This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for California Northern First Jurisdiction. retrieve any information stored within this system. Bishop Malcolm W. Coby Board member (2021present). Pentecostals have been known and continue to be known for their lively worship, exuberant expressions of praise and worship, and musical compilations, mostly relying on congregational singing of hymns and chants. Bishop Mason was opposed to the ordination of women to formal ministry, but in 1911 created an autonomous department to promote the ministry of women in the church. President, International Department of Evangelism Evangelist Gary Sprewell, Elect Lady, International Department of Evangelism . The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. 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. When she died in 1945, she had laid an impressive foundation for the women's ministry in COGIC. Regards, Executive Secretary Sidney Buggs, III. These women have been listed for their significant contributions and impact to the church. 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. This seasonal period was selected because most of the COGIC members were farmers and were finished harvesting their crops around this time. Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Bishop Dwight E. Walls Sr.. First Vice Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Superintendent Melton Timmons. In keeping with the times, the school had some industrial education and training for its students, so that they could learn practical skills. 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. 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. Mother Lillian Coffey appointed Mother Reatha Herndon as president of the National Women's Evangelist Board in 1951. 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The Ecclesiastical Jurisdictional Pastors and Elders Council is the gate way to the COGIC Judicial system. 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. 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. Historically, women in ministry in COGIC are known as "Missionaries" and are designated in two categories: Deaconess Missionary, and Evangelist Missionary. Ford, as Saints' Academy, a private co-educational grade school. 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. Secretary of the Board of Bishops Bishop William Watson, III. Assistant General Treasurer Bishop Kendall Anderson. A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. 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. 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. Church mothers have historically served as the leader of the women's ministries in the local congregations. 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. A visionary, she spearheaded the establishment of the multi-million dollar Hale Morris Lewis Manor, a senior citizen complex in Los Angeles, CA. During the tenure of Bishop L. H. Ford as Presiding Bishop in the 1990s, he helped gain COGIC membership into the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America, a more diverse, international caucus of different Pentecostal church denominations and organizations that sought to heal the racial divides in the North American Pentecostal movement.[57]. [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. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. As a result, an ongoing dispute between Elder Carter and Bishop Blake continued without resolution. Elect Lady, International Department of Missions Mother Maddaline Norfleet. 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. 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]. 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. Today however, many church mothers have been reserved to titular positions as many pastor's wives have assumed the role of leader of women's ministries in local congregations. We hope you enjoy learning more about the Church leadership and the important role they have in leading God's people. Secretary of the National Judiciary Board Attorney Peter Davis. In 2017, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake appointed gospel artist and Evangelist Dr. Dorinda Clark Cole of Detroit, Michigan as the Elect Lady. The court ordered the church to convene a constitutional convention in February 1968. They disagreed in having an electoral process to select the presiding bishop.[28]. He also served as the Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. He consecrated and appointed more than 100 bishops during his twenty-one years of leadership. They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become the Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God. 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 Rivers also began the "49 and Under" to enlist and focus the younger women of COGIC to remain committed to the doctrine and teachings of the church. By accessing and using this system, you are consenting to such monitoring and information retrieval for We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. He was denied such trial in 2016. Patterson, who became presiding bishop in 2000 at the age of 60. 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. Adjutant General Bishop Dickerson L. S. Wells Sr.. General Supervisor, Department of Women Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis. 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. He was assassinated the next day, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.[54]. The Church may search and retrieve any information stored within this system. Mrs. Anna Broy Crockett Ford was the first organizer and director of the National Music Department, which was formally established in November 1949. Well-known gospel musicians with COGIC roots include; Andrae Crouch and Sandra Crouch, Walter Hawkins and Edwin Hawkins, Tramaine Hawkins, Rubenstein McClure, Yvette Flunder, Sara Jordan Powell, Daryl Coley, BeBe and CeCe Winans, The Winans, "Detroit" Gary Wiggins, John P. Kee, The O'Neal Twins, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Rance Allen, Rev. In Chicago, Ford organized voter registration initiatives. 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. However, the Church believes that in some extreme or rare cases, medical and operational abortion may be the safest way to help the mother if the pregnancy is jeopardizing the mother's life and health. Co Directors of the Men's Department Bishop Michael B. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. [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]. In 2000 at the Ninety-Third International Holy Convocation, the COGIC General Assembly elected Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson to replace Owens as Presiding Bishop. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. Nevertheless, women are licensed in COGIC to proclaim the gospel as evangelists. The current chairman of AIM is Bishop Linwood E. Dillard of Memphis, TN.[62]. The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. 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. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God. 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. In 1976, under the leadership of Bishop J.O. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a HolinessPentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. They rejected denominational names such as Baptist, Methodist, or Episcopal. 