In his first year as Presiding Bishop in 2021, in order to combat debt that the church had accrued from previous years, Bishop Sheard helped to launch the "I Love My Church" Initiative, which was a massive fundraising campaign that helped the COGIC denomination to pay off much of its debts, renovate and refurbish its headquarters church, Mason Temple, establish housing complexes for low-income families throughout Shelby County, Tennessee near the church's headquarters, and purchased a former Catholic nunnery convent in Memphis to provide housing for single mothers affected by health challenges, disabilities, teen pregnancies, and domestic violence. From the very beginning of gospel music, COGIC members have influenced its rise. The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. "[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. The first Sunday School Superintendent was Professor L. W. Lee (19081916). B. McEwen was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. The Office of the Jurisdictional Secretary is responsible for maintaining accurate and detailed records of administrative, ecclesiastical, and civil operations of the Michigan Southwest Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Malcolm X's Funeral was held in Harlem, New York City at Faith Temple Church Of God in Christ. Bishop Mason was opposed to the ordination of women to formal ministry, but in 1911 created an autonomous department to promote the ministry of women in the church. President, International Department of Missions Bishop Vincent Matthews Jr.. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. [29] COGIC continued to grow and in 1973, the church claimed a worldwide membership of nearly three million. 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). African-American parents sent their children to this school from across the United States, especially those who had grown up in Mississippi and knew its reputation. It believes that the gifts of the Spirit are given to believers and are active in the church today. COGIC policies and bylaws have also been established regarding sexual misconduct of COGIC clergy and laymembers for disciplinary purposes. Mother Lillian Coffey appointed Mother Reatha Herndon as president of the National Women's Evangelist Board in 1951. These offices are found in every local, district, and jurisdiction to support development and growth of the Sunday School. Today thousands of COGIC women when ministering the gospel or serving in official capacities are seen in their civic (black) or ceremonial (white) habits. The men selected to lead the Church were chosen by God and the membership of the Church Of God In Christ. Bishop Blake also won a defamation lawsuit in 2016 against Earl Carter, who was ordered to remove all defamatory videos and to cease and desist from further conduct disparaging Bishop Blake. Patterson, Evangelist Joyce L Rodgers#, Jurisdictional Supervisor, Former Chairlady of Youth Dept., international evangelist, Dr. Lytia R. Howard, Emeritus, President of the Sunshine Band, COGIC Pastor, Mother Leatha Herndon Chapman Tucker#, church organizer, national evangelist, Mother Elizabeth White#, foreign missionary, Dr. Rita Womack, national evangelist, former Elect Lady, Mother Willa Mary Collins#, founding First Lady of Holy Trinity Church of God in Christ in Evansville, Indiana. [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]. There was the creation of the Sunday School Field Representative. A. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. They rejected denominational names such as Baptist, Methodist, or Episcopal. It can be spoken of as the individual and the collective, physical and spiritual. White. Superintendent, International Sunday School Department Superintendent Mark Ellis. Winbush was selected to serve as the first chairman. In Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. COGIC considers any physical, sexual relationship outside of the sanctity of marriage to be outside of the sovereign will of God and unbiblical. As a result, many local congregations, foreign missions, and schools were established through the leadership and efforts of women in COGIC. Touch between the genders should be limited. Bishop David A. [44], COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. [citation needed] Bishop Ford is credited with inviting President Bill Clinton, a personal friend, to speak to the Eighty-Sixth International Holy Convocation on November 13, 1993. The YPWW department began in 1928 with the convening of its first Youth Congress. General Secretary Bishop Joel H. Lyles Jr.. Chairman of the General Assembly Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston. In April 2018, Presiding Bishop Charles Blake along with Lee Saunders, Andrew Young, DeMaurice Smith, and Brian Dunn coordinated the "I AM 2018 Mountaintop Conference" at the historic Mason Temple in Memphis to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. COGIC believes marriage is a monogamous sacred, civil, and legal union between a husband and wife that is recognized as a covenant between them and God for the purpose of the couple being a helpmate to each other and raising a family together. 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. 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. During 19101913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace the Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. She led its expansion and emphasized high academic standards, disciplined behavior, and prayer. Secretary of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Prince W. Bryant, II. The Church may search and According to the Church of God in Christ's official website, the role of the General Board, comprised of 12 bishops, is to establish and execute policies for the COGIC membership, as well as . [58], Her successor, Lillian Brooks Coffey (19451964) was the organizer of the Women's International Convention to support the work of foreign missionaries. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. Nevertheless, women are licensed in COGIC to proclaim the gospel as evangelists. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. C. P. Jones was elected the General Overseer, C. H. Mason was selected as Overseer of Tennessee, and J. The human soul is immortal and will spend eternity either in heaven as the redeemed or in hell as the damned. [61] Finally, she changed the visible presence of women in ministry with the introduction of the ministry "habit". Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. Pastor Dennis Martin and Superintendent Willie James Campbell succeeded Bishop White as presidents. Founded . 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 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. During World War I, the FBI opened a file on Bishop Mason and conducted surveillance on him because of his pacifism during the war. 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. He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. 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. COGIC teaches the deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, physical death, burial, resurrection, ascension and visible return to the earth. 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. Macklin was selected as the first chairman. The General Secretary. Vice Chairman of the General Assembly Bishop Jerry W. Maynard. In addition, the Office of the General Secretary is an integral part of all ceremonial activities, inaugurals, celebrations and ecumenical services. Mason Theological Seminary to train its ministers and ministry leaders. The General Board is the Executive Branch of the Church of God in Christ government. He established COGIC Charities which has provided thousands of dollars in college scholarships and disaster relief efforts such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In 1946, the National Sunday School Congress began to meet with the Young People's Willing Workers (YPWW) Congress. National officers of the church are chosen at the general assembly every four years unless special elections are warranted. Holy Temple COGIC was the first church to open its doors to the garbage workers. COGIC Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake issued a public apology, saying "I apologize for what seemed to be a harsh, uncompassionate, disrespectful spirit on the part of that speaker. 