveland became known as the Church of God of Prophecy.

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Universalium. 2010.

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