He was elected four times uncontested as presiding bishop. [32], Bishop Chandler David Owens Sr. was elected Presiding Bishop after the death of Bishop Ford in 1995. These departments include: the Women's Department, the Sunday School Department, the Youth Department known as Y.P.W.W. Drew Sheard. [17][16] The organizers of the meeting in Hot Springs had sent invitations only to white ministers to discuss a new movement. Mother Rivers also began the "49 and Under" to enlist and focus the younger women of COGIC to remain committed to the doctrine and teachings of the church. After graduating from high school, he matriculated to Wayne State. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. It teaches that sanctification should precede the baptism with the Holy Spirit. 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. 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. He is known to many as being an eloquent, compassionate and practical leader, as well as a humanitarian and an advocate with a God-given gift for ministering to the whole man. The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and is part of a consortium of the Interdenominational Theological Center. [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. Bishop Michael E. Hill Assistant Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2021present). [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. 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. 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. During the 1950s and 60s, during the height of the civil rights movement, COGIC ministers and congregations played host to many significant events. She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. Patterson, the nephew of the above-mentioned Bishop J.O. We believe in the Blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church of God, which is in Christ, at His return. Assistant Financial Secretary Bishop David A. Sanders. "Bishop Mason was one who lifted African Americans who were former slaves and the children of slaves, lifted them up from the degradation of slavery, ex-slavery, the brokenness of poverty,". In 1982 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in . According to the press release, The COGIC General Assembly, the legislat They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. As COGIC continued to grow, the various departments began the practice of convening annually to conduct the business unique of their ministries. Factions developed within the organization as both the senior bishop and Bishop A. "[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. After being removed from the office of Senior Bishop, he remained the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until his death in 1972. 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. In 2000, he was elected as the Presiding Bishop of COGIC. It was also around this time, that he married his wife, Mae Lawrence Blake, a native of Michigan and daughter of another COGIC bishop and pastor, and they had three children together, Charles Blake, Jr., Lawrence "Larry" Blake, and Kimberly Blake. Since 2007, Ebony has recognized Bishop Blake annually, as one of its 100+ most influential African Americans. A visionary, she spearheaded the establishment of the multi-million dollar Hale Morris Lewis Manor, a senior citizen complex in Los Angeles, CA. He also instituted the Annual Prayer Breakfast, conducted Evangelistic Crusades across the country and developed the Church of God in Christ National Evangelist Registry. On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I've Been To The Mountaintop" speech, at Mason Temple Church Of God in Christ in Memphis. 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. 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. There was the creation of the Sunday School Field Representative. Demons exist as manifestation of evil or unclean spirits. [36], In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. He has one older brother, J. Bishop David A. Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Albert Galbraith. Patterson in March 2007. He served on the trustee board for 12 years and has served on the general board for eight years. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [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. J. O. Patterson Sr. was the Presiding Bishop at that time. [39], COGIC is a trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal denomination. Bishop Sheard is married to Evangelist Karen Clark Sheard. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. In the 1920s, Arizona Dranes, a blind Evangelist Missionary became one of the first gospel artists to bring the musical styles of COGIC to the public in her records for Okeh and performances. Military chaplains have also been instrumental in spreading COGIC through military installations. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. Vice Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Enoch Perry. The Voice of Missions a bimonthly magazine, John Seth Bailey#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Michigan Southwest Jurisdiction; pastor, Bailey Cathedral, Detroit, MI, Elmer Elijah Cleveland#, jurisdictional bishop, Northern California Jurisdiction, pastor, Ephesians, Oakland, CA, Bishop David Willard Grayson, Sr#, Jurisdictional Bishop of Maine, Founding Jurisdictional Bishop of Eastern New York Fourth, David Daniels, educator, professor, auxiliary bishop, James Logan Delk#, politician, pastor, First, Hopkinsville, KY, James Louis Felton, auxiliary bishop, pastor, Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA, James Neaul Haynes#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction; pastor, Saintsville, Dallas, TX, Roderick Hennings, author, auxiliary bishop, pastor, Zion Dominion Global Ministries, Amherst, NY, William Morgan James#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Ohio North First Jurisdiction, pastor, St. James, Toledo, OH and James Temple, Cincinnati, OH, Orzo Thurston Jones Jr.#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction; pastor, Holy Temple, Philadelphia, PA, Otha Miema Kelly#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Eastern New York First Jurisdiction; pastor, Kelly Temple, Harlem, NY, Otis Lockett#, church planter, jurisdictional bishop, North Carolina Second Jurisdiction, pastor, Evangel Word Fellowship, Greensboro, NC, George Dallas McKinney#, scholar, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Southern California Second Jurisdiction; pastor, St. Stephen's Cathedral, San Diego, CA, S.E. COGIC became a staple of gospel music under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. COGIC believes in divine healing, however, it does not advocate the exclusion of medical supervision. This came on the heels of former Presiding Bishop Charles Edward Blake Sr.'s October 2020 announcement that he would not seek reelection. Chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Michael Eaddy. This list may not reflect recent changes . He was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-COGIC ministries to work collboratively with the COGIC denomination. The Church of God in Christ ecclesiastical structure is an episcopal-presbyterian form of government. Lizzie Woods Robinson (19111945) was the first "General Mother" of the church. [29] Former International Music Department President Professor Iris Stevenson-McCullough (originally from Rochester, NY) is a major influence in the gospel music industry around the world. Women in COGIC have been influential in the leadership and organization of the church since its inception. 