Churches of God, General Conference
Organized as the "Church of God" by John Winebrenner,
in 1825, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Works by John Winebrenner:

• The Truth Made Known, or, A Fair and Correct Account of Facts Which Have
  Transpired in the German Reformed Congregation of Harrisburg, Since the
  Fall of 1822. Harribsurg, PA: Michael W. McKinley, 1825.
• "Church of God." He Pasa Ekklesia: An Original History of the Religious
  Denominations at Present Existing in the United States. Ed. I. D. Rupp.
  Philadelphia: J. Y. Humprehys, 1844.
• "History of the Church of God." History of All the Religious Denominations in the
  United States. 3rd ed. Harriburg, PA: John Winebrenner, 1854.
• Doctrinal and Practical Sermons. 1860. Lebanon, PA: General Eldership of the Church
  of God, 1868.
• The Ordinances: Baptism, Feet Washing and the Lord's Supper. 1860. Harrisburg, PA:
  General Eldership of the Churches of God, 1967.
• Christian Baptism: A Sermon. Introduction by C. H. Forney. Lancaster, PA: Board
  of Publications of the Church of God, 1873.
• A Popular Treatise on Regeneration. Harrisburg, PA: Board of Publications of the
  Church of God, 1878.
• A Brief Scriptural View of the Church of God. Rev. ed. Harrisburg, PA: Board of
  Publications of the Church of God, 1878.
• "The Law of Tithes." Ed. with Introduction by Jack Parthemore. The Church Advocate
  127 (1962): passim.
• "John Winebrenner Writes to His Missionary Daughter in China." Ed. with Introduction
  by Richard Kern. The Church Advocate 128 (August 3, 1963): 4, 10–11, 27–29.
• "Some Notable Quotes from the Winebrenner Manuscripts." Ed. Richard Kern. The
  Church Advocate 128 (October 12, 1963): 11, 30.
• "The Winebrenner Manuscripts." Ed. Richard Kern. The Church Advocate 128–132
  (1963-1966): passim.

  "From the Pen of John Winebrenner." Editorials from 1840, 1848, 1851. Ed. Jack

  Parthemore. The Church Advocate 134 (1970): passim.

  Early Sermons of John Winebrenner: 1820–1826. Ed. with Introductions by Richard

  Kern. Findlay, OH: Winebrenner Theological Seminary, 1970.

Churches of God Publications:

• Becoming a Christian. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1942.
• This New Life. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1942.
• Meditations for the Lenten Season by J. Russell Bucher, Hilliard Camp, H. Clifford Fox,
  Ivan Frick, and Gale Ritz. Foreword by H. Clifford Fox. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1955.
• The Church—Nature and Organization. Revised ed. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing
  House, 1975.
• Time for Review: Facts about the Founding of the Churches of God, General
  Conference. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1975.
• We Believe: The Doctrinal Statement of the Churches of God, General Conference.
  Revised ed. Findlay, OH: Churches of God Publications, 1986.
• Strengthening Our Hearts: A Study of We Believe for Small Groups. Latrobe, PA:
  First Church of God, 1997.
• Church Advocate Annual Indexes: 1960-1996. Findlay, OH: Churches of God
  Publications, 1997.

Works by David I. Bowers:

• "John Winebrenner and Social Reform. The Church Advocate 138 (July 1973): 12–16.

Works by J. Russell Bucher:

• Meditations for the Lenten Season by J. Russell Bucher, Hilliard Camp, H. Clifford Fox,
  Ivan Frick, and Gale Ritz. Foreword by H. Clifford Fox. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1955.

Works by Hilliard Camp:

• Meditations for the Lenten Season by J. Russell Bucher, Hilliard Camp, H. Clifford Fox,
  Ivan Frick, and Gale Ritz. Foreword by H. Clifford Fox. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1955.

Works by Works by Don Corbin:

• "Slavery and the Civil War as Viewed by the Churches of God." The Church Advocate
  135 (September 1970): 6–9, 45.

Works by Arthur E. Eakin:

• "Foreword." Our Second Half Century: A Brief History of the West Pennsylvania
  Eldership of the Churches of God from 1893–1943. Assisted by J. D. Patterson
  and J. I. Kalp. Butler, PA: West Pennsylvania Eldership, 1944.

