Church of God of Prophecy
The Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian Church. It is one of six Church of God bodies headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, that arose from a small meeting of believers who gathered at the Holiness Church at Camp Creek near the Tennessee/North Carolina border on Saturday, June 13, 1903.
| Church of God of Prophecy | |
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Flag of the Church of God of Prophecy | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Holiness Pentecostal |
| Presiding Bishop | Tim Coalter |
| Associations | Pentecostal World Fellowship and Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Founder | A. J. Tomlinson |
| Origin | 1886 |
| Branched from | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Separations | Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) (1944) The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) (1993) |
| Congregations | Over 12,000 |
| Members | 1,500,000 |
| Official website | cogop |
The Church of God of Prophecy has congregations and missions in over 130 countries, with a membership of over 1,500,000. In 2006, membership in the United States was 84,762 in 1,871 churches. Ministries of the Church include homes for children, bible training institutes, youth camps, ministerial aid, and Spirit and Life Seminary. The Church operates Fields of the Wood, a Bible theme park and popular tourist attraction, near Murphy, North Carolina.