Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. General Treasurer Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Patterson Sr.. Financial Secretary Bishop Frank A. "[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. Succession of Church of God in Christ Leaders. Factions developed within the organization as both the senior bishop and Bishop A. She also established the Mattie McGlothen Library and Museum in Richmond, California, as a resource for COGIC historical facts and memorabilia. The most active women's auxiliaries include: Missionary Circle, Hospitality, Executive Hospitality, Hulda Club, Wide Awake Band, Minister's Wives Circle, Deaconess, Deacon's Wives Circle, Prayer Warriors, Young Women's Christian Council, Usher Board, Educational Committee, Boy's League, Big Brothers, Cradle Roll, Women's Chorus, Board of Examiners, Public Relations, News Reporters and the Burners Home and Foreign Mission Bands. "[90] This excerpt of Elder Carter's sermon went viral throughout social media and was picked up by major television news broadcasts. 1st Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Jerry W. Macklin. Co Directors of the Men's Department Bishop Michael B. Macklin was selected as the first chairman. [36], In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. 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. Jesse Jackson was invited to speak during the COGIC International Holy Convocation when he was running for the presidency. 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. He announced that he met with the ministry leaders and church council and trustee board members and consulted with them to approve of Reverend Charles Blake, Jr and Reverend Lawrence Blake, taking over much of his duties as the de facto pastor and assistant pastor of the church. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven. She developed the International Women's Convention into a training institute for women in the ministry. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. [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 seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and is part of a consortium of the Interdenominational Theological Center. MEMPHIS, Tenn. The Church of God in Christ announced it has elected a new Presiding Bishop to lead the organization. Drew Sheard. In 1955, Emmett Till's funeral was held at Robert's Temple Church Of God in Christ in Chicago, Illinois. As African Americans migrated north and west to industrial cities during the Great Migration, he began to establish COGIC churches in the north and, especially after 1940, in the west. Furthermore, the new constitution created the office of the presiding bishop and a general board of twelve bishops and defined their responsibilities. Recognizing the significance of women to the ministry, COGIC has created numerous positions that allow women to work as counterparts to the department presidents as chair ladies (YPWW) and Elect ladies (Evangelism). Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. Elder Carter called for a Church trial before the COGIC General Assembly and Judicial Board according to the Constitution of the COGIC. She established new auxiliaries including the International Hospitality Unit, the Educational and Bishop's Wives Scholarship funds, WE-12 and Lavender Ladies. G iving to the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) fell by nearly 50 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secretary of the National Board of Trustees Dr. T. Lynn Smith. The YPWW department began in 1928 with the convening of its first Youth Congress. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on October 2, 1931, Bishop Owens started preaching as a young child. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. 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. Coffey also began the use of the title "Jurisdictional Supervisor" for state mothers as more jurisdictions were forming in each state.[59]. 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. But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. In 1951, when Bishop Mason was approaching 85 years of age, he set up a "special commission" to help with the administration and oversight of the church. Mrs. Anna Broy Crockett Ford was the first organizer and director of the National Music Department, which was formally established in November 1949. By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." Dr. Mattie McGlothen (19751994) the fourth General Supervisor, was a tremendous organizer with great impact on the development of the Women's Department. Pages in category "Presiding Bishops of the Church of God in Christ". [61] Finally, she changed the visible presence of women in ministry with the introduction of the ministry "habit". The Church of God in Christ will host the installation service of Rev. He also instituted the Annual Prayer Breakfast, conducted Evangelistic Crusades across the country and developed the Church of God in Christ National Evangelist Registry. He has one older brother, J. Then in 1946, the YPWW Department was combined with the Sunday School Department for joint conventions until 1951 when they were separated once again. This seasonal period was selected because most of the COGIC members were farmers and were finished harvesting their crops around this time. The church has a tradition of prayer, fasting, praise, and consecration that was once unique to Holiness or Holiness Pentecostal groups. President Clinton gave speeches at COGIC meetings including the International Holy Convocation at Mason Temple and the Women's International Convention. COGIC clergy do not officially sanction or recognize same-sex relationships to be united in marriage and the denomination at-large discourages same-sex relationships as unbiblical and immoral. [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. 