former presiding bishops of cogic

Drew Sheard is a former public-school teacher. [22], The years of 19621968 has been described as a "Dark Period" in the history of the Church of God in Christ, because there was polarization and conflict in leadership following the death of the founder. Mallory retired in 1976 after fifty years of service; and she had a national reputation. He was recognized in Washington, D. C. by President Barack Obama in 2009 and invited to serve on the White House Advisory, Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. This came on the heels of former Presiding Bishop Charles Edward Blake Sr.'s October 2020 announcement that he would not seek reelection. Dr. Mattie McGlothen (19751994) the fourth General Supervisor, was a tremendous organizer with great impact on the development of the Women's Department. COGIC believes in divine healing, however, it does not advocate the exclusion of medical supervision. The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. Young, James Brewer, Daniel Spearman, and J. H. Boone. The fastest growing areas include Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, and India. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. In April 2018, Presiding Bishop Charles Blake along with Lee Saunders, Andrew Young, DeMaurice Smith, and Brian Dunn coordinated the "I AM 2018 Mountaintop Conference" at the historic Mason Temple in Memphis to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. COGIC believes marriage is a monogamous sacred, civil, and legal union between a husband and wife that is recognized as a covenant between them and God for the purpose of the couple being a helpmate to each other and raising a family together. Blake has also formerly served as an Advisory Committee Member of the Pentecostal World Conference, and as the founder and Co-chair of the Los Angeles Ecumenical Congress (LAEC), an interdenominational coalition of religious leaders and pastors for the city of Los Angeles. In 1982, he was selected by Ebony magazine as one of the 15 "Greatest Preachers in America". [36], In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. 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. The church has more than 3,000 churches in Asia, and 2,000 churches in the Caribbean and South America. 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 . 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. This seasonal period was selected because most of the COGIC members were farmers and were finished harvesting their crops around this time. Bishop Sedgwick Daniels Board member (2008present). From the very beginning of gospel music, COGIC members have influenced its rise. Owens continued to serve as a jurisdictional bishop and member of the General Board until his death in 2011. Succession of Church of God in Christ Leaders. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. Presiding Bishop J. [2][4] The church teaches three separate and distinct works of grace that God performs in the life of believers: salvation, entire sanctification, and the baptism or infilling of the Holy Ghost. Al Sharpton, a noted civil rights activist, began his ministerial career as a minister in COGIC. There is a presiding bishop, known as the chief apostle of the church. The church declares to be evangelical in ministry, fundamental in doctrine and practice and Pentecostal in worship and expression. In 1988, he was installed as Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Church. All rights reserved. COGIC teaches that because God uses conception through and after sexual reproduction and intercourse to create human life, that willfully aborting a human fetus is contrary to God's Word and Christian ethics, and it is considered to be a sin against God and the Bible within the denomination. Not everyone in the church were willing to accept "speaking in tongues" as the initial evidence of baptism of the Holy Ghost. It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States.[30]. Protestant doctrinal debates about Calvinism and Wesleyan Perfectionism affected how even local African-American Baptist pastors responded to new Christian movements at the time. In her brief tenure, she encouraged the women to stay focused and supportive to the leadership of the church. 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. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. Mother Rivers also began the "49 and Under" to enlist and focus the younger women of COGIC to remain committed to the doctrine and teachings of the church. As a visionary who is both inspiring and influential, the awards and recognitions that Bishop Blake has received are extensive. She led its expansion and emphasized high academic standards, disciplined behavior, and prayer. She began women's work on the state level and appointed the first state mothers. COGIC believes "that if such a case arises, the mother should pray and seek the wisdom and guidance of God and the Holy Spirit on whether or not they should resort to emergency abortion if it is necessary to save her life," but if not, the Church traditionally encourages expecting mothers to "seek God's guidance for other options and choices regarding their unborn child so that they do not have to choose aborting it, and can safely go through with their pregnancy until childbirth. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Sideary King. Charles Blake was born on August 5, 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Bishop Junious Augustus (J. The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the chief ecumenical officer of the church, and the leader and caretaker for the bishops of the synods. Youth on a Mission (YOAM) a ministry of young people visiting the mission field to serve each summer. 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. COGIC considers any physical, sexual relationship outside of the sanctity of marriage to be outside of the sovereign will of God and unbiblical. Mother Willie Mae Rivers (19972017) of Goose Creek, South Carolina, succeeded Mother Crouch. Drew Sheard, Sr. as Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to the national COGIC organization. After the death of Mother McGlothen, Mother Emma F. Crouch (19941997) of Dallas, Texas, served as the fifth General Supervisor. The international membership of COGIC is estimated be between one and three million adherents. There are more than 200 ecclesiastical jurisdictions around the world, with 170 in the United States. 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. Save Africa's Children, a program of PACF, currently provides support to over 220 charity missions and orphanages throughout sub-Saharan Africa. As previously stated, COGIC although predominately black, had a significant white membership during its first decade of existence, with a number of white ministers holding leadership positions in the church. [96][97][98][99], This article is about the Holiness Pentecostal denomination. At the 1907 COGIC Convocation held in Jackson, a separation occurred among Jones and other leaders in the church because of such disagreements. