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Michigan North Central – Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Presiding Bishop of the Church Of God In Christ, General Board Member; Michigan Northeast – Bishop Zachary N. Hicks; Michigan Southeast – Bishop Roger L. Jones, Sr. - Vice Chairman, Board Of Bishops; Michigan Southwest Agape – Bishop Robert Delano Taylor, Sr.
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.
John Drew Sheard Jr. (born January 1, 1959) [1] is an American pastor and minister from Detroit, Michigan, who is the current presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ, a six million-member predominantly African-American Holiness Pentecostal denomination that has now grown to become one of the largest African-American Pentecostal denominations in the United States.
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.
Denomination's highest court closes alternative route for churches to leave UMC as part of splintering. Plus other rulings on bishops' jurisdiction.
Church of God in Christ: Willow Creek Community Church: South Barrington: IL Dave Dummitt 18,000 [62] Non-denominational: Yes (7) Woodlands Church The Woodlands: TX Kerry Shook: 18,400 [3] Southern Baptist Convention: Woodside Bible Church [63] Troy: MI: Chris Brooks 10,500 [citation needed] Baptist heritage Yes (14+1) World Changers Church Int ...
The United Methodist Church moved toward becoming more progressive and LGBTQ-affirming during U.S. regional meetings this month that included the election of its second openly gay bishop. Each of ...
In November 2011, Rance Allen was elevated to the office of Bishop in the Church of God in Christ, for the Michigan Northwestern Harvest Jurisdiction. [10] Allen was born in 1948 in Monroe, Michigan to Thomas and Emma Pearl Allen, to a family of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latino American heritage.