Pentecostal Church of God
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Pentecostal |
| Associations | National Association of Evangelicals, Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Founder | John C. Sinclair |
| Origin | 1919 |
| Congregations | 4,825 |
| Members | 620,000 |
| Official website | official Web Site |
The Pentecostal Church of God (PCG) is a trinitarian Pentecostal Christian denomination headquartered in Bedford, Texas, United States. As of 2010, there were 620,000 members, 6,750 clergy in 4,825 churches world-wide.
The PCG is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals, the Pentecostal World Conference and the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America. The church's official publication is The Pentecostal Messenger.
First called the Pentecostal Assemblies of USA, the PCG was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1919 by a group of Pentecostal ministers who had chosen not to affiliate with the Assemblies of God and several who had left that organization after it adopted a doctrinal statement in 1916. John C. Sinclair, an early Pentecostal pastor in Chicago, and a former Assemblies of God presbyter served as the first moderator. The Pentecostal Assemblies of the USA was dissolved in 1922, and the organization resumed under the name Pentecostal Church of God.
In 1927, the denominational headquarters relocated to Ottumwa, Iowa; in 1933, to Kansas City, Missouri; in 1951, to Joplin, Missouri in 1951; and in 2012, to Bedford, Texas.
Although the relocation to Bedford, TX followed the 2011 Joplin Tornado, the decision to move had started at least three years earlier when the 2009 General Convention voted to explore relocating to a larger metropolitan area. The reason for the move was because of lower income due to declining membership and Messenger College could no longer support itself. The Bedford building solved this problem by combining the national office and college into one building.
The PCG has a Pentecostal and Evangelical statement of faith. It believes the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are the inspired word of God which is the only rule of Christian faith and practice.
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