What form of government does the Church of God have?

• A. Centralized
• B. Democratic
• C. Federal
• D. Confederal

Answer: (A)

Centralized governance means that authority is concentrated in a central leadership and governing body that makes and enforces decisions for the whole denomination. In the Church of God, policy, doctrine, ordination, and discipline come from a central office or assembly, and local congregations operate under that authority rather than making independent policy. This structure keeps the church unified in belief and practice because decisions flow from the top down to every local church. It isn’t democratic in the sense of local churches voting to set policy, nor is it federal or confederal where regional units retain independent sovereignty; the central body ultimately governs the entire church.