Church Of God In Christ
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Affirmation Of Faith ……………....…...…………………………………………………...5
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason …...……………………………………………………..6
Bishop Charles Edward Blake, Sr. ....……………………………………………………..8
The General Board…………………………………………………………………………10
“From The Desk Of”
Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. ……..……..……………………………….12
Greetings from Our General Supervisor
Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis …….…………………...…………………………….13
“Lest We Forget”..……………...…………………………………………………………...14
Monday, November 5, 2018: Cry At Midnight…….…………………………………....15
Hymn— ”Send The Light”...…………………..……..…………….………………….…16
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 (Morning) ……...….…………………………………….17
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 (Evening) ……….…………………………………...…….20
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 (Morning) …..……...….……………………………....22
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 (Evening) …..……..…...……………………………....24
Thursday, November 8, 2018 (Morning) ………...........………………………………..26
Thursday, November 8, 2018 (Evening) ……………....………………………………..28
Friday, November 9, 2018 ……………..……....…….....…………………..………….….31
Annual Women’s Day ..……………………………………………………………….…..32
Men Perfecting Men Conference …...…………………………………………….….....37
International Youth & Young Adult Church ……..………….…………………….…..39
Annual Women’s Day (Evening) ………………………………………………………..40
Friday, November 9, 2018 (Evening) .………..…...…...……………...………………….41
Saturday, November 10, 2018 (Morning) .…………....……………………………..….43
COGIC Community Events ....………………….…....…………………..………….….44
International Sunshine Band & Purity Class Service .……………………….……….45
World Youth Day Service ..……..………………….…....…………………..………….46
The Chaplaincy Veterans Observance ……….….......…...……………...…………..….47
Hymn— “Star-Spangled Banner”…………….……......…………………….………..…49
Saturday, November 10, 2018 (Evening) …………......…………………….………..….50
We affirm our faith in the Bible.
Congregation: We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible
written Word of God.
We affirm our faith in God.
Congregation: We believe that there is only One God, eternally existent in
three persons: God the Father, God the Son and, God the Holy Spirit.
We affirm our faith in the blessed hope.
Congregation: We believe in the blessed Hope, which is the rapture of
the Church of God, which is in Christ, at His return.
We affirm our faith in repentance.
Congregation: We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is
through repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ.
We affirm our faith in salvation.
Congregation: We believe that regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely
essential for personal salvation.
We affirm our faith in Jesus Christ.
Congregation: We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross
provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer.
We affirm our faith in the Holy Spirit.
Congregation: We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to
Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it.
We affirm our faith in sanctification.
Congregation: We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by
whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy and separated life in
the present world.
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Bishop Charles Harrison Mason was the founder and first senior bishop of the Church Of God In Christ (COGIC), presently the largest African-American Pentecostal church in the United States. Born to former slaves Jerry and Eliza Mason in Shelby County, Tenn., on Sept. 8, 1864, Mason worked with his family as a sharecropper and did not receive a formal education as a child. But at an early age, he was influenced by his parents’ religion. Mason joined the African-American Missionary Baptist Church when he was an adolescent and later received his license to preach from the Mount Gale Missionary Baptist Church in Preston, Ark. In November 1893, Mason enrolled at the Arkansas Baptist College, but withdrew after three months to transfer to the Minister's Institute at the College; he graduated from the Institute in 1895. In 1895, Mason met Charles Price Jones, a popular Baptist preacher from Mississippi. Mason and Jones soon began preaching the doctrine of holiness and sanctification in the local Baptist churches, which led to their expulsion from the Baptist Convention. Mason and Jones decided to form a new fellowship of churches. Mason suggested the name Church Of God In Christ, after what he described as a vision in Little Rock, Ark., to distinguish the church from a number of “Church of God” groups forming at that time. Due to disagreements in the new Pentecostal teachings, the two men split their group in 1907. Mason won the legal rights to the Church Of God In Christ name and charter, and established his work in Memphis. After moving the COGIC headquarters to Memphis, Mason established additional departments and auxiliaries, created dioceses, and appointed overseers throughout the country. In 1945, Mason dedicated Mason Temple in Memphis as the church’s national meeting site and the international headquarters of the Church Of God In Christ. At the time of Mason’s death on Nov. 17, 1961, COGIC had a membership of more than 400,000 and more than 4,000 churches in United States as well as congregations in Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia. Today, it has an estimated 6.5 million members. The church can be found in every state in the United States and in more than 60 countries around the world.
