Church of God in Christ

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Christian denomination Holiness-Pentecostal church Pentecostal denomination historically Black church

The Church of God in Christ is a historically Black Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States known for its Holiness teachings, charismatic worship, and significant influence on American religious and musical culture.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Church of God in Christ canonical 33
General Board of the Church of God in Christ 4
General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ 3

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Holiness-Pentecostal church ⓘ
Pentecostal denomination ⓘ
historically Black church ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doctrine Trinitarian ⓘ
biblical inerrancy ⓘ
entire sanctification as a second work of grace ⓘ
salvation by faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ
speaking in tongues as initial evidence of Spirit baptism ⓘ
emphasis baptism in the Holy Spirit ⓘ
holiness of life ⓘ
sanctification ⓘ
founder Charles Harrison Mason ⓘ
foundingDate 1907 ⓘ
foundingPlace Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
governanceBody Board of Bishops ⓘ
General Assembly ⓘ
General Board ⓘ
governanceStructure episcopal polity ⓘ
hasAnnualEvent Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention ⓘ
Holy Convocation ⓘ
hasAuxiliary Evangelism Department ⓘ
Missions Department ⓘ
Music Department ⓘ
Sunday School Department ⓘ
Women’s Department ⓘ
Youth Department ⓘ
hasClergyTitle bishop ⓘ
pastor ⓘ
superintendent ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Charles H. Mason Theological Seminary ⓘ
Saints Academy ⓘ
hasGlobalPresence Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
various African languages ⓘ
hasPublication The Whole Truth ⓘ
headquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
influenced African American religious culture ⓘ
Pentecostal churches ⓘ
surface form: American Pentecostalism

American sacred music ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
leaderTitle Presiding Bishop ⓘ
orientation evangelical ⓘ
practice altar services ⓘ
call-and-response preaching ⓘ
divine healing ⓘ
holiness codes of conduct ⓘ
lively congregational singing ⓘ
tithing ⓘ
primaryEthnicComposition Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
religion Christianity ⓘ
theologicalTradition Holiness movement ⓘ
Pentecostalism ⓘ
worshipStyle charismatic worship ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Protestantism → hasOrganization → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Black Protestant churches → includesDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Black Protestant churches → includesDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Pentecostal churches → includeDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Woodlawn, Chicago → hasReligiousInstitution → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostolic Church of God (Chicago)
Charles Harrison Mason → founderOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
General Board → partOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Board (Church of God in Christ)
General Board → appliesTo → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Board (Church of God in Christ)
General Board → religiousDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Board (Church of God in Christ)
General Board → associatedWith → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Board (Church of God in Christ)
this entity surface form: Church of God in Christ General Assembly
Board of Bishops → religiousDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Board of Bishops → reportsTo → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ
Board of Bishops → collaboratesWith → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Board of the Church of God in Christ
Presiding Bishop → religiousDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Presiding Bishop → appliesToOrganization → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Presiding Bishop → hasJurisdiction → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: global ministries of the Church of God in Christ
Presiding Bishop → scopeOfAuthority → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of God in Christ congregations and jurisdictions
Presiding Bishop → isLeaderOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
The Whole Truth → officialPublicationOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
The Whole Truth → publisher → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
The Whole Truth → denominationalAffiliation → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
The Whole Truth → associatedOrganization → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ
The Whole Truth → associatedOrganization → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Board of the Church of God in Christ
Saints Academy → affiliation → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Saints Academy → governedBy → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of God in Christ leadership
Saints Academy → sponsoredBy → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of God in Christ congregations
Charles H. Mason Theological Seminary → affiliatedWith → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Charles H. Mason Theological Seminary → denominationalAffiliation → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Holy Convocation → religiousDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Holy Convocation → organizer → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Holy Convocation → decisionMakingBodyInvolved → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ
Holy Convocation → decisionMakingBodyInvolved → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Board of the Church of God in Christ
Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention → organizedBy → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention → affiliatedWith → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention → religiousDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Women’s Department → partOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Women’s Department → religiousDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Sunday School Department → affiliatedWith → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Sunday School Department → parentOrganization → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Sunday School Department → operatesWithin → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of God in Christ jurisdictional structures
Missions Department → partOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Missions Department → affiliatedWith → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Evangelism Department → partOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Evangelism Department → denominationalAffiliation → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
Evangelism Department → operatesWithin → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of God in Christ jurisdictions
Evangelism Department → operatesWithin → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of God in Christ national structure
Evangelism Department → coordinatesWith → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Youth Department of the Church of God in Christ
General Assembly → partOf → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Assembly (Church of God in Christ)
General Assembly → religiousDenomination → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Assembly (Church of God in Christ)
General Assembly → authorityOver → Church of God in Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Assembly (Church of God in Christ)
this entity surface form: General Board of the Church of God in Christ