Nevertheless, women are licensed in COGIC to proclaim the gospel as evangelists. During 19101913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. [32], Bishop Chandler David Owens Sr. was elected Presiding Bishop after the death of Bishop Ford in 1995. Bishop Owens led the COGIC in its centennial celebration in 1997 with the theme, "Holiness, a Proven Foundation for a Promising Future!" The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. Secretary of the National Judiciary Board Attorney Peter Davis. Bishop Mason was opposed to the ordination of women to formal ministry, but in 1911 created an autonomous department to promote the ministry of women in the church. Name * Email Address (UserID) * Create a Password * Confirm your Password * Birthday * Month: Day: Year: Gender * Male Female Jurisdiction * Church [29], Bishop Charles E. Blake assumed leadership and was elected Presiding Bishop of the church after the death of Bishop G.E. Bishop Malcolm W. Coby Board member (2021present). COGIC Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake issued a public apology, saying "I apologize for what seemed to be a harsh, uncompassionate, disrespectful spirit on the part of that speaker. 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. Mother Dorothy Exume#, foreign missionary, Evangelist Reatha D. Herndon#, first and longest-serving elect Lady, church organizer, national evangelist, Supervisor Deola Wells Johnson, national evangelist, jurisdictional supervisor, Evangelist Maria Gardner Langston, COGIC pastor, national evangelist, former Elect Lady, Mother Elsie Washington Mason#, third and final wife of Bishop Mason, Mother Lelia Washington Mason#, second wife of Bishop Mason. All officers are elected by the General Assembly. Office of the Secretariat members: Missionary Marcia Black-Watson, Jurisdictional Secretary Bishop Carlis Moody immediately began to reorganize the Missions Department, giving new guidelines. Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. Her predecessor was Evangelist Dr. Rita Womack of Los Angeles, California. Deaconess Missionaries serve and assist in the ceremonial and temporal affairs of the local church. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. Salvation is an operation of the Holy Spirit upon sinners brought about by repentance toward God, which brings about conversion, faith, justification, and regeneration. It can be spoken of as the individual and the collective, physical and spiritual. G. E. Patterson established the Temple of Deliverance, the Cathedral of Bountiful Blessing which grew to become the largest Pentecostal church in Memphis with over 14,000 members. This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. "[92], Elder Carter was attempting to address members of COGIC as to sexual misconduct, and specifically, homosexual practices. 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]. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God. As COGIC has continued to grow, new departments, auxiliaries, and ministries have been established including the music department, the National Adjutancy, Men's Department, COGIC Charities, and Urban Initiatives to name a few. Assistant Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop Adrian Williams. General Secretary Bishop Joel H. Lyles Jr.. Chairman of the General Assembly Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston. In 1997, Bishop Chandler D. Owens appointed Evangelist Richard "Mr. Clean" White as president of the Department of Evangelism. "[91] Bishop Blake apologized to a young man (Andrew C. Caldwell) who, following Superintendent Carter's message, came forward to proclaim that he had been delivered from homosexuality. COGIC policies and bylaws have also been established regarding sexual misconduct of COGIC clergy and laymembers for disciplinary purposes. During the 1990s, President Bill Clinton was invited by then COGIC Presiding Bishop, Louis Henry Ford to attend the International Holy Convocation. Gary Lewis was elected to the post of Secretary General on July 29, 2022 at the Church of God International General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas. law enforcement and other purposes. The Church may search and retrieve any information stored within this system. Not everyone in the church were willing to accept "speaking in tongues" as the initial evidence of baptism of the Holy Ghost. 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. They unanimously chose C.H. The General Board received a summation of the actions of the National Board of Trustees and updates on national properties since November 2018. 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. During the tenure of Bishop L. H. Ford as Presiding Bishop in the 1990s, he helped gain COGIC membership into the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America, a more diverse, international caucus of different Pentecostal church denominations and organizations that sought to heal the racial divides in the North American Pentecostal movement.[57]. The first Sunday School Superintendent was Professor L. W. Lee (19081916). [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace the Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. During the 1950s and 60s, during the height of the civil rights movement, COGIC ministers and congregations played host to many significant events. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, as COGIC continued to grow to millions of members nationwide, COGIC ministers all over the country continued to advance civil rights in their communities. The fastest growing areas include Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, and India. Missions work in COGIC began under Elder Searcy in 1925. