Pages in category "Presiding Bishops of the Church of God in Christ". Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His passion for meeting the needs of the whole man reaches globally through his humanitarian efforts. The former Detroit-based math teacher was elected as the new presiding bishop over the largest Pentecostal denomination in the country in March. [43], COGIC teaches that man was created perfect and sinless in the image of God as a tripartite being having a body, soul, and spirit. Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. In 1951, the first separate National Sunday School Convention convened in Kansas City, Missouri. This list may not reflect recent changes . She revolutionized and reorganized the music ministry to become a leading department in the church. [55], A 2014 statistical study from the Pew Research Center Forum on Religion & Public Life, reported that most members of COGIC usually got married between the ages of 25 and 30, and that over 42% of COGIC members between the ages of 25 and 65+ were married, at least 19% were divorced or separated, 32% were never married, and at least 5% were widowed. March 22, 2021. He also instituted the Annual Prayer Breakfast, conducted Evangelistic Crusades across the country and developed the Church of God in Christ National Evangelist Registry. Later in 1897, while in Little Rock, Arkansas, C. H. Mason stated that God had given him such a name for the group, the "Church of God in Christ". The school closed in 1977 after her death, as it struggled financially in a period when some families were choosing integrated schools for their children. Vice Chairman of the General Assembly Bishop Jerry W. Maynard. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. African-American parents sent their children to this school from across the United States, especially those who had grown up in Mississippi and knew its reputation. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. Bishop David A. There seemed no prospect of an integrated Pentecostal movement under the leadership of an African-American such as C. H. Jones Sr. was elected Senior Bishop by the General Assembly. Bishop Sheard was inducted into the prestigious Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers. Succession of Church of God in Christ Leaders. Music Dept. This endorsement allows female chaplains who are serving in the military, working in an institution or jails to perform religious services including funerals and weddings. [37] The National Council of Churches ranks it as the fifth largest Christian denomination in the U.S.[38] COGIC is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] with a predominantly African-American membership. Adjutant General Bishop Dickerson L. S. Wells Sr.. General Supervisor, Department of Women Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis. Student Aid a ministry of support to foreign students. Humanity can only be restored through salvation offered only through Jesus Christ. The current Presiding Bishop is Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr., who is the Senior Pastor of the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ of Detroit, Michigan. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. Patterson, Evangelist Joyce L Rodgers#, Jurisdictional Supervisor, Former Chairlady of Youth Dept., international evangelist, Dr. Lytia R. Howard, Emeritus, President of the Sunshine Band, COGIC Pastor, Mother Leatha Herndon Chapman Tucker#, church organizer, national evangelist, Mother Elizabeth White#, foreign missionary, Dr. Rita Womack, national evangelist, former Elect Lady, Mother Willa Mary Collins#, founding First Lady of Holy Trinity Church of God in Christ in Evansville, Indiana. Well-known gospel musicians with COGIC roots include; Andrae Crouch and Sandra Crouch, Walter Hawkins and Edwin Hawkins, Tramaine Hawkins, Rubenstein McClure, Yvette Flunder, Sara Jordan Powell, Daryl Coley, BeBe and CeCe Winans, The Winans, "Detroit" Gary Wiggins, John P. Kee, The O'Neal Twins, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Rance Allen, Rev. To be consistent with progressive measures and modernization, in the Nineties, the international church along with many local COGIC churches began to use the term "youth department" instead of "YPWW. " Under her leadership, the Women's International Convention added the term "and Crusade" to highlight and promote the evangelistic approach of the convention. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. Patterson established protocols of worship, policy and practices. COGIC believes, though, that even then in the case of saving the life of the mother, that abortion should still only be considered as a last resort, if all other options to help the mother and the unborn fetus have been thoroughly exhausted. C. P. Jones was elected the General Overseer, C. H. Mason was selected as Overseer of Tennessee, and J. This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. He is known to many as being an eloquent, compassionate and practical leader, as well as a humanitarian and an advocate with a God-given gift for ministering to the whole man. The current president of the Missions Department is Bishop Vincent Mathews Jr. of South Africa. Blake was the fifth Presiding Bishop (and seventh leader) of the historically African-American denomination from 2007 to 2021. Bishop Patterson was also to date the youngest person to ever be elected presiding bishop