Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ

Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ is an African American Holiness-Pentecostal denomination founded in 1897 by Apostle "Father" Elias Dempsey Smith.^[1] Around 1936 there were two congregations and thirty-six members, by 1972 there were 425 congregations located in the United States, Africa, and the Philippines. As of 2011, there are congregations in 36 states within the USA and Liberia, West Africa. ^[2]

Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ
Orientation	Pentecostal-Holiness
Chief Apostle	Apostle R. D. Clark, Sr.
Associations	Church of God in Christ (disassociated in 1912)
Founder	Apostle Elias Dempsey Smith
Origin	1897 (founded) 1918 (incorporated)
Separated from	African Methodist Episcopal Church
Separations	Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God (separated 1944)

References

1. Dorman, Jacob S. (March 2016). Chosen People The Rise of American Black Israelite Religions. Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780190490096.
2. Alexander, Estrelda Y. (April 5, 2011). Black Fire One Hundred Years of African American Pentecostalism. InterVarsity Press. pp. 101–103. ISBN 9780830825868.