But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. 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 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. It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States.[30]. In addition, the Office of the General Secretary is an integral part of all ceremonial activities, inaugurals, celebrations and ecumenical services. 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. He was one of the nine members of the strategy committee that organized the sanitation strike in Memphis. Dr. Roy L.H. The General Board of the Church of God in Christ, Inc (COGIC) is responsible for establishing and executing policies for the membership, as well as sustaining and perpetuating spiritual order within the Church. Christ is the Head of the church, and He is the only mediator between God and humanity, and there is no salvation in any other. Patterson in March 2007. 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". Under her leadership, the Women's International Convention added the term "and Crusade" to highlight and promote the evangelistic approach of the convention. Assistant Financial Secretary Bishop David A. Sanders. In 1946, the National Sunday School Congress began to meet with the Young People's Willing Workers (YPWW) Congress. Dr. Mattie Moss Clark#, second and longest-serving president of Int'l. Student Aid a ministry of support to foreign students. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. 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. We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Pastor Dennis Martin and Superintendent Willie James Campbell succeeded Bishop White as presidents. 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. Regards, Executive Secretary Sidney Buggs, III. He was pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Institutional COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the Presiding Prelate of the Tennessee Headquarters Jurisdiction. According to its 1973 Constitution, the church has two structures to govern the church: civil and ecclesiastical. James Moore, Thomas Whitfield (singer), Deniece Williams, Hubert Powell, Donnie McClurkin, LaShun Pace, The Anointed Pace Sisters, Dr. Bettye Ransom Nelson, Bishop Richard "Mr. Clean" White, Bishop Paul S. Morton, The Clark Sisters: (Jacky Clark-Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole and Karen Clark-Sheard). Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. As a Pentecostal church, COGIC teaches that when one is baptized in the Holy Spirit, the believer will experience an initial evidence of speaking in tongues (glossolalia) by the will of God. They are the largest department in the COGIC. For the Anabaptist denomination, see, The official seal of the COGIC features a sheaf of wheat representing the members of the COGIC. They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. A visionary, she spearheaded the establishment of the multi-million dollar Hale Morris Lewis Manor, a senior citizen complex in Los Angeles, CA. Mother Deborah Mason Patterson#, daughter of founder, Bishop Mason and wife of first presiding bishop James O. Patterson Sr. Mrs. Mattie McCaulley of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the first to respond, and was sent to Trinidad. Carter currently posts material on YouTube and Facebook reporting alleged misconduct and impropriety within current leadership of COGIC and other Christian (mainly African-American) denominations. In addition, the Office of the General Secretary is an integral part of all ceremonial activities, inaugurals, celebrations and ecumenical services. including information stored locally or on any other media connected to this system. The men selected to lead the Church were chosen by God and the membership of the Church Of God In Christ. 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. He led a group of students to participate in the March on Selma. At the start of the new millennium, then COGIC presiding Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, continued to support the advancement of civil rights. Mallory retired in 1976 after fifty years of service; and she had a national reputation. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). President, International Department of Missions Bishop Vincent Matthews Jr.. 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. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. 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. This seasonal period was selected because most of the COGIC members were farmers and were finished harvesting their crops around this time. 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. Not everyone in the church were willing to accept "speaking in tongues" as the initial evidence of baptism of the Holy Ghost. They exist primarily in the spiritual realm and are organized according to duty and function. 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. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God. Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr., who had previously been elected to the General Board in 2012 and 2016, was reelected to the General Board and subsequently elected as the current Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021, in the first-ever virtual online election for the denomination. Founded . 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. These twelve bishops, chosen from the Board of Bishops, are voted into office by the General Assembly for a term of four years . 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. The General Secretary - Just another Church Of God In Christ, Inc. site. Under her leadership and tenure, COGIC choirs and individual singers came to dominate gospel music producing a number of recordings and gospel hits. Their pastor was then elder Gilbert Earl Patterson, who also became a COGIC Presiding Bishop, at Holy Temple COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee. Timothy Wright, Myrna Summers, Rev. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. We believe that the regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for personal salvation. The COGIC constitution at the time did not identify a clear successor or the authority of the executive board after Mason's death. In 1976, under the leadership of Bishop J.O. Welcome to the Official Church Of God In Christ, Inc Online Store Dismiss. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to the national COGIC organization. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. Her life story led many African-Americans into the Holiness movement, including Mason. Some of these African-American Baptist pastors in local Southern areas such as Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas considered Jones and Mason to be controversial. 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. World headquarters are in Memphis, Tennessee at Mason Temple. By accessing and using this system, you are consenting to such monitoring and information retrieval for He testified to receiving entire sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. J. O. Patterson Sr. was the Presiding Bishop at that time. "[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. ", Elder Carter said that such public rebuke and condemnation were unwarranted, as he was not given a chance to say why he had made such statements. 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. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. Many mainline denominations and countless nondenominational churches that once rejected these beliefs and practices have adopted these distinctions in their worship liturgy and lifestyle practices. He also served as the Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. It can be spoken of as the individual and the collective, physical and spiritual. 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. Of special note is Evangelist Reatha Herndon who served as the International Elect Lady of the Department of Evangelism from 1951 to 2001. Bishop Malcolm W. Coby Board member (2021present). Bishop J.W. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. He was denied such trial in 2016. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. However, the Church believes that in some extreme or rare cases, medical and operational abortion may be the safest way to help the mother if the pregnancy is jeopardizing the mother's life and health. Field representative, International Sunday School Department Mother Cleolia Penix. [33] In 2009, Bishop Blake unveiled an aggressive program known as "Urban Initiatives" to address the plight of America's urban areas. The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and is part of a consortium of the Interdenominational Theological Center. 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. Green. COGIC teaches that according to the Word of God, there will be final events and conditions that address the end of this present age of the world. Sister Church Support Ministry a church in the USA giving support to a church on the mission field. Winbush was selected to serve as the first chairman. Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. 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. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. COGIC has always been traditionally anti-abortion. During the 1990s, President Bill Clinton was invited by then COGIC Presiding Bishop, Louis Henry Ford to attend the International Holy Convocation. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. [61] Finally, she changed the visible presence of women in ministry with the introduction of the ministry "habit". These elders became the first Pentecostal General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. [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. The international membership of COGIC is estimated be between one and three million adherents. The school and college remain closed at present.[29]. In Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. He was a strong advocate for social justice. It includes not only those who are members of COGIC, but all believers who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. However, in 1996, the umbrella format was revised under the administration of Bishop C.D. The National Board of Trustees. Music Dept. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Sideary King. C. P. Jones was elected the General Overseer, C. H. Mason was selected as Overseer of Tennessee, and J. During his administration, Battles organized Regions to oversee evangelistic ministry in various regional areas across the country. Bishop Joel H. Lyle Jr. General Secretary Church of God in Christ, Inc. 930 Mason Street Memphis, Tennessee 38126 [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. During the tenure of Bishop G.E. If you have any further questions, please contact Executive Secretary Sidney A. Buggs. On November 14, 1968, the General Assembly of the COGIC elected the first general board and presiding bishop of the church. A Jeter and D. J. Her predecessor was Evangelist Dr. Rita Womack of Los Angeles, California. Robinson was a staunch advocate for holiness and taught strict guidelines for the women with regard to dress and worldliness. COGIC became a major force in the collective Black Church and worldwide Pentecostal movement. A. As a result, many local congregations, foreign missions, and schools were established through the leadership and efforts of women in COGIC. 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. Patterson Sr. in 1989. As a result, the general board exercises great authority over the church. COGIC continues to influence gospel music with a new generation of artists with COGIC roots that include: Kim Burrell, Ivan Powell, Doobie Powell, Kierra Sheard, J. Moss, Micah Stampley, Kurt Carr, Ricky Dillard, Kelly Price, Mary Mary Erica Campbell (musician) and Tina Campbell (musician), Tamela Mann, Dr. Gennie Ruth Cheatham Chandler, Earnest Pugh, Jonathan McReynolds, Jabari Johnson, DuShawn Washington, Instrumentalists: Dr. Vernard Johnson (saxophonist), Samuel Murrell (violinist) and Terrance Curry (trombonist), D'Extra Wiley (II D Extreme) and Michelle Williams (Destiny's Child). Today however, many church mothers have been reserved to titular positions as many pastor's wives have assumed the role of leader of women's ministries in local congregations. The church declares to be evangelical in ministry, fundamental in doctrine and practice and Pentecostal in worship and expression. COGIC teaches the deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, physical death, burial, resurrection, ascension and visible return to the earth. Malcolm X's Funeral was held in Harlem, New York City at Faith Temple Church Of God in Christ. [16] Assistant Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop Adrian Williams. Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. Mason was influenced by the testimony of the African-American Methodist evangelist Amanda Berry Smith, one of the most widely respected African-American holiness evangelists of the nineteenth century. Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. 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. Today the International Women's Convention/Crusade meets annually in May in different cities throughout the nation drawing thousands of women from around the world. Pentecostals have been known and continue to be known for their lively worship, exuberant expressions of praise and worship, and musical compilations, mostly relying on congregational singing of hymns and chants. 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 teaches that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world. 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. 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. Elect Lady, International Department of Missions Mother Maddaline Norfleet. This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. As the church continued to grow, she created women auxiliaries including the Purity Class and the Sunshine Band. forgot password WARNING!!! She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for California Northern First Jurisdiction. A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. [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 current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. [36], In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. Women in COGIC have been influential in the leadership and organization of the church since its inception. [31], Bishop Ford also renovated several COGIC structures in Memphis, including Mason Temple. She formed her daughters into a singing group who became known as the legendary "Clark Sisters" who helped introduce and became leaders of the contemporary gospel music era. [9] This Holiness group/fellowship adopted the name Church of God in Christ, and COGIC began to develop congregations throughout the South. Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. The ordinances of the church are water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper and foot washing. In 1982, Patterson led COGIC in its Diamond Jubilee, in a celebration of the International Holy Convocation. Al Sharpton, a noted civil rights activist, began his ministerial career as a minister in COGIC. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. 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. Today COGIC operates the All Saints Bible College in Memphis, the C. H. Mason system of bible colleges, and the C. H. Mason Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. Jones Sr. was elected Senior Bishop by the General Assembly. [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. 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Willis Sr. dies", "Bishop Roy L.H. [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. It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. It believes that the gifts of the Spirit are given to believers and are active in the church today. Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Albert Galbraith. Email: cogsecgeneral@churchofgod.org. The location for General Assembly will be announced, as Mason Temple is currently under construction. He also established the COGIC national headquarters there. It had a membership of more than 400,000, who supported more than 4,000 churches. [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]. He re-ignited the church to be a flagship Pentecostal denomination. In 1945, Mason dedicated Mason Temple in Memphis as the church's national meeting site. Mason. 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. The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. During her leadership, several new buildings were constructed on the 350-acre campus to serve this expansion. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. 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. During 19101913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. 11 were here. [29] COGIC continued to grow and in 1973, the church claimed a worldwide membership of nearly three million. In 1955, Emmett Till's funeral was held at Robert's Temple Church Of God in Christ in Chicago, Illinois. Bishop Blake led the COGIC to become a greater global ministry, primarily in Africa and Latin America, while at the same time investing in the inner cities where many COGIC congregations are located. In November 1975, at the National Holy Convocation in Memphis, TN., with the consent of the General Board, Bishop Carlis Moody Sr. of Evanston, Illinois, was appointed by Bishop J. O. Patterson to be president of the Department of Home and Foreign Missions. 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. In 1984 and 1988 respectively, Rev. The Office of the General Secretary is responsible for developing and maintaining data pertaining to the Church Of God In Christ and oversees the credentialing of those engaged in the ministry of the Church. His testimony "literally went viral, and brought upon him criticism and sardonicism. This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. He established COGIC Charities which has provided thousands of dollars in college scholarships and disaster relief efforts such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Golden Jr. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. Despite what seems to be obvious limitations to minister because of ordination, women have been given great latitude and numerous opportunities to serve in ministry in COGIC. 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