Church of God History Exhorter Exam
Questions and Answers Study Guide||
GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
1. The Church of God began in the ____ of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. -
CORRECTANSWER Appalachian Mountains
2. The founders of the Church of God preached a solid__ message. -
CORRECTANSWER Holiness
3. was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in its early days. -
CORRECTANSWER Movement
4. The existence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism made the
leaders of the church understand the need for the development of __ _ -
CORRECTANSWER educational institutions
5. The church is both a ---- and a ---- -CORRECTANSWER human organization; divine
organism
6. The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary procedure is to
accomplish ___ _ _________ and what the church ought not to do. -
CORRECTANSWER what the church ought to do
,7. 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. -CORRECTANSWER 16
8. Since the Church of God has a __ form of government, members do not represent
local churches but themselves. -CORRECTANSWER centralized
9. __ is the official history of the Church of God. -CORRECTANSWER Like a Mighty
Army
10. The Church of God had its begim1ing in __ . -CORRECTANSWER 1886
11. On August 19, l 886, seven people covenanted with _____ and his son, _________
, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. -CORRECTANSWER Richard
Spurling; R. G. Spurling Jr.
12. The Church of God was first called the ---- -CORRECTANSWER Christian Union
13. In 1896, a revival occurred at _____ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina,
that emphasized sanctification. -CORRECTANSWER Shearer Schoolhouse
14. ______ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
CORRECTANSWER W.F. Bryant
, 15. The first General Assembly was held on January 26, 27, __ at the home of J.C.
Murphy in ____ _ -CORRECTANSWER 1906; North Carolina
16. The name "Church of God" was adopted in the __ General Assembly. -
CORRECTANSWER second
17. At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry-
__ . -CORRECTANSWER "evangelist"
18. The first general overseer of the Church of God was -CORRECTANSWER A.J.
Tomlinson
19. The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening Light and Church of
God Evan gel in __ . -CORRECTANSWER 1910
20. Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the
_______ was opened on January 1, 1918. -CORRECTANSWER Bible Training School
21. ____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God
missionaries in 1909. -CORRECTANSWER Edmund, Rebecca
Questions and Answers Study Guide||
GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
1. The Church of God began in the ____ of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. -
CORRECTANSWER Appalachian Mountains
2. The founders of the Church of God preached a solid__ message. -
CORRECTANSWER Holiness
3. was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in its early days. -
CORRECTANSWER Movement
4. The existence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism made the
leaders of the church understand the need for the development of __ _ -
CORRECTANSWER educational institutions
5. The church is both a ---- and a ---- -CORRECTANSWER human organization; divine
organism
6. The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary procedure is to
accomplish ___ _ _________ and what the church ought not to do. -
CORRECTANSWER what the church ought to do
,7. 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. -CORRECTANSWER 16
8. Since the Church of God has a __ form of government, members do not represent
local churches but themselves. -CORRECTANSWER centralized
9. __ is the official history of the Church of God. -CORRECTANSWER Like a Mighty
Army
10. The Church of God had its begim1ing in __ . -CORRECTANSWER 1886
11. On August 19, l 886, seven people covenanted with _____ and his son, _________
, to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches. -CORRECTANSWER Richard
Spurling; R. G. Spurling Jr.
12. The Church of God was first called the ---- -CORRECTANSWER Christian Union
13. In 1896, a revival occurred at _____ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina,
that emphasized sanctification. -CORRECTANSWER Shearer Schoolhouse
14. ______ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God. -
CORRECTANSWER W.F. Bryant
, 15. The first General Assembly was held on January 26, 27, __ at the home of J.C.
Murphy in ____ _ -CORRECTANSWER 1906; North Carolina
16. The name "Church of God" was adopted in the __ General Assembly. -
CORRECTANSWER second
17. At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry-
__ . -CORRECTANSWER "evangelist"
18. The first general overseer of the Church of God was -CORRECTANSWER A.J.
Tomlinson
19. The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening Light and Church of
God Evan gel in __ . -CORRECTANSWER 1910
20. Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the
_______ was opened on January 1, 1918. -CORRECTANSWER Bible Training School
21. ____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God
missionaries in 1909. -CORRECTANSWER Edmund, Rebecca
