Humanity can only be restored through salvation offered only through Jesus Christ. However, his out-spoken criticism of the racial prejudice and discrimination of whites led most, if not all of them, to leave his church for other ministries where the message against racism was not so obvious and offensive to them. During the 1950s and 60s, during the height of the civil rights movement, COGIC ministers and congregations played host to many significant events. He also instituted the Annual Prayer Breakfast, conducted Evangelistic Crusades across the country and developed the Church of God in Christ National Evangelist Registry. [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. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. 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. C. D. Owens had gained national attention in the church as the president of the Youth Department. It also increasingly stressed high academic standards so that its graduates could go to normal school or college, especially to teach other African Americans. Our Legacy 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. Rev. Mason Theological Seminary to train its ministers and ministry leaders. Upon his return to Jackson, Mississippi, Mason faced opposition when he recounted his experience. The church is thought to have nearly two million members in 7,000 churches on the continent of Africa. The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. Elder Carter called for a Church trial before the COGIC General Assembly and Judicial Board according to the Constitution of the COGIC. In 2000 at the Ninety-Third International Holy Convocation, the COGIC General Assembly elected Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson to replace Owens as Presiding Bishop. 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). [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. A general supervisor of women is appointed by the presiding bishop and given authority to lead the International Women's Ministry of the church. 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. During World War I, the FBI opened a file on Bishop Mason and conducted surveillance on him because of his pacifism during the war. ", 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. [9] This Holiness group/fellowship adopted the name Church of God in Christ, and COGIC began to develop congregations throughout the South. By accessing and using this system, you are consenting to such monitoring and information retrieval for 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. COGIC has always been traditionally anti-abortion. She developed the International Women's Convention into a training institute for women in the ministry. As a Pentecostal church, COGIC teaches that when one is baptized in the Holy Spirit, the believer will experience an initial evidence of speaking in tongues (glossolalia) by the will of God. A new constitution and official manual of the church were completed in 1973. 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. For the Anabaptist denomination, see, The official seal of the COGIC features a sheaf of wheat representing the members of the COGIC. At the time, because many churches disagreed with what they considered its eccentric worship styles and expressions of Pentecostalism, such as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues and the laying on of hands, many churches distanced themselves from the COGIC for many years. 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. 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. Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. The National Board of Trustees. Vice Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Enoch Perry. 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. Timothy Wright, Myrna Summers, Rev. COGIC licensed female evangelists may also serve as chaplains in military, federal, state, and local institutions requiring chaplains. Bishop Carlis Moody immediately began to reorganize the Missions Department, giving new guidelines. Assistant Financial Secretary Bishop David A. Sanders. [49] The church does not practice infant baptisms or christenings, but does conduct baby dedications in formal ceremonies. Nigeria alone has 19 bishops and more than 2000 churches. As a result, the general board exercises great authority over the church. Administrative Assistant & Member Executive Committee-General Assembly - 1989-Present. As the first elected presiding bishop, Bishop Patterson Sr. established the Charles Harrison Mason Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. [19], Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. [27], Bishop James Oglethorpe Patterson Sr. was elected in November 1968 as the first presiding bishop of the church by the General Assembly at the Sixty-First Holy Convocation of the church. Women in COGIC have been influential in the leadership and organization of the church since its inception. 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. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. Mason was given authority to lead the new denomination. [33] In 2009, Bishop Blake unveiled an aggressive program known as "Urban Initiatives" to address the plight of America's urban areas. 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). In addition, the Office of the General Secretary is an integral part of all ceremonial activities, inaugurals, celebrations and ecumenical services. They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. 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. Today COGIC has more than 12,000 churches, and several schools, missions, and medical clinics in more than eighty nations, including every inhabited continent. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. He led a group of students to participate in the March on Selma. She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten. During 1910-1913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. Bishop Charles E. Blake, as the Presiding Bishop of the COGIC from the late 2000s up to the 2010s, was also dedicated to increasing and maintaining stable ecumenical relationships from the COGIC with other diverse Christian denominations, most notably Pentecostal/Charismatic churches, Baptist churches, African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Churches, and A.M.E. Zion churches, and even some non-denominational Christian ministries for the purposes of ministry efforts and collaborating on addressing social issues that affect Christians and specifically the Black Church in America, most notably through his Urban Initiatives program. 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. 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.. Under her leadership, the Women's International Convention added the term "and Crusade" to highlight and promote the evangelistic approach of the convention. Bishop Michael E. Hill Assistant Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2021present). He gave the eulogy for Till at Robert's Temple COGIC in 1955. It believes that the gifts of the Spirit are given to believers and are active in the church today. Treasurer of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Pastor William Ward. In 1918, COGIC opened its first institution of higher learning, the Saints Industrial and Literary School in Lexington, Mississippi, for both girls and boys. 