During his visit, Mason received the baptism of the Holy Ghost; the evidence was believed to be his "speaking in other tongues", in accordance with the biblical account found in the book of Acts 2:4. Assistant Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop Adrian Williams. [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. Medger Evers, the famed NAACP Field representative for the state of Mississippi who was gunned down in the front of his house in 1963 was raised in by his mother as a member of COGIC before later becoming a Baptist. COGIC teaches the deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, physical death, burial, resurrection, ascension and visible return to the earth. Jones was acquainted with Seymour between 1895 and 1905, as Seymour's travels led him to many Holiness preachers such as John G. Lake and Martin Wells Knapp. On October 23, 2020, Bishop Blake announced that he will not seek a re-election as Presiding Bishop nor as a member of the General Board and that he would retire from the Office of Presiding Bishop and from the General Board in 2021.[34]. It is one of the largest gathering of Christian women from any major denomination and religious organization. They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Overseer E.R. 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. In addition, the Office of the General Secretary is an integral part of all ceremonial activities, inaugurals, celebrations and ecumenical services. During the current administration of Presiding Bishop Charles Blake, COGIC unveiled its Urban Initiatives Program to provide 60,000 programs nationwide through its more than 12,000 congregations to continue to promote the work of civil rights, and to reduce poverty, crime and violence, etc. President, International Department of Evangelism Evangelist Gary Sprewell, Elect Lady, International Department of Evangelism . The Church of God in Christ ecclesiastical structure is an episcopal-presbyterian form of government. The current chairman of AIM is Bishop Linwood E. Dillard of Memphis, TN.[62]. [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. B. McEwen, came to a head and was addressed at the 57th Holy Convocation. Email: cogsecgeneral@churchofgod.org. The son-in-law of Bishop Mason, J. O. Patterson Sr., had served the church previously as a member of the executive board and as executive secretary. Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." The general secretary, general treasurer, and financial secretary terms run concurrent with the current presidential administration that is elected every four years.[20]. He established COGIC Charities which has provided thousands of dollars in college scholarships and disaster relief efforts such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. 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Willis Sr. dies", "Bishop Roy L.H. Jones Sr. was elected Senior Bishop by the General Assembly. 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). It teaches that sanctification should precede the baptism with the Holy Spirit. The early pioneers of this newly formed Holiness-Pentecostal body in 1907 were E. R. Driver, J. Bowe, R. R. Booker, R. E. Hart, W. Welsh, A. National officers of the church are chosen at the general assembly every four years unless special elections are warranted. [29] The spread of COGIC was due largely to the efforts of its evangelists through crusades and revivals. President, International Department of Missions Bishop Vincent Matthews Jr.. In keeping with the times, the school had some industrial education and training for its students, so that they could learn practical skills. In 1916, a few white churches were organized as a white branch of COGIC. After the death of Bishop Mason, he assumed leadership as the Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. She established a high school and gained accreditation for it, and then for the junior college which she founded on campus. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a predominantly African-American Pentecostal Christian denomination, headquartered at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. [96][97][98][99], This article is about the Holiness Pentecostal denomination. Remarriage is highly discouraged, except in the case of the death of a spouse. The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. The church believes that women are gifted and called to ministry; it does not, however, officially ordain women to the office of elder, pastor, or bishop. 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. At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." 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. B. McEwen was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. 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. In 2015, after more than 40 years of faithful service, Bishop Carlis L. Moody was emeritized as Bishop of Missions. Malcolm X's Funeral was held in Harlem, New York City at Faith Temple Church Of God in Christ. The human soul is immortal and will spend eternity either in heaven as the redeemed or in hell as the damned. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to the national COGIC organization. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Glenn Plummer. Secretary of the National Judiciary Board Attorney Peter Davis. [27], Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God. B. McEwen made conflicting administrative and executive decisions. 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. He is credited with systematically restructuring church departments and ministries, expanding the church in Asia, primarily India and the Philippines, and placing the COGIC on a solid financial status. All rights reserved. These elders became the first Pentecostal General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. 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. Then in 1946, the YPWW Department was combined with the Sunday School Department for joint conventions until 1951 when they were separated once again. In 2010, Bishop Blake led more than 50,000 delegates to the 103rd International Holy Convocation to St. Louis, Missouri. Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Albert Galbraith. Sister Church Support Ministry a church in the USA giving support to a church on the mission field. The judicial board serves as the judicial branch and is the supreme body that interprets polity and practice. [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. COGIC licensed female evangelists may also serve as chaplains in military, federal, state, and local institutions requiring chaplains. The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. His testimony "literally went viral, and brought upon him criticism and sardonicism. A. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. Youth on a Mission (YOAM) a ministry of young people visiting the mission field to serve each summer. 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. 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. Ford, as Saints' Academy, a private co-educational grade school. It is a separate and distinct work of grace that occurs in the lives of believers after conversion. Divorce is considered inconsistent with biblical teachings and highly discouraged as well. Other leaders of the Youth Department who leader became influential leaders of the church included: Bishop F.D. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. The Voice of Missions a bimonthly magazine, John Seth Bailey#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Michigan Southwest Jurisdiction; pastor, Bailey Cathedral, Detroit, MI, Elmer Elijah Cleveland#, jurisdictional bishop, Northern California Jurisdiction, pastor, Ephesians, Oakland, CA, Bishop David Willard Grayson, Sr#, Jurisdictional Bishop of Maine, Founding Jurisdictional Bishop of Eastern New York Fourth, David Daniels, educator, professor, auxiliary bishop, James Logan Delk#, politician, pastor, First, Hopkinsville, KY, James Louis Felton, auxiliary bishop, pastor, Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA, James Neaul Haynes#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction; pastor, Saintsville, Dallas, TX, Roderick Hennings, author, auxiliary bishop, pastor, Zion Dominion Global Ministries, Amherst, NY, William Morgan James#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Ohio North First Jurisdiction, pastor, St. James, Toledo, OH and James Temple, Cincinnati, OH, Orzo Thurston Jones Jr.#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction; pastor, Holy Temple, Philadelphia, PA, Otha Miema Kelly#, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Eastern New York First Jurisdiction; pastor, Kelly Temple, Harlem, NY, Otis Lockett#, church planter, jurisdictional bishop, North Carolina Second Jurisdiction, pastor, Evangel Word Fellowship, Greensboro, NC, George Dallas McKinney#, scholar, general board member, jurisdictional bishop, Southern California Second Jurisdiction; pastor, St. Stephen's Cathedral, San Diego, CA, S.E. 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