Rev. Secretary of the National Judiciary Board Attorney Peter Davis. In her brief tenure, she encouraged the women to stay focused and supportive to the leadership of the church. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop William Watson, III. 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. We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Bishop Darrell L. Hines Board member (2016present). On February 21, 1965, when Malcolm X was assassinated and the family needed a place for his funeral, no major black church or facility would open their doors for the service. 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]. 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. 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. In 2015, after more than 40 years of faithful service, Bishop Carlis L. Moody was emeritized as Bishop of Missions. [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. Assistant Financial Secretary Bishop David A. Sanders. As a result, the general board exercises great authority over the church. 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. Youth on a Mission (YOAM) a ministry of young people visiting the mission field to serve each summer. Humanity can only be restored through salvation offered only through Jesus Christ. He was a strong advocate for social justice. 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. The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. In keeping with the times, the school had some industrial education and training for its students, so that they could learn practical skills. The General Secretary. Evangelist Missionaries are licensed to preach the gospel, conduct gospel meetings, and may be given the oversight of local congregations serving as the church administrator. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a predominantly African-American Pentecostal Christian denomination, headquartered at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. As a result, many local congregations, foreign missions, and schools were established through the leadership and efforts of women in COGIC. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. [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. These elders became the first Pentecostal General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. He believed that the name, taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:14, was divinely revealed and biblically inspired. Mamie Till-Mobley was a member of St. Paul COGIC led by then Elder Louis Henry Ford (who would later become the presiding bishop of the denomination) officiated the service. He was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-COGIC ministries to work collboratively with the COGIC denomination. The church has more than 3,000 churches in Asia, and 2,000 churches in the Caribbean and South America. Mallory retired in 1976 after fifty years of service; and she had a national reputation. Carter was found in contempt of court for failing to obey the court order and was jailed until he removed all videos and agreed to comply. Divorce is considered inconsistent with biblical teachings and highly discouraged as well. Lizzie Woods Robinson (19111945) was the first "General Mother" of the church. A. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. Mother Deborah Mason Patterson#, daughter of founder, Bishop Mason and wife of first presiding bishop James O. Patterson Sr. However, after a meeting in Hot Springs, Arkansas that led to the founding of the Assemblies of God, the white constituency of COGIC continued to decline, until it was almost nonexistent by the 1930s. In 1946, the National Sunday School Congress began to meet with the Young People's Willing Workers (YPWW) Congress. Battles served as president until his death in December 1996. 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. He was pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Institutional COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the Presiding Prelate of the Tennessee Headquarters Jurisdiction. Protestant doctrinal debates about Calvinism and Wesleyan Perfectionism affected how even local African-American Baptist pastors responded to new Christian movements at the time. The Church may search and Remarriage is usually highly discouraged, except in the case of the death of a spouse or former spouse. 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. In 2014, at the COGIC International Holy Convocation held in St. Louis, Missouri, COGIC minister Elder Earl Carter was selected by the General Board to be the keynote speaker for Saturday night. The most notable rift occurred in 1969, when fourteen bishops met in Evanston, Illinois, to form the Church of God in Christ, International. 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. In 1918, COGIC opened its first institution of higher learning, the Saints Industrial and Literary School in Lexington, Mississippi, for both girls and boys. The current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. Bishop Owens led the COGIC in its centennial celebration in 1997 with the theme, "Holiness, a Proven Foundation for a Promising Future!" As COGIC continued to grow, the various departments began the practice of convening annually to conduct the business unique of their ministries. This seasonal period was selected because most of the COGIC members were farmers and were finished harvesting their crops around this time. She built a home for missionaries in the Bahamas, a pavilion for senior citizens and unwed mothers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. President Moody also added these ministries to the Missions Department:[62]. B. McEwen, came to a head and was addressed at the 57th Holy Convocation. There seemed no prospect of an integrated Pentecostal movement under the leadership of an African-American such as C. H. He continued to build on the department through expansion of the Regional Administration into 10 geographical locations across the country. law enforcement and other purposes. Jesse Jackson was invited to speak during the COGIC International Holy Convocation when he was running for the presidency. However, the General Assembly vested authority in the executive board composed of the seven bishops selected by Bishop Mason before his death. 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. [35], In 2016, the Church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. Dr. Mattie McGlothen (19751994) the fourth General Supervisor, was a tremendous organizer with great impact on the development of the Women's Department. He became nationally recognized in 1955 for officiating at the funeral of 15-year-old Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered in Mississippi. 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. Not everyone in the church were willing to accept "speaking in tongues" as the initial evidence of baptism of the Holy Ghost. 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, Greater 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, Bishop Richard Mr. 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. Today COGIC has more than 12,000 churches, and several schools, missions, and medical clinics in more than eighty nations, including every inhabited continent. 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. It has nine members, elected by the general assembly, including three bishops, three elders, and three lay members. Student Aid a ministry of support to foreign students. These jurisdictions are then separated into districts, which consist of 5 to 7 churches and are governed by superintendents (ordained elder or pastor). 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. Assistant Elect Lady, COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Lee E.Van Zandt. [17][16] The organizers of the meeting in Hot Springs had sent invitations only to white ministers to discuss a new movement. During the 1940s and 50s, Bishop Mason often invited the white elected officials of the city of Memphis to the International Holy Convocation on Civic Night. Driver, who was the overseer of California and pastor of the Saints Home COGIC led an interracial congregation made up of many Blacks, Whites, and Latinos, for many years. [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. Mason was given authority to lead the new denomination. Chairman of AIM Bishop Linwood Dillard. Each jurisdictional bishop appoints a jurisdictional supervisor to lead the work of the women on a jurisdictional level. [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. Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. Elder Carter called for a Church trial before the COGIC General Assembly and Judicial Board according to the Constitution of the COGIC. In 1895, C.P. Jones and C.H. Mason were licensed Baptist ministers in Mississippi who began teaching and preaching a Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection or entire sanctification as a second work of grace to their Baptist congregations. 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. 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. 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. 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. Mrs. Mattie McCaulley of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the first to respond, and was sent to Trinidad. [36], In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. In 1976, under the leadership of Bishop J.O. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. She was the wife and companion of Bishop John Seth Bailey, a trusted adviser of Bishop Mason, and later the first assistant presiding bishop of the church. [19], Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. 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. [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. [44], COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. Vice chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Bishop Marcus Ways. In 2017, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake appointed gospel artist and Evangelist Dr. Dorinda Clark Cole of Detroit, Michigan as the Elect Lady. These women have been listed for their significant contributions and impact to the church. Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Albert Galbraith. 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. A. It also increasingly stressed high academic standards so that its graduates could go to normal school or college, especially to teach other African Americans. In 1988, after a thirteen-year exodus from COGIC, Bishop G. E. Patterson returned as the founding Prelate of the newly formed Tennessee Fourth Jurisdiction. OTHER COGIC clergy are allowed to be married. Complete biographical information will be added to this page soon. The first meeting was held in Memphis, Tennessee around 1937. The National Board of Trustees. Mason as General Overseer and Chief Apostle. Mason. COGIC believes in divine healing, however, it does not advocate the exclusion of medical supervision. World headquarters are in Memphis, Tennessee at Mason Temple. Owens continued to serve as a jurisdictional bishop and member of the General Board until his death in 2011. The church is thought to have nearly two million members in 7,000 churches on the continent of Africa. The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. Adjutant General Bishop Dickerson L. S. Wells Sr.. General Supervisor, Department of Women Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis. Timothy Wright, Myrna Summers, Rev. 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]. Patterson Sr., the five major departments of COGIC were united under an umbrella convention known as UNAC-5 (United National Auxiliary Convention). Ford, as Saints' Academy, a private co-educational grade school. In 2010, Bishop Blake led more than 50,000 delegates to the 103rd International Holy Convocation to St. Louis, Missouri. The human soul is immortal and will spend eternity either in heaven as the redeemed or in hell as the damned. He also established the COGIC national headquarters there. COGIC clergy are also allowed to be married. During her leadership, several new buildings were constructed on the 350-acre campus to serve this expansion. [31], Bishop Ford also renovated several COGIC structures in Memphis, including Mason Temple. At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." "[92], Elder Carter was attempting to address members of COGIC as to sexual misconduct, and specifically, homosexual practices. [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. Known for the achievements of her students and school alumni, she had also served during these years, by invitation and appointment, on national federal commissions and with noted African-American women's groups. 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. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Sideary King. [26], The parties filed lawsuits in the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, to resolve the legitimate authority of the denomination. 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. " "[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. [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. President Clinton gave speeches at COGIC meetings including the International Holy Convocation at Mason Temple and the Women's International Convention. COGIC became a staple of gospel music under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by a group of disfellowshipped Baptists, most notably Charles Price Jones (18651949) and Charles Harrison Mason (18641961). Malcolm X's Funeral was held in Harlem, New York City at Faith Temple Church Of God in Christ. A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. He also instituted the Annual Prayer Breakfast, conducted Evangelistic Crusades across the country and developed the Church of God in Christ National Evangelist Registry. [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 son-in-law of Bishop Mason, J. O. Patterson Sr., had served the church previously as a member of the executive board and as executive secretary. Nigeria alone has 19 bishops and more than 2000 churches. The first Sunday School Superintendent was Professor L. W. Lee (19081916). COGIC became a major force in the collective Black Church and worldwide Pentecostal movement. He was denied such trial in 2016. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. He re-ignited the church to be a flagship Pentecostal denomination. Mother Lillian Coffey appointed Mother Reatha Herndon as president of the National Women's Evangelist Board in 1951. 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. Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Co Directors of the Men's Department Bishop Michael B. She revolutionized and reorganized the music ministry to become a leading department in the church. COGIC does not teach that Spirit baptism is the same as salvation. Amen. Sin was transmitted to humanity when Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, as a result all men have original sin. including information stored locally or on any other media connected to this system. He is credited with systematically restructuring church departments and ministries, expanding the church in Asia, primarily India and the Philippines, and placing the COGIC on a solid financial status. During 19101913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. There are more than 200 ecclesiastical jurisdictions around the world, with 170 in the United States. Church mothers have historically served as the leader of the women's ministries in the local congregations. Dr. Roy L.H. Bishop Charles H. McClelland Board member (2021present). 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. [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. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. The court ordered the church to convene a constitutional convention in February 1968. Mother Willie Mae Rivers (19972017) of Goose Creek, South Carolina, succeeded Mother Crouch. 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. 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. They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. The general secretary, general treasurer, and financial secretary terms run concurrent with the current presidential administration that is elected every four years.[20]. [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. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. They are tasked with the day to day operation of the Church of God in Christ. Desiring to learn more about the work of the Holy Spirit in the church, C. H. Mason, J. At the start of the new millennium, then COGIC presiding Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, continued to support the advancement of civil rights. 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