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Church of God of Prophecy (1903 - Present) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Pentecostal
Religious Tradition: Evangelical Protestant
Description: The Church of God of Prophecy is a Holiness Pentecostal church organized by Ambrose J. Tomlinson in 1903. Although it was understood that this group was operating as the Church of God, the General Assembly of 1907 officially adopted the name Church of God. In 1952, “of Prophecy” was added to the name to distinguish this organization from other organizations with similar names.
Official Site: https://www.cogop.org/

Connections: Church of God of Prophecy


 
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Maps: Church of God of Prophecy1

Adherence Rate per 1,000 (2010)

Congregations (2020)



Top 5 Church of God of Prophecy States (2010)1 [View all States]

Rank State Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Tennessee 124 8,448 1.33
2 South Carolina 117 5,790 1.25
3 Kentucky 73 4,490 1.03
4 North Carolina 146 8,701 0.91
5 Alabama 77 4,341 0.91

Top 5 Church of God of Prophecy Counties (2010)1 [View all Counties]

Rank County Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Covington city, VA 4 182 30.53
2 Washington County, KY 1 294 25.09
3 Galax city, VA 1 156 22.15
4 Shannon County, MO 5 180 21.32
5 Craig County, VA 1 87 16.76

Top 5 Church of God of Prophecy Metro Areas (2010)1 [View all Metro Areas]

Rank Metro Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Cleveland, TN Metro Area 9 1,666 14.39
2 Rockingham, NC Micro Area 6 525 11.26
3 Calhoun, GA Micro Area 3 578 10.47
4 Waycross, GA Micro Area 7 421 7.64
5 Bay City, TX Micro Area 5 246 6.70

Church of God of Prophecy, Members (1953 - 2007)2


Church of God of Prophecy, Ministers & Churches (1953 - 2007)2


Church of God of Prophecy, Trends (1953 - 2007)2

YEAR MEMBERS MINISTERS CHURCHES
1953 31,956 700 1,100
1954 32,000 720 1,107
1955 33,119 730 1,105
1956 33,149 756 1,154
1957 33,761 780 1,183
1958 32,526 808 1,214
1959 32,673 833 1,243
1960 33,240 840 1,262
1961 35,349 2,679 1,301
1962 37,107 2,783 1,340
1963 39,154 2,760 1,383
1964 40,785 3,059 1,447
1965 42,516 3,164 1,452
1966 43,441 1,365 1,469
1969 48,708 1,307 1,531
1970 51,527 1,561
1973 59,535 5,195 1,711
1974 62,743 5,475 1,755
1975 65,801 5,679 1,791
1979 69,285 2,370 1,930
1980 72,977 1,977
1981 72,977 1,977
1982 74,084 5,548 2,026
1983 74,384 5,358 2,040
1984 74,430 8,051 2,040
1985 73,952 7,920 2,051
1986 74,122 7,573 2,062
1987 74,588 7,573 2,085
1989 73,977 2,111
1990 73,430 6,772 2,119
1991 72,904 10,151 2,096
1992 72,465 7,964 2,072
1993 72,370 6,957 2,044
1994 70,570 8,743 2,005
1995 72,859 8,636 1,961
1996 69,974 5,155 1,910
1997 76,531 2,049 1,908
1999 75,112 2,042 1,862
2000 72,899 1,865
2002 110,000 1,841
2003 105,976 5,047 1,879
2004 114,476 1,901
2006 84,762 4,509 1,871
2007 89,674 4,340 1,860
       

Sources

1 The 2020 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include data for 372 religious bodies or groups. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 and on congregations only for 155. [More information on the data sources]

2 All data on clergy, members, and churches are taken from the National Council of Churches’ Historic Archive CD and recent print editions of the Council’s Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The CD archives all 68 editions of the Yearbook (formerly called Yearbook of the Churches and Yearbook of American Churches) from 1916 to 2000. Read more information on the Historic Archive CD and the Yearbook.

Membership figures are "inclusive." According to the Yearbook, this includes "those who are full communicant or confirmed members plus other members baptized, non-confirmed or non-communicant." Each denomination has its own criteria for membership.

When a denomination listed on the Historic Archive CD was difficult to identify, particularly in early editions of the Yearbook, the ARDA staff consulted numerous sources, including Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions and the Handbook of Denominations in the United States. In some cases, ARDA staff consulted the denomination’s website or contacted its offices by phone. When a denomination could not be positively identified, its data were omitted.

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