A church was founded in the 1950s by Reverend Bernice R. Hicks, world health organization however requires an active leadership role. The unique teaching of Revolutions per minute. Hicks is that a Old Testament tabernacle was laid call at the form of the cross. This is utilized as a constant metaphor of the Christian case.

A Christ Gospel Churches assume a Apostles' Creed as a expression of Christian faith. Their pentecostal emphasis is seen around teaching a baptism of a Holy Spirit by owning the grounds to believe of speaking in tongues. The large feature of the church is that worship should embrace everthing sort of music (e.g. - traditional hymns, choruses, country gospel, black gospel, classical) and musical instruments (e.g. - drums, guitars, pianos, saxophones, trumpets, violins). Though non politically active, a church supports racial integration as a proper Christian goal. A church teaches "old-fashioned Holiness", however as well realizes there are different levels of commitment & regards this as a matter of the single conscience. Rpm. Hicks' teachings on a dual nature and severity of Jesus have been regarded by some as a restoration of Nestorianism.

Christ Gospel Churches International has astir Lxx congregations in the United States, over 400 inside India, about D churches inside Mexico, when well as affiliates inside Africa, Central America, England, Faroe Islands, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, and South America. There are complete 1400 connected congregations within Long hundred countries (2003). A international agents come located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, from which a Bible school, publication ministry, & tape ministry come operated.