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. B. McEwen, Bishop J. S. Bailey, and Bishop O. M. Kelly as his assistants. On May 19, 1952, he added Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. Also in 1952, Mason revised the constitution to determine the leadership and succession of the church after his death. Each state in the US consists of at least one jurisdiction, and several states have more than one jurisdiction. However, the General Assembly vested authority in the executive board composed of the seven bishops selected by Bishop Mason before his death. 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. Nurses Aid Ministry nurses taking their skills to the mission field. Overseer E.R. Bishop Jerry W. Macklin First Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2004present). She served as the jurisdictional supervisor of several states including Maryland and New Jersey helping to establish and stabilize struggling jurisdictions. Field representative, International Sunday School Department Mother Cleolia Penix. 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. Ford, as Saints' Academy, a private co-educational grade school. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Sideary King. In 1955, Emmett Till's funeral was held at Robert's Temple Church Of God in Christ in Chicago, Illinois. The Department of Evangelism was officially organized on a national level by Overseer L.C. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. Welcome to the home page of the General Board of the Church Of God In Christ, Inc. Clinton is the only US president to have addressed a COGIC convocation at Mason Temple. In his first year as Presiding Bishop in 2021, in order to combat debt that the church had accrued from previous years, Bishop Sheard helped to launch the "I Love My Church" Initiative, which was a massive fundraising campaign that helped the COGIC denomination to pay off much of its debts, renovate and refurbish its headquarters church, Mason Temple, establish housing complexes for low-income families throughout Shelby County, Tennessee near the church's headquarters, and purchased a former Catholic nunnery convent in Memphis to provide housing for single mothers affected by health challenges, disabilities, teen pregnancies, and domestic violence. Washington, Bishop Chandler D. Owens, Bishop Brandon B. Porter, and Bishop J. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). 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. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven. [31], Bishop Ford also renovated several COGIC structures in Memphis, including Mason Temple. There was the creation of the Sunday School Field Representative. It is a separate and distinct work of grace that occurs in the lives of believers after conversion. It teaches that sanctification should precede the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Bishop Joel H. Lyle Jr. General Secretary Church of God in Christ, Inc. 930 Mason Street Memphis, Tennessee 38126 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. Historically, women in ministry in COGIC are known as "Missionaries" and are designated in two categories: Deaconess Missionary, and Evangelist Missionary. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. [26], The parties filed lawsuits in the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, to resolve the legitimate authority of the denomination. Chairman of AIM Bishop Linwood Dillard. [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. As the church continued to grow, she created women auxiliaries including the Purity Class and the Sunshine Band. Male as well as female evangelists were instrumental in spreading COGIC throughout the United States as well as around the world. It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. The fastest growing areas include Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, and India. 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. [48] COGIC clergy are also encouraged to have a certain degree of training in marriage counseling as well. We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. It has nine members, elected by the general assembly, including three bishops, three elders, and three lay members. Later in 1897, while in Little Rock, Arkansas, C. H. Mason stated that God had given him such a name for the group, the "Church of God in Christ". We believe in the Blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church of God, which is in Christ, at His return. 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. During the tenure of Bishop G.E. [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]. 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. Then in 1946, the YPWW Department was combined with the Sunday School Department for joint conventions until 1951 when they were separated once again. According to a 2015 statistical study by the Pew Research Center, the denomination was estimated to have a United States membership of approximately 84% African-Americans, 5% White Americans, 8% Latino-Americans, and roughly 2% Asian-Americans. He is credited with helping to secure the steel needed to construct Mason Temple which was virtually impossible during World War II.[52]. It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States.[30]. The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. It had a membership of more than 400,000, who supported more than 4,000 churches. According to Alex Haley, "He and his wife then received bomb threats at home and at church." The exception is when the charges are against a Bishop which would be filed with the Board of Bishops. YPWW became a distinctive trademark for COGIC and the principle training institute usually meeting on Sunday night prior to evening worship services. There are more than 200 ecclesiastical jurisdictions around the world, with 170 in the United States. National officers of the church are chosen at the general assembly every four years unless special elections are warranted. The general assembly elects a 12-person general board (presidium) every four years from the college of bishops, who serve functionally as apostles of the church. 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. Under her leadership and tenure, COGIC choirs and individual singers came to dominate gospel music producing a number of recordings and gospel hits. 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. 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. 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. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. After the death of Mother McGlothen, Mother Emma F. Crouch (19941997) of Dallas, Texas, served as the fifth General Supervisor. However, in 1996, the umbrella format was revised under the administration of Bishop C.D. [29] She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for the South Carolina Jurisdiction. This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. There is a presiding bishop, known as the chief apostle of the church. Evangelist Missionaries are licensed to preach the gospel, conduct gospel meetings, and may be given the oversight of local congregations serving as the church administrator. He also served as the Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. Drew Sheard. 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. 