Denominational Profile

History

split into Church of the Gospel (1912)

The Church of the Gospel was formed in 1911 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, by the Rev. and Mrs. C. T. Spike and members of the Advent Christian Church. In 1912 the groups incorporated as the Church of God but adopted its present name in 1930 to avoid confusion with other groups.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1940	-	5	47
1947	-	2	37
1950	-	3	50
1951	2	5	55
1952	3	3	58
1953	3	5	55
1954	3	4	50
1955	3	5	46
1956	3	4	45
1957	3	4	44
1958	3	4	40
1959	3	3	40
1960	2	3	39
1961	2	3	36
1962	2	4	39
1963	2	4	42
1964	2	3	32
1965	2	4	42
1968	2	3	50

Source

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]