[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. Battles served as president until his death in December 1996. 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. His dream was to establish an international ministry complex known as "Saints Center" and an accredited institution known as "All Saints University". She served as the jurisdictional supervisor of several states including Maryland and New Jersey helping to establish and stabilize struggling jurisdictions. COGIC theology and beliefs fall in the tradition of Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[40]. Pentecostals have been criticized because of their noticeable absence from the official record of activism that has been largely overshadowed by black ministers of other denominations such as Baptists and Methodists; however, there is evidence to verify and document the role and response of COGIC ministers and other Pentecostal denominations to the cause and struggle for Civil Rights in the United States during the 20th Century. As public education was segregated and underfunded by white officials in the South through most of the tenure of the first major leader, this school became a destination for parents wanting their children to have high-quality education. As a result, many local congregations, foreign missions, and schools were established through the leadership and efforts of women in COGIC. Bishop Sedgwick Daniels Board member (2008present). During the current administration of Presiding Bishop Charles Blake, COGIC unveiled its Urban Initiatives Program to provide 60,000 programs nationwide through its more than 12,000 congregations to continue to promote the work of civil rights, and to reduce poverty, crime and violence, etc. [58], Her successor, Lillian Brooks Coffey (19451964) was the organizer of the Women's International Convention to support the work of foreign missionaries. Of special note is Evangelist Reatha Herndon who served as the International Elect Lady of the Department of Evangelism from 1951 to 2001. These jurisdictions are then separated into districts, which consist of 5 to 7 churches and are governed by superintendents (ordained elder or pastor). COGIC believes in divine healing, however, it does not advocate the exclusion of medical supervision. Washington, Bishop Chandler D. Owens, Bishop Brandon B. Porter, and Bishop J. Bishop Elijah Hankerson III - Board member (2021present), Bishop Charles E. Blake Presiding Bishop Emeritus. [20], In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. 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. [35], In 2016, the Church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world. Robinson was a staunch advocate for holiness and taught strict guidelines for the women with regard to dress and worldliness. However, the General Assembly vested authority in the executive board composed of the seven bishops selected by Bishop Mason before his death. He was one of the nine members of the strategy committee that organized the sanitation strike in Memphis. A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. Ford was pastor of the St. Paul COGIC in Chicago and was Presiding Prelate of the Historic Illinois First Jurisdiction. Nigeria alone has 19 bishops and more than 2000 churches. 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten. Mother Willie Mae Rivers served faithfully for 20 years as General Mother until 2017 and the age of 91. It includes not only those who are members of COGIC, but all believers who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. During World War I, the FBI opened a file on Bishop Mason and conducted surveillance on him because of his pacifism during the war. [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. 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. 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. In 1933, he set apart five overseers to the Office of Bishop in the church, the first five bishops of COGIC. Mrs. Mattie McCaulley of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the first to respond, and was sent to Trinidad. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. In Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. She also established the Mattie McGlothen Library and Museum in Richmond, California, as a resource for COGIC historical facts and memorabilia. He was denied such trial in 2016. These offices are found in every local, district, and jurisdiction to support development and growth of the Sunday School. 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. 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. On November 14, 1968, the General Assembly of the COGIC elected the first general board and presiding bishop of the church. Dr. Roy L.H. [27], Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. Dr. Mattie Moss Clark#, second and longest-serving president of Int'l. Salvation is an operation of the Holy Spirit upon sinners brought about by repentance toward God, which brings about conversion, faith, justification, and regeneration. Patterson, as Presiding Bishop of the Church in the 2000s, he helped bridge denominational barriers and encouraged non-COGIC ministries and denominations to work collaboratively with the COGIC denomination to help support charity efforts for poor and disadvantaged African Americans and people affected by poverty and disasters in foreign countries through the COGIC Charities Department and the COGIC Missions and Evangelism Department. Protestant doctrinal debates about Calvinism and Wesleyan Perfectionism affected how even local African-American Baptist pastors responded to new Christian movements at the time. Dress should be modest and business-formal. "[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. [15], COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. 