Shammah Tabernacle Church of God, is an affiliate of the Church of God, Cleveland Tenessee which begun 1886. Some of the most significant milestones are; obedience to the word of God, reliance upon the Holy Spirit, faithfulness to our call, evangelistic fervor, openness to all people, missionary outreach, discipleship training; and a deep desire to retain the roots of the Pentecostal worship, prayer, revival, and holiness. We embrace the fundamental beliefs of a Pentecostal Heritage that is en-grafted in the baptism of the Holy Spirit subsequent to a clean heart and In speaking with other tongues as the spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit.
THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE CHURCH OF GOD
The Church of God began on August 19, 1886, in Monroe County, Tennessee, near the North Carolina border. Former Baptist Richard Green Spurling preached in a millhouse along Barney Creek and eight persons formed a Christian Union for the purpose of following the New Testament as their rule for faith and practice, giving each other equal rights and privilege to interpret Scripture, and sitting together as the church of God. Twenty-one years later the growing movement formally adopted the name Church of God.
Ten years after the organizational meeting, a revival at the Shearer Schoolhouse in nearby Camp Creek, North Carolina, introduced the doctrine of sanctification to the community. Opposition to this doctrine led to severe persecution, but a spirit of revival prevailed and the Holiness believers experienced an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that included speaking in tongues and divine healing. Such experiences prepared the way for the explosion of the Pentecostal movement in the early twentieth century.
Under the leadership of our first General Overseer, A. J. Tomlinson, the Church of God adopted a centralized form of Church government with an inclusive International General Assembly (1906), launched a world evangelization effort beginning in the Bahamas (1909), inaugurated the Church of God Evangel (1910), and established educational opportunities for ministers and members (1918). Today Church of God ministries include more than 7 million members in 178 nations and territories. Some 36,000 congregations serve around the world, while regional and international ministries provide resources and support through our divisions of World Evangelization, Care, Discipleship, Education, and Support Services.”