OUR HISTORY

Today, the Church of God has a presence in approximately 90 countries and territories around the world, and the constituency outside of the United States now exceeds 800,000 people—more than three times the size of the Church of God in the United States and Canada. Global Strategy and its regional…Read More

Global Missions celebrates 100 years of organized cross-cultural mission administration with the Global Gathering at the North American Convention of the Church of God in June. Leaders from the Church of God around the world represent the international reach of the Church of God.

The Missionary Board of the Church of God is reorganized as the Global Missions department of Church of God Ministries, which was created from the merger of multiple national Church of God agencies. At this point, Global Missions was responsible for relationships with Church of God fellowships in approximately 87…Read More

In 1980, the Church of God celebrated its centennial, 100 years of God’s work. By this time, the number of full-time missionaries with the Missionary Board had grown to 78. The Church of God had expanded to have a presence in 60 countries worldwide, with the Missionary Board responsible for…Read More

A disaster fund becomes part of World Service budget, providing funds for suffering resulting from natural disaster and starvation.

First Inter-American Conference meets in Mexico City. This conference of Church of God leaders from across Latin America continues today at la Confraternidad Interamericano de le Iglesia de Dios, meeting biennially with smaller regional forums occurring in the off years. Today, this includes leaders from across the Church of God…Read More

H.C. and Gertrude Kramer independently pioneer the work in Kima, Kenya, established by the South African Compounds and Interior Mission. Formally taken over by the Missionary Board in 1922.

By 1909, it was evident to leaders of the Church of God reformation movement that some organization was needed to coordinate the fervent cross-cultural evangelistic work of the church. And so on June 12, 1909, the Missionary Board of the Church of God became the second official agency of the…Read More

The Church of God is planted in Jamaica.

George Vielguth returns to his native Germany to share the Church of God message.

Church of God evangelists W. J. Henry and J. H. Rupert begin preaching in England.

The Church of God movement is born. And from the very beginning, Church of God people have been a people on the move, whether it was the bands of evangelists traveling the country or individuals called to cross-cultural ministry.