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. Just another Church Of God In Christ, Inc. site. The church is thought to have nearly two million members in 7,000 churches on the continent of Africa. 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. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. Secretary of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Prince W. Bryant, II. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. All charges against a Pastor or a local Church must be filed with the General Secretary, and the Jurisdictional Secretary. President, International Department of Missions Bishop Vincent Matthews Jr.. He also instituted the Annual Prayer Breakfast, conducted Evangelistic Crusades across the country and developed the Church of God in Christ National Evangelist Registry. 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. The current leader of the International Music Department is recording artist Dr. Myron Williams, succeeding Dr. Judith Christie McAllister of Los Angeles, California, who is also a praise and worship national recording artist. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. [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. 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. During the 1950s and 60s, during the height of the civil rights movement, COGIC ministers and congregations played host to many significant events. Secretary of the National Board of Trustees Dr. T. Lynn Smith. WARNING!!! But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. However, in 1996, the umbrella format was revised under the administration of Bishop C.D. Mother Deborah Mason Patterson#, daughter of founder, Bishop Mason and wife of first presiding bishop James O. Patterson Sr. Mason Theological Seminary to train its ministers and ministry leaders. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. He was pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Institutional COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the Presiding Prelate of the Tennessee Headquarters Jurisdiction. They disagreed in having an electoral process to select the presiding bishop.[28]. Elder Carter called for a Church trial before the COGIC General Assembly and Judicial Board according to the Constitution of the COGIC. ", 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. The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. Bishop Blake is the senior pastor of the West Angeles Cathedral COGIC in Los Angeles. 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. The current General Supervisor of Women is Dr. Barbara McCoo Lewis of Los Angeles, California. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. As COGIC continued to grow, the various departments began the practice of convening annually to conduct the business unique of their ministries. This group of seven bishops became known officially as the executive commission; they took on greater responsibility over church affairs until Mason's death. Welcome to the Official Church Of God In Christ, Inc Online Store Dismiss. During 1910-1913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. Rev. COGIC teaches the deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, physical death, burial, resurrection, ascension and visible return to the earth. These departments include: the Women's Department, the Sunday School Department, the Youth Department known as Y.P.W.W. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven. [33] C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California. 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). In 2017, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake appointed gospel artist and Evangelist Dr. Dorinda Clark Cole of Detroit, Michigan as the Elect Lady. OTHER COGIC clergy are allowed to be married. 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. Jesse Jackson was invited to speak during the COGIC International Holy Convocation when he was running for the presidency. B. McEwen was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. 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. Student Aid a ministry of support to foreign students. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. The pair modeled the pastor and wife ministry team in COGIC. The General Secretary - Just another Church Of God In Christ, Inc. site. The location for General Assembly will be announced, as Mason Temple is currently under construction. In 1916, a few white churches were organized as a white branch of COGIC. Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. [29], Bishop Charles E. Blake assumed leadership and was elected Presiding Bishop of the church after the death of Bishop G.E. 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. [61] Finally, she changed the visible presence of women in ministry with the introduction of the ministry "habit". COGIC considers any physical, sexual relationship outside of the sanctity of marriage to be outside of the sovereign will of God and unbiblical. "[90] This excerpt of Elder Carter's sermon went viral throughout social media and was picked up by major television news broadcasts. Chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Michael Eaddy. Patterson established protocols of worship, policy and practices. He re-ignited the church to be a flagship Pentecostal denomination. Bishop J.W. In 1924, the Sunday School was formally organized under "Father" F. C. Christmas (19161944). 