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Church of the Gospel (1912 - Unkown) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Holiness
Religious Tradition: Unclassified
Description: 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 group incorporated as the Church of God but adopted its present name in 1930 to avoid confusion with other groups. In 1971, there was only a single congregation in Virginia and remnants in the New England area.
Official Site: Not available

Connections: Church of the Gospel


 
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Church of the Gospel, Members (1940 - 1968)1


Church of the Gospel, Ministers & Churches (1940 - 1968)1


Church of the Gospel, Trends (1940 - 1968)1

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

Sources

1 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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