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Denominational Profile
History
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Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (1886) |
continuedChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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split into (Original) Church of God (1917) |
| The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) was founded in 1886 as a Holiness church, the Christian Union. It assumed its present name in 1907 after members accepted a new Pentecostal perspective. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1,432 | 656 | 19,171 |
| 1937 | - | 830 | 22,387 |
| 1940 | - | 1,602 | 63,216 |
| 1947 | - | 2,037 | 90,666 |
| 1950 | 1,414 | 3,368 | 174,960 |
| 1951 | 1,283 | 2,418 | 121,706 |
| 1952 | 1,341 | 2,542 | 126,844 |
| 1953 | 1,387 | 2,615 | 131,623 |
| 1954 | 1,492 | 2,750 | 138,349 |
| 1955 | 4,243 | 2,803 | 142,668 |
| 1956 | 1,688 | 2,939 | 147,929 |
| 1957 | 1,761 | 2,980 | 150,227 |
| 1958 | 1,823 | 3,082 | 155,541 |
| 1959 | 1,965 | 3,183 | 162,794 |
| 1960 | 2,101 | 3,280 | 170,261 |
| 1961 | 2,195 | 3,338 | 179,651 |
| 1963 | 2,345 | 3,507 | 197,464 |
| 1964 | 2,401 | 3,575 | 205,465 |
| 1966 | 2,597 | 3,727 | 220,405 |
| 1968 | 2,814 | 3,834 | 243,532 |
| 1969 | 6,900 | 3,933 | 257,995 |
| 1970 | 7,359 | 4,024 | 272,276 |
| 1971 | 7,504 | 4,095 | 287,099 |
| 1972 | 8,000 | 4,152 | 297,103 |
| 1973 | 8,500 | 4,270 | 313,332 |
| 1974 | 8,650 | 4,392 | 328,892 |
| 1975 | 9,578 | 4,467 | 343,249 |
| 1976 | 8,786 | 4,644 | 365,124 |
| 1977 | 8,645 | 4,774 | 377,765 |
| 1978 | 9,095 | 4,847 | 392,551 |
| 1979 | 9,385 | 5,018 | 411,385 |
| 1980 | 9,676 | 5,176 | 435,012 |
| 1981 | 10,160 | 5,281 | 456,797 |
| 1982 | 10,985 | 5,284 | 463,992 |
| 1983 | 11,763 | 5,410 | 493,904 |
| 1984 | 9,638 | 5,346 | 505,775 |
| 1989 | 7,544 | 5,763 | 582,203 |
| 1990 | 6,585 | 5,841 | 620,393 |
| 1992 | 6,898 | 5,776 | 672,008 |
| 1993 | 5,302 | 5,899 | 700,517 |
| 1994 | 5,493 | 5,918 | 722,541 |
| 1995 | 5,556 | 6,060 | 753,230 |
| 1999 | 6,143 | 6,328 | 870,039 |
| 2000 | 9,649 | 6,426 | 895,536 |
| 2001 | 16,495 | 6,605 | 932,024 |
| 2002 | 15,337 | 6,623 | 944,857 |
| 2003 | 15,337 | 6,623 | 961,390 |
| 2004 | 9,863 | 6,511 | 989,965 |
| 2005 | 10,458 | 6,587 | 1,013,488 |
| 2006 | 16,452 | 6,569 | 1,032,550 |
| 2007 | 16,515 | 6,588 | 1,053,642 |
| 2008 | 16,667 | 6,677 | 1,072,169 |
| 2009 | 17,263 | 6,654 | 1,076,254 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