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. 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. He also established the COGIC national headquarters there. The judicial board serves as the judicial branch and is the supreme body that interprets polity and practice. Porter pointed out that he is based in Memphis. Patterson, who became presiding bishop in 2000 at the age of 60. Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Bishop Dwight E. Walls Sr.. First Vice Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Superintendent Melton Timmons. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. In 1933, he set apart five overseers to the Office of Bishop in the church, the first five bishops of COGIC. The result of sin is the depravity of man, broken communion with God, shame and guilt, and physical and spiritual death. Supervisor Irene Oakley#, pastor, supervisor, bishop's wife, Mother Louise Patterson, evangelist, former first lady and wife of G.E. 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 . The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. 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]. Bishop Sheard is married to Evangelist Karen Clark Sheard. Mason was given authority to lead the new denomination. He was succeeded by Bishop Joe L. Ealy. (19721994). 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.[56]. In 1946, the National Sunday School Congress began to meet with the Young People's Willing Workers (YPWW) Congress. The Department of Evangelism was officially organized on a national level by Overseer L.C. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God. [15], COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. J. O. Patterson Sr. was the Presiding Bishop at that time. The denomination teaches that God gives life to human beings, biologically and spiritually, through the moment of conception in the womb of the mother, using Jeremiah 1:5, Genesis 1:2627, and Psalms 139:1316 as their scriptural basis for this belief. 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. Drew Sheard is a former public-school teacher. Drew Sheard was born on January 1, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, to Bishop and Mrs. John Henry Sheard. Over time, the ministers and churches under Leonard P. Adams also separated from COGIC; they assimilated into other white Pentecostal groups or organizations. 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 Charles E. Blake Sr., Presiding Bishop Emeritus of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the largest Black Christian denomination in the country with a membership of 6.5 million, and an international statesman and humanitarian, has been named to the National Advisory Panel of The PuLSE Institute (Institute for Public Leadership and Social Equity), The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Martin Luther Johnson. In 1981, Bishop J.O. On the local church level in addition to the office of missionary, COGIC developed and has maintained the position of the "church mother." 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. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. [29], Bishop Charles E. Blake assumed leadership and was elected Presiding Bishop of the church after the death of Bishop G.E. In 1992, during the Ford administration, UNAC was disbanded in favor of three separate conventions namely: the International Sunday School Convention, the MY Convention (Music and Youth) and the ME Convention (Missions and Evangelism) again meeting in separate cities.. [58], Her successor, Lillian Brooks Coffey (19451964) was the organizer of the Women's International Convention to support the work of foreign missionaries. 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. Drew Sheard, Sr. as Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021. It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. There seemed no prospect of an integrated Pentecostal movement under the leadership of an African-American such as C. H. 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. We believe in the Blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church of God, which is in Christ, at His return. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. 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. As a visionary who is both inspiring and influential, the awards and recognitions that Bishop Blake has received are extensive. 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. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). Of special note is Evangelist Reatha Herndon who served as the International Elect Lady of the Department of Evangelism from 1951 to 2001. She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Glenn Plummer. [23][24] After Mason's death, in accordance with the 1952 church constitution, the control of the church reverted to the COGIC Board of Bishops. He testified to receiving entire sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. Finding two groups of women in the church, one group praying known as the Prayer Band, the other group studying and teaching the Word known as the Bible Band, she combined the two under the name of the Prayer and Bible Band. In 1984 and 1988 respectively, Rev. COGIC has always been traditionally anti-abortion. Bishop L. H. Ford (Former Presiding Bishop COGIC) - Man of God / Man of the People Yuko Ichioka 396 subscribers Subscribe 360 Share 22K views 8 years ago If he were alive, my grandfatherLouis. 