COG Ordained Ministers Exam - History
& Polity Review Questions and Answers
100% Solved | Graded A+
The Church of God began in the _____ _____ of Tennessee, North
Carolina, and Georgia. - ✔✔Appalachian Mountains
The founders of the Church of God preached a solid _____ message. -
✔✔holiness
____ was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in its
early days. - ✔✔Movement
The existence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism made
the leaders of the church understand the need for the development of
_____ _____. - ✔✔educational institutions
The church is both a _____ _____ and a _____ _____. - ✔✔human
organization; divine organism
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,The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary
procedure is to accomplish what the church ____ ____ ____ and what the
church ____ ____ ____ ____. - ✔✔ought to do; ought not to do
Any member of the Church of God who is ____ years of age and above
who is present at the General Assembly is able to speak at the Assembly -
✔✔16
Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government, members do not
represent local churches but themselves. - ✔✔centralized
____ ____ ____ ____ is the official history of the Church of God. - ✔✔Like
a Mighty Army
The Church of God had its beginning in the year ____. - ✔✔1886
On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with ____ and his son,
____, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. - ✔✔Richard
Spurling; R.G. Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first called the ____ ____. - ✔✔Christian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at ____ ____ near Camp Creek in Cherokee,
North Carolina, that emphasized sanctification. - ✔✔Shearer Schoolhouse
_____ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
✔✔W.F. Bryant
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, The first General Assembly was held on January 26, _____, at the home of
J.C. Murphy in the state of ____ ____. - ✔✔1906; North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was adopted in the ____ General Assembly. -
✔✔second
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of
ministry--_____. - ✔✔"evangelist"
The first general overseer of the Church of God was _____. - ✔✔A.J.
Tomlinson
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening light and
the Church of God Evangel in the year ____. - ✔✔1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great
Commission, the ____ ____ ____ was opened on January 1, 1918. -
✔✔Bible Training School
____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of
God missionaries in 1909. - ✔✔Edmond; Rebecca
____ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in
1923. - ✔✔F.J. Lee
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& Polity Review Questions and Answers
100% Solved | Graded A+
The Church of God began in the _____ _____ of Tennessee, North
Carolina, and Georgia. - ✔✔Appalachian Mountains
The founders of the Church of God preached a solid _____ message. -
✔✔holiness
____ was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in its
early days. - ✔✔Movement
The existence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism made
the leaders of the church understand the need for the development of
_____ _____. - ✔✔educational institutions
The church is both a _____ _____ and a _____ _____. - ✔✔human
organization; divine organism
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary
procedure is to accomplish what the church ____ ____ ____ and what the
church ____ ____ ____ ____. - ✔✔ought to do; ought not to do
Any member of the Church of God who is ____ years of age and above
who is present at the General Assembly is able to speak at the Assembly -
✔✔16
Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government, members do not
represent local churches but themselves. - ✔✔centralized
____ ____ ____ ____ is the official history of the Church of God. - ✔✔Like
a Mighty Army
The Church of God had its beginning in the year ____. - ✔✔1886
On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with ____ and his son,
____, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. - ✔✔Richard
Spurling; R.G. Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first called the ____ ____. - ✔✔Christian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at ____ ____ near Camp Creek in Cherokee,
North Carolina, that emphasized sanctification. - ✔✔Shearer Schoolhouse
_____ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
✔✔W.F. Bryant
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©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, The first General Assembly was held on January 26, _____, at the home of
J.C. Murphy in the state of ____ ____. - ✔✔1906; North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was adopted in the ____ General Assembly. -
✔✔second
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of
ministry--_____. - ✔✔"evangelist"
The first general overseer of the Church of God was _____. - ✔✔A.J.
Tomlinson
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening light and
the Church of God Evangel in the year ____. - ✔✔1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great
Commission, the ____ ____ ____ was opened on January 1, 1918. -
✔✔Bible Training School
____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of
God missionaries in 1909. - ✔✔Edmond; Rebecca
____ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in
1923. - ✔✔F.J. Lee
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