MINISTRIES. Forms; Assessments, Records and Credentials… Resolution; General Assembly Master Roster. COGIC can be found in more than 100 nations with an international membership estimated between one and three million adherents in more than 13,000 churches, missions, and outreaches. Bishop Blake also won a defamation lawsuit in 2016 against Earl Carter, who was ordered to remove all defamatory videos and to cease and desist from further conduct disparaging Bishop Blake. They rejected denominational names such as Baptist, Methodist, or Episcopal. However, his out-spoken criticism of the racial prejudice and discrimination of whites led most, if not all of them, to leave his church for other ministries where the message against racism was not so obvious and offensive to them. HOME. Amen, Interim 1st Assistant Presiding Bishop – Bishop Jerry W. Macklin, Interim 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop – Bishop Sedgwick Daniels. The school enjoyed its greatest growth and success under the leadership of Dr. Arenia Conella Mallory (1904–1977). Some pastor's wives have served as pastor of congregations usually after the death of a pastor sometimes serving under the title of "shepherdess, shepherd mother, or church administrator”. He was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-COGIC ministries to work collboratively with the COGIC denomination. 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. 6 Reviews Add Your Review. He re-ignited the church to be a flagship Pentecostal denomination. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. The racial climate in the post WWI years, when there was high competition for jobs and housing and violent unrest in many cities in 1919, would not sustain this relationship. "[86] This excerpt of Elder Carter's sermon went viral throughout social media and was picked up by major television news broadcasts. During the 1990s, President Bill Clinton was invited by then COGIC Presiding Bishop, Louis Henry Ford to attend the International Holy Convocation. The YPWW department began in 1928 with the convening of its first Youth Congress. Frank A. The study also found that over 70% of COGIC members overwhelmingly opposed the legalizing of same-sex marriage, and considered relationships from infidelity, polygamy, polyamory, and sex outside of marriage as sinful and unbiblical as well.[49]. [24] The spread of COGIC was due largely to the efforts of its evangelists through crusades and revivals. The Department of Evangelism was officially organized on a national level by Overseer L.C. COGIC also teaches that all the spiritual gifts are for believers today. We believe that the regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for personal salvation. As has been stated, COGIC does not ordain women as elder or bishop, however, COGIC would not have become the largest predominately African-American Pentecostal church in the world, nor have the largest Women's convention of any major denomination without the contributions of women. For a brief period of time, the YPWW Congress was combined with the Sunday School Congress in a joint convention until 1951. Bishop OT Jones was the second senior bishop of the COGIC for 7 years from 1961 to 1968 who succeeded Bishop Mason. Malcolm X's Funeral was held in Harlem, New York at Faith Temple Church Of God In Christ. She led its expansion and emphasized high academic standards, disciplined behavior, and prayer. Nigeria alone has 19 bishops and more than 2000 churches. White, Bishop Jerry W. Macklin – First Assistant Presiding Bishop (2020–present) and board member (2004–present), Bishop Sedgwick Daniels – Second Assistant Presiding Bishop/General Board Secretary (2020–present) and general board secretary (2008–2020) and board member (2008–present), Bishop Lawrence Wooten – General Board Assistant Secretary and Board Member (2012–present), Bishop George D. McKinney – Board Member (2000–present), Bishop John Drew Sheard – Board Member (2012–present), Bishop Brandon B. Porter – Board Member (2012–present), Bishop Darrell L. Hines – Board Member (2016–present), Bishop Matthew Williams – Board Member (Deceased) (2016–2020), Bishop Phillip A. Brooks – First Assistant Presiding Bishop (Deceased) (1984–2020), Bishop Nathaniel W. Wells, Jr. – Board Member (Deceased) (2000–2020), Bishop Ted G. Thomas – Board Member (Deceased) (2012–2020), Chairman of the Board of Bishops – Bishop John Henry Sheard, 1st Vice Chairman of the Board of Bishops – Bishop Albert Galbreath, 2nd Vice chairman of the board of Bishops – Bishop Roger Jones, Secretary of the Board of Bishops – Bishop William Watson, III, Assistant Secretary of the Board of Bishops – Bishop Adrian Williams, Chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders – Superintendent Michael Eaddy, Vice chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders – Superintendent Marcus Ways, Secretary of the General Council of Pastors and Elders – Superintendent Prince W. Bryant, II, Treasurer of the General Council of Pastors and Elders – Pastor Thomas May, Chief Operating Officer – Bishop Edwin C. Bass. Bishop Blake is the senior pastor of the West Angeles Cathedral COGIC in Los Angeles. A local church mother since the age of 21, she was committed to strengthening the auxiliaries in the local churches and to prepare the younger women to carry the mission of COGIC into the Twenty-first Century. Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. In 1951, the first separate National Sunday School Convention convened in Kansas City, Missouri. These events include physical death, the intermediate state, bodily resurrection, the Second Coming of Christ, the Great Tribulation, the Battle of Armageddon, the Millennial Reign, the Final Judgment, the future of the wicked in hell, and life for the redeemed in heaven.[41]. Financial Secretary. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a Pentecostal-Holiness Christian denomination with a predominantly African-American membership. Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. 2021 Calendar; 2020 General Assembly Election Candidates. He also served as the Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. [38] 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. Pastor Dennis Martin and Superintendent Willie James Campbell succeeded Bishop White as presidents. [12] The organizers of the meeting in Hot Springs had sent invitations only to white ministers to discuss a new movement. forgot password. Organizational Structure of COGIC Women's Dept 4 Terms. Mason. She built a home for missionaries in the Bahamas, a pavilion for senior citizens and unwed mothers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [13] Bishop Mason attended the opening meeting, addressed the assembly and commended the brethren to the work of the lord. According to Alex Haley, "He and his wife then received bomb threats at home and at church." COGIC does not teach that Spirit baptism is the same as salvation. [90] Leaders within the COGIC, other denominations and Bishop Blake's own family came to his defense. He continued to build on the department through expansion of the Regional Administration into 10 geographical locations across the country. He believed that the name, taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:14, was divinely revealed and biblically inspired. Since its creation, it has had a co-chair leadership. Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. HISTORY. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). He testified to receiving Entire Sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. 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. In addition to the general board, there is a board of bishops that is composed of all jurisdictional and auxiliary bishops, a national trustee board that is composed of 15 members who are elected for a term of four years, the General Council of Pastors and Elders, which is open to any officially recognized pastor and current credentialed ordained elder in the church. Add to Cart. Then in 1946, the YPWW Department was combined with the Sunday School Department for joint conventions until 1951 when they were separated once again. COGIC Spirit of 1976 Lapel Pin, Endorsed by The Late Bishop Wilbur W. Hamilton, General Board Member & Secretary, 1986 COGIC Bishop Silver Commemorative Medallion Set including Bishop C.H. [24], The first youth leader on a national level was Elder M.C. Bishop Blake said, "The Church of God in Christ does not compromise its stance against homosexuality as the Word of God condemns it as sin, but "this preacher's" (referring to Earl Carter) comments were unacceptably offensive and uncalled for, and will not be tolerated by the Church of God in Christ or its leadership. We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ. [35], 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. Mitchell#, national evangelist, pastor, St. Andrew, Denton, TX, Carlis L. Moody, foreign missionary, jurisdictional bishop emeritus, Germany Jurisdiction; pastor, Faith Temple, Evanston, IL, Eugene Franklin Rivers, political activist, pastor, Azusa Christian Community, Boston, MA, William Roberts#, jurisdictional bishop, Illinois First Jurisdiction, pastor, Robert's Temple, Chicago, IL, John Drew Sheard, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Michigan North Central Jurisdiction; pastor, Great Emmanuel Institutional, Detroit, MI, Nathan Simmons#, national evangelist, pastor, Citadel of Hope Evangelistic, Atlanta, GA, Robert James Ward#, jurisdictional bishop, Eastern Missouri First Jurisdiction; pastor, Historic Kennerly Temple, St. Louis, MO, Wyoming Wells#, jurisdictional bishop, Greater North Carolina Jurisdiction; pastor, Well's Memorial, Greensboro, NC; Well's Chapel, Greenville, NC, Frank Otha White#, General Board Member, Jurisdictional Bishop, New York Eastern Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; Pastor, Zion Cathedral, Freeport, NY, David Lawrence Williams, Sr.#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Virginia Second Jurisdiction; pastor, Mason Memorial, Norfolk, VA, Levi Edgar Willis#, radio and television personality, jurisdictional bishop, Virginia Third Jurisdiction; pastor, Garden of Prayer Temple, Norfolk, VA, Roy Lawrence Hailey Winbush, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Louisiana First Jurisdiction; pastor, Gethsemane, Lafayette, LA, This page was last edited on 21 February 2021, at 04:28. 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. COGIC has always been traditionally anti-abortion/pro-life. ALTONNIA_PRUITT1. [22], Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. [24] COGIC continued to grow and in 1973, the church claimed a worldwide membership of nearly three million. According to the Articles of Religion, "We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order to be saved, but that we are baptized with the Holy Ghost because we are saved". [27], During the 1990s and Bishop Ford's administration, the Pentecostal denominations in the United States began to work to heal the racial divide among the churches. 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. He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. General Assembly Minutes; 2021 Calendar. FIRST LADY. 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. [48], 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. COGIC Home; About; Contact; Assistant General Secretaries; Secretaries. Mason was given authority to lead the new denomination. The current president of the Missions Department is Bishop Vincent Mathews, Jr. of South Africa. