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A Church of God of the Mountain Assembly, Inc. (CGMA) occurs as holiness pentecostal Christian body formed in 1906, with roots in the late 19th century Our contries holiness movement and early 20th century Pentecostal revival.

History
Beginning in 1895, several ministers of the South Union Association of United Baptists became involved in the sanctitude movement. At their annual session within 1903, the South Union Association excluded totally ministers preaching apostasy (a possibility of losing 1's salvation). Just about 5 or even sextuplet churches withdrew from either a association. In August 24, 1906, representatives met at the Jellico Creek church inside Whitley County, Kentucky and formed a freshly association. It chose a title Church of God. A early leaders were ministers J. H. Parks, Steve Bryant, Tom Moses, & William O. Douglas. All about a instance of organization, it likewise accepted a Pentecostal revival. Fallowing discovering that more bodies were holding property & transacting business under a title Church of God, this body added a words "of the Mountain Assembly" to Church of God for identification & legal purposes. Around 1917 the body was incorporated, & around 1918 headquarters were established around Jellico, Tennessee.

A Gospel Herald, official publication of the Church of God Mountain Assembly, was foremost published around 1942. a freshly form of governance was adopted inside 1946, including the agents of General Overseer, 1st Adjunct General Overseer, & General Secretary & Financial officer.

Doctrine
the church has drawn higher the Church Covenant, & holds a xii article Statement of Faith. Doctrines of the Church of God Mountain Assembly include: a Bible when the divine, infallible Word of God God around trinity souls - Father, Boy & Holy Ghost the divinity, virgin birth, impeccant life, sacrificial atonement, & bodily resurrection of Jesus salvation by faith across regeneration per Holy Ghost sanctification as a 2nd function of grace the to the full Gospel, including divine healing & speaking inside tongues water baptism by immersion, The Lord's Supper and washing the saints feet as ordinances the premillennial 2nd coming of Christ

Status
A Church of God Mountain Assembly maintains headquarters within [Jellico, Tennessee], sustaining the big open air tabernacle & many agents. A independent geographical nature and severity of the system (just about 65% of the churches) is within [Kentucky], [Ohio], & [Tennessee]. However, it is as well around Florida, Georgia, Northerly Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Arizona & California. There were across 10,000 members witharound 117 America churches in 2004. It keep around assibilate Five hundred churches inside Fifteen nations by using the Globe Missions Dept. meeting foreign needs at toddlers's homes, schools, pastors, & churches.

CGMA occurs as member of the [Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America](erst the Pentecostal Fellowship of Northerly United states of america) & a member of the [National Association of Evangelicals].

It have a 38 acre (154,000 1000²) youth bivouac touching Winchester, Ohio, by using the big tabernacle, the cafeteria, agents, several dormitories & cabins.

the CGMA besides has bible classes inside different locations, & a ladies ministries department.

Their annual Campmeetaround convention is the number 1 week of August within Jellico, TN, & their annual Florida Campmeeting is the go week of January in Kissimmee, FL.

Church of God Mountain Assembly, Inc.
Official web site of the CGMA, headquarters in Jellico, Tennessee. A general introduction to this evangelical church body, profiles of the denomination's leaders, and calendar.

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Cincinnati, Ohio. Calendar, contact information.

Church of God Mountain Assembly
Middlesboro, Kentucky. Schedule of services, declaration of faith, statement of purpose, activities, history of their church, profile of the pastor.

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