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. Male as well as female evangelists were instrumental in spreading COGIC throughout the United States as well as around the world. B. McEwen, came to a head and was addressed at the 57th Holy Convocation. Desiring to learn more about the work of the Holy Spirit in the church, C. H. Mason, J. OTHER COGIC clergy are allowed to be married. [47], COGIC teaches that the church is the community of Christian believers who have accepted Jesus Christ and submit to his Lordship and authority in their lives. Welcome to the home page of the General Board of the Church Of God In Christ, Inc. B. McEwen, Bishop J. S. Bailey, and Bishop O. M. Kelly as his assistants. The first convention was held in Los Angeles, California, in 1951. In 1924, the Sunday School was formally organized under "Father" F. C. Christmas (19161944). [39], COGIC is a trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal denomination. Timothy Wright, Myrna Summers, Rev. The men selected to lead the Church were chosen by God and the membership of the Church Of God In Christ. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. [53], In 1965, during the March to Selma, a young COGIC minister Charles E. Blake, (previous COGIC Presiding Bishop) was studying at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, GA. The presiding bishop is part of a general board, consisting of eleven other bishops elected by a general assembly consisting of pastors, elders, chaplains, bishops, missionaries, supervisors, and designated lay delegates. The current chairman of AIM is Bishop Linwood E. Dillard of Memphis, TN.[62]. [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. She also established the Mattie McGlothen Library and Museum in Richmond, California, as a resource for COGIC historical facts and memorabilia. Nigeria alone has 19 bishops and more than 2000 churches. Bishop Blake led COGIC through the death of G. E. Patterson while preparing the church for its 100th Holy Convocation; an important milestone for the church. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. Upon his return to Jackson, Mississippi, Mason faced opposition when he recounted his experience. According to the Church of God in Christ's official website, the role of the General Board, comprised of 12 bishops, is to establish and execute policies for the COGIC membership, as well as . [94][95], After the November 2016 COGIC Holy Convocation, Carter left the COGIC denomination because Blake had been re-elected as the Presiding Bishop. Under her leadership and tenure, COGIC choirs and individual singers came to dominate gospel music producing a number of recordings and gospel hits. [31], Bishop Ford also renovated several COGIC structures in Memphis, including Mason Temple. Vice chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Bishop Marcus Ways. Today COGIC has more than 12,000 churches, and several schools, missions, and medical clinics in more than eighty nations, including every inhabited continent. Over time, the ministers and churches under Leonard P. Adams also separated from COGIC; they assimilated into other white Pentecostal groups or organizations. Create your ARC account Complete the form below to request an ARC account from your Jurisdictional Secretary. Bishop Elijah Hankerson III - Board member (2021present), Bishop Charles E. Blake Presiding Bishop Emeritus. Mother Willie Mae Rivers (19972017) of Goose Creek, South Carolina, succeeded Mother Crouch. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. Winbush was selected to serve as the first chairman. Bishop Sedgwick Daniels Board member (2008present). Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States.[30]. Assistant Financial Secretary Bishop David A. Sanders. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. The Holy Spirit is the agent that equips, empowers, leads, and guides the church until the return of Christ. [45] It teaches that salvation is a work of grace brought about through faith in Jesus Christ; it does not promulgate nor encourage the doctrine of eternal security, also known as "once saved, always saved. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Sideary King. The church believes that women are gifted and called to ministry; it does not, however, officially ordain women to the office of elder, pastor, or bishop. General Treasurer Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Patterson Sr.. Financial Secretary Bishop Frank A. In 1918, COGIC opened its first institution of higher learning, the Saints Industrial and Literary School in Lexington, Mississippi, for both girls and boys. Washington, Bishop Chandler D. Owens, Bishop Brandon B. Porter, and Bishop J. (Young People Willing Workers), and Missions and Evangelism. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, attended by Mason and others from several states. President, International Department of Evangelism Evangelist Gary Sprewell, Elect Lady, International Department of Evangelism . The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. The church declares to be evangelical in ministry, fundamental in doctrine and practice and Pentecostal in worship and expression. We believe that the regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for personal salvation. [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. COGIC teaches the deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, physical death, burial, resurrection, ascension and visible return to the earth. Remarriage is usually highly discouraged, except in the case of the death of a spouse or former spouse. During the current administration of Presiding Bishop Charles Blake, COGIC unveiled its Urban Initiatives Program to provide 60,000 programs nationwide through its more than 12,000 congregations to continue to promote the work of civil rights, and to reduce poverty, crime and violence, etc. She began women's work on the state level and appointed the first state mothers. He protested during the 1950s and 1960s against lodging segregation in Memphis, while participating in COGIC Holy Convocations there during the Civil Rights era before federal laws prohibiting such segregation. Music Dept. She revolutionized and reorganized the music ministry to become a leading department in the church. Secretary of the National Board of Trustees Dr. T. Lynn Smith. The General Board is the Executive Branch of the Church of God in Christ government. [33] In 2009, Bishop Blake unveiled an aggressive program known as "Urban Initiatives" to address the plight of America's urban areas. [8], In 1897, Elder Mason founded the St. Paul Church in Lexington, Mississippi, as the first church of the new movement. These departments include: the Women's Department, the Sunday School Department, the Youth Department known as Y.P.W.W. During the tenure of Bishop G.E. