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Church of God is a name used by numerous denominational bodies, most of which descend from Pentecostal, Holiness, 7th Day Baptist and Adventist traditions. The largest denomination with this name is the Pentecostal Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) with over seven million members in over 170 countries.

Other denominations include:

Adventist Churches of God

Anabaptist

Armstrongism

Baptist

Black Hebrews

Brethren

  • The Churches of God in the Fellowship of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, also known as Needed Truth Brethren

Pietist/Holiness movement

Pentecostal Movement

Nontrinitarian sects

Other denominations

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in its origination period in the early 1830s named "Church of God" after "Church of Jesus Christ" and before today's name in 1834
  • World Mission Society Church of God, a church founded by Ahn Sahng-hong in 1964
  • Members Church of God in Jesus Christ Worldwide, a splinter group that left the Members Church of God International in 2010, headquarters in the Philippines, led by Wilfredo "Willy" Santiago