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. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. In Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. In 1955, Emmett Till's funeral was held at Robert's Temple Church Of God in Christ in Chicago, Illinois. The current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. As Senior Pastor of the 26,000 member, West Angeles Church of God In Christ in Los Angeles, California, Bishop Blakes leadership is positively impacting lives and enhancing the community through the work of the many ministries offered. During World War I, the FBI opened a file on Bishop Mason and conducted surveillance on him because of his pacifism during the war. [10] After testifying to being sanctified, members of the church referred to themselves as "Saints", believing that they were set apart to live a daily life of Christian Holiness in words and deeds.[11]. [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. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. The first convention was held in Los Angeles, California, in 1951. He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. The church has more than 3,000 churches in Asia, and 2,000 churches in the Caribbean and South America. Jones Sr. was elected Senior Bishop by the General Assembly. As a result, the general board exercises great authority over the church. Patterson, former presiding bishop of the Church of God In Christ.. The church is thought to have nearly two million members in 7,000 churches on the continent of Africa. A.) In 1996, the then Elder J. COGIC teaches that because God uses conception through and after sexual reproduction and intercourse to create human life, that willfully aborting a human fetus is contrary to God's Word and Christian ethics, and it is considered to be a sin against God and the Bible within the denomination. Charles Blake was born on August 5, 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Bishop Junious Augustus (J. 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. In 2017, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake appointed gospel artist and Evangelist Dr. Dorinda Clark Cole of Detroit, Michigan as the Elect Lady. The first meeting was held in Memphis, Tennessee around 1937. On May 19, 1952, he added Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. 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. Adjutant General Bishop Dickerson L. S. Wells Sr.. General Supervisor, Department of Women Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis. He consecrated and appointed more than 100 bishops during his twenty-one years of leadership. Blake was the fifth Presiding Bishop (and seventh leader) of the historically African-American denomination from 2007 to 2021. She is the longest serving president of the International Music Department and her influence and legacy have been indelible and are recognized around the world. 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. She built a home for missionaries in the Bahamas, a pavilion for senior citizens and unwed mothers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Assistant Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop Adrian Williams. This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. 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. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for California Northern First Jurisdiction. [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. [27], Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. 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. Amen. Supervisor Irene Oakley#, pastor, supervisor, bishop's wife, Mother Louise Patterson, evangelist, former first lady and wife of G.E. He served faithfully as an Ordained Deacon, the Sunday School Superintendent and the Guitarist. 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. 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. Blake, Sr. and the late Evangelist Lula M. Blake. 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. 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.. [96][97][98][99], This article is about the Holiness Pentecostal denomination. President, International Youth Department Superintendent Nathaniel Green. The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. He was assassinated the next day, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.[54]. Mother Lillian Coffey appointed Mother Reatha Herndon as president of the National Women's Evangelist Board in 1951. The general secretary, general treasurer, and financial secretary terms run concurrent with the current presidential administration that is elected every four years.[20]. [5] He officially retired on March 19, 2021, and was succeeded by Bishop J. [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. From 1985 to 2009, he maintained the position of Prelate for the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of California, where he was responsible for overseeing over 250 churches. Overseer E.R. In 1924, the Sunday School was formally organized under "Father" F. C. Christmas (19161944). It was destroyed by fire in 1936. She revolutionized and reorganized the music ministry to become a leading department in the church. [29] COGIC continued to grow and in 1973, the church claimed a worldwide membership of nearly three million. Blake has served as Chair of the Executive Committee, member of the Board of Directors of Oral Roberts University, and as a member of the Board of Directors of International Charismatic Bible Ministries. Furthermore, the new constitution created the office of the presiding bishop and a general board of twelve bishops and defined their responsibilities. He referred in his sermon to gay men as "sissies", "perverted and lost", and said, "If you want to feel like a girl; I wish God would give you the monthly of a girl; I wish He had you bleeding out of your butt. Between 2009 and 2011, in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa, Blake founded and was the first president of the Pan African Children's Fund (PACF). Coffey was a child convert to COGIC under the preaching of Bishop Mason, and was influential in organizing many of the auxiliaries, bands, and units that exist within the COGIC Women's Department. 