There was the creation of the Sunday School Field Representative. Protestant doctrinal debates about Calvinism and Wesleyan Perfectionism affected how even local African-American Baptist pastors responded to new Christian movements at the time. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. Assistant Elect Lady, COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Lee E.Van Zandt. Bishop Joel H. Lyle Jr. General Secretary Church of God in Christ, Inc. 930 Mason Street Memphis, Tennessee 38126 Al Sharpton, a noted civil rights activist, began his ministerial career as a minister in COGIC. Patterson, as Presiding Bishop of the Church in the 2000s, he helped bridge denominational barriers and encouraged non-COGIC ministries and denominations to work collaboratively with the COGIC denomination to help support charity efforts for poor and disadvantaged African Americans and people affected by poverty and disasters in foreign countries through the COGIC Charities Department and the COGIC Missions and Evangelism Department. Green. Touch between the genders should be limited. Bishop Jerry W. Macklin First Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2004present). C. P. Jones was elected the General Overseer, C. H. Mason was selected as Overseer of Tennessee, and J. [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. There are more than 200 ecclesiastical jurisdictions around the world, with 170 in the United States. [20], In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. Vice Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Roger L. Jones. Bishop Mason appointed her as a young woman to be head of the small school in 1926, after she had been teaching there. The general assembly is the supreme authority over the church to decide matters of faith and practice. Evangelist Goldia Haynes, Elder Utah Smith, Madame Earnestine Washington, and Marion Williams continued COGIC's influence throughout the fifties and sixties. The church declares to be evangelical in ministry, fundamental in doctrine and practice and Pentecostal in worship and expression. Pentecostals have been criticized because of their noticeable absence from the official record of activism that has been largely overshadowed by black ministers of other denominations such as Baptists and Methodists; however, there is evidence to verify and document the role and response of COGIC ministers and other Pentecostal denominations to the cause and struggle for Civil Rights in the United States during the 20th Century. [60] Units added during her tenure as general supervisor were the: business and Professional Women's Federation, Rescue Squad, Sunday School Representatives Unit, United Sisters of Charity, National Secretaries Unit, and the Jr. Missionaries. The General Secretary. [21], In 1907, there were ten COGIC churches, but by the time of Bishop Mason's death in 1961, COGIC had spread to every state in the United States and to many foreign countries. [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. As the first elected presiding bishop, Bishop Patterson Sr. established the Charles Harrison Mason Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. The civil structure of the Church of God in Christ includes a president, first vice-president, second vice-president, general secretary, general treasurer, and the financial secretary. The National Board of Trustees. The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. It is a separate and distinct work of grace that occurs in the lives of believers after conversion. 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. Users should have no expectation of privacy as to any communication on or information stored within the system, Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Drew Sheard. He referred in his sermon to gay men as "sissies", "perverted and lost", and said, "If you want to feel like a girl; I wish God would give you the monthly of a girl; I wish He had you bleeding out of your butt. [35], In 2016, the Church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world. COGIC is a conservative denomination. The ordinances of the church are water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper and foot washing. As public education was segregated and underfunded by white officials in the South through most of the tenure of the first major leader, this school became a destination for parents wanting their children to have high-quality education. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to the national COGIC organization. [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. 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. The church has a tradition of prayer, fasting, praise, and consecration that was once unique to Holiness or Holiness Pentecostal groups. They exist today as adversaries to the kingdom, purpose and will of God. COGIC licensed female evangelists may also serve as chaplains in military, federal, state, and local institutions requiring chaplains. Other leaders of the Youth Department who leader became influential leaders of the church included: Bishop F.D. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. Salvation is an operation of the Holy Spirit upon sinners brought about by repentance toward God, which brings about conversion, faith, justification, and regeneration. G. E. Patterson established the Temple of Deliverance, the Cathedral of Bountiful Blessing which grew to become the largest Pentecostal church in Memphis with over 14,000 members. [47] COGIC regards homosexuality, infidelity, and any other forms of sexual immorality that does not agree with Biblical scripture as sinful. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Bishop Nate' M. Jefferson. All officers are elected by the General Assembly. The Board was updated on a proposed budget modification to cover outstanding obligations from the previous fiscal year. In 1997, Bishop Chandler D. Owens appointed Evangelist Richard "Mr. Clean" White as president of the Department of Evangelism. He was pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Institutional COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the Presiding Prelate of the Tennessee Headquarters Jurisdiction. [3] The current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. "[50][51] COGIC also encourages mothers that if they know they will not be able to provide proper care to their child, they should seek assistance to give the child up for either private adoption, legal adoption through domestic or international adoption agencies, or foster care. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. The Church may search and She began women's work on the state level and appointed the first state mothers. forgot password WARNING!!! COGIC also teaches that all the spiritual gifts are for believers today. Southern California Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. "[90] This excerpt of Elder Carter's sermon went viral throughout social media and was picked up by major television news broadcasts. President Clinton gave speeches at COGIC meetings including the International Holy Convocation at Mason Temple and the Women's International Convention. In 2000, he was elected as the Presiding Bishop of COGIC. 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. These offices are found in every local, district, and jurisdiction to support development and growth of the Sunday School. 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. By 1906, the church had grown to nearly 100 congregations in three states. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. According to the Articles of Religion in the COGIC Official Manual, COGIC believes in biblical inspiration and holds that the Bible is the supreme and final authority for doctrine and practice. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven. Dr. Mattie McGlothen (19751994) the fourth General Supervisor, was a tremendous organizer with great impact on the development of the Women's Department. At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." 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. Also send a copy to the General Secretary Bishop Lyle. The COGIC has always had a long history with Christian ecumenism, partnering up with and collaborating with other Christian churches and denominations for the purposes of advancing ministry and charity efforts, both in the United States, and globally in foreign countries as well. 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. In addition, the Office of the General Secretary is an integral part of all ceremonial activities, inaugurals, celebrations and ecumenical services. The Holy Spirit is the agent that equips, empowers, leads, and guides the church until the return of Christ. [50], In July 2016 during their annual Auxiliaries in Ministries convention, COGIC announced their Urban Initiative Outreach ministries and Missions and Charity departments would be partnering up with The Human Coalition, an anti-abortion advocacy group, from 2016 to 2019 for a three-year initiative to encourage COGIC pastors and ministers to encourage anti-abortion advocacy in their local churches. [58], Her successor, Lillian Brooks Coffey (19451964) was the organizer of the Women's International Convention to support the work of foreign missionaries. COGIC teaches that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world. [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 current chairman of AIM is Bishop Linwood E. Dillard of Memphis, TN.[62]. Elect Lady, International Department of Missions Mother Maddaline Norfleet. Chairman of AIM Bishop Linwood Dillard. From the very beginning of gospel music, COGIC members have influenced its rise. We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. [37] The National Council of Churches ranks it as the fifth largest Christian denomination in the U.S.[38] COGIC is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] with a predominantly African-American membership. [15], COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. 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. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. However, the General Assembly vested authority in the executive board composed of the seven bishops selected by Bishop Mason before his death. Mrs. Mattie McCaulley of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the first to respond, and was sent to Trinidad. In April 2018, Presiding Bishop Charles Blake along with Lee Saunders, Andrew Young, DeMaurice Smith, and Brian Dunn coordinated the "I AM 2018 Mountaintop Conference" at the historic Mason Temple in Memphis to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. COGIC believes marriage is a monogamous sacred, civil, and legal union between a husband and wife that is recognized as a covenant between them and God for the purpose of the couple being a helpmate to each other and raising a family together. 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. The exception is when the charges are against a Bishop which would be filed with the Board of Bishops. Jurisdictions range in size between 30 and 100 churches. These elders became the first Pentecostal General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. [12] Mason stayed in Los Angeles for five weeks and his visit to the Azusa Street Revival changed the direction of the newly formed holiness church. Page in 1927. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Sideary King. The Office of the Jurisdictional Secretary is responsible for maintaining accurate and detailed records of administrative, ecclesiastical, and civil operations of the Michigan Southwest Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. They are tasked with the day to day operation of the Church of God in Christ. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. Nigeria alone has 19 bishops and more than 2000 churches. Email: cogsecgeneral@churchofgod.org. 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 2017, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake appointed gospel artist and Evangelist Dr. Dorinda Clark Cole of Detroit, Michigan as the Elect Lady. Bishop Darrell L. Hines Board member (2016present). [61] Finally, she changed the visible presence of women in ministry with the introduction of the ministry "habit". Mother Jennie Bell Dancy Jones of Arkansas became the first National Field Representative under Bishop Patrick. Jurisdictions are set up similar to the national church in terms of composition, polity, and procedure. [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. Churches are organized in dioceses called jurisdictions, each under the authority of a bishop. 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. 