A new constitution and official manual of the church were completed in 1973. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. To be consistent with progressive measures and modernization, in the Nineties, the international church along with many local COGIC churches began to use the term "youth department" instead of "YPWW. " The first Sunday School Superintendent was Professor L. W. Lee (19081916). 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. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. "[92], Elder Carter was attempting to address members of COGIC as to sexual misconduct, and specifically, homosexual practices. 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. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. After the death of Bishop Mason, he assumed leadership as the Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. [3] 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. The human soul is immortal and will spend eternity either in heaven as the redeemed or in hell as the damned. Green. Then in 1946, the YPWW Department was combined with the Sunday School Department for joint conventions until 1951 when they were separated once again. 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 general assembly meets biannually each year in April and November while the presidium acts as the executive branch of the church, overseeing the day-to-day operation when the general assembly is not in session. These events include physical death, the intermediate state, bodily resurrection, the Second Coming of Christ, the Great Tribulation, the Battle of Armageddon, the Millennial Reign, the Final Judgment, the future of the wicked in hell, and life for the redeemed in heaven.[48]. 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. Three years later on October 12, 1955, he added three more bishops to the hierarchy: Bishop U. E. Miller, Bishop S. M. Crouch, and Bishop O. T. Jones Sr. Mrs. Mattie McCaulley of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the first to respond, and was sent to Trinidad. Superintendent, International Sunday School Department Superintendent Mark Ellis. Their pastor was then elder Gilbert Earl Patterson, who also became a COGIC Presiding Bishop, at Holy Temple COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee. The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. Mother Deborah Mason Patterson#, daughter of founder, Bishop Mason and wife of first presiding bishop James O. Patterson Sr. In November 1975, at the National Holy Convocation in Memphis, TN., with the consent of the General Board, Bishop Carlis Moody Sr. of Evanston, Illinois, was appointed by Bishop J. O. Patterson to be president of the Department of Home and Foreign Missions. 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. 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. Al Sharpton, a noted civil rights activist, began his ministerial career as a minister in COGIC. Of special note is Evangelist Reatha Herndon who served as the International Elect Lady of the Department of Evangelism from 1951 to 2001. [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. The men selected to lead the Church were chosen by God and the membership of the Church Of God In Christ. 11 were here. They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. Furthermore, the new constitution created the office of the presiding bishop and a general board of twelve bishops and defined their responsibilities. The most notable rift occurred in 1969, when fourteen bishops met in Evanston, Illinois, to form the Church of God in Christ, International. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. Mother Willie Mae Rivers (19972017) of Goose Creek, South Carolina, succeeded Mother Crouch. The fastest growing areas include Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, and India. 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. In the 1920s, Arizona Dranes, a blind Evangelist Missionary became one of the first gospel artists to bring the musical styles of COGIC to the public in her records for Okeh and performances. [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. He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. [29] Former International Music Department President Professor Iris Stevenson-McCullough (originally from Rochester, NY) is a major influence in the gospel music industry around the world. World headquarters are in Memphis, Tennessee at Mason Temple. A Jeter and D. J. The beliefs of the Church of God in Christ are briefly written in its Statement of Faith, which is reproduced below:[41] It is often recited in various congregations as part of the order of worship and all national and international convocations. Male as well as female evangelists were instrumental in spreading COGIC throughout the United States as well as around the world. The constitutional convention drafted and approved a new constitution which dissolved both the office of the Senior Bishop and the executive board; it also established the General Assembly, which meets biannually, as the supreme authority over the church to decide matters of faith and practice. The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. The Board was updated on a proposed budget modification to cover outstanding obligations from the previous fiscal year. 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. In 1915, after years of court litigation over the name of the organization and use of the name "Church of God in Christ" by the two groups; Mason's group was granted the use of the name and Jones's group organized a legally chartered Holiness body called the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.