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. Winbush General Board Member Jurisdictional prelate", Atonement: COGIC Leader Slams "Disrespectful" Preacher & Apologizes To 'I'm Not Gay No More' Guy | AlwaysAList.com, Bishop Blake Condemns 'Bad Preacher'; Apologizes to 'I Don't Like Mens No More' Guy, "COGIC's Bishop Charles Blake Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Minister Earl Carter", "Man Who Attacked COGIC Bishop Charles Blake Jailed", "Dr. Earl Carter Responses to Bishop Blake Apology", "A Letter to the Members of the Church of God in Christ, Inc", Succession of Church of God in Christ Leaders, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Church_of_God_in_Christ&oldid=1141739755, Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. presiding bishop, Bishop J. S. Bailey first assistant presiding bishop, Bishop S. M. Crouch second assistant presiding bishop. He gave the eulogy for Till at Robert's Temple COGIC in 1955. 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. 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.) During 1910-1913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. The current International Sunday School Superintendent is Superintendent Mark Ellis of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the International Field Representative is Mother Cleolia Penix of Chicago, Illinois.[29]. Bishop J.W. In 1981, Bishop J.O. (19721994). As a classical Holiness Pentecostal denomination,[2][4] COGIC continues to embrace its holiness heritage, teaching modesty in dress, appearance, moderate participation in secular entertainment and prohibitions against profanity, alcohol, substance abuse and immoral behavior. COGIC has always been traditionally anti-abortion. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. The beliefs of the Church of God in Christ are briefly written in its Statement of Faith, which is reproduced below:[41] It is often recited in various congregations as part of the order of worship and all national and international convocations. Golden Jr. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. In 1946, the National Sunday School Congress began to meet with the Young People's Willing Workers (YPWW) Congress. Al Sharpton, a noted civil rights activist, began his ministerial career as a minister in COGIC. Superintendent, International Sunday School Department Superintendent Mark Ellis. It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. For many years, West Angeles has been one of the fastest growing churches in the United States and remains the largest COGIC local congregation with a membership of 25,000. Furthermore, the new constitution created the office of the presiding bishop and a general board of twelve bishops and defined their responsibilities. President Clinton gave speeches at COGIC meetings including the International Holy Convocation at Mason Temple and the Women's International Convention. Dr. Roy L.H. A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. Another body operating under the same name Church of God in Christ, International, split and organized in the Northeast area under Bishop R. T. Jones of Philadelphia and later Bishop C. E. Williams Sr. of Brooklyn, New York. [9] This Holiness group/fellowship adopted the name Church of God in Christ, and COGIC began to develop congregations throughout the South. [33] C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California. A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. At the start of the new millennium, then COGIC presiding Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, continued to support the advancement of civil rights. [29] In 1926, upon the recommendation of Mother Lizzie Roberson, Elder C. G. Brown of Kansas City Missouri, was appointed the first Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Home and Foreign Missions Department by Bishop C. H. Mason. By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. 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. The three-year-initiative with The Human Coalition was also supposed to encourage local COGIC clergy leaders across the United States, both male and female, to partner up with other anti-abortion advocacy groups and Christian ministries to lobby for more anti-abortion restrictions throughout local states.[51]. 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. 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. These auxiliaries are found in nearly every church, district, and jurisdiction within COGIC and function to support the holistic approach that COGIC has toward ministry within the church and the larger community that COGIC congregations serve. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. 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. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. Amen. Mallory retired in 1976 after fifty years of service; and she had a national reputation. Bishop Blake led the COGIC to become a greater global ministry, primarily in Africa and Latin America, while at the same time investing in the inner cities where many COGIC congregations are located. In 1982, Patterson led COGIC in its Diamond Jubilee, in a celebration of the International Holy Convocation. The denomination reports having more than 12,000 churches and over 6.5 million members in the United States. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. In 1915, after years of court litigation over the name of the organization and use of the name "Church of God in Christ" by the two groups; Mason's group was granted the use of the name and Jones's group organized a legally chartered Holiness body called the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.[14], After moving to Memphis, Tennessee, Bishop Mason established a local congregation called Temple COGIC. 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