what is the philadelphia church of god?
Protestant Organizations
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 The Church of God and Saints of Christ was established in Lawrence , Kansas , in 1896 by African @-@ American William Saunders Crowdy . The group established its headquarters in Philadelphia in 1899 , and Crowdy later relocated to Washington , D.C. , in 1903 . After Crowdy 's death in 1908 , the church continued to grow under the leadership of William Henry Plummer , who moved the organization 's headquarters to its permanent location in Belleville , Virginia , in 1921 . In 1936 , the Church of God and Saints of Christ had more than 200 " tabernacles " ( congregations ) and 37 @,@ 000 members . Howard Zebulun Plummer succeeded his father and became head of the organization in 1931 . His son , Levi Solomon Plummer , became the church 's leader in 1975 . Since 2001 , the Church of God and Saints of Christ has been led by Rabbi Jehu A. Crowdy , Jr . , a great @-@ grandson of William Saunders Crowdy . As of 2005 , it had fifty tabernacles in the United States and dozens in Africa . 

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 The Christmas Eve sermon only accelerated the departure of church members . A new branch , the United Church of God , was created in 1995 by a conference of departing ministers and named Tkach 's one @-@ time associate and former The World Tomorrow presenter , David Hulme , as president . It eventually became the largest of the groups to break away from the WCG during this period . Although revenues continued to drop , Tkach remained steadfastly committed to the changes that he had implemented . 

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 As of 2010 the Catholic Church had the highest number of adherents as a single denomination in the Boston @-@ Cambridge @-@ Newton Metro area , with more than two million members and 339 churches , followed by the Episcopal Church with 58 @,@ 000 adherents in 160 churches . The United Church of Christ had 55 @,@ 000 members and 213 churches . The UCC is the successor of the city 's Puritan religious traditions . Old South Church in Boston is one of the oldest congregations in the United States . It was organized in 1669 by dissenters from the First Church in Boston ( 1630 ) . Notable past members include Samuel Adams , William Dawes , Benjamin Franklin , Samuel Sewall , and Phillis Wheatley . In 1773 , Adams gave the signals from the Old South Meeting House that started the Boston Tea Party . 

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 Jehovah 's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity . The group claims a worldwide membership of more than 8 @.@ 2 million adherents involved in evangelism , convention attendance figures of more than 15 million , and an annual Memorial attendance of more than 19 @.@ 9 million . Jehovah 's Witnesses are directed by the Governing Body of Jehovah 's Witnesses , a group of elders in Brooklyn , New York , which establishes all doctrines based on its interpretations of the Bible . They prefer to use their own translation , the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures , although their literature occasionally quotes and cites other translations . They believe that the destruction of the present world system at Armageddon is imminent , and that the establishment of God 's kingdom over the earth is the only solution for all problems faced by humanity . 

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 Today , there are more than 500 million Pentecostal and charismatic believers across the globe , and it is the fastest @-@ growing form of Christianity today . The Azusa Street Revival is commonly regarded as the beginning of the modern @-@ day Pentecostal Movement . 