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. He established COGIC Charities which has provided thousands of dollars in college scholarships and disaster relief efforts such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It was reopened in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. During World War I, the FBI opened a file on Bishop Mason and conducted surveillance on him because of his pacifism during the war. 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. The presidium includes a separately elected international presiding bishop by the general assembly who serves a term of four years, who, then appoints two assistant presiding bishops. [44], COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. 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. 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. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. [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. Bishop Patterson was also to date the youngest person to ever be elected presiding bishop of COGIC at the age of 56; the second youngest was his nephew Gilbert Earl (G.E.) Golden Jr. The Youth Congress eventually become one of the largest conventions in COGIC. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. This convention brings thousands of COGIC members representing all the major departments including Sunday School, Missions, Evangelism, Music, and Youth together in July and meets in cities around the U.S. Forms; Assessments, Records and Credentials Portal; Resolution; General Assembly Minutes; COGIC ARC; OGS Training Registration; Facebook; Contact; 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. 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. Mitchell#, national evangelist, pastor, St. Andrew, Denton, TX, Carlis L. 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Mamie Till-Mobley was a member of St. Paul COGIC led by then Elder Louis Henry Ford (who would later become the presiding bishop of the denomination) officiated the service. Their pastor was then elder Gilbert Earl Patterson, who also became a COGIC Presiding Bishop, at Holy Temple COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee. These departments include: the Women's Department, the Sunday School Department, the Youth Department known as Y.P.W.W. Page in 1927. Administrative Assistant & Member Executive Committee-General Assembly - 1989-Present. For the Anabaptist denomination, see, The official seal of the COGIC features a sheaf of wheat representing the members of the COGIC. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. Military chaplains have also been instrumental in spreading COGIC through military installations. 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. [29] The spread of COGIC was due largely to the efforts of its evangelists through crusades and revivals. Patterson appointed Dr. Edward Lee Battles President of the Department of Evangelism. As previously stated, COGIC although predominately black, had a significant white membership during its first decade of existence, with a number of white ministers holding leadership positions in the church. 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. Rev. Divorce is considered inconsistent with biblical teachings and is highly discouraged as well, but exceptions are made for special circumstances. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. The jurisdictional supervisor is assisted by district missionaries who oversee the women's ministry of the district. Lizzie Woods Robinson (19111945) was the first "General Mother" of the church. [33] In 2009, Bishop Blake unveiled an aggressive program known as "Urban Initiatives" to address the plight of America's urban areas. The current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. The General Board received a summation of the actions of the National Board of Trustees and updates on national properties since November 2018. 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. 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. There seemed no prospect of an integrated Pentecostal movement under the leadership of an African-American such as C. H. She established new auxiliaries including the International Hospitality Unit, the Educational and Bishop's Wives Scholarship funds, WE-12 and Lavender Ladies. Drew Sheard. forgot password WARNING!!! At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." 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. It has nine members, elected by the general assembly, including three bishops, three elders, and three lay members. Bishop Brandon B. Porter Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2012present). Assistant Elect Lady, COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Lee E.Van Zandt. The first convention was held in Los Angeles, California, in 1951. 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. He was a noted evangelist who had pastored several churches, including: Bostick Temple in St. Louis, Missouri; Well's Cathedral COGIC in Newark, New Jersey; and Greater Community COGIC in Marietta, Georgia. [23][24] After Mason's death, in accordance with the 1952 church constitution, the control of the church reverted to the COGIC Board of Bishops. Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-COGIC ministries to work collboratively with the COGIC denomination. The exception is when the charges are against a Bishop which would be filed with the Board of Bishops. 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. Patterson Sr. in 1989. In 1933, he set apart five overseers to the Office of Bishop in the church, the first five bishops of COGIC. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. Missions work in COGIC began under Elder Searcy in 1925. [13], Although the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) began earlier, it is still the case that in 1907, with ten congregations, The Church of God in Christ became the first legally chartered Pentecostal body incorporated in the United States. As COGIC continued to grow, the various departments began the practice of convening annually to conduct the business unique of their ministries. Churches are organized in dioceses called jurisdictions, each under the authority of a bishop. 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. Women in COGIC have been influential in the leadership and organization of the church since its inception. In addition, the Office of the General Secretary is an integral part of all ceremonial activities, inaugurals, celebrations and ecumenical services. He also established the COGIC national headquarters there. Over time, the ministers and churches under Leonard P. Adams also separated from COGIC; they assimilated into other white Pentecostal groups or organizations. [61] Finally, she changed the visible presence of women in ministry with the introduction of the ministry "habit". 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. The denomination teaches that God gives life to human beings, biologically and spiritually, through the moment of conception in the womb of the mother, using Jeremiah 1:5, Genesis 1:2627, and Psalms 139:1316 as their scriptural basis for this belief. He was elected four times uncontested as presiding bishop. [18], The H. A. Goss faction left COGIC to join the Assemblies of God USA. 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