Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Higher education== The Church of God operates [[Lee University]], a Christian Liberal Arts university in Cleveland, Tennessee, established in 1918.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facts in Brief|url=http://web1.patten.edu/AboutUniversity_History.htm|access-date=December 5, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213020822/http://web1.patten.edu/AboutUniversity_History.htm|archive-date=February 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In response to the need for a graduate seminary, the Church of God Graduate School of Christian Ministries opened in 1975. Its name was changed to the Church of God School of Theology, Church of God Theological Seminary, and most recently to the [[Pentecostal Theological Seminary]] (PTS) with the hopes of appealing to a broader student base.{{Cn|date=January 2024}} === Related bodies === *[[Church of God (Chattanooga)]] (org. 1917) *[[Church of God with Signs Following]] (org. circa 1922) *[[Church of God of Prophecy]] (org. 1923) *[[Church of God, House of Prayer]] (org. 1939) *[[Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama)]] (org. 1943) *[[The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)]] (org. 1957) *[[The Church of God for All Nations]] (org. 1981) *[[Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)]] (org. 1993) ===Recent history=== In 2007, the denomination had 6 million members worldwide. <ref>Eric Patterson, Edmund Rybarczyk, ''The Future of Pentecostalism in the United States'', Lexington Books, USA, 2007, p. 139</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page