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. He called for an annual gathering of COGIC members, known as the "International Holy Convocation", to be held in Memphis. Ford was pastor of the St. Paul COGIC in Chicago and was Presiding Prelate of the Historic Illinois First Jurisdiction. [93] Leaders within the COGIC, other denominations and Bishop Blake's own family came to his defense. He is also known for his aggressive initiative, "Save Africa's Children" which supports hundreds of African children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS in orphanages in several countries in Africa. [33] In 2009, Bishop Blake unveiled an aggressive program known as "Urban Initiatives" to address the plight of America's urban areas. The then"Minister & Sister Carter" established and . Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. 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. Bishop Blake is married to Mae Lawrence Blake, a native of Michigan, and they have three children together, Charles Blake II (Jr.), Lawrence Blake, and Kimberly Blake, and they have eight grandchildren.[6]. 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. Timothy Wright, Myrna Summers, Rev. National officers of the church are chosen at the general assembly every four years unless special elections are warranted. 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. Drew Sheard is a former public-school teacher. 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. They disagreed in having an electoral process to select the presiding bishop.[28]. The church has a tradition of prayer, fasting, praise, and consecration that was once unique to Holiness or Holiness Pentecostal groups. In 2010 Superintendent J. Young, James Brewer, Daniel Spearman, and J. H. Boone. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. In 1968, Two sanitation workers who were also COGIC members, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were crushed to death in a garbage compactor where they were taking shelter from the rain. [15], 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. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace the Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. [19], Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. Mason Theological Seminary to train its ministers and ministry leaders. Holy Temple COGIC was the first church to open its doors to the garbage workers. Drew Sheard was born on January 1, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, to Bishop and Mrs. John Henry Sheard. 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. 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. Clinton is the only US president to have addressed a COGIC convocation at Mason Temple. Divorce is considered inconsistent with biblical teachings and is highly discouraged as well, but exceptions are made for special circumstances. [29], Bishop Gilbert Earl (G. E.) Patterson began his ministry as co-pastor of the Holy Temple COGIC with his father, Bishop W. A. Patterson. [33] C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California. 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. Bishop Sheard was inducted into the prestigious Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers. When the COGIC was first founded by Bishop Mason in the 1910s, he wanted the denomination to have ecumenical relationships with other predominantly Black Methodist and Baptist churches, but many of them were unwilling to do so at the time because of Mason's controversial history with being expelled from his former Baptist ministry associations and churches in Mississippi for preaching sanctification and Pentecostalism. [21], In 1907, there were ten COGIC churches, but by the time of Bishop Mason's death in 1961, COGIC had spread to every state in the United States and to many foreign countries. They rejected denominational names such as Baptist, Methodist, or Episcopal. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. Mason sent ministers and evangelists to cities and urban areas outside the South, including William Roberts (Chicago), O. M. Kelly (New York), O. T. Jones Sr. (Philadelphia), E. R. Driver (Los Angeles), and Samuel Kelsey (Washington, D.C.) From these major cities, COGIC spread throughout the country. [12] On November 15, 2016, Bishop Blake was reelected as the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ during the 2016 COGIC Election held by the COGIC General Assembly to a third four-year term. Save Africa's Children, a program of PACF, currently provides support to over 220 charity missions and orphanages throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The current General Supervisor of Women is Dr. Barbara McCoo Lewis of Los Angeles, California. 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 ordinances of the church are water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper and foot washing. 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. 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. Mrs. Anna Broy Crockett Ford was the first organizer and director of the National Music Department, which was formally established in November 1949. However, he said in his remarks that he did not want to use the word "retirement" as he said, "he would still be worshiping and fellowshiping with the saints of God in worship services, and that he would still be around for anyone who needs pastoral and fatherly counseling, prayer, and mentorship,"but added that he would no longer be carrying out his official duties as senior pastor of the church, and that he would "continue to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and serve the ministries of West Angeles however the Lord leads me and however you all may need me as the Lord sees fit and allows me to live on, so consider myself as semi-retired."[sic]. He became nationally recognized in 1955 for officiating at the funeral of 15-year-old Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered in Mississippi. 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]. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to the national COGIC organization. Vice chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Bishop Marcus Ways. Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. [29], Bishop Charles E. Blake assumed leadership and was elected Presiding Bishop of the church after the death of Bishop G.E. Mother Willie Mae Rivers served faithfully for 20 years as General Mother until 2017 and the age of 91. Of special note is Evangelist Reatha Herndon who served as the International Elect Lady of the Department of Evangelism from 1951 to 2001. 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.

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