Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ

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Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ
Orientation Holiness Pentecostal
Chief ApostleApostle R. D. Clark, Sr.
Associations Church of God in Christ (disassociated in 1912)
FounderApostle Elias Dempsey Smith
Origin1897 (founded) 1918 (incorporated)
Separated from African Methodist Episcopal Church
Separations Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God (separated 1944)
Official website www.triumphthechurchnational.org

Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ is a Holiness Pentecostal denomination founded in 1897 by Apostle "Father" Elias Dempsey Smith. [1] It has largely an African American membership. Around 1936 there were two congregations and thirty-six members, by 1972 there were 425 congregations located in the United States, Africa, and the Philippines. As of 2011, there are congregations in 36 states within the USA and Liberia, West Africa. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Dorman, Jacob S. (March 2016). Chosen People The Rise of American Black Israelite Religions. Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN   9780190490096.
  2. ↑ Alexander, Estrelda Y. (April 5, 2011). Black Fire One Hundred Years of African American Pentecostalism. InterVarsity Press. pp. 101–103. ISBN   9780830825868.


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