Church of God of the Union Assembly
A Holiness church organized in Georgia in 1920 and historically concentrated in North Georgia and East Tennessee.
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Overview
The Church of God of the Union Assembly is a Holiness Christian denomination in the United States. It was organized in 1920 in Walker County, Georgia, by ministers and congregations that had separated from the Church of God Mountain Assembly. The organization was initially known as the Union Assembly of the Church of God before adopting its current name. Its historical numerical strength has been concentrated in North Georgia and East Tennessee. The denomination's origins are associated with Reverend Charlie T. Pratt, whose ministry began in the early twentieth century. Pratt was ordained on October 18, 1910, in Gold Bug, Kentucky. He subsequently traveled through Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia, conducting revival meetings and organizing congregations. In 1911, he held a tent revival in Bartow County, Georgia, after which a congregation was formed at Cass Station and called him to serve as overseer. He established another church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on February 1, 1915. On Christmas Day 1916, congregations established through Pratt's ministry met in Knoxville for a general assembly. The participants agreed to unite around a common doctrine, providing an institutional foundation for the later denomination. In November 1919, Pratt and seven other men applied for a church charter in Bartow County, Georgia. The charter was granted, and Center, Georgia, became the first headquarters of the Union Assembly of the Church of God. Early supporters named in the organization's original charter and covenant included J. W. “Wille” Burnett, Tom Bohannon, Joe Vaughn, Chad Jones, Alec Ledford, and T. R. Bell. The national headquarters moved to Dalton, Georgia, in 1922. Dalton has remained the denomination's headquarters since that relocation. The church was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the Georgia Corporation Act of 1938 in October 1942. As a church rather than a commercial consumer brand, its central activities are worship, preaching, congregational organization, doctrinal fellowship, revival meetings, and religious administration. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about its present leadership structure, membership totals, finances, international reach, and institutional programs. The available historical record nevertheless identifies the organization as a continuing Holiness denomination with roots in early twentieth-century revival activity and a durable regional presence in the southeastern United States.
History
The Church of God of the Union Assembly developed from the early twentieth-century ministry of Reverend Charlie T. Pratt. Pratt was ordained on October 18, 1910, at Gold Bug, Kentucky, and began traveling to preach in different towns and states. In 1911, he conducted a tent revival in Bartow County, Georgia. A congregation was organized at Cass Station following the revival, and Pratt was selected as its overseer. Pratt continued traveling among communities in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. On February 1, 1915, he established a church in Knoxville, Tennessee. The congregations connected with his ministry met in Knoxville on December 25, 1916, for a general assembly. At that gathering, the participating churches agreed to unite around a common doctrine, an important step toward formal denominational organization. In November 1919, Pratt and seven other men petitioned for a church charter in Bartow County, Georgia. The charter was granted, and Center, Georgia, became the first headquarters of the organization, then known as the Union Assembly of the Church of God. The original charter and covenant identified several additional early supporters, including J. W. “Wille” Burnett, Tom Bohannon, Joe Vaughn, Chad Jones, Alec Ledford, and T. R. Bell. The denomination is described as having been organized in 1920 by dissidents from the Church of God Mountain Assembly. The organization's national headquarters moved from Center to Dalton, Georgia, in 1922. Dalton has continued to serve as its headquarters. In October 1942, the church was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the Georgia Corporation Act of 1938. The organization later became known as the Church of God of the Union Assembly. The denomination's historical base has been concentrated in North Georgia and East Tennessee, although its ministry has involved travel and church organization across a wider southeastern area. Its institutional identity is rooted in the Holiness tradition, with activities centered on worship, preaching, revival work, doctrinal unity, congregational life, and assemblies. Available reference material does not establish current membership numbers, a complete list of present officers, detailed denominational finances, or a confirmed international operating structure.
- 1942
Nonprofit incorporation
[1]The church was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the Georgia Corporation Act of 1938 in October 1942.
- 1922
Headquarters moved to Dalton
[1]The national headquarters was relocated to Dalton, Georgia, where it has remained according to the cited historical account.
- 1920
Denomination organized
[1]The Church of God of the Union Assembly was organized in Walker County, Georgia, by dissidents from the Church of God Mountain Assembly.
- 1919
Church charter granted
[1]Pratt and seven other men applied for a church charter in Bartow County, Georgia. The charter was granted, establishing Center, Georgia, as the first headquarters.
- 1916
Congregations agree on common doctrine
[1]Churches associated with Pratt's ministry met in Knoxville on Christmas Day and agreed to unite around a common doctrine.
- 1915
Church established in Knoxville
[1]Pratt established a church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on February 1, 1915.
- 1911
Congregation organized at Cass Station
[1]After a tent revival in Bartow County, Georgia, a congregation was organized at Cass Station and selected Pratt as overseer.
- 1910
Charlie T. Pratt is ordained
[1]Charlie T. Pratt was ordained on October 18, 1910, in Gold Bug, Kentucky, beginning the ministry associated with the denomination's later formation.
Products and positioning
A regional Holiness Christian denomination emphasizing shared doctrine, congregational worship, revival ministry, and denominational fellowship.
Religious services
Worship services
Congregational worship is a central activity of the denomination. Services are part of the local church life through which members participate in prayer, preaching, fellowship, and Holiness-oriented religious practice.
Evangelistic ministry
Revival meetings
Revival meetings form part of the denomination's historical ministry model. The movement's early expansion was connected with traveling preaching and tent revivals, including the meeting that preceded the organization of a congregation at Cass Station, Georgia.
Denominational governance · 1916
General assemblies
General or national assemblies provide a setting for affiliated congregations and ministers to meet, address shared doctrine, and conduct denominational fellowship and governance. A 1916 assembly in Knoxville was particularly important in the church's formative period.
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