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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. Remarriage is usually highly discouraged, except in the case of the death of a spouse or former spouse. It teaches that sanctification should precede the baptism with the Holy Spirit. 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. During the 1990s, President Bill Clinton was invited by then COGIC Presiding Bishop, Louis Henry Ford to attend the International Holy Convocation. [20], In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. COGIC clergy are also allowed to be married. COGIC does not teach that Spirit baptism is the same as salvation. On May 19, 1952, he added Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. Also in 1952, Mason revised the constitution to determine the leadership and succession of the church after his death. 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. 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. Church mothers have historically served as the leader of the women's ministries in the local congregations. After graduating from high school, he matriculated to Wayne State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in education and a Master of Education degree in mathematics. In 2000, he was elected as the Presiding Bishop of COGIC. His decision means that the Feb. 23 Quadrennial Election will vote-in a new Presiding Bishop. For a brief period of time, the YPWW Congress was combined with the Sunday School Congress in a joint convention until 1951. A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. He was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-COGIC ministries to work collboratively with the COGIC denomination. Bishop Charles H. McClelland Board member (2021present). A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. Bishop Charles E. Blake, as the Presiding Bishop of the COGIC from the late 2000s up to the 2010s, was also dedicated to increasing and maintaining stable ecumenical relationships from the COGIC with other diverse Christian denominations, most notably Pentecostal/Charismatic churches, Baptist churches, African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Churches, and A.M.E. Zion churches, and even some non-denominational Christian ministries for the purposes of ministry efforts and collaborating on addressing social issues that affect Christians and specifically the Black Church in America, most notably through his Urban Initiatives program. [12] Mason stayed in Los Angeles for five weeks and his visit to the Azusa Street Revival changed the direction of the newly formed holiness church. Bishop Darrell L. Hines Board member (2016present). She served as the jurisdictional supervisor of several states including Maryland and New Jersey helping to establish and stabilize struggling jurisdictions. He also served as the Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for California Northern First Jurisdiction. We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. 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. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. There is a presiding bishop, known as the chief apostle of the church. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. Rev. Patterson Sr. in 1989. From 1997-2001 Bishop Sheard served COGIC as President of the International Youth Department; and he served as Chairman of the AIM Convention from 2004 to 2012. Mason. Bishop Blake has several academic and honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Divinity from California Graduate School of Theology, a Doctor of Law degree from Oral Roberts University and an honorary doctorate from California State University, Los Angeles. The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the chief ecumenical officer of the church, and the leader and caretaker for the bishops of the synods. The school and college remain closed at present.[29]. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She led its expansion and emphasized high academic standards, disciplined behavior, and prayer. 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. 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. She established a high school and gained accreditation for it, and then for the junior college which she founded on campus. According to a 2015 statistical study by the Pew Research Center, the denomination was estimated to have a United States membership of approximately 84% African-Americans, 5% White Americans, 8% Latino-Americans, and roughly 2% Asian-Americans. Porter pointed out that he is based in Memphis. 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. Under her leadership, the Women's International Convention added the term "and Crusade" to highlight and promote the evangelistic approach of the convention. As COGIC has continued to grow, new departments, auxiliaries, and ministries have been established including the music department, the National Adjutancy, Men's Department, COGIC Charities, and Urban Initiatives to name a few. He accepted his call into the ministry in 1956. [20], The first national tabernacle was built and completed in 1925. Drew Sheard was born on Jan. 1, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, to Bishop and Mrs. John Henry Sheard. Her life story led many African-Americans into the Holiness movement, including Mason. Clinton is the only US president to have addressed a COGIC convocation at Mason Temple. Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Martin Luther Johnson. A. 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. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. Bishop Patterson was also to date the youngest person to ever be elected presiding bishop of COGIC at the age of 56; the second youngest was his nephew Gilbert Earl (G.E.) By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. [15], COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. B. McEwen was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. In 1982, he was selected by Ebony magazine as one of the 15 "Greatest Preachers in America". They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. Military chaplains have also been instrumental in spreading COGIC through military installations. From the very beginning of gospel music, COGIC members have influenced its rise. Jones Sr. was elected Senior Bishop by the General Assembly. COGIC theology and beliefs fall in the tradition of Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[40]. Owens continued to serve as a jurisdictional bishop and member of the General Board until his death in 2011. COGIC became a staple of gospel music under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten Second Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2012present). 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". It can be spoken of as the individual and the collective, physical and spiritual. The fastest growing areas include Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, and India. Mason Theological Seminary to train its ministers and ministry leaders. Mallory retired in 1976 after fifty years of service; and she had a national reputation. [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. Golden Jr. [47], COGIC teaches that the church is the community of Christian believers who have accepted Jesus Christ and submit to his Lordship and authority in their lives. Since so many new holiness groups and fellowships were forming that used the name "Church of God," C. H. Mason sought a name to distinguish his Holiness group from others. She was greatly interested in the building of Mason Temple and she kept her national building fund drives functioning until she knew the building was ready for dedication. 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. Vice Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Enoch Perry. In Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. 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. [36], In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. The current president of the Missions Department is Bishop Vincent Mathews Jr. of South Africa. Assistant Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop Adrian Williams. Bishop Prince E. W. Bryant Sr. Board member (2021present). The former Detroit-based math teacher was elected as the new presiding bishop over the largest Pentecostal denomination in the country in March. "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,". 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. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. [33] C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California. Washington, Bishop Chandler D. Owens, Bishop Brandon B. Porter, and Bishop J. [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. Bishop Blake was the pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ,[7] one of the largest African-American churches in the Western United States, with a membership of over 24,000, from 1969 until his retirement in 2022. [44], COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. Drew Sheard was consecrated as Jurisdictional Bishop, succeeding Bishop Herbert J. Williams, Sr., the founding prelate of North Central Michigan Jurisdiction. Some of these African-American Baptist pastors in local Southern areas such as Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas considered Jones and Mason to be controversial. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. (19721994). 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]. 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. 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. [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. 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. 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. His ministry spanned more than seven decades. In 1988, he was installed as Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Church. Mother Willie Mae Rivers (19972017) of Goose Creek, South Carolina, succeeded Mother Crouch. In 1924, the Sunday School was formally organized under "Father" F. C. Christmas (19161944). The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. This list may not reflect recent changes . Three years later on October 12, 1955, he added three more bishops to the hierarchy: Bishop U. E. Miller, Bishop S. M. Crouch, and Bishop O. T. Jones Sr. 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). National officers of the church are chosen at the general assembly every four years unless special elections are warranted. Drew Sheard elected as COGIC's new presiding bishop; two Memphis bishops elected to general board Sheard, 62, was elected in late March to lead the predominantly African American . The COGIC constitution at the time did not identify a clear successor or the authority of the executive board after Mason's death. Bishop Carter came into holiness in 1952 at the Jones Avenue Church of God in Christ, under the leadership of the late Bishop George Briley. One of her contributions was to divide the women's fellowship in the local congregations into two groups: The Christian Women's Council for the middle aged and senior women, and the Young Women's Christian Council (YWCC) for the younger women. They exist primarily in the spiritual realm and are organized according to duty and function. Chairlady, International Youth Department Evangelist Vandalyn Kennedy. On October 23, 2020, Bishop Blake announced that he will not seek re-election as Presiding Bishop nor as a member of the General Board. [5] He officially retired on March 19, 2021, and was succeeded by Bishop J. Presiding Bishop J. Save Africa's Children, a program of PACF, currently provides support to over 220 charity missions and orphanages throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In 1982 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in . We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. Bishop Carlis Moody immediately began to reorganize the Missions Department, giving new guidelines. According to the Articles of Religion in the COGIC Official Manual, COGIC believes in biblical inspiration and holds that the Bible is the supreme and final authority for doctrine and practice. White. 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.
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