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| Church of God Mountain Assembly | |
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| Classification | Holiness Pentecostal |
| Associations | Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America |
| Founder | J.H. Parks, Steve Bryant, and Andrew Silcox |
| Origin | 1907 Whitley County, Kentucky |
| Separations | Church of God of the Union Assembly |
| Congregations | 720 total; 103 USA |
| Members | 7,000; 11,000 attendees |
| Official website | www.mycgma.com |
TheChurch of God, Mountain Assembly (CGMA) is aHoliness PentecostalChristian body formed in 1907, with roots in the late 19th-century Americanholiness movement and early 20th-century Pentecostal revival. The denomination maintains headquarters inJellico, Tennessee and is a member of thePentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (formerly the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America).
The main geographical strength of the body (about 65% of the churches) is inKentucky,Ohio, andTennessee. But, they are also inFlorida,Georgia,North Carolina,Indiana,Montana,West Virginia,Alabama,Michigan, andKansas. There were over 10,000 members in over 103 USA churches in 2018 and nearly 720 churches in 21 nations.[citation needed] The denomination's World Missions Department serves foreign nations with children's homes, schools, pastors, and churches.
In the late nineteenth century, several ministers of the South Union Baptist Association ofUnited Baptists embraced the holiness movement. At its annual session in 1905, the South Union Association of United Baptists excluded all ministers preaching entire sanctification and the danger of apostasy. On August 24, 1907, representatives met at Ryan’s Creek church inWhitley County, Kentucky and formed a new association. They chose the name Church of God. The early leaders were Reverends J. H. Parks, Steve Bryant, and Allen Moses. Shortly after organization, they embraced Pentecostalism. After discovering that other bodies were holding property and transacting business under the name Church of God, this body added the words "Mountain Assembly" to "Church of God" for identification and legal purposes in 1911. In 1917 the body was incorporated, and in 1922 permanent headquarters were established inJellico, Tennessee.
The Gospel Herald, official publication of the Church of God Mountain Assembly, was first published in 1942. A more episcopal form of government was adopted in 1944, that included the offices of General Overseer and General Secretary and Treasurer.
The Church of God Mountain Assembly has endured three divisions since its formation, resulting in the formation of the General Assembly Church of God (org. 1916 in McCreary County, Kentucky), Church of God of the Union Assembly (org. 1920 in Jackson County, Georgia) and the Church of God of the Original Mountain Assembly (org. 1946 at Williamsburg, Kentucky).
The church utilizes a Church Covenant, and holds a twelve article Statement of Faith. Doctrines of theChurch of God Mountain Assembly include:
CGMA's annual convention convenes at the end of July / beginning of August each year, while a camp meeting in Florida takes place in January.
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