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. The civil structure of the Church of God in Christ includes a president, first vice-president, second vice-president, general secretary, general treasurer, and the financial secretary. 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". 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. This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. [46], COGIC teaches that the baptism of the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification, can be experienced by all believers who ask for it. Lizzie Woods Robinson (19111945) was the first "General Mother" of the church. Mason. The Presiding Bishop is the both the President and the CEO of the corporation, the other eleven members complete the Board of Directors. In 2000, he was elected as the Presiding Bishop of COGIC. Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop William Watson, III. For a brief period of time, the YPWW Congress was combined with the Sunday School Congress in a joint convention until 1951. The denomination teaches that God gives life to human beings, biologically and spiritually, through the moment of conception in the womb of the mother, using Jeremiah 1:5, Genesis 1:2627, and Psalms 139:1316 as their scriptural basis for this belief. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Nate' M. Jefferson. Salvation is an operation of the Holy Spirit upon sinners brought about by repentance toward God, which brings about conversion, faith, justification, and regeneration. [19], Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. We believe that the regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for personal salvation. 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. 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. forgot password WARNING!!! She has previously served on the Women's advisory board, Executive Board, steering committee Women's International Convention, General Supervisor's Regional Representative (West Coast Region of the United States), member of the Program Committee then chairperson, Chairperson Special Convention Assistance Committee, National Leadership Conference and Women's Convention Leadership Conference, International Marshall and Assistant General Supervisor. The General Secretary - Just another Church Of God In Christ, Inc. site. Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." Mason as General Overseer and Chief Apostle. 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten. The ordinances of the church are water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper and foot washing. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. There seemed no prospect of an integrated Pentecostal movement under the leadership of an African-American such as C. H. Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. [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. [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. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for California Northern First Jurisdiction. [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. Overseer E.R. A new constitution and official manual of the church were completed in 1973. Bishop Malcolm W. Coby Board member (2021present). It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States.[30]. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. Dr. Roy L.H. [29] The spread of COGIC was due largely to the efforts of its evangelists through crusades and revivals. [13], Although the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) began earlier, it is still the case that in 1907, with ten congregations, The Church of God in Christ became the first legally chartered Pentecostal body incorporated in the United States. Washington, Bishop Chandler D. Owens, Bishop Brandon B. Porter, and Bishop J. Secretary General. After being removed from the office of Senior Bishop, he remained the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until his death in 1972. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. All charges against a Pastor or a local Church must be filed with the General Secretary, and the Jurisdictional Secretary. Welcome to the home page of the General Board of the Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 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. Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Albert Galbraith. [29] She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for the South Carolina Jurisdiction. Office of the General Secretary Office of the General Secretary Church Of God In Christ | Memphis TN President Moody also added these ministries to the Missions Department:[62]. 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. Historically, women in ministry in COGIC are known as "Missionaries" and are designated in two categories: Deaconess Missionary, and Evangelist Missionary. [93] Leaders within the COGIC, other denominations and Bishop Blake's own family came to his defense. During the formative stages of COGIC, Bishop Mason organized departments to further support the work of the church as it continued to grow and expand. [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. The first youth leader on a national level was Elder M.C. She also established a musical program. The international headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. Coffey also began the use of the title "Jurisdictional Supervisor" for state mothers as more jurisdictions were forming in each state.[59]. Ford, as Saints' Academy, a private co-educational grade school. Office of the Secretariat members: Missionary Marcia Black-Watson, Jurisdictional Secretary The general assembly elects a 12-person general board (presidium) every four years from the college of bishops, who serve functionally as apostles of the church. For the Anabaptist denomination, see, The official seal of the COGIC features a sheaf of wheat representing the members of the 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. It has nine members, elected by the general assembly, including three bishops, three elders, and three lay members. Young, James Brewer, Daniel Spearman, and J. H. Boone. [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. Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. Bishop Mason taught COGIC members against going to war, but more so he was against African-American men being called to fight a war overseas for freedom and then coming home and being treated as second-class citizens and being lynched, even in their uniforms, because of racism. This group of seven bishops became known officially as the executive commission; they took on greater responsibility over church affairs until Mason's death. Upon his return to Jackson, Mississippi, Mason faced opposition when he recounted his experience. The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. They exist primarily in the spiritual realm and are organized according to duty and function. 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. 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. The location for General Assembly will be announced, as Mason Temple is currently under construction. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. 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. 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