Title to all properties held at ____ shall be held in trust for the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee).

• A. General or State/Territorial Level, or by a Local Church
• B. International Level
• C. Local Church Level
• D. National Level

Answer: (A)

Property ownership in the Church of God is kept in trust to ensure the church’s unity and governance over its assets. The rule specifies that title to all properties held at the General or State/Territorial levels, or by a Local Church, shall be held in trust for the Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee. This arrangement means that even when a property is owned by a local congregation or by the church at a broader administrative level, the legal ownership and stewardship belong to the church as a body, not to individual members or pastors. It protects the assets, ensures they’re used for church purposes, and keeps them under the church’s oversight across the different levels of the organization. The International and National levels aren’t the focus of this specific trust provision, while local congregations are included, reflecting that local properties are still held for the church as a whole.