In 1997, the General Assembly of the Church of God created a new ministry-based organization, Church of God Ministries, Inc., and identified two additional types of organizations with which to partner in national and international ministry: Endorsed Agencies and Affiliated Agencies.

Today Church of God Ministries is proud to partner with these Endorsed and Affiliated Agencies to help bring the Kingdom of God to life on earth as it is in heaven.

Endorsed Agencies enter into covenantal relationships that commit them to follow the mission and priorities of the Church of God as established by the General Assembly. These Endorsed Agencies serve the church in a capacity not already addressed by Church of God Ministries and, while the mission of an Endorsed Agency clearly reflects the need for autonomy in polity and governance, the General Assembly views these ministries as important in the life of the church, addressing the needs of a vital constituency of the church.

Affiliated Agencies also enter into covenantal relationships that commit them to follow the mission and priorities of the Church of God as established by the General Assembly, and serve the church in a capacity not already addressed by Church of God Ministries. While Endorsed Agencies CEOs and governing boards are ratified by the General Assembly, Affiliated Agencies elect their own boards and hold title to all their assets. Dissolution clauses indicate that Endorsed Agency assets, by contrast, revert to Church of God Ministries.