[14], After moving to Memphis, Tennessee, Bishop Mason established a local congregation called Temple COGIC. [32], Bishop Chandler David Owens Sr. was elected Presiding Bishop after the death of Bishop Ford in 1995. All officers are elected by the General Assembly. [35], In 2016, the Church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world. [33] C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California. A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. [29], Bishop Louis Henry Ford of Chicago, Illinois, was elected after the death of J.O. Golden Jr. Under her leadership, the Women's International Convention added the term "and Crusade" to highlight and promote the evangelistic approach of the convention. In 1984 and 1988 respectively, Rev. 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. 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. The school and college remain closed at present.[29]. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. Remarriage is highly discouraged, except in the case of the death of a spouse. [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. In 1992, during the Ford administration, UNAC was disbanded in favor of three separate conventions namely: the International Sunday School Convention, the MY Convention (Music and Youth) and the ME Convention (Missions and Evangelism) again meeting in separate cities.. William B. Holt was appointed as General Superintendent. 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. [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. 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. Assistant Financial Secretary Bishop David A. Sanders. During the tenure of Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. as Presiding Bishop in the 1970s and 80s, Bishop Patterson established several interdenominational Christian schools and seminaries, and helped to establish the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches as well, a national caucus of Black church denominations that represent different denominations and organizations of the Black Church in America. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. At the start of the new millennium, then COGIC presiding Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, continued to support the advancement of civil rights. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church. Nigeria alone has 19 bishops and more than 2000 churches. Her life story led many African-Americans into the Holiness movement, including Mason. Patterson, who became presiding bishop in 2000 at the age of 60. Founded . She established a high school and gained accreditation for it, and then for the junior college which she founded on campus. Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. 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. As a result, an ongoing dispute between Elder Carter and Bishop Blake continued without resolution. Ford, as Saints' Academy, a private co-educational grade school. Nevertheless, as time progressed in the 1950s and 60s, and as COGIC began to grow and became increasingly institutionalized as a denomination, several other churches and denominations began partnering up with COGIC's leaders to help advance the cause of Civil Rights for African Americans, most notably such as the National Baptist Convention, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and many other similar predominantly Black denominations as well. Mother Willie Mae Rivers served faithfully for 20 years as General Mother until 2017 and the age of 91. 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. Its doctrine and practice are charismatic in nature, much like the Assemblies of God, meaning that they emphasize personal religious experience and divinely inspired powers, such as healing, prophecy, and speaking in tongues. He consecrated and appointed more than 100 bishops during his twenty-one years of leadership. Email: cogsecgeneral@churchofgod.org. It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States.[30]. [33] In 2009, Bishop Blake unveiled an aggressive program known as "Urban Initiatives" to address the plight of America's urban areas. He was elected four times uncontested as presiding bishop. The school enjoyed its greatest growth and success under the leadership of Dr. Arenia Conella Mallory (19041977). Each jurisdictional bishop appoints a jurisdictional supervisor to lead the work of the women on a jurisdictional level. 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. Patterson Sr. in 1989. Bishop Charles H. McClelland Board member (2021present). Rev. Sister Church Support Ministry a church in the USA giving support to a church on the mission field. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. The court ordered the church to convene a constitutional convention in February 1968. Elder L. C. Patrick was added to the National Sunday School. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Glenn Plummer. At the 1907 COGIC Convocation held in Jackson, a separation occurred among Jones and other leaders in the church because of such disagreements. Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. Mother Lillian Coffey appointed Mother Reatha Herndon as president of the National Women's Evangelist Board in 1951. The church is thought to have nearly two million members in 7,000 churches on the continent of Africa. Student Aid a ministry of support to foreign students. Some pastor's wives have served as pastor of congregations usually after the death of a pastor sometimes serving under the title of "shepherdess, shepherd mother, or church administrator. J. O. Patterson Sr. was the Presiding Bishop at that time. Office of the General Secretary Office of the General Secretary Church Of God In Christ | Memphis TN It had a membership of more than 400,000, who supported more than 4,000 churches. The three-year initiative would also help encourage COGIC clergy to use their missions and charity ministries in local churches to help offer aid and assistance to African-Americans and people of other ethnic minorities, and people of low incomes in local communities who are considering and contemplating abortion and offer aid and assistance to people dealing with economic and medical issues from pregnancy. Our Legacy 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. [22], The years of 19621968 has been described as a "Dark Period" in the history of the Church of God in Christ, because there was polarization and conflict in leadership following the death of the founder. Macklin was selected as the first chairman. The Church may search and 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 revolutionized and reorganized the music ministry to become a leading department in the church. The international headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee. Military chaplains have also been instrumental in spreading COGIC through military installations. Robinson was a staunch advocate for holiness and taught strict guidelines for the women with regard to dress and worldliness. The early conventions of the Evangelist Board were basically crusades led by Page and a few other Evangelists from across the country. The National Board of Trustees. [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. He also established the COGIC national headquarters there. Also send a copy to the General Secretary Bishop Lyle. [53], In 1965, during the March to Selma, a young COGIC minister Charles E. Blake, (previous COGIC Presiding Bishop) was studying at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, GA. Lizzie Woods Robinson (19111945) was the first "General Mother" of the church. He called for an annual gathering of COGIC members, known as the "International Holy Convocation", to be held in Memphis. 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. He was assassinated the next day, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.[54]. Bishop Blake led the COGIC to become a greater global ministry, primarily in Africa and Latin America, while at the same time investing in the inner cities where many COGIC congregations are located. YPWW became a distinctive trademark for COGIC and the principle training institute usually meeting on Sunday night prior to evening worship services. In Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. As COGIC continued to grow, the various departments began the practice of convening annually to conduct the business unique of their ministries. From the very beginning of gospel music, COGIC members have influenced its rise. B. McEwen was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. The church has more than 3,000 churches in Asia, and 2,000 churches in the Caribbean and South America. It includes not only those who are members of COGIC, but all believers who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. 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. COGIC believes, though, that even then in the case of saving the life of the mother, that abortion should still only be considered as a last resort, if all other options to help the mother and the unborn fetus have been thoroughly exhausted. Holy Temple COGIC was the first church to open its doors to the garbage workers. 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. General Secretary Church of God in Christ, Inc. 930 Mason Street Memphis, Tennessee 38126 To file charges against a bishop, send the grievance to; The Chairman of the Board of Bishops, the Chairman of the Board of Bishops Grievance Committee, and the General Secretary Bishop Lyle. On November 14, 1968, the General Assembly of the COGIC elected the first general board and presiding bishop of the church. Music Dept. The church has a tradition of prayer, fasting, praise, and consecration that was once unique to Holiness or Holiness Pentecostal groups. In 1988, after a thirteen-year exodus from COGIC, Bishop G. E. Patterson returned as the founding Prelate of the newly formed Tennessee Fourth Jurisdiction. The COGIC constitution at the time did not identify a clear successor or the authority of the executive board after Mason's death. As the first elected presiding bishop, Bishop Patterson Sr. established the Charles Harrison Mason Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. There are more than 200 ecclesiastical jurisdictions around the world, with 170 in the United States. [18], The H. A. Goss faction left COGIC to join the Assemblies of God USA. [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]. As a result, the general board exercises great authority over the church. He was denied such trial in 2016. This endorsement allows female chaplains who are serving in the military, working in an institution or jails to perform religious services including funerals and weddings. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, attended by Mason and others from several states. 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". The rope that holds the shaft together represents Charles Harrison Mason, COGIC's founding father. She developed the role of the State Minister of Music and traveled the world conducting seminars and workshops perfecting the quality of choir music, their performance, appearance and demeanor, and the COGIC sound. 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. 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. Ford was pastor of the St. Paul COGIC in Chicago and was Presiding Prelate of the Historic Illinois First Jurisdiction. 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