of COGIC at the age of 56; the second youngest was his nephew Gilbert Earl (G.E.) [39], COGIC is a trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal denomination. [5] He officially retired on March 19, 2021, and was succeeded by Bishop J. In 1945, Mason dedicated Mason Temple in Memphis as the church's national meeting site. According to Alex Haley, "He and his wife then received bomb threats at home and at church." [26], The parties filed lawsuits in the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, to resolve the legitimate authority of the denomination. She has previously served on the Women's advisory board, Executive Board, steering committee Women's International Convention, General Supervisor's Regional Representative (West Coast Region of the United States), member of the Program Committee then chairperson, Chairperson Special Convention Assistance Committee, National Leadership Conference and Women's Convention Leadership Conference, International Marshall and Assistant General Supervisor. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. They unanimously chose C.H. During World War I, the FBI opened a file on Bishop Mason and conducted surveillance on him because of his pacifism during the war. The Department of Evangelism was officially organized on a national level by Overseer L.C. On May 19, 1952, he added Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. Also in 1952, Mason revised the constitution to determine the leadership and succession of the church after his death. Military chaplains have also been instrumental in spreading COGIC through military installations. [1] [2] Early life [ edit] [35], In 2016, the Church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world. Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. He consecrated and appointed more than 100 bishops during his twenty-one years of leadership. He was the founding Chair of the Board of Directors for,[10] and has served as a board member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, for the Interdenominational Theological Seminary. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. COGIC Bishop Alvin A. Childs of the Faith Temple Church of God in Christ (later renamed Child's Memorial in his honor) was the clergyman who finally opened his doors. She established new auxiliaries including the International Hospitality Unit, the Educational and Bishop's Wives Scholarship funds, WE-12 and Lavender Ladies. The Presiding Bishop - Church Of God In Christ We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. Patterson Sr., the five major departments of COGIC were united under an umbrella convention known as UNAC-5 (United National Auxiliary Convention). As a compassionate advocate for the advancement of Gods Kingdom, he is committed to accomplishing Gods agenda as both a leader and a laborer, reaping a harvest of souls. Research Center at Boston University, the Greenlining Institutes Big Heart Award, a Trumpet Award, and the Urban Leagues Whitney M. Young award, among many others. COGIC theology and beliefs fall in the tradition of Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[40]. He was a strong advocate for social justice. During his administration, Battles organized Regions to oversee evangelistic ministry in various regional areas across the country. After being ejected for accepting these new Pentecostal teachings, Mason called a meeting in Memphis later in the year and reorganized the Church of God in Christ as a Holiness-Pentecostal body. Demons exist as manifestation of evil or unclean spirits. Bishop Sedgwick Daniels Board member (2008present). One of her contributions was to divide the women's fellowship in the local congregations into two groups: The Christian Women's Council for the middle aged and senior women, and the Young Women's Christian Council (YWCC) for the younger women. There is a presiding bishop, known as the chief apostle of the church. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. His decision means that the Feb. 23 Quadrennial Election will vote-in a new Presiding Bishop. The school and college remain closed at present.[29]. Today however, many church mothers have been reserved to titular positions as many pastor's wives have assumed the role of leader of women's ministries in local congregations. In her brief tenure, she encouraged the women to stay focused and supportive to the leadership of the church. From 1985 until 2009, he was the Jurisdictional Prelate of the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Southern California, overseeing more than 250 churches that compose the jurisdiction. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, attended by Mason and others from several states. Today, the International Youth Department (IYD) is led by the International Youth President, Superintendent Nathaniel Green of Dallas, TX, and the International Chairlady, Evangelist Vandalyn Kennedy of Queens, NY. Bishop Blake is an ardent advocate of education and academic excellence, who holds multiple academic and honorary degrees, from various educational institutions. The presiding bishop chairs the biennial Church-wide Assembly and provides for the preparation of agendas for the assembly, the Church Council and its executive . The current leader of the International Music Department is recording artist Dr. Myron Williams, succeeding Dr. Judith Christie McAllister of Los Angeles, California, who is also a praise and worship national recording artist. