former presiding bishops of cogic

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. He was pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Institutional COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the Presiding Prelate of the Tennessee Headquarters Jurisdiction. Sin was transmitted to humanity when Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, as a result all men have original sin. [35], In 2016, the Church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world. Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. 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. WATCH: COGIC Inaugural Installation, Consecration Service of Rev. J [29], Bishop Louis Henry Ford of Chicago, Illinois, was elected after the death of J.O. [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. Bishop J. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. In 1982 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in . Assistant Elect Lady, COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Lee E.Van Zandt. [43], COGIC teaches that man was created perfect and sinless in the image of God as a tripartite being having a body, soul, and spirit. In her brief tenure, she encouraged the women to stay focused and supportive to the leadership of the church. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Blake has also formerly served as an Advisory Committee Member of the Pentecostal World Conference, and as the founder and Co-chair of the Los Angeles Ecumenical Congress (LAEC), an interdenominational coalition of religious leaders and pastors for the city of Los Angeles. This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. Here are the other 11 members elected to COGIC's general board, its highest executive board: Bishop Prince Bryant Sr., pastor of The Island of Hope Church of God in Christ and Buck Street Memorial . 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). The former Detroit-based math teacher was elected as the new presiding bishop over the largest Pentecostal denomination in the country in March. During his administration, Battles organized Regions to oversee evangelistic ministry in various regional areas across the country. [26], The parties filed lawsuits in the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, to resolve the legitimate authority of the denomination. Nevertheless, women are licensed in COGIC to proclaim the gospel as evangelists. In 1917, the YPWW was officially organized under the leadership of Elder Ozro Thurston Jones Sr., who in 1928 established the first Youth Congress bringing together youth leaders and workers on a national level. Missions work in COGIC began under Elder Searcy in 1925. Supervisor Irene Oakley#, pastor, supervisor, bishop's wife, Mother Louise Patterson, evangelist, former first lady and wife of G.E. Funeral services set for COGIC Evangelist Louise Patterson He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten Second Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2012present). Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. is the fifth Presiding Bishop and the seventh leader in succession, appointed in November 2007 by the General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. 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. YPWW became a distinctive trademark for COGIC and the principle training institute usually meeting on Sunday night prior to evening worship services. In 1982, Patterson led COGIC in its Diamond Jubilee, in a celebration of the International Holy Convocation. He testified to receiving entire sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. "[92], Elder Carter was attempting to address members of COGIC as to sexual misconduct, and specifically, homosexual practices. [5] He officially retired on March 19, 2021, and was succeeded by Bishop J. He became a Christian and converted to Pentecostal Christianity as a young adolescent, under the ministry of his mother and father in Arkansas, and he and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was in his 20's when his father was asked to take over as a bishop of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California for the COGIC denomination. He was also a member of the General Board, the twelve head religious and executive leaders and head bishops of the COGIC denomination from 1988 until 2021. 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. J. O. Patterson Sr. was the Presiding Bishop at that time. Winbush was selected to serve as the first chairman. [16], A few years after the Azusa Revival, in 1914, shortly before the United States entered World War I, approximately 300 white ministers, representing a variety of independent churches and networks of churches, including the "Association of Christian Assemblies" of Indiana; and the "Church of God in Christ and in Unity with the Apostolic Faith Movement" from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas; met in Hot Springs, Arkansas. There is one God eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Together he and his wife, Karen, founded Karew Records, a faith-based record label focusing on various forms of Gospel, Christian and Inspirational music. 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. Over time, the ministers and churches under Leonard P. Adams also separated from COGIC; they assimilated into other white Pentecostal groups or organizations. 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. Other leaders of the Youth Department who leader became influential leaders of the church included: Bishop F.D. Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." Today COGIC has more than 12,000 churches, and several schools, missions, and medical clinics in more than eighty nations, including every inhabited continent. 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. A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. Blake, Sr. and the late Evangelist Lula M. Blake. 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten. In 1988, he was installed as Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Church. It teaches that sanctification should precede the baptism with the Holy Spirit. The church has a tradition of prayer, fasting, praise, and consecration that was once unique to Holiness or Holiness Pentecostal groups. These women have been listed for their significant contributions and impact to the church. As the church continued to grow, she created women auxiliaries including the Purity Class and the Sunshine Band. 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. Charles Blake was born on August 5, 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Bishop Junious Augustus (J. The Church of God in Christ elects Bishop J. Drew Sheard as its new Patterson, the nephew of the above-mentioned Bishop J.O. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. 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. Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Albert Galbraith. He announced that he met with the ministry leaders and church council and trustee board members and consulted with them to approve of Reverend Charles Blake, Jr and Reverend Lawrence Blake, taking over much of his duties as the de facto pastor and assistant pastor of the church. (RNS) A Detroit bishop of the Church of God in Christ has been named the new presiding bishop of the nation's largest historically Black Pentecostal . [29] The spread of COGIC was due largely to the efforts of its evangelists through crusades and revivals. As the International Holy Convocation grew to thousands, COGIC leaders had to negotiate with city officials to provide hotel accommodations for the saints. [42], COGIC teaches that angels are messengers sent from God who served during the creation, throughout the Old Testament, the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, the establishment of the church and the ministry of the apostles, and continue to be at work in the Kingdom of God. 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.