COG Ordained Ministers Exam - History &
Polity Review Questions and Answers with
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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 what the church ____ ____ ____ and what the church ____ ____ ____
____. - ANSWER ought to do; ought not 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 - ANSWER 16
,Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government, members do not
represent local churches but themselves. - ANSWER centralized
____ ____ ____ ____ is the official history of the Church of God. - ANSWER
Like a Mighty Army
The Church of God had its beginning in the year ____. - ANSWER 1886
On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with ____ and his son, ____, to
find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. - ANSWER Richard Spurling; R.G.
Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first called the ____ ____. - ANSWER Christian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at ____ ____ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North
Carolina, that emphasized sanctification. - ANSWER Shearer Schoolhouse
_____ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
ANSWER W.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26, _____, at the home of J.C.
Murphy in the state of ____ ____. - ANSWER 1906; North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was adopted in the ____ General Assembly. -
ANSWER second
, 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 _____. - ANSWER A.J.
Tomlinson
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening light and the Church
of God Evangel in the year ____. - ANSWER 1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission,
the ____ ____ ____ was opened on January 1, 1918. - ANSWER Bible Training
School
____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God
missionaries in 1909. - ANSWER Edmond; Rebecca
____ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in 1923. -
ANSWER F.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly established the office of _____ _____, and his responsibility
was to serve as clerk of the Assemblies. - ANSWER general secretary
At the General Assembly in 1926, three standing boards were created: ____ ____;
____ of ____; and the ____ ____. - ANSWER Missions Board; Board of
Education; Publishing Committee
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