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. Herndon and her twin sister Leatha were pioneers of the evangelistic work of the Church of God in Christ. The general assembly elects a 12-person general board (presidium) every four years from the college of bishops, who serve functionally as apostles of the church. Churches are organized in dioceses called jurisdictions, each under the authority of a bishop. Funeral services set for COGIC Evangelist Louise Patterson These women have been listed for their significant contributions and impact to the church. Many Holiness Christian groups and fellowships forming at the time wanted biblical names for their local churches and fellowships, such as "Church of God, Church of Christ, or Church of the Living God". Bishop Blake has several academic and honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Divinity from California Graduate School of Theology, a Doctor of Law degree from Oral Roberts University and an honorary doctorate from California State University, Los Angeles. The church started with only 50 members in 1969 when he became pastor. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. (Young People Willing Workers), and Missions and Evangelism. After graduating from high school, he matriculated to Wayne State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in education and a Master of Education degree in mathematics. Deaconess Missionaries serve and assist in the ceremonial and temporal affairs of the local church. By 1906, the church had grown to nearly 100 congregations in three states. A.) Drew Sheard, Sr. as Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021. President Clinton gave speeches at COGIC meetings including the International Holy Convocation at Mason Temple and the Women's International Convention. During the 1950s and 60s, during the height of the civil rights movement, COGIC ministers and congregations played host to many significant events. Patterson, the nephew of the above-mentioned Bishop J.O. Battles served as president until his death in December 1996. He accepted his call into the ministry in 1956. She developed the role of the State Minister of Music and traveled the world conducting seminars and workshops perfecting the quality of choir music, their performance, appearance and demeanor, and the COGIC sound. However, in 1996, the umbrella format was revised under the administration of Bishop C.D. Historically, women in ministry in COGIC are known as "Missionaries" and are designated in two categories: Deaconess Missionary, and Evangelist Missionary. The pair modeled the pastor and wife ministry team in COGIC. Divorce is considered inconsistent with biblical teachings and is highly discouraged as well, but exceptions are made for special circumstances. Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Martin Luther Johnson. In 1982 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education, and in 1998 he earned a Master of Arts in Mathematics from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan Chronicle Endorses Bishop J. Drew Sheard for Re-election to Upon his return to Jackson, Mississippi, Mason faced opposition when he recounted his experience. [31], Bishop Ford also renovated several COGIC structures in Memphis, including Mason Temple. In 1982 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in . She began women's work on the state level and appointed the first state mothers. Field representative, International Sunday School Department Mother Cleolia Penix. Protestant doctrinal debates about Calvinism and Wesleyan Perfectionism affected how even local African-American Baptist pastors responded to new Christian movements at the time. He became a Christian and converted to Pentecostal Christianity as a young adolescent, under the ministry of his mother and father in Arkansas, and he and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was in his 20's when his father was asked to take over as a bishop of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California for the COGIC denomination. COGIC licensed female evangelists may also serve as chaplains in military, federal, state, and local institutions requiring chaplains. Bishop Blake was the pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ,[7] one of the largest African-American churches in the Western United States, with a membership of over 24,000, from 1969 until his retirement in 2022. Bishop Prince E. W. Bryant Sr. Board member (2021present). She served as chairperson of the board of supervisors, member, Executive Board, member, Screening Committee, member, Program Committee General Church, coordinator, Leadership Conference, International Marshall, secretary, and Assistant General Supervisor for the Department of Women. The first youth leader on a national level was Elder M.C. [42], COGIC teaches that angels are messengers sent from God who served during the creation, throughout the Old Testament, the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, the establishment of the church and the ministry of the apostles, and continue to be at work in the Kingdom of God. On October 23, 2020, Bishop Blake announced that he would not seek a re-election as Presiding Bishop nor as a member of the General Board and that he would retire from the Office of Presiding Bishop and from the General Board in 2021. The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. Sister Church Support Ministry a church