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. His testimony "literally went viral, and brought upon him criticism and sardonicism. YPWW became a distinctive trademark for COGIC and the principle training institute usually meeting on Sunday night prior to evening worship services. Owens continued to serve as a jurisdictional bishop and member of the General Board until his death in 2011. Each jurisdictional bishop appoints a jurisdictional supervisor to lead the work of the women on a jurisdictional level. Each state in the US consists of at least one jurisdiction, and several states have more than one jurisdiction. Macklin was selected as the first chairman. The Church of God in Christ ecclesiastical structure is an episcopal-presbyterian form of government. Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. Winbush was selected to serve as the first chairman. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Glenn Plummer. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. These twelve bishops, chosen from the Board of Bishops, are voted into office by the General Assembly for a term of four years . 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. Sin originated in eternity when Satan committed open rebellion against God in heaven. Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten Second Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2012present). Patterson, the nephew of the above-mentioned Bishop J.O. [55], A 2014 statistical study from the Pew Research Center Forum on Religion & Public Life, reported that most members of COGIC usually got married between the ages of 25 and 30, and that over 42% of COGIC members between the ages of 25 and 65+ were married, at least 19% were divorced or separated, 32% were never married, and at least 5% were widowed. [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]. COGIC is a conservative denomination. [25], Bishop Ozro Thurston Jones Sr. was pastor of the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia and the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to the national COGIC organization. [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. They unanimously chose C.H. The exception is when the charges are against a Bishop which would be filed with the Board of Bishops. A visionary, she spearheaded the establishment of the multi-million dollar Hale Morris Lewis Manor, a senior citizen complex in Los Angeles, CA. Nevertheless, women are licensed in COGIC to proclaim the gospel as evangelists. In 2000, he was elected as the Presiding Bishop of COGIC. As a result, the general board exercises great authority over the church. She also established a musical program. In 1917, the YPWW was officially organized under the leadership of Elder Ozro Thurston Jones Sr., who in 1928 established the first Youth Congress bringing together youth leaders and workers on a national level. 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. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. 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. The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. The current International Sunday School Superintendent is Superintendent Mark Ellis of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the International Field Representative is Mother Cleolia Penix of Chicago, Illinois.[29]. (Young People Willing Workers), and Missions and Evangelism. COGIC clergy are also allowed to be married. She built a home for missionaries in the Bahamas, a pavilion for senior citizens and unwed mothers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. 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. Patterson in March 2007. 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. The general assembly meets biannually each year in April and November while the presidium acts as the executive branch of the church, overseeing the day-to-day operation when the general assembly is not in session. Complete biographical information will be added to this page soon. 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. National officers of the church are chosen at the general assembly every four years unless special elections are warranted. He self-identifies as Bishop/CEO of his newly organized fellowship called the 7000 Club (not to be confused with The 700 Club from Pat Robertson). [19], Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. The church believes that women are gifted and called to ministry; it does not, however, officially ordain women to the office of elder, pastor, or bishop. In 1945, Bishop S. Crouch of the Northern California Jurisdiction appointed Elder H. C. Johnson as State Sunday School Superintendent who appointed Missionary Lucille Cornelius to be Chairlady, the first woman to lead the supervision of COGIC women in the Sunday School Department. Overseer E.R. Young were appointed as a committee by C. P. Jones to investigate reports of a revival in Los Angeles, California that was being led by an itinerant preacher named William J. Seymour. Holy Temple COGIC was the first church to open its doors to the garbage workers. [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. Historically, women in ministry in COGIC are known as "Missionaries" and are designated in two categories: Deaconess Missionary, and Evangelist Missionary. General Treasurer Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Patterson Sr.. Financial Secretary Bishop Frank A. Malcolm X's Funeral was held in Harlem, New York City at Faith Temple Church Of God in Christ. 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. [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. He was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-COGIC ministries to work collboratively with the COGIC denomination. Vice Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Roger L. Jones. He consecrated and appointed more than 100 bishops during his twenty-one years of leadership. Young, James Brewer, Daniel Spearman, and J. H. Boone. President, International Youth Department Superintendent Nathaniel Green. 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