Works by C. H. Forney:

• Editorials from The Church Advocate. Harrisburg, PA: Church of God, 1875.
• The Christian Ordinances: A Historical Inquiry into the Practices of Trine Immersion,
  the Washing of the Saints' Feet, and the Love Feast. Harrisburg, PA: Board of
  Publication of the General Eldership of the Churches of God, 1883.
• "What Winebrenner Taught Editorially: A Condensed Reprint of Articles by C. H. Forney."
  (1885–1886). Ed. Glenn E. Beatty. The Church Advocate 137 (April 1967):
  10–13; (May 1967):13–17.
• Jewett, Milo P. The Mode and Subjects of Baptism. Revised and edited by C. H.
  Forney. Harrisburg, PA: Central Printing and Publishing House, 1905.
• The Bible Doctrine of Sanctification. Harrisburg, PA: Central Printing and Publishing
  House, 1906.
• The Philosophic Basis of Ordinances. Harrisburg, PA: Central Printing and Publishing
  House, 1906.
• History of the Churches of God in the United States of North America. Harrisburg,
  PA: Board of Directors of the Publishing House and Book Rooms of the Churches
  of God, 1914. [WORK IN PROGRESS. Division I. Complete.]

Works by H. Clifford Fox:

• Meditations for the Lenten Season by J. Russell Bucher, Hilliard Camp, H. Clifford Fox,
  Ivan Frick, and Gale Ritz. Foreword by H. Clifford Fox. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1955.

Works by Ivan Frick:

• Meditations for the Lenten Season by J. Russell Bucher, Hilliard Camp, H. Clifford Fox,
  Ivan Frick, and Gale Ritz. Foreword by H. Clifford Fox. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1955.

Works by J. Harvey Gossard:

• "Organizational Practices of the Church of God." The Church—Nature and Organization.
  Revised ed. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1975.
• "The Human Side of John Winebrenner: As Seen in His Personal Letters." The Church
  Advocate 146 (March 1982): 2–3, 8–10.
• "John Winebrenner: Founder, Reformer, and Businessman." Ed. John M. Coleman, et al.
  University Park, PA: Pennsylavnia Historical Association, 1986.
• A Brief History of Winebrenner Theological Seminary (1942-1992). Findlay, OH:
  Winebrenner Theological Seminary, 1992.

Works by Billy G. Holmes:

• "Articles about or by D. S. Warner in The Church Advocate." Typescript. 1967.
• "D. S. Warner: With the Churches of God in North America." Typescript. 1967.

Works by Richard Kern:

• "John Winebrenner and the Church of God." The Church Advocate 126 (July 22,
  1961–May 26, 1962): passim.
• "John Winebrenner Writes to His Missionary Daughter in China." Ed. with Introduction
  by Richard Kern. The Church Advocate 128 (August 3, 1963): 4, 10–11, 27–29.
• "Some Notable Quotes from the Winebrenner Manuscripts." Ed. Richard Kern. The
  Church Advocate 128 (October 12, 1963): 11, 30.
• "The Winebrenner Manuscripts." Ed. Richard Kern. The Church Advocate 128–132
  (November 9, 1963–June 1966): passim.

  John Winebrenner in the Gospel Publisher and the Church Advocate 1835 to the

  Present. Findlay, OH: Winebrenner Theological Seminary, 1967.

  Early Sermons of John Winebrenner: 1820-1826. Ed. with Introductions by Richard

  Kern. Findlay, OH: Winebrenner Theological Seminary, 1970.

  Introduction. "Slavery and the Civil War as Viewed by the Churches of God." The Church

  Advocate 135 (September 1970): 6–9, 45.

  "History of the Churches of God." Time for Review: Facts about the Founding of the

  Churches of God, General Conference. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing

  House, 1975.

Works by F. W. McGuire:

• "Report of Committee on Doctrinal Statement." Journal of the Twenty-Sixth Session of
  the General Eldership of the Churches of God. (1925): 120–121.

Works by Jack Parthemore:

• "The Law of Tithes." Ed. with Introduction by Jack Parthemore. The Church Advocate
  127 (1962): passim.
• "Winebrenner's Correspondence." The Church Advocate 128 (August 3, 1963): 4.
• "From the Pen of John Winebrenner." Editorials from 1840, 1848, 1851. Ed. Jack
  Parthemore. The Church Advocate 134 (1970): passim.
• "The Nature of the Church," with F. D. Rayle. The Church—Nature and Organization.
  Revised ed. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1975.
• "The Church of God 'now'." Time for Review: Facts about the Founding of the
  Churches of God, General Conference. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing
  House, 1975.

