On July 19, 1939, the church was organized  in Irish Cut, known as Cherry Hill Church of God with Rev. I. H. Brabson, the District Overseer under Leadership and Covering of the Church of God International in Cleveland Tennessee.

The Church begin with 19 members which consisted of six new members and 13 transfers from the Carson Springs Church of God. The Pastor was Rev. Robert Sifford with Lydia Blazer being appointed as the Clerk and Treasurer.

On October 3, 1943, the church moved in to a new facility in Newport on the corner of Park and White Oak Street. The name was changed to the Newport Church of God with C. M. Morgan, Pastor . The church remained there until 1956, which at the time land was purchased on Old Knoxville Highway.
Pastor Kermit Phillips , moved the church into another new building. In 1970, the original church building on Old Knoxville Highway was torn down and the present facilities were constructed under the supervision of Rev. R. Douglas Jacobs, Pastor.



                                                                             Former Pastors

Rev. I. H. Brabson          
Rev. Robert Sifford
Rev. J.W. Rigs
Rev. Bill Cook
Rev. Ed Harris
Rev. Charles Morgan
Rev. James Youngblood 
Rev. R.L. Beaty
Rev. J.D. Bishop                                
Rev. Joe Hodge
Rev. George Bailey                            
Rev. Kermit Phillips
Rev. Melvin Lonas                             
Rev. George Underwood
Rev. T.G. Pearson                              
Rev. Carl Sifford
Rev. Douglas Jacobs
Rev. J.C. Hale
Rev. C.R. Stansberry                     
Rev. E.K. Waldrop
Rev. Donnie Kelley                            
Bishop Norman Jones
Bishop Charles Oaks                              
Rev. John Hughes
Bishop. Calvin Hammontree                                                 

   Present Pastor
 Bishop Craig E. Cutshaw.