The group is officially presbyterian-hierarchical in ecclesiastical polity, with the General Ministerial Body having the greatest authority in doctrine and practice, especially those recognized as apostles.

[4] While there is no official church headquarters, individual congregations are expected to be more than a loose association, and submit to the decisions of the General Ministerial Body.

There is no formal membership, however, those who attend regularly are expected to strictly adhere to the standards and theology taught by leaders in the movement.

The General Ministerial Body consists of male and female ministers, who call themselves "The Seventh Trumpet Angel Ministry".

The group considers itself to be "anti-denominational", with roots in the holiness movement, particularly the Church of God (Anderson) of which Daniel Sidney Warner was one of the leading ministers in the late 19th century.

Warner had been associated with the Churches of God General Conference, and was greatly influenced by the "anti-denominational" teaching of that denomination.

The following is a list of some of the emphasized doctrines and practices:[citation needed] The official eschatology of the sect is a form of church historicism.

They also hold that in about 1930 the Church of God (Anderson) as a whole became apostate and there was silence in the spiritual heavens for "the space of half an hour" (Rev 8:1).

The Church of God (Restoration) has about 20 congregations[10] worldwide (with about half in the United States and Canada) as well as mission stations in Haiti, Nepal, India, the Philippines, Kenya and Ireland.

In recent years their outreach efforts have increasingly focused on street meetings and new congregations in large urban centers.

[14] Most of the accusations stem from well-known doctrines of the Church of God (Restoration) such as divine healing, shunning and excommunication.

However, due to political and judicial pressure in 2001, a resolution was approved by the General Ministerial Body that now recommends that all underage children be provided with appropriate medical care.