Presiding Bishop J. His ministry spanned more than seven decades. Male as well as female evangelists were instrumental in spreading COGIC throughout the United States as well as around the world. [29], Bishop Louis Henry Ford of Chicago, Illinois, was elected after the death of J.O. Under her leadership and tenure, COGIC choirs and individual singers came to dominate gospel music producing a number of recordings and gospel hits. In 1975, he resigned as co-pastor, withdrawing his membership in the COGIC because of leadership disagreements with his uncle, J. O. Patterson Sr. concerning an establishment of another jurisdiction in the city of Memphis. His decision means that the Feb. 23 Quadrennial Election will vote-in a new Presiding Bishop. It teaches that sanctification should precede the baptism with the Holy Spirit. According to its 1973 Constitution, the church has two structures to govern the church: civil and ecclesiastical. 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. Golden Jr. [44], COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. 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. ", COGIC teaches that sanctification is a continuous operation of the Holy Spirit, by which he "delivers the justified sinner from the pollution of sin, renews his whole nature in the image of God and enables him to perform good works". After graduating from high school, he matriculated to Wayne State. 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. In 1982 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in . COGIC teaches that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world. President, International Department of Evangelism Evangelist Gary Sprewell, Elect Lady, International Department of Evangelism . 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. [15], COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. [1] [2] Early life [ edit] 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. Drew Sheard, Sr. as Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021. He was a strong advocate for social justice. The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. 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. Patterson, the nephew of the above-mentioned Bishop J.O. He is credited with helping to secure the steel needed to construct Mason Temple which was virtually impossible during World War II.[52]. Battles served as president until his death in December 1996. According to the Articles of Religion, "We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order to be saved, but that we are baptized with the Holy Ghost because we are saved". There seemed no prospect of an integrated Pentecostal movement under the leadership of an African-American such as C. H. Rev. The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. Deaconess Missionaries serve and assist in the ceremonial and temporal affairs of the local church. Most recently, Biola University conferred an honorary doctorate upon him on June 12, 2010. He became nationally recognized in 1955 for officiating at the funeral of 15-year-old Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered in Mississippi. COGIC does not teach that Spirit baptism is the same as salvation. Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In 1996, the then Elder J. (19721994). The most notable rift occurred in 1969, when fourteen bishops met in Evanston, Illinois, to form the Church of God in Christ, International. 1st Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Jerry W. Macklin. 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. 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. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven. Drew Sheard is a former public-school teacher. They disagreed in having an electoral process to select the presiding bishop.[28]. During the tenure of Bishop G.E. 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. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. The current General Supervisor of Women is Dr. Barbara McCoo Lewis of Los Angeles, California. [20], In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. 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 . Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. Military chaplains have also been instrumental in spreading COGIC through military installations. The first Sunday School Superintendent was Professor L. W. Lee (19081916). A. Jeter was selected as Overseer of Arkansas. It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States.[30]. 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 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. Mrs. Mattie McCaulley of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the first to respond, and was sent to Trinidad. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. In 1984 and 1988 respectively, Rev. [17][16] The organizers of the meeting in Hot Springs had sent invitations only to white ministers to discuss a new movement. 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. Bishop Mason was pivotal in licensing and credentialing both white and African-American ministers, who spread the Pentecostal message and planted new churches. In 1976, under the leadership of Bishop J.O. Owens continued to serve as a jurisdictional bishop and member of the General Board until his death in 2011. 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. She is the longest serving president of the International Music Department and her influence and legacy have been indelible and are recognized around the world. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, as COGIC continued to grow to millions of members nationwide, COGIC ministers all over the country continued to advance civil rights in their communities. Research Center at Boston University, the Greenlining Institutes Big Heart Award, a Trumpet Award, and the Urban Leagues Whitney M. Young award, among many others. [20], The first national tabernacle was built and completed in 1925. Today however, many church mothers have been reserved to titular positions as many pastor's wives have assumed the role of leader of women's ministries in local congregations. It also increasingly stressed high academic standards so that its graduates could go to normal school or college, especially to teach other African Americans. The Five Presiding Bishops of the Church Of God In Christ Jonathan DesVerney Gospel Channel 349K subscribers 740 65K views 5 years ago I created this video a long time ago, this is just the. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Glenn Plummer. 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 first youth leader on a national level was Elder M.C. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. Then in 1946, the YPWW Department was combined with the Sunday School Department for joint conventions until 1951 when they were separated once again. Recognizing the significance of women to the ministry, COGIC has created numerous positions that allow women to work as counterparts to the department presidents as chair ladies (YPWW) and Elect ladies (Evangelism). Bishop. The current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. Mother Willie Mae Rivers (19972017) of Goose Creek, South Carolina, succeeded Mother Crouch. [39], COGIC is a trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal denomination. 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. 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. COGIC Bishop Alvin A. Childs of the Faith Temple Church of God in Christ (later renamed Child's Memorial in his honor) was the clergyman who finally opened his doors. She established a high school and gained accreditation for it, and then for the junior college which she founded on campus.