This office is reserved for a woman who serves as counterpart to the Sunday School Superintendent. 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. 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. Welcome to the Official Church Of God In Christ, Inc Online Store Dismiss. 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). She established a high school and gained accreditation for it, and then for the junior college which she founded on campus. The General Secretary. Each state in the US consists of at least one jurisdiction, and several states have more than one jurisdiction. [33] C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California. 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. Office of the General Secretary Office of the General Secretary Church Of God In Christ | Memphis TN However, in 1996, the umbrella format was revised under the administration of Bishop C.D. The General Secretary is the official keeper of the COGIC seal, Registered Agent for the Church and signatory on all official documents. [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 1933, he set apart five overseers to the Office of Bishop in the church, the first five bishops of COGIC. He called for an annual gathering of COGIC members, known as the "International Holy Convocation", to be held in Memphis. It also increasingly stressed high academic standards so that its graduates could go to normal school or college, especially to teach other African Americans. Drew Sheard who was elected in 2021. Under her leadership and tenure, COGIC choirs and individual singers came to dominate gospel music producing a number of recordings and gospel hits. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace the Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. 1st Assistant Presiding Bishop Bishop Jerry W. Macklin. Bishop Mason was pivotal in licensing and credentialing both white and African-American ministers, who spread the Pentecostal message and planted new churches. The church has more than 3,000 churches in Asia, and 2,000 churches in the Caribbean and South America. The court ordered the church to convene a constitutional convention in February 1968. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. President, International Department of Evangelism Evangelist Gary Sprewell, Elect Lady, International Department of Evangelism . [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. He was denied such trial in 2016. From the very beginning of gospel music, COGIC members have influenced its rise. Bishop Jerry W. Macklin First Assistant Presiding Bishop (2021present) and board member (2004present). 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. [45] It teaches that salvation is a work of grace brought about through faith in Jesus Christ; it does not promulgate nor encourage the doctrine of eternal security, also known as "once saved, always saved. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). Create your ARC account Complete the form below to request an ARC account from your Jurisdictional Secretary. [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. YPWW became a distinctive trademark for COGIC and the principle training institute usually meeting on Sunday night prior to evening worship services. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. Mother Willie Mae Rivers served faithfully for 20 years as General Mother until 2017 and the age of 91. A Jeter and D. J. It includes not only those who are members of COGIC, but all believers who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Some of these African-American Baptist pastors in local Southern areas such as Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas considered Jones and Mason to be controversial. By that time, it was known as Saints Academy and Junior College. [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. [20], In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. COGIC clergy are also allowed to be married. Each department convened its own convention in various cities through 1975. During her leadership, several new buildings were constructed on the 350-acre campus to serve this expansion. Chairman of the National Judiciary Board Bishop Martin Luther Johnson. Demons exist as manifestation of evil or unclean spirits. In 1982, Patterson led COGIC in its Diamond Jubilee, in a celebration of the International Holy Convocation. [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. These elders became the first Pentecostal General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. 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. [27], Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. 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. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. For a brief period of time, the YPWW Congress was combined with the Sunday School Congress in a joint convention until 1951. Secretary of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Superintendent Prince W. Bryant, II. This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. This system HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY the General Secretary's and Financial Secretary's Offices of the Church Of God In Christ. Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. 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. Login ::: Church Of God In Christ ARC Portal ::: Log-in to your ARC account. 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. The study also found that over 70% of COGIC members overwhelmingly opposed the legalizing of same-sex marriage, and considered relationships from infidelity, polygamy, polyamory, and sex outside of marriage as sinful and unbiblical as well.[56]. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. It teaches that sanctification should precede the baptism with the Holy Spirit. 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. By accessing and using this system, you are consenting to such monitoring and information retrieval for
Ford was pastor of the St. Paul COGIC in Chicago and was Presiding Prelate of the Historic Illinois First Jurisdiction. On October 23, 2020, Bishop Blake announced that he will not seek a re-election as Presiding Bishop nor as a member of the General Board and that he would retire from the Office of Presiding Bishop and from the General Board in 2021.[34]. We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. Bishop Michael E. Hill Assistant Secretary to the General Board (2021present) and board member (2021present). 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". Assistant Financial Secretary Bishop David A. Sanders. [44], COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. law enforcement and other purposes. Second Vice Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Attorney Amos Smith. 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. Carter was found in contempt of court for failing to obey the court order and was jailed until he removed all videos and agreed to comply. Nurses Aid Ministry nurses taking their skills to the mission field. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. 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. 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