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While still a teenager, he spoke at the National Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ and the International Youth Congress. On two occasions, he preached before Bishop C. H. Mason. In December 1961 Patterson returned to Memphis as co-pastor of Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, and to attend LeMoyne College. At that time, Holy ...
In 2001, Daniels was elevated to the role of bishop of the Church of God in Christ, or COGIC. In his 22 years as bishop, Daniels' jurisdiction grew from 39 churches to over 100 ministries across ...
In 2010, the large Pentecostal denomination moved away from its home of Memphis and began to meet in St. Louis. Now, the Holy Convocation is returning.
The 52-week devotional is comprised of chapters developed from some of Bishop J. Drew Sheard's sermons, he said.
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is an international Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, [2] [4] and a large Pentecostal denomination in the United States. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States.
After much debate at the general convocation in June 1907, Mason was expelled from the church. Later in November, he established a new pentecosal group in Memphis. He was elected the General Overseer of his group. After years of conflict, in 1915 Mason won the legal rights to the name and charter of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC).
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The name Church of God in Christ was widely held by both groups until 1907, when Bishop C. H. Mason had the name COGIC, incorporated. Churches of the Holiness division began to use the name Church of Christ Holiness , and in October 1920 was chartered in the state of Mississippi as the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. .