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. Winbush was selected to serve as the first chairman. Historically, women in ministry in COGIC are known as "Missionaries" and are designated in two categories: Deaconess Missionary, and Evangelist Missionary. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. Vice Chairman of the General Assembly Bishop Jerry W. Maynard. 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. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Sideary King. [12] Mason stayed in Los Angeles for five weeks and his visit to the Azusa Street Revival changed the direction of the newly formed holiness church. President, International Department of Evangelism Evangelist Gary Sprewell, Elect Lady, International Department of Evangelism . Jones Sr. was elected Senior Bishop by the General Assembly. In 1982 during the Seventy-Fifth Holy Convocation, the diamond jubilee of the church, COGIC published its own hymnal, Yes, Lord!, which included many arrangements and songs written by COGIC and African-American musicians and songwriters. Rev. 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. 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. Bishop Mason was pivotal in licensing and credentialing both white and African-American ministers, who spread the Pentecostal message and planted new churches. He also served as the Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. President, International Department of Missions Bishop Vincent Matthews Jr.. [20], In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. Young, James Brewer, Daniel Spearman, and J. H. Boone. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. In 2015, after more than 40 years of faithful service, Bishop Carlis L. Moody was emeritized as Bishop of Missions. In the 1990's and early 2000's, Blake also penned articles for Ebony and Christianity Today noting the importance of the Black Church's influence on presidential elections and American politics and society in general. The first meeting was held in Memphis, Tennessee around 1937. Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten Second Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2012present). A. Jeter was selected as Overseer of Arkansas. President Moody also added these ministries to the Missions Department:[62]. 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.[48]. He served on the trustee board for 12 years and has served on the general board for eight years. 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 2009 he was appointed as a member of Barack Obama's Inaugural Advisory Council of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships where he served for one year on the council. A. Blake, Jr., who is also a bishop and pastor in the COGIC denomination in San Diego, California. The church declares to be evangelical in ministry, fundamental in doctrine and practice and Pentecostal in worship and expression. Women in COGIC have been influential in the leadership and organization of the church since its inception. Page in 1927. 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. COGIC theology and beliefs fall in the tradition of Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[40]. Later, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, ironically known as the "godmother of Rock and Roll," expanded and highlighted the COGIC sound to the greater American public in the 1930s and 1940s. COGIC considers any physical, sexual relationship outside of the sanctity of marriage to be outside of the sovereign will of God and unbiblical. Elder L. C. Patrick was added to the National Sunday School. Bishop Charles E. Blake, as the Presiding Bishop of the COGIC from the late 2000s up to the 2010s, was also dedicated to increasing and maintaining stable ecumenical relationships from the COGIC with other diverse Christian denominations, most notably Pentecostal/Charismatic churches, Baptist churches, African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Churches, and A.M.E. Zion churches, and even some non-denominational Christian ministries for the purposes of ministry efforts and collaborating on addressing social issues that affect Christians and specifically the Black Church in America, most notably through his Urban Initiatives program. In a November 2007 special election, he was elected to complete the unexpired term of his predecessor as Presiding Bishop. [35], In 2016, the Church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world. Chairlady, International Youth Department Evangelist Vandalyn Kennedy. After being removed from the office of Senior Bishop, he remained the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until his death in 1972. He is an example of servant leadership and has become a voice to the nations to uphold the standards of holiness. This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. [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. Treasurer of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Pastor William Ward. Dr. Mattie Moss Clark#, second and longest-serving president of Int'l. Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. Ford was pastor of the St. Paul COGIC in Chicago and was Presiding Prelate of the Historic Illinois First Jurisdiction. We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling a Christian is enabled to live a holy and separated life in the present world. Her predecessor was Evangelist Dr. Rita Womack of Los Angeles, California.
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