<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The (Original) Church of God is a Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination located mostly in the Southeastern United States . Its origins can be traced to a small meeting of Christians at the Barney Creek Meeting House in Monroe County, Tennessee in 1886 . This church is often denominated the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) to distinguish it from other related Church of God bodies, but the church's designation for itself is The (Original) Church of God, Inc . Offices and a publishing house are located in Cleveland, Tennessee and Pulaski, Tennessee . </P> <P> The (Original) Church of God shares a common origin and history with the Church of God (Cleveland) and several other Christian bodies named Church of God . The (Original) Church of God, Inc. came into being in 1917, when the Church of God in Chattanooga, Tennessee, led by Joseph L. Scott, separated from the Cleveland - based church . This body's use of Original in parentheses reflects the belief that it is true to the original faith, purpose and practice of the Church of God movement . The church incorporated in 1922 . Ridgedale Theological Seminary was founded in 1925 . Introduction </P>

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