Church of God in Christ
Church of God in Christ
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Pentecostal |
Polity | Episcopal |
Geographical area | United States |
Founder | Charles Harrison Mason |
Origin | 1907 Memphis,TN |
Separations | Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. (separated 1907), Assemblies of God (separated 1914), Church of God in Christ, International (separated 1969) |
Members | 5,499,875[1] |
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a Christian denomination. It is an historically African American Holiness-Pentecostal church. The church has congregations in nearly 60 countries around the world. With a membership of over 5 million in 2007 it is the largest African-American and largest Pentecostal church in the United States.[1]
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