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. The Presiding Bishop is the both the President and the CEO of the corporation, the other eleven members complete the Board of Directors. The General Secretary. Carter currently posts material on YouTube and Facebook reporting alleged misconduct and impropriety within current leadership of COGIC and other Christian (mainly African-American) denominations. For a brief period of time, the YPWW Congress was combined with the Sunday School Congress in a joint convention until 1951. The General Board is the Executive Branch of the Church of God in Christ government. A Jeter and D. J. This group of seven bishops became known officially as the executive commission; they took on greater responsibility over church affairs until Mason's death. He was assassinated the next day, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.[54]. Today the International Women's Convention/Crusade meets annually in May in different cities throughout the nation drawing thousands of women from around the world. The result of sin is the depravity of man, broken communion with God, shame and guilt, and physical and spiritual death. Office of the General Secretary Office of the General Secretary Church Of God In Christ | Memphis TN The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. They rejected denominational names such as Baptist, Methodist, or Episcopal. 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. 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. Dress should be modest and business-formal. [citation needed] Bishop Ford is credited with inviting President Bill Clinton, a personal friend, to speak to the Eighty-Sixth International Holy Convocation on November 13, 1993. Forms; Assessments, Records and Credentials Portal; Resolution; General Assembly Minutes; COGIC ARC; OGS Training Registration; Facebook; Contact; After the death of Bishop Mason, he assumed leadership as the Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace the Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Nate' M. Jefferson. COGIC theology and beliefs fall in the tradition of Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[40]. They are the largest department in the COGIC. Bishop Blake led COGIC through the death of G. E. Patterson while preparing the church for its 100th Holy Convocation; an important milestone for the church. [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. She led its expansion and emphasized high academic standards, disciplined behavior, and prayer. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a predominantly African-American Pentecostal Christian denomination, headquartered at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. Name * Email Address (UserID) * Create a Password * Confirm your Password * Birthday * Month: Day: Year: Gender * Male Female Jurisdiction * Church 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. forgot password WARNING!!! Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. In 1981, Bishop J.O. Bishop Brandon B. Porter Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2012present). Create your ARC account Complete the form below to request an ARC account from your Jurisdictional Secretary. Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr., who had previously been elected to the General Board in 2012 and 2016, was reelected to the General Board and subsequently elected as the current Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021, in the first-ever virtual online election for the denomination. The Church may search and COGIC believes in divine healing, however, it does not advocate the exclusion of medical supervision. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. She served as chairperson of the board of supervisors, member, Executive Board, member, Screening Committee, member, Program Committee General Church, coordinator, Leadership Conference, International Marshall, secretary, and Assistant General Supervisor for the Department of Women. Lizzie Woods Robinson (19111945) was the first "General Mother" of the church. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. Assistant General Treasurer Bishop Kendall Anderson. Owens continued to serve as a jurisdictional bishop and member of the General Board until his death in 2011. In 1997, Bishop Chandler D. Owens appointed Evangelist Richard "Mr. Clean" White as president of the Department of Evangelism. Southern California Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. He believed that the name, taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:14, was divinely revealed and biblically inspired. Hall Sr. Board member (2021present). 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. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. During the formative stages of COGIC, Bishop Mason organized departments to further support the work of the church as it continued to grow and expand. On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I've Been To The Mountaintop" speech, at Mason Temple Church Of God in Christ in Memphis. When the COGIC was first founded by Bishop Mason in the 1910s, he wanted the denomination to have ecumenical relationships with other predominantly Black Methodist and Baptist churches, but many of them were unwilling to do so at the time because of Mason's controversial history with being expelled from his former Baptist ministry associations and churches in Mississippi for preaching sanctification and Pentecostalism. [8], In 1897, Elder Mason founded the St. Paul Church in Lexington, Mississippi, as the first church of the new movement. Each jurisdictional bishop appoints a jurisdictional supervisor to lead the work of the women on a jurisdictional level. After being removed from the office of Senior Bishop, he remained the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until his death in 1972. On November 14, 1968, the General Assembly of the COGIC elected the first general board and presiding bishop of the church. In 2015, after more than 40 years of faithful service, Bishop Carlis L. Moody was emeritized as Bishop of Missions. [20], The first national tabernacle was built and completed in 1925. The men selected to lead the Church were chosen by God and the membership of the Church Of God In Christ. "[91] Bishop Blake apologized to a young man (Andrew C. Caldwell) who, following Superintendent Carter's message, came forward to proclaim that he had been delivered from homosexuality. 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. Nevertheless, women are licensed in COGIC to proclaim the gospel as evangelists. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. The presiding bishop is part of a general board, consisting of eleven other bishops elected by a general assembly consisting of pastors, elders, chaplains, bishops, missionaries, supervisors, and designated lay delegates. [27], Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. During his administration, Battles organized Regions to oversee evangelistic ministry in various regional areas across the country. She organized the sewing circle and after meeting Elder Searcy, she encouraged the women to support mission work through the Home and Foreign Mission bands. The COGIC emphasized the use of the choir as an integral part of the worship experience. According to its 1973 Constitution, the church has two structures to govern the church: civil and ecclesiastical. 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