CHURCH OF GOD EXHORTER HISTORY AND
POLITY EXAM 2024-2025
The Church of God was founded in the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, and
Georgia. - Answer: Appalachian Mountains.
The Church of God's founders preached a firm _____ message. - ANSWER
Holiness.
_____ was the most common term used to describe the Church of God in its early
years. - ANSWER Movement
The presence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism caused church
leaders to recognize the importance of developing _____. - Answer educational
institutions.
The church serves as both a _____ and a _____. - Answer: human organization;
divine organism.
The primary objective for having polity and adhering to parliamentary procedure is
to accomplish _____, and what the church should not do. - Answer what the church
should do.
Any member of the Church of God aged _____ years or older who attends the
General Assembly may speak. - Answer 16.
Because the Church of God has a _____ style of government, members do not
represent local churches, only themselves. - Centralized answers.
,This is the Church of God's official history. - RESPOND LIKE A MIGHTY
ARMY.
The Church of God got its start in _____. - Answer 1886.
On August 19, 1886, seven persons made a vow with _____ and his son, _____, to
address the absence of spiritual life in churches. - ANSWER: R.G. Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first known as the _____. - ANSWER Christian Union
In 1896, there was a revival at _____ at Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina,
that focused on sanctification. - ANSWER Shearer Schoolhouse
_____ was a prominent layman in the early years of the Church of God. -
ANSWER: W.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26 and 27, _____, in J.C.'s
residence. Murphy is in ______. - ANSWER 1906, North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was approved by the _____ General Assembly. - The
answer is second.
The Church of God's first general overseer was named _____. - ANSWER A.J.
Tomlinson
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly established a new order of ministry
- _____. - Answer: "Evangelist"
The Evening Light and Church of God Evangel were first published in _____. -
ANSWER 1910
Recognizing education as an essential tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the
_____ was established on January 1, 1918. ANSWER Bible Training School.
, In 1923, _____ and ____ Barr returned to the Bahamas as the first Church of God
missionaries. - ANSWER Edmund and Rebecca
In 1923, _____ was elected to the Church of God's second general overseer
position. - ANSWER from F.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly created the position of _____, whose role was to serve as
clerk of the Assemblies. - ANSWER General Secretary
In 1926, the General Assembly established three standing boards. ANSWER
Missions Board, Board of Education, and Publishing Committee
In 1929, the _____, including up of all ordained pastors, was formed to meet prior
to the Assembly. - ANSWER Bishops' Council
The Bible Training School has been renamed _____ in honor of F.J. Lee in 1947. -
ANSWER Lee College
In 1948, the _____ was adopted. - ANSWER Declaration of Faith
In 1909, the Assembly approved ______'s license to preach. - ANSWER Women
The Church of God represents the _____ correctly divided. - ANSWER the whole
Bible.
POLITY EXAM 2024-2025
The Church of God was founded in the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, and
Georgia. - Answer: Appalachian Mountains.
The Church of God's founders preached a firm _____ message. - ANSWER
Holiness.
_____ was the most common term used to describe the Church of God in its early
years. - ANSWER Movement
The presence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism caused church
leaders to recognize the importance of developing _____. - Answer educational
institutions.
The church serves as both a _____ and a _____. - Answer: human organization;
divine organism.
The primary objective for having polity and adhering to parliamentary procedure is
to accomplish _____, and what the church should not do. - Answer what the church
should do.
Any member of the Church of God aged _____ years or older who attends the
General Assembly may speak. - Answer 16.
Because the Church of God has a _____ style of government, members do not
represent local churches, only themselves. - Centralized answers.
,This is the Church of God's official history. - RESPOND LIKE A MIGHTY
ARMY.
The Church of God got its start in _____. - Answer 1886.
On August 19, 1886, seven persons made a vow with _____ and his son, _____, to
address the absence of spiritual life in churches. - ANSWER: R.G. Spurling Jr.
The Church of God was first known as the _____. - ANSWER Christian Union
In 1896, there was a revival at _____ at Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina,
that focused on sanctification. - ANSWER Shearer Schoolhouse
_____ was a prominent layman in the early years of the Church of God. -
ANSWER: W.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26 and 27, _____, in J.C.'s
residence. Murphy is in ______. - ANSWER 1906, North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was approved by the _____ General Assembly. - The
answer is second.
The Church of God's first general overseer was named _____. - ANSWER A.J.
Tomlinson
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly established a new order of ministry
- _____. - Answer: "Evangelist"
The Evening Light and Church of God Evangel were first published in _____. -
ANSWER 1910
Recognizing education as an essential tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the
_____ was established on January 1, 1918. ANSWER Bible Training School.
, In 1923, _____ and ____ Barr returned to the Bahamas as the first Church of God
missionaries. - ANSWER Edmund and Rebecca
In 1923, _____ was elected to the Church of God's second general overseer
position. - ANSWER from F.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly created the position of _____, whose role was to serve as
clerk of the Assemblies. - ANSWER General Secretary
In 1926, the General Assembly established three standing boards. ANSWER
Missions Board, Board of Education, and Publishing Committee
In 1929, the _____, including up of all ordained pastors, was formed to meet prior
to the Assembly. - ANSWER Bishops' Council
The Bible Training School has been renamed _____ in honor of F.J. Lee in 1947. -
ANSWER Lee College
In 1948, the _____ was adopted. - ANSWER Declaration of Faith
In 1909, the Assembly approved ______'s license to preach. - ANSWER Women
The Church of God represents the _____ correctly divided. - ANSWER the whole
Bible.
