Herndon and her twin sister Leatha were pioneers of the evangelistic work of the Church of God in Christ. This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. [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. 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. Our Legacy Her predecessor was Evangelist Dr. Rita Womack of Los Angeles, California. At the 1907 COGIC Convocation held in Jackson, a separation occurred among Jones and other leaders in the church because of such disagreements. 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. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. By accessing and using this system, you are consenting to such monitoring and information retrieval for During 19101913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. 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. The Church may search and Macklin was selected as the first chairman. [93] Leaders within the COGIC, other denominations and Bishop Blake's own family came to his defense. In keeping with the times, the school had some industrial education and training for its students, so that they could learn practical skills. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. 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. In her brief tenure, she encouraged the women to stay focused and supportive to the leadership of the church. including information stored locally or on any other media connected to this system. 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. 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. Battles served as president until his death in December 1996. He was denied such trial in 2016. Churches are organized in dioceses called jurisdictions, each under the authority of a bishop. Welcome to the home page of the General Board of the Church Of God In Christ, Inc. Superintendent, International Sunday School Department Superintendent Mark Ellis. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. 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. She developed the role of the State Minister of Music and traveled the world conducting seminars and workshops perfecting the quality of choir music, their performance, appearance and demeanor, and the COGIC sound. Upon his return to Jackson, Mississippi, Mason faced opposition when he recounted his experience. "[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. [27], Bishop James Oglethorpe Patterson Sr. was elected in November 1968 as the first presiding bishop of the church by the General Assembly at the Sixty-First Holy Convocation of the church. Bishop Michael E. Hill Assistant Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2021present). In 1976, under the leadership of Bishop J.O. 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. The three-year initiative would also help encourage COGIC clergy to use their missions and charity ministries in local churches to help offer aid and assistance to African-Americans and people of other ethnic minorities, and people of low incomes in local communities who are considering and contemplating abortion and offer aid and assistance to people dealing with economic and medical issues from pregnancy. 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. His pastor and mentor was Bishop F. D. Washington of Brooklyn, NY. COGIC clergy do not officially sanction or recognize same-sex relationships to be united in marriage and the denomination at-large discourages same-sex relationships as unbiblical and immoral. 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. In 1951, the first separate National Sunday School Convention convened in Kansas City, Missouri. The National Board of Trustees. In 1984 and 1988 respectively, Rev. He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. 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.. He continued to build on the department through expansion of the Regional Administration into 10 geographical locations across the country. 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. Bishop Mason was pivotal in licensing and credentialing both white and African-American ministers, who spread the Pentecostal message and planted new churches. Office of the General Secretary Office of the General Secretary Church Of God In Christ | Memphis TN They exist primarily in the spiritual realm and are organized according to duty and function. According to Alex Haley, "He and his wife then received bomb threats at home and at church." Mason Temple, a flagship of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), was a monumental achievement, becoming upon its completion in 1945 the largest gathering place in Memphis as well as the largest church owned and operated by African Americans in the United States. [33] C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California. 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]. 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. 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. Bishop Blake is the senior pastor of the West Angeles Cathedral COGIC in Los Angeles. After the death of Mother McGlothen, Mother Emma F. Crouch (19941997) of Dallas, Texas, served as the fifth General Supervisor. The church has more than 3,000 churches in Asia, and 2,000 churches in the Caribbean and South America. Women in COGIC have been influential in the leadership and organization of the church since its inception. The first meeting was held in Memphis, Tennessee around 1937. Mallory retired in 1976 after fifty years of service; and she had a national reputation. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. As a classical Holiness Pentecostal denomination,[2][4] COGIC continues to embrace its holiness heritage, teaching modesty in dress, appearance, moderate participation in secular entertainment and prohibitions against profanity, alcohol, substance abuse and immoral behavior. 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. She also established a musical program. The General Board received a summation of the actions of the National Board of Trustees and updates on national properties since November 2018. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. Bishop Darrell L. Hines Board member (2016present). Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and is part of a consortium of the Interdenominational Theological Center. 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. Secretary of the National Judiciary Board Attorney Peter Davis. Bishop David A. Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Bishop Dwight E. Walls Sr.. First Vice Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Superintendent Melton Timmons. The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. Drew Sheard. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven. These auxiliaries are found in nearly every church, district, and jurisdiction within COGIC and function to support the holistic approach that COGIC has toward ministry within the church and the larger community that COGIC congregations serve. At the start of the new millennium, then COGIC presiding Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, continued to support the advancement of civil rights. 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. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." Later in 1897, while in Little Rock, Arkansas, C. H. Mason stated that God had given him such a name for the group, the "Church of God in Christ". Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, attended by Mason and others from several states. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. He testified to receiving entire sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. Mrs. Anna Broy Crockett Ford was the first organizer and director of the National Music Department, which was formally established in November 1949. As a result, an ongoing dispute between Elder Carter and Bishop Blake continued without resolution. In 2017, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake appointed gospel artist and Evangelist Dr. Dorinda Clark Cole of Detroit, Michigan as the Elect Lady. We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. The racial climate in the post WWI years, when there was high competition for jobs and housing and violent unrest in many cities in 1919, would not sustain this relationship. Touch between the genders should be limited. Secretary of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Prince W. Bryant, II. Demons exist as manifestation of evil or unclean spirits. During the tenure of Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. as Presiding Bishop in the 1970s and 80s, Bishop Patterson established several interdenominational Christian schools and seminaries, and helped to establish the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches as well, a national caucus of Black church denominations that represent different denominations and organizations of the Black Church in America. White. [27], Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. They rejected denominational names such as Baptist, Methodist, or Episcopal. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. 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). 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. Each jurisdictional bishop appoints a jurisdictional supervisor to lead the work of the women on a jurisdictional level. 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. During the 1990s, President Bill Clinton was invited by then COGIC Presiding Bishop, Louis Henry Ford to attend the International Holy Convocation. In addition to the general board, there is a board of bishops that is composed of all jurisdictional and auxiliary bishops, a national trustee board that is composed of 15 members who are elected for a term of four years, the General Council of Pastors and Elders, which is open to any officially recognized pastor and current credentialed ordained elder in the church. There was the creation of the Sunday School Field Representative. She established a high school and gained accreditation for it, and then for the junior college which she founded on campus. Al Sharpton, a noted civil rights activist, began his ministerial career as a minister in COGIC. C. D. 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