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Charles Edward Blake Sr. (born August 5, 1940) is an American minister and retired pastor who served as the Presiding Bishop and leader of the Church of God in Christ, a 6 million-member Holiness Pentecostal denomination, from 2007 to 2021. [2] [3] On March 21, 2007, he became the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ.
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Sr. (September 8, 1864 – November 17, 1961) was an American Holiness–Pentecostal pastor and minister. [1] [2] He was the founder and first Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, based in Memphis, Tennessee. It developed into what is today the largest Holiness Pentecostal church denomination and one of ...
Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ, Pastor, minister Chandler David Owens Sr. (October 2, 1931 – March 6, 2011) was an American minister and Holiness Pentecostal denomination leader of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), for which he served as the Presiding Bishop from 1995 to 2000, after the death of Bishop Louis Henry Ford.
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 ...
A Georgia community is mourning after the passing of well-known musician and preacher Bishop James Morton, who died of an The post Bishop James Morton, 76, noted musician and preacher, dies ...
Bishop Walter Harris Richardson, who for more than a half century shepherded The Church of God Tabernacle (True Holiness), a thriving center of religious life in Liberty City, has died. He was 100 ...
After the death of Bishop Mason, he assumed leadership as the Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. B. McEwen, came to a head and was addressed at the 57th Holy Convocation.
By 1987, at least 12 of the 57,000 priests in the United States had died of AIDS. [ 120 ] [ 121 ] By 2001, over 300 priests had died of AIDS. [ 124 ] [ 123 ] In 2000, the Kansas City Star released a three-part report that claimed priests were dying of AIDS at a rate four times greater than the general population.