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). Secretary of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Prince W. Bryant, II. Chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Michael Eaddy. In 1946, the National Sunday School Congress began to meet with the Young People's Willing Workers (YPWW) Congress. Mason was influenced by the testimony of the African-American Methodist evangelist Amanda Berry Smith, one of the most widely respected African-American holiness evangelists of the nineteenth century. A local church mother since the age of 21, she was committed to strengthening the auxiliaries in the local churches and to prepare the younger women to carry the mission of COGIC into the Twenty-first Century. It has nine members, elected by the general assembly, including three bishops, three elders, and three lay members. [8], In 1897, Elder Mason founded the St. Paul Church in Lexington, Mississippi, as the first church of the new movement. 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. Elder L. C. Patrick was added to the National Sunday School. COGIC believes "that if such a case arises, the mother should pray and seek the wisdom and guidance of God and the Holy Spirit on whether or not they should resort to emergency abortion if it is necessary to save her life," but if not, the Church traditionally encourages expecting mothers to "seek God's guidance for other options and choices regarding their unborn child so that they do not have to choose aborting it, and can safely go through with their pregnancy until childbirth. The Presiding Bishop is the both the President and the CEO of the corporation, the other eleven members complete the Board of Directors. Coffey also began the use of the title "Jurisdictional Supervisor" for state mothers as more jurisdictions were forming in each state.[59]. 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. She has previously served on the Women's advisory board, Executive Board, steering committee Women's International Convention, General Supervisor's Regional Representative (West Coast Region of the United States), member of the Program Committee then chairperson, Chairperson Special Convention Assistance Committee, National Leadership Conference and Women's Convention Leadership Conference, International Marshall and Assistant General Supervisor. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. In 2014, at the COGIC International Holy Convocation held in St. Louis, Missouri, COGIC minister Elder Earl Carter was selected by the General Board to be the keynote speaker for Saturday night. She was greatly interested in the building of Mason Temple and she kept her national building fund drives functioning until she knew the building was ready for dedication. By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. The first meeting was held in Memphis, Tennessee around 1937. He is credited with helping to secure the steel needed to construct Mason Temple which was virtually impossible during World War II.[52]. [96][97][98][99], This article is about the Holiness Pentecostal denomination. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. Winbush was selected to serve as the first chairman. Many Holiness Christian groups and fellowships forming at the time wanted biblical names for their local churches and fellowships, such as "Church of God, Church of Christ, or Church of the Living God". 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. Bishop Michael E. Hill Assistant Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2021present). This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. The school closed in 1977 after her death, as it struggled financially in a period when some families were choosing integrated schools for their children. 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. 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. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. The rope that holds the shaft together represents Charles Harrison Mason, COGIC's founding father. The Church may search and retrieve any information stored within this system. As a result, many local congregations, foreign missions, and schools were established through the leadership and efforts of women in COGIC. As COGIC continued to grow, the various departments began the practice of convening annually to conduct the business unique of their ministries. As COGIC has continued to grow, new departments, auxiliaries, and ministries have been established including the music department, the National Adjutancy, Men's Department, COGIC Charities, and Urban Initiatives to name a few. These women have been listed for their significant contributions and impact to the church. The international membership of COGIC is estimated be between one and three million adherents. 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. The Church of God in Christ ecclesiastical structure is an episcopal-presbyterian form of government. She was the wife and companion of Bishop John Seth Bailey, a trusted adviser of Bishop Mason, and later the first assistant presiding bishop of the church. 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. Mason was given authority to lead the new denomination. A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. He was denied such trial in 2016. A Jeter and D. J. 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. (Young People Willing Workers), and Missions and Evangelism. Under her leadership and tenure, COGIC choirs and individual singers came to dominate gospel music producing a number of recordings and gospel hits. 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. 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. Today thousands of COGIC women when ministering the gospel or serving in official capacities are seen in their civic (black) or ceremonial (white) habits. The Department of Evangelism was officially organized on a national level by Overseer L.C. YPWW became a distinctive trademark for COGIC and the principle training institute usually meeting on Sunday night prior to evening worship services. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. [19], Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. He also established the COGIC national headquarters there. 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. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. He also served as the Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. Timothy Wright, Myrna Summers, Rev. [18], The H. A. Goss faction left COGIC to join the Assemblies of God USA. [17][16] The organizers of the meeting in Hot Springs had sent invitations only to white ministers to discuss a new movement. 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