COG ORDAINED MINISTERS TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ The founders of the Church of God preached a solid _____ message.
Answer: holiness
◉ ____ was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in
its early days. Answer: 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 _____ _____. Answer: educational institutions
◉ The church is both a _____ _____ and a _____ _____. Answer:
human organization; divine organism
◉ The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary
procedure is to accomplish what the church ____ ____ ____ and what
the church ____ ____ ____ ____. Answer: 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. Answer: 16
,◉ Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government, members
do not represent local churches but themselves. Answer: centralized
◉ ____ ____ ____ ____ is the official history of the Church of God.
Answer: Like a Mighty Army
◉ The Church of God had its beginning in the year ____. Answer: 1886
◉ On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with ____ and his son,
____, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. Answer: Richard
Spurling; R.G. Spurling Jr.
◉ The Church of God was first called the ____ ____. Answer: Christian
Union
◉ In 1896, a revival occurred at ____ ____ near Camp Creek in
Cherokee, North Carolina, that emphasized sanctification. Answer:
Shearer Schoolhouse
◉ _____ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of
God. Answer: W.F. Bryant
, ◉ The first General Assembly was held on January 26, _____, at the
home of J.C. Murphy in the state of ____ ____. Answer: 1906; North
Carolina
◉ The name "Church of God" was adopted in the ____ General
Assembly. Answer: second
◉ At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order
of ministry--_____. Answer: "evangelist"
◉ The first general overseer of the Church of God was _____. Answer:
A.J. Tomlinson
◉ The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening light
and the Church of God Evangel in the year ____. Answer: 1910
◉ Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great
Commission, the ____ ____ ____ was opened on January 1, 1918.
Answer: Bible Training School
◉ ____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first
Church of God missionaries in 1909. Answer: Edmond; Rebecca
◉ ____ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God
in 1923. Answer: F.J. Lee
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ The founders of the Church of God preached a solid _____ message.
Answer: holiness
◉ ____ was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in
its early days. Answer: 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 _____ _____. Answer: educational institutions
◉ The church is both a _____ _____ and a _____ _____. Answer:
human organization; divine organism
◉ The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary
procedure is to accomplish what the church ____ ____ ____ and what
the church ____ ____ ____ ____. Answer: 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. Answer: 16
,◉ Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government, members
do not represent local churches but themselves. Answer: centralized
◉ ____ ____ ____ ____ is the official history of the Church of God.
Answer: Like a Mighty Army
◉ The Church of God had its beginning in the year ____. Answer: 1886
◉ On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with ____ and his son,
____, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. Answer: Richard
Spurling; R.G. Spurling Jr.
◉ The Church of God was first called the ____ ____. Answer: Christian
Union
◉ In 1896, a revival occurred at ____ ____ near Camp Creek in
Cherokee, North Carolina, that emphasized sanctification. Answer:
Shearer Schoolhouse
◉ _____ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of
God. Answer: W.F. Bryant
, ◉ The first General Assembly was held on January 26, _____, at the
home of J.C. Murphy in the state of ____ ____. Answer: 1906; North
Carolina
◉ The name "Church of God" was adopted in the ____ General
Assembly. Answer: second
◉ At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order
of ministry--_____. Answer: "evangelist"
◉ The first general overseer of the Church of God was _____. Answer:
A.J. Tomlinson
◉ The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening light
and the Church of God Evangel in the year ____. Answer: 1910
◉ Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great
Commission, the ____ ____ ____ was opened on January 1, 1918.
Answer: Bible Training School
◉ ____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first
Church of God missionaries in 1909. Answer: Edmond; Rebecca
◉ ____ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God
in 1923. Answer: F.J. Lee