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Charles E. Blake, Sr. was elected the seventh in succession Presiding Bishop by the General Assembly of the Church Of God In Christ, Incorporated, on November 12, 2007. At the 101st Holy Convocation, during the quadrennial election in 2007, Bishop Blake was re-elected as Presiding Bishop, as well as again re-elected in 2012 for another four-year term. Bishop Blake is the pastor of West Angeles Church Of God In Christ, one of the largest churches in the Western United States, with a membership of over 25,000. He is recognized as one of the great preachers of this generation with a message that ministers to the whole person and brings together people of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. On April 6, 2009, in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama sought Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake to serve on his 25-person White House Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. This one-year appointment is a testament to his passion for the community and his desire to unite all people for the common good. He was also chosen as one of four individuals to speak at the Democratic National Convention’s first Ecumenical Service, where he pronounced his status as pro-life Democrat and challenged both Democrats and Republicans to protect the rights of the unborn and born alike. The heart of Bishop Blake is seen quite clearly in the love that he has for the children in Africa who have become orphans because of the HIV/AIDS pandemic plaguing the continent. In response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa, Bishop Blake founded, the Pan African Children’s Fund (PACF). Save Africa’s Children, a program of PACF, for eleven years before ending, provided support to over 420 orphan care programs, 200,000 children and 24 nations throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In 2016, Bishop Blake was voted to the prestigious Executive Council of the Pentecostal World Fellowship. He has also formerly served as an Advisory Committee Member of the Pentecostal World Conference, and as the founder and Co-chair of the Los Angeles Ecumenical Congress (LAEC), an interdenominational coalition of religious leaders and pastors. He was the founding Chair of the Board of Directors for the C.H. Mason Theological Seminary, and has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, and as a Board Member of the Board of Directors for the Interdenominational Theological Seminary. Bishop Blake has served as Chair of the Executive Committee, member of the Board of Directors of Oral Roberts University, and as a member of the Board of Directors of International Charismatic Bible Ministries. Bishop Blake’s awards and accolades are numerous. A few include the Distinguished Leadership Award presented by the African Presidential Archives and Research Center at Boston University (2007), the Trumpet Award (2006), the Salvation Army’s William Booth Award, the Greenlining Institute’s Big Heart Award, and was the designated recipient of the Los Angeles Urban League’s Whitney M. Young Award (2000). In 2003, Bishop Blake was awarded the Harvard Foundation Humanitarian Medal for his work with Save Africa’s Children and its mission to support orphanages throughout the continent of Africa. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors designated February 5, 2004 as Bishop Charles E. Blake Day. Second only to his call as a minister of the Gospel, Bishop Blake says his most treasured accomplishments are those of a devoted husband to Lady Mae Lawrence Blake, and a loving father and grandfather to their three children and eight grandchildren.
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Greetings to All of the Lord’s People: I would like to extend an enthusiastic welcome to each of you as we excitedly gather for the Church Of God In Christ’s 111th Holy Convocation! 111 years of God’s goodness to us as the 4th largest Protestant group in the United States and one the oldest Pentecostal institutions in the world, currently in 95 countries, is certainly something to be excited and proud about. As the Holy Convocation is our largest annual convention, we gather to continue the epic legacy of our church to, intentionally, impact and influence the world. I would further like to extend a tremendous note of thanks to the city of St. Louis for welcoming us once again, and for being a gracious and accommodating host for the past eight years. As we look forward to fulfilling fellowship and miraculous worship experiences as one collective church, I pray that the Spirit of God and His magnificent blessings would overflow to every St. Louisan that we encounter during the 111th Holy Convocation. As 2018 nears its close, I would like to remind and encourage each of you to continue in the vain