in the USA giving support to a church on the mission field. Jesse Jackson was invited to speak during the COGIC International Holy Convocation when he was running for the presidency. He was a noted evangelist who had pastored several churches, including: Bostick Temple in St. Louis, Missouri; Well's Cathedral COGIC in Newark, New Jersey; and Greater Community COGIC in Marietta, Georgia. Robinson was a staunch advocate for holiness and taught strict guidelines for the women with regard to dress and worldliness. (RNS) A Detroit bishop of the Church of God in Christ has been named the new presiding bishop of the nation's largest historically Black Pentecostal . The Church of God in Christ is the fifth largest Protestant religious denomination in the United States, the largest Pentecostal church in the country and the second largest Pentecostal organization in the world with churches in 60 countries worldwide and an estimated membership of nearly 6.5 million members. In the 1920s, Arizona Dranes, a blind Evangelist Missionary became one of the first gospel artists to bring the musical styles of COGIC to the public in her records for Okeh and performances. Assistant General Treasurer Bishop Kendall Anderson. In 1982, Patterson led COGIC in its Diamond Jubilee, in a celebration of the International Holy Convocation. Bishop Chandler David Owens (1931-2011) - Find a She is the longest serving president of the International Music Department and her influence and legacy have been indelible and are recognized around the world. She organized the sewing circle and after meeting Elder Searcy, she encouraged the women to support mission work through the Home and Foreign Mission bands. Desiring to learn more about the work of the Holy Spirit in the church, C. H. Mason, J. [61] Finally, she changed the visible presence of women in ministry with the introduction of the ministry "habit". Mallory retired in 1976 after fifty years of service; and she had a national reputation. This convention brings thousands of COGIC members representing all the major departments including Sunday School, Missions, Evangelism, Music, and Youth together in July and meets in cities around the U.S. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. During the 1930s and 40s, a white COGIC elder named James L. Delk who remained in the church after many whites had left, was very active in politics in Missouri and worked to promote civil rights by writing legislatures and petitioning the federal government on the behalf of COGIC. At the time, because many churches disagreed with what they considered its eccentric worship styles and expressions of Pentecostalism, such as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues and the laying on of hands, many churches distanced themselves from the COGIC for many years. As the International Holy Convocation grew to thousands, COGIC leaders had to negotiate with city officials to provide hotel accommodations for the saints. [58], Her successor, Lillian Brooks Coffey (19451964) was the organizer of the Women's International Convention to support the work of foreign missionaries. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. Patterson appointed Dr. Edward Lee Battles President of the Department of Evangelism. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. Mason as General Overseer and Chief Apostle. Drew Sheard was born on January 1, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, to Bishop and Mrs. John Henry Sheard. William B. Holt was appointed as General Superintendent. Bishop Darrell L. Hines Board member (2016present). B. McEwen was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. He served on the trustee board for 12 years and has served on the general board for eight years. He re-ignited the church to be a flagship Pentecostal denomination. In 1917, the YPWW was officially organized under the leadership of Elder Ozro Thurston Jones Sr., who in 1928 established the first Youth Congress bringing together youth leaders and workers on a national level. The presiding bishop and all twelve members of the general board are to be elected every four years and preside over the church when the General Assembly is not in session. As the first elected presiding bishop, Bishop Patterson Sr. established the Charles Harrison Mason Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. Here are the other 11 members elected to COGIC's general board, its highest executive board: Bishop Prince Bryant Sr., pastor of The Island of Hope Church of God in Christ and Buck Street Memorial . [8][9] In 1984, after the death of his father, he was ordained and consecrated as a jurisdictional bishop of the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Southern California for the COGIC denomination, and remained in that position until 2009 when he stepped down from the position to dedicate himself fully to the duties of the Office of the Presiding Bishop. . James Moore, Thomas Whitfield (singer), Deniece Williams, Hubert Powell, Donnie McClurkin, LaShun Pace, The Anointed Pace Sisters, Dr. Bettye Ransom Nelson, Bishop Richard "Mr. Clean" White, Bishop Paul S. Morton, The Clark Sisters: (Jacky Clark-Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole and Karen Clark-Sheard). After the death of Bishop Mason, he assumed leadership as the Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. The designated church mother along with other "older and seasoned" women of the church provided the practical teaching of holiness in daily life and practice. Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten Second Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2012present). Drew Sheard was born on Jan. 1, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, to Bishop and Mrs. John Henry Sheard. They are the largest department in the COGIC. Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." [16], A few years after the Azusa Revival, in 1914, shortly before the United States entered World War I, approximately 300 white ministers, representing a variety of independent churches and networks of churches, including the "Association of Christian Assemblies" of Indiana; and the "Church of God in Christ and in Unity with the Apostolic Faith Movement" from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas; met in Hot Springs, Arkansas. [18], The H. A. Goss faction left COGIC to join the Assemblies of God USA. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. In keeping with the times, the school had some industrial education and training for its students, so that they could learn practical skills. Nevertheless, as time progressed in the 1950s and 60s, and as COGIC began to grow and became increasingly institutionalized as a denomination, several other churches and denominations began partnering up with COGIC's leaders to help advance the cause of Civil Rights for African Americans, most notably such as the National Baptist Convention, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and many other similar predominantly Black denominations as well. Since so many new holiness groups and fellowships were forming that used the name "Church of God," C. H. Mason sought a name to distinguish his Holiness group from others. [7] The leadership of the Mississippi State Convention of the National Baptist Convention intervened and expelled Jones, Mason, and others who embraced the Wesleyan teaching of entire sanctification. Superintendent, International Sunday School Department Superintendent Mark Ellis. [50], In July 2016 during their annual Auxiliaries in Ministries convention, COGIC announced their Urban Initiative Outreach ministries and Missions and Charity departments would be partnering up with The Human Coalition, an anti-abortion advocacy group, from 2016 to 2019 for a three-year initiative to encourage COGIC pastors and ministers to encourage anti-abortion advocacy in their local churches. Bishop Blake is the senior pastor of the West Angeles Cathedral COGIC in Los Angeles. As a result, an ongoing dispute between Elder Carter and Bishop Blake continued without resolution. A. Medger Evers, the famed NAACP Field representative for the state of Mississippi who was gunned down in the front of his house in 1963 was raised in by his mother as a member of COGIC before later becoming a Baptist. Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr., who had previously been elected to the General Board in 2012 and 2016, was reelected to the General Board and subsequently elected as the current Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021, in the first-ever virtual online election for the denomination. He was assassinated the next day, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.[54]. The Five Presiding Bishops of the Church Of God In Christ Jonathan DesVerney Gospel Channel 349K subscribers 740 65K views 5 years ago I created this video a long time ago, this is just the. These elders became the first Pentecostal General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. The presidium includes a separately elected international presiding bishop by the general assembly who serves a term of four years, who, then appoints two assistant presiding bishops. COGIC teaches that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world. Blake, Sr. and the late Evangelist Lula M. Blake. WATCH: COGIC Inaugural Installation, Consecration Service of Rev. J A Jeter and D. J. Factions developed within the organization as both the senior bishop and Bishop A. National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. 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White. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. From 1997-2001 Bishop Sheard served COGIC as President of the International Youth Department; and he served as Chairman of the AIM Convention from 2004 to 2012. He testified to receiving entire sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. The first convention was held in Los Angeles, California, in 1951. [11] In 2016, Bishop Blake was appointed as the Co-Chairperson to the leadership council of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. In 1981, Bishop J.O. Patterson in March 2007. Bishop Malcolm W. Coby Board member (2021present). She built a home for missionaries in the Bahamas, a pavilion for senior citizens and unwed mothers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He gave the eulogy for Till at Robert's Temple COGIC in 1955. [29] COGIC continued to grow and in 1973, the church claimed a worldwide membership of nearly three million. She formed her daughters into a singing group who became known as the legendary "Clark Sisters" who helped introduce and became leaders of the contemporary gospel music era. Among those who died after reportedly contracting the virus were: First Assistant Presiding Bishop Phillip A. Brooks, a preacher, and leader from Detroit who was No.
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