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In 1969, after Elder Church's death, Charles E. Blake took over as the pastor of West Angeles. In 1981, it opened a new building at 3045 Crenshaw Boulevard , including a 1,000-seat auditorium. In 1999 , it dedicated a new building including a 5,000-seat auditorium at 3600 Crenshaw Boulevard. [ 2 ]
Bishop Blake was the pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ, [6] one of the largest African-American churches in the Western United States, with a membership of over 24,000, from 1969 until his retirement in 2022. The church started with only 50 members in 1969 when he became pastor.
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a Holiness-Pentecostal Christian denomination, [1] [2] with a predominantly African-American membership. The denomination reports having more than 12,000 churches and over 6.5 million members in the United States. [3]
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.
The ICOC, a global network of non-denominational Protestant churches co-founded in 1979 by evangelist Kip McKean, has about 5,000 members in the Los Angeles area, according to the church website.
In 1992, she became the Music Director at West Angeles Church of God in Christ (COGIC). In 2004, she became a vice-president for the International Music Department (COGIC) under the leadership of Iris Stevenson. Finally in 2009, she was appointed the President of the International Music Department (COGIC) by Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake Sr.