She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. 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 disagreed in having an electoral process to select the presiding bishop.[28]. Finding two groups of women in the church, one group praying known as the Prayer Band, the other group studying and teaching the Word known as the Bible Band, she combined the two under the name of the Prayer and Bible Band. Mother Deborah Mason Patterson#, daughter of founder, Bishop Mason and wife of first presiding bishop James O. Patterson Sr. 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. In 1968, COGIC established the C.H. He led a group of students to participate in the March on Selma. He also instituted the Annual Prayer Breakfast, conducted Evangelistic Crusades across the country and developed the Church of God in Christ National Evangelist Registry. Herndon and her twin sister Leatha were pioneers of the evangelistic work of the Church of God in Christ. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. Superintendent, International Sunday School Department Superintendent Mark Ellis. We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by a group of disfellowshipped Baptists, most notably Charles Price Jones (18651949) and Charles Harrison Mason (18641961). [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. Please note: Fields with ( *) are required. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. On November 14, 1968, the General Assembly of the COGIC elected the first general board and presiding bishop of the church. Her life story led many African-Americans into the Holiness movement, including Mason. 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. It had a membership of more than 400,000, who supported more than 4,000 churches. [36], In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. Bishop Mason was pivotal in licensing and credentialing both white and African-American ministers, who spread the Pentecostal message and planted new churches. 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). Gary Lewis was elected to the post of Secretary General on July 29, 2022 at the Church of God International General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas. 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. In 2015, after more than 40 years of faithful service, Bishop Carlis L. Moody was emeritized as Bishop of Missions. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Founded . 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. 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. She served as the jurisdictional supervisor of several states including Maryland and New Jersey helping to establish and stabilize struggling jurisdictions. Battles served as president until his death in December 1996. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. 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. 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. The Presiding Bishop is the both the President and the CEO of the corporation, the other eleven members complete the Board of Directors. As a result, many local congregations, foreign missions, and schools were established through the leadership and efforts of women in COGIC. Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. He became nationally recognized in 1955 for officiating at the funeral of 15-year-old Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered in Mississippi. 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. A. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for California Northern First Jurisdiction. Over time, the ministers and churches under Leonard P. Adams also separated from COGIC; they assimilated into other white Pentecostal groups or organizations. Robinson was a staunch advocate for holiness and taught strict guidelines for the women with regard to dress and worldliness. Some of these African-American Baptist pastors in local Southern areas such as Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas considered Jones and Mason to be controversial. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. Elder L. C. Patrick was added to the National Sunday School. Carter was found in contempt of court for failing to obey the court order and was jailed until he removed all videos and agreed to comply. [9] This Holiness group/fellowship adopted the name Church of God in Christ, and COGIC began to develop congregations throughout the South. After the death of Bishop Mason, he assumed leadership as the Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. 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. [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. Just another Church Of God In Christ, Inc. site. [15], COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. 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. [49] The church does not practice infant baptisms or christenings, but does conduct baby dedications in formal ceremonies. Under her leadership, the Women's International Convention added the term "and Crusade" to highlight and promote the evangelistic approach of the convention. They unanimously chose C.H. Timothy Wright, Myrna Summers, Rev. 1st Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Jerry W. Macklin. Secretary of the National Board of Trustees Dr. T. Lynn Smith. Southern California Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. They are the largest department in the COGIC. Patterson in March 2007. By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. Student Aid a ministry of support to foreign students. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. 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. The current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. Vice Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Enoch Perry. The denomination considers these to be inconsistent with COGIC doctrine and teaching. (Young People Willing Workers), and Missions and Evangelism. As Pentecostals, the Church believes that demons can be subdued and subjugated through the power of the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. These women have been listed for their significant contributions and impact to the church. Their pastor was then elder Gilbert Earl Patterson, who also became a COGIC Presiding Bishop, at Holy Temple COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee. 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. Driver, who was the overseer of California and pastor of the Saints Home COGIC led an interracial congregation made up of many Blacks, Whites, and Latinos, for many years. By 1906, the church had grown to nearly 100 congregations in three states. COGIC theology and beliefs fall in the tradition of Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[40]. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. A new constitution and official manual of the church were completed in 1973. He believed that the name, taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:14, was divinely revealed and biblically inspired. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace the Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. A. Jeter was selected as Overseer of Arkansas. The men selected to lead the Church were chosen by God and the membership of the Church Of God In Christ. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. C. D. Owens had gained national attention in the church as the president of the Youth Department. Dr. Mattie Moss Clark#, second and longest-serving president of Int'l. Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Elder Carter called for a Church trial before the COGIC General Assembly and Judicial Board according to the Constitution of the COGIC. Complete biographical information will be added to this page soon. The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. In 1918, COGIC opened its first institution of higher learning, the Saints Industrial and Literary School in Lexington, Mississippi, for both girls and boys. Administrative Assistant & Member Executive Committee-General Assembly - 1989-Present. In 1945, Mason dedicated Mason Temple in Memphis as the church's national meeting site. Golden Jr. Mamie Till-Mobley was a member of St. Paul COGIC led by then Elder Louis Henry Ford (who would later become the presiding bishop of the denomination) officiated the service. It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. Churches are organized in dioceses called jurisdictions, each under the authority of a bishop. 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. Name * Email Address (UserID) * Create a Password * Confirm your Password * Birthday * Month: Day: Year: Gender * Male Female Jurisdiction * Church She also established the Mattie McGlothen Library and Museum in Richmond, California, as a resource for COGIC historical facts and memorabilia. 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten. The location for General Assembly will be announced, as Mason Temple is currently under construction. Holy Temple COGIC was the first church to open its doors to the garbage workers. [44], COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. Sister Church Support Ministry a church in the USA giving support to a church on the mission field. This group of seven bishops became known officially as the executive commission; they took on greater responsibility over church affairs until Mason's death. ", 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 Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. As African Americans migrated north and west to industrial cities during the Great Migration, he began to establish COGIC churches in the north and, especially after 1940, in the west. All charges against a Pastor or a local Church must be filed with the General Secretary, and the Jurisdictional Secretary. The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. [50], In July 2016 during their annual Auxiliaries in Ministries convention, COGIC announced their Urban Initiative Outreach ministries and Missions and Charity departments would be partnering up with The Human Coalition, an anti-abortion advocacy group, from 2016 to 2019 for a three-year initiative to encourage COGIC pastors and ministers to encourage anti-abortion advocacy in their local churches. WARNING!!! 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. The judicial board serves as the judicial branch and is the supreme body that interprets polity and practice. 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. 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. 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. 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. There is one God eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. COGIC considers any physical, sexual relationship outside of the sanctity of marriage to be outside of the sovereign will of God and unbiblical. forgot password WARNING!!! The current chairman of AIM is Bishop Linwood E. Dillard of Memphis, TN.[62]. 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). 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. 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. Today, the International Youth Department (IYD) is led by the International Youth President, Superintendent Nathaniel Green of Dallas, TX, and the International Chairlady, Evangelist Vandalyn Kennedy of Queens, NY. It can be spoken of as the individual and the collective, physical and spiritual. He called for an annual gathering of COGIC members, known as the "International Holy Convocation", to be held in Memphis. COGIC teaches that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world. COGIC clergy are also allowed to be married. The legislative authority of the church is vested in a general assembly, composed of the members of the general board, jurisdictional/auxiliary bishops, jurisdictional supervisors, chaplains, pastors, ordained elders, four district missionaries and six lay members from each jurisdiction. 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