Works by F. D. Rayle:

• "The Nature of the Church," with J. A. Parthemore, Jr. The Church—Nature and
  Organization. Revised ed. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1975.

Works by Charles F. Reitzel:

• Have Your Received Your Pentecost? Altoona, PA: Chas. F. Reitzel, ca. 1914.

Works by Gale Ritz:

• Meditations for the Lenten Season by J. Russell Bucher, Hilliard Camp, H. Clifford Fox,
  Ivan Frick, and Gale Ritz. Foreword by H. Clifford Fox. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1955.

Works by George Ross:

• "Our Success in the Far West." The Church Advocate 38 (February 25, 1874): 4.
• Biography of Elder John Winebrenner: Semi-Centennial Sketch. Harrisburg, PA: Dr.
  George E. Ross, 1880.

Works by George Sigler:

• Centennial Thanksgiving Sermon. Philadelphia, PA: William Syckelmoore, 1877.
• The Church of God in 1880: A Sermon. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Printing and Binding
  Establishment, 1881.

Works by J. E. Strine:

• The Distinctive Doctrines of the Churches of God: A Sermon Delivered at
  General Eldership. Harrisburg, PA: General Eldership of the Churches of God,
  1956.

Works by J. L. Updegraph:

• Our Second Half Century: A Brief History of the West Pennsylvania Eldership of the
  Churches of God from 1893-1943. Assisted by J. D. Patterson and J. I. Kalp.
  Foreword by Arthur E. Eakin. Butler, PA: West Pennsylvania Eldership, 1944.

Works by J. V. Updike:

• Articles in The Church Advocate. Harrisburg, Pa.: Church of God, 1870–1878.

Works by Daniel S. Warner:

• Articles in The Church Advocate. Harrisburg, Pa.: Church of God, 1868–1878.
• "Solemn Covenant." Journal of D. S. Warner ([s. l.]: [s. n.], 1972), pp. 272–275.
• "Trial and Expulsion from the West Ohio Eldership." Journal of D. S. Warner ([s. l.]: [s. n.],
  1972), pp. 292–295. Journal entries for January 30–31, 1878.

Works by J. F. Weishampel, Sr.:

• The Testimony of a Hundred Witnesses: The Instrumentalities by Which Sinners Are
  Brought to Embrace the Religion of Jesus Christ. Ed. J. F. Weishampel, Sr.
  Baltimore: John F. Weishampel, Jr., 1858.

Works by Richard E. Wilkins:

• "The Future—with Vigor and Courage." Time for Review: Facts about the Founding
  of the Churches of God, General Conference. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1975.

Works by S. G. Yahn:

• Bible Study: Being in Substance a Sermon Preached in the City of Pittsburgh.
  Pittsburgh, PA: n. p., 1887.
• Our First Half Century: Being a Brief History of the West Pennsylvania
  Eldership of the Church of God During the Past Fifty Years. Mt. Pleasant:
  West Pennsylvania Eldership, 1893.
• The Teaching Function of the Churches of God. Lillyville, PA: H. Guyer, 1899.
• Jubilee Address. Findlay College Bulletin of Information. Series IV, No. 3, March
  1908. Findlay, OH: Findlay College, 1908.
• "Life and Work of Rev. C. H. Forney, D. D., LL. D." C. H. Forney. History of the
  Churches of God in the United States of North America. Harrisburg, PA: Board
  of Directors of the Publishing House and Book Rooms of the Churches of God, 1914.
  Pp. 289–310.
• A Century of Sacrificial Service: Centennial Sermon of the Churches of God in
  North America. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1925.
• History of the Churches of God in North America. 3rd ed. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1926.
• "General Eldership of the Churches of God in North America." Religious Bodies: 1926.
  Vol. 2. Separate Denominations: Statistics, History, Doctrine, Organization, and
  Work. Articles revised by S. G. Yahn. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing
  Office, 1929. Pp. 405–411.
  
  
• What We Teach and Practice. Harrisburg, PA: Central Publishing House, 1929.
• Polity of the Churches of God in North America. 2nd ed. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1929.
• The Restored Church Versus a Reformed Church: Opening Sermon of the General
  Eldership of the Churches of God in North America. Harrisburg, PA: Central
  Publishing House, 1929.

Miscellaneous:

• General Articles on the Churches of God (1848–1936)