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. He self-identifies as Bishop/CEO of his newly organized fellowship called the 7000 Club (not to be confused with The 700 Club from Pat Robertson). The first convention was held in Los Angeles, California, in 1951. By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for California Northern First Jurisdiction. [27], Bishop James Oglethorpe Patterson Sr. was elected in November 1968 as the first presiding bishop of the church by the General Assembly at the Sixty-First Holy Convocation of the church. Adelle M. Banks. As Senior Pastor of the 26,000 member, West Angeles Church of God In Christ in Los Angeles, California, Bishop Blakes leadership is positively impacting lives and enhancing the community through the work of the many ministries offered. In November 1975, at the National Holy Convocation in Memphis, TN., with the consent of the General Board, Bishop Carlis Moody Sr. of Evanston, Illinois, was appointed by Bishop J. O. Patterson to be president of the Department of Home and Foreign Missions. He served faithfully as an Ordained Deacon, the Sunday School Superintendent and the Guitarist. 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. On the local church level in addition to the office of missionary, COGIC developed and has maintained the position of the "church mother." His sons Reverend Charles Blake, Jr. and Reverend Lawrence Blake were officially appointed as the senior pastor and assistant pastor of the church in October of 2022.[13]. Chairman of AIM Bishop Linwood Dillard. Historically, women in ministry in COGIC are known as "Missionaries" and are designated in two categories: Deaconess Missionary, and Evangelist Missionary. In 1951, the first separate National Sunday School Convention convened in Kansas City, Missouri. As Pentecostals, the Church believes that demons can be subdued and subjugated through the power of the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. 2 in the denomination and whose death was reported by The Detroit News; Bishop Timothy Scott, a leader for nearly 50 years of the denomination in Mississippi whose death was reported Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). Bishop J. He continued to build on the department through expansion of the Regional Administration into 10 geographical locations across the country. These women have been listed for their significant contributions and impact to the church. Mother Deborah Mason Patterson#, daughter of founder, Bishop Mason and wife of first presiding bishop James O. Patterson Sr. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Glenn Plummer. On October 23, 2020, Bishop Blake announced that he will 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.[34]. He called for an annual gathering of COGIC members, known as the "International Holy Convocation", to be held in Memphis. Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. [20], In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. These offices are found in every local, district, and jurisdiction to support development and growth of the Sunday School. [18], The H. A. Goss faction left COGIC to join the Assemblies of God USA. He believed that the name, taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:14, was divinely revealed and biblically inspired. [29], Bishop Charles E. Blake assumed leadership and was elected Presiding Bishop of the church after the death of Bishop G.E. His dream was to establish an international ministry complex known as "Saints Center" and an accredited institution known as "All Saints University". It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. In 1984 and 1988 respectively, Rev. Patterson established protocols of worship, policy and practices. The COGIC has always had a long history with Christian ecumenism, partnering up with and collaborating with other Christian churches and denominations for the purposes of advancing ministry and charity efforts, both in the United States, and globally in foreign countries as well. Assistant Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop Adrian Williams. 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. Jones was acquainted with Seymour between 1895 and 1905, as Seymour's travels led him to many Holiness preachers such as John G. Lake and Martin Wells Knapp. B. McEwen, Bishop J. S. Bailey, and Bishop O. M. Kelly as his assistants. Welcome to the Official Church Of God In Christ, Inc Online Store Dismiss. Bishop Carter came into holiness in 1952 at the Jones Avenue Church of God in Christ, under the leadership of the late Bishop George Briley. 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. His decision means that the Feb. 23 Quadrennial Election will vote-in a new Presiding Bishop. (19721994). President, International Music Department Dr. Myron Williams, General Assembly and Call Meeting (April) Memphis, General Council of Pastors and Elders (May), International Women's Crusade and Convention (May), Auxiliaries in Ministry (AIM) Conference (July), Bishop Mason's Birthday/Founder's Celebration (September), International Holy Convocation and General Assembly (November), Mother Lizzie Woods Robinson first general supervisor (19111945), Mother Lillian Brooks Coffey second general supervisor and founding president of the Women's International Convention (19461964), Mother Annie L. Bailey third general supervisor (19641975), Mother Mattie McGlothen fourth general supervisor (19751994), Mother Emma F. Crouch fifth general supervisor (19941997), Mother Willie Mae Rivers sixth general supervisor (19972017), Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis seventh general supervisor (2017present), Evangelist Emily Bram Bibby#, longest-serving national female evangelist, Missionary Pearl Paige Brown#, foreign missionary. He has one older brother, J. During the 1950s and 60s, during the height of the civil rights movement, COGIC ministers and congregations played host to many significant events. The Voice of Missions a bimonthly magazine, John Seth Bailey#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Michigan Southwest Jurisdiction; pastor, Bailey Cathedral, Detroit, MI, Elmer Elijah Cleveland#, jurisdictional bishop, Northern California Jurisdiction, pastor, Ephesians, Oakland, CA, Bishop David Willard Grayson, Sr#, Jurisdictional Bishop of Maine, Founding Jurisdictional Bishop of Eastern New York Fourth, David Daniels, educator, professor, auxiliary bishop, James Logan Delk#, politician, pastor, First, Hopkinsville, KY, James Louis Felton, auxiliary bishop, pastor, Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA, James Neaul Haynes#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction; pastor, Saintsville, Dallas, TX, Roderick Hennings, author, auxiliary bishop, pastor, Zion Dominion Global Ministries, Amherst, NY, William Morgan James#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Ohio North First Jurisdiction, pastor, St. James, Toledo, OH and James Temple, Cincinnati, OH, Orzo Thurston Jones Jr.