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Triumph the Church and the Kingdom of God in Christ is a predominantly black Pentecostal church founded in 1902 by Elder E. D. Smith, who had a private revelation concerning the Pentecostal baptism of fire.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | - | 300 | 15,500 |
| 1950 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 20,000 |
| 1952 | 600 | 700 | 5,000 |
| 1953 | 900 | 500 | - |
| 1955 | 682 | 800 | 18,000 |
| 1957 | 2,650 | 750 | 80,310 |
| 1958 | 2,140 | 690 | 70,079 |
| 1959 | 2,250 | 700 | 71,089 |
| 1960 | 2,000 | 670 | 66,740 |
| 1961 | 1,900 | 600 | 65,763 |
| 1962 | 1,760 | 510 | 57,700 |
| 1964 | 1,270 | 400 | 42,690 |
| 1965 | 1,200 | 420 | 43,500 |
| 1967 | 1,200 | 420 | 45,000 |
| 1969 | 1,280 | 430 | 48,500 |
| 1970 | 1,315 | 433 | 50,080 |
| 1971 | 1,370 | 498 | 55,090 |
| 1972 | 1,375 | 475 | 54,307 |
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]
