Cleveland, TN–August 19 is the birthday of the Church of God. On this day in 1886, a small group gathered at a gristmill along Barney Creek in Monroe County, Tennessee—not far from the Coker Creek stop on the well-traveled Unicoi Turnpike.   Artist James Marshall’s depiction of the grist mill at Barney Creek (click photo […]

Cleveland, TN–“Pillars of Pentecost: Church of God History – Our First Fifty Years” is now open to the public at the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center on the campus of Lee University. Under the leadership of Chairman James E. Cossey, the Church of God Historical Commission and the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center produced and unveiled “Pillars […]

By Dallas Bogan (Reprinted with Permission. This article was published in the LaFollette Press) While many churches in the South had already established their existence and their doctrines, an invitation went forward to those who wanted to fully establish the readings and beliefs of the Bible as it was written. With this request a small […]

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