#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction; pastor, Holy Temple, Philadelphia, PA, Otha Miema Kelly#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Eastern New York First Jurisdiction; pastor, Kelly Temple, Harlem, NY, Otis Lockett#, church planter, jurisdictional bishop, North Carolina Second Jurisdiction, pastor, Evangel Word Fellowship, Greensboro, NC, George Dallas McKinney#, scholar, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Southern California Second Jurisdiction; pastor, St. Stephen's Cathedral, San Diego, CA, S.E. Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. General Secretary Bishop Joel H. Lyles Jr.. Chairman of the General Assembly Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston. Military chaplains have also been instrumental in spreading COGIC through military installations. 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 . A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. Assistant General Treasurer Bishop Kendall Anderson. The civil structure of the Church of God in Christ includes a president, first vice-president, second vice-president, general secretary, general treasurer, and the financial secretary. Hall Sr. Board member (2021present). [29], Bishop Gilbert Earl (G. E.) Patterson began his ministry as co-pastor of the Holy Temple COGIC with his father, Bishop W. A. Patterson. Bishop John Drew Sheard is Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle of the Church of God in Christ, Inc., one of the largest African American Pentecostal denominations in the United States with 12,000 churches in over 112 countries. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. Dr. Mattie Moss Clark#, second and longest-serving president of Int'l. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ. In 1968, Two sanitation workers who were also COGIC members, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were crushed to death in a garbage compactor where they were taking shelter from the rain. Secretary of the National Judiciary Board Attorney Peter Davis. A. He was one of the nine members of the strategy committee that organized the sanitation strike in Memphis. In November 2012, Bishop Blake was re-elected again to serve a four-year term as the Presiding Bishop. The early pioneers of this newly formed Holiness-Pentecostal body in 1907 were E. R. Driver, J. Bowe, R. R. Booker, R. E. Hart, W. Welsh, A. 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 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. Missions work in COGIC began under Elder Searcy in 1925. "[50][51] COGIC also encourages mothers that if they know they will not be able to provide proper care to their child, they should seek assistance to give the child up for either private adoption, legal adoption through domestic or international adoption agencies, or foster care. 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. 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. Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. [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. COGIC teaches the deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, physical death, burial, resurrection, ascension and visible return to the earth. [29], Bishop Louis Henry Ford of Chicago, Illinois, was elected after the death of J.O. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. In 1981, Bishop J.O. In 1997, Bishop Chandler D. Owens appointed Evangelist Richard "Mr. Clean" White as president of the Department of Evangelism. In looking to COGIC'S future, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., senior pastor of West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles, announced last year that he would not seek-re-election . Chandler David Owens Sr. (October 2, 1931 - March 6, 2011) was an American minister and Holiness Pentecostal denomination leader of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), for which he served as the Presiding Bishop from 1995 to 2000, after the death of Bishop Louis Henry Ford. The YPWW department began in 1928 with the convening of its first Youth Congress. The ordinances of the church are water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper and foot washing. She established a high school and gained accreditation for it, and then for the junior college which she founded on campus. [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. 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. Bishop Jerry W. Macklin First Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2004present). Bishop Elijah Hankerson III - Board member (2021present), Bishop Charles E. Blake Presiding Bishop Emeritus. [60] Units added during her tenure as general supervisor were the: business and Professional Women's Federation, Rescue Squad, Sunday School Representatives Unit, United Sisters of Charity, National Secretaries Unit, and the Jr. Missionaries. The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. COGIC teaches that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world. Built in the 1940s during World War II, the nearly 4000-seat building was the largest church auditorium of any African-American religious group in the United States. He was a lifelong member of the. He was also a member of the General Board, the twelve head religious and executive leaders and head bishops of the COGIC denomination from 1988 until 2021. Sister Church Support Ministry a church in the USA giving support to a church on the mission field. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. Field representative, International Sunday School Department Mother Cleolia Penix. According to Alex Haley, "He and his wife then received bomb threats at home and at church." Factions developed within the organization as both the senior bishop and Bishop A. Bishop Brandon B. Porter Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2012present). The legislative authority of the church is vested in a general assembly, composed of the members of the general board, jurisdictional/auxiliary bishops, jurisdictional supervisors, chaplains, pastors, ordained elders, four district missionaries and six lay members from each jurisdiction. 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. Bishop Sheard is married to Evangelist Karen Clark Sheard.

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