The Pentecostal Church of God (PCG) is a trinitarian Pentecostal Christian denomination headquartered in Bedford, Texas, United States. As of 2006, there were 117,000 members and 2,870 clergy in 1,170 churches in the United States. Sixty churches and missions exist among the Native Americans. Worldwide, over 5,200 churches have been established outside the United States, and international membership is over 500,000 members in 52 different countries.
The PCG is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals, the Pentecostal World Conference and the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America. The church's official publication is The Pentecostal Messenger.
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