Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ Inc. (International)
Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ Inc. (International)
213 Farrington Ave. S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30315
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
33.7266011, -84.3807762
This church was given through the wisdom and knowledge of God to the Late Apostle Elias Dempsey Smith on Oct. 20, 1897, in Issaquena County, Mississippi, while he was pastor of a Methodist church.
The Triumph Church, as this body is more commonly known, was founded in 1902. Its doors opened in 1904 and it was confirmed in Birmingham, Alabama, with 225 members in 1915. It was incorporated in Washington, D.C. in 1918 and currently operates in 31 states and overseas. The General Church is divided into 13 districts, including the Africa District.
Triumphant doctrine and philosophy are based on the principles of life, truth and knowledge; the understanding that God is in man and expressed through man; the belief in manifested wisdom and the hope for constant new revelations. Its concepts and methods of teaching the second coming of Christ are based on these and all other attributes of goodness.
Triumphians emphasize that God is the God of the living, not the God of the dead.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 |
54,307 |
475 |
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| 1971 | 44,835 |
55,090 |
498 |
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| 1970 | 42,895 |
50,080 |
433 |
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| 1969 | 42,460 |
48,500 |
430 |
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| 1967 | 39,450 |
45,000 |
420 |
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| 1965 | 43,500 |
420 |
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| 1964 | 42,690 |
400 |
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| 1962 | 57,700 |
510 |
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| 1961 | 65,763 |
600 |
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| 1960 | 66,740 |
670 |
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| 1959 | 71,089 |
700 |
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| 1958 | 70,079 |
690 |
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| 1957 | 80,310 |
750 |
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| 1955 | 18,000 |
800 |
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| 1953 | 5,000 |
500 |
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| 1952 | 5,000 |
700 |
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| 1950 | 20,000 |
1,500 |
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| 1947 | 15,500 |
300 |
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| 1940 | 30,000 |
0 |
30,000 |
400 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 860 |
1,375 |
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| 1971 | 900 |
1,370 |
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| 1970 | 875 |
1,315 |
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| 1969 | 860 |
1,280 |
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| 1967 | 877 |
1,200 |
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| 1965 | 420 |
1,200 |
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| 1964 | 397 |
1,270 |
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| 1962 | 505 |
1,760 |
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| 1961 | 580 |
1,900 |
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| 1960 | 600 |
2,000 |
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| 1959 | 694 |
2,250 |
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| 1958 | 683 |
2,140 |
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| 1957 | 750 |
2,650 |
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| 1955 | 765 |
682 |
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| 1953 | 387 |
900 |
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| 1952 | 486 |
600 |
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| 1950 | 1,300 |
1,000 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 498 |
51,243 |
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| 1970 | 433 |
48,417 |
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| 1969 | 460 |
46,112 |
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| 1967 | 420 |
35,380 |
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| 1965 | ||||||
| 1964 | 398 |
520 |
18,620 |
19,140 |
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| 1962 | 430 |
615 |
26,923 |
27,538 |
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| 1961 | 510 |
600 |
24,361 |
24,961 |
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| 1960 | 580 |
640 |
26,448 |
27,088 |
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| 1959 | 689 |
700 |
30,789 |
31,489 |
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| 1958 | 667 |
630 |
28,536 |
29,166 |
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| 1957 | 775 |
10,312 |
106,680 |
116,992 |
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| 1955 | 632 |
2,400 |
9,600 |
12,000 |
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| 1953 | 800 |
2,400 |
28,000 |
30,400 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | $32,291 |
$7,210,131 |
$7,177,840 |
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| 1970 | $24,867 |
$6,340,657 |
$6,315,790 |