A Church of God (Sanctity) began within 1886 with the instauration of the church around Centralia, Missouri. A movement grew away from ill-affected Methodists that had been participating in the Southwestern Holiness Association. A leading reason of their departure from either a Methodist Church was their eager propagation of the doctrine of entire sanctification, and Methodist opposition to the Church of God interpretation of that school of thought. A churches were originally known as Independent Holiness Population. One of a early leaders was John Petit Brooks (1826-1915), world health organization was editor of the Banner of Sanctity, & late A Adept Way & A Church Herald. He left a Methodist Episcopal Church circa 1886.

A doctrines of the Church of God (Sanctitude) come revealed inside a ten-article statement of faith, emphasizing a triune Godhead, a divine inspiration of the Scriptures, the sin of human, salvation by grace across faith in the blood of Christ, & entire sanctification as a 2nd function of grace. Both ordinances come found - a stream baptism and the Lord's supper.

A Church of God (Sanctitude) has astir Long hundred congregations around a United States, by using the majority in Missouri & Kansas. In addition it use at times decade congregations among a Navajo Indians & Xi Spanish-speaking congregations. Ministry departments of a church include Front yard Missions, Globe Missions, Harmony Hill Youth Ministries, & the Herald & Banner Click. Headquarters come located in Overland Park, Kansas. The general church conference is held annually. Globe missions works come incurred around Bolivia, a British West Indies, a Virgin Islands, Nigeria, & a Ukraine.