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Assemblies of God. The church has a tradition of prayer, fasting, praise, and consecration that was once unique to Holiness or Pentecostal groups. Bishop J.W. COGIC Home; About; Contact; Assistant General Secretaries; Secretaries. {c) Delegates qualifying under Section B, Subsection I, Subdivision a, b, c, shall be 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. Congratulations and prayers are in order for Texas East's own, Mother Sherel B. Lee on her appointment as the President of the Widowed Bishops Wives Circle. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. She established new auxiliaries including the International Hospitality Unit, the Educational and Bishop's Wives Scholarship funds, WE-12 and Lavender Ladies. It also increasingly stressed high academic standards so that its graduates could go to normal school or college, especially to teach other African Americans. 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. Bishop Patterson was the second youngest person to ever be elected Presiding Bishop of COGIC at the age 60 in 2000, second to his uncle, Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr who was 56 when he was elected Presiding Bishop in 1968. COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... ATTWN- when the guests die 10 ... Supercat167. Mason Temple remained the site of the International Holy Convocation until the mid-1970s, when the number of delegates far exceeded its capacity. The ordinances of the church are water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper and foot washing. According to its 1973 Constitution, the church has two structures to govern the church: civil and ecclesiastical. [24], Missions work in COGIC began under Elder Searcy in 1925. Her life story led many African-Americans into the Holiness movement, including Mason. [citation needed] Bishop Ford is credited with inviting President Bill Clinton, a personal friend, to speak to the Eighty-Sixth International Holy Convocation on November 13, 1993. Mother Lillian Coffey appointed Mother Reatha Herndon as president of the National Women's Evangelist Board in 1951. [29], In 2020, the denomination had an estimated 8.8 million members. 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. Dr. Roy L.H. In April 2018, Bishop Blake led COGIC in partnership with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis to continue to struggle for civil rights in the 21st Century. During the formative stages of COGIC, Bishop Mason organized departments to further support the work of the church as it continued to grow and expand. Internationally, COGIC can be found in more than … 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. The most notable rift occurred in 1969, when fourteen bishops met in Evanston, Illinois, to form the Church of God in Christ, International. B. McEwen was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. He was one of the nine members of the strategy committee the organized the sanitation strike in Memphis. Arkansas Second Jurisdiction COGIC from 1951 to Present. Forms; Assessments, Records and Credentials… Resolution; General Assembly Master Roster. 1/6. Of special note is Evangelist Reatha Herndon who served as the International Elect Lady of the Department of Evangelism from 1951 to 2001. Greater Emmanuel Ministries (GEM) COGIC is a ministry where Jesus Christ is Lord! The current presiding bishop is Bishop Charles Edward Blake Sr., who is the senior pastor of West Angeles Church of God In Christ. National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. 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O. Patterson, Sr. – presiding bishop, Bishop J. S. Bailey – first assistant presiding bishop, Bishop S. M. Crouch – second assistant presiding bishop. 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. As a result, many local congregations, foreign missions, and schools were established through the leadership and efforts of women in COGIC. Humanity can only be restored through salvation offered only through Jesus Christ. Divorce is considered inconsistent with biblical teachings and is highly discouraged as well, but exceptions are made for special circumstances. 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. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. Three years later on October 12, 1955, he added three more bishops to the hierarchy: Bishop U. E. Miller, Bishop S. M. Crouch, and Bishop O. T. Jones, Sr. Demons exist as manifestation of evil or unclean spirits. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. Not everyone in the church were willing to accept "speaking in tongues" as the initial evidence of baptism of the Holy Ghost. [39], COGIC teaches that the baptism of the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification, can be experienced by all believers who ask for it. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. [15] Those consecrated were I. S. Stafford (Detroit, Michigan), E. M. Page (Dallas, Texas), W. M. Roberts (Chicago, Illinois), O. T. Jones, Sr. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and R. F. Williams (Cleveland, Ohio). One group was led by H. A. Goss, and the other by Leonard P. Adams. General Secretary. [24] 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. But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. The main tasks of the GSC are: 1. to assist, advise and help coordinatethe work of the Council and the European Council, including the implementation of the Council's 18-month programme 2. to support the Council presidencyin negotiations within the Council and with other EU institutions 3. to provide logistical supportand handle the practical organisation of meetings (including meeting rooms, document production and translatio… A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. Many COGIC members would refer to their preparation to attend the annual COGIC Holy Convocation as getting ready for "Jerusalem", with Mason Temple the special destination. Elder L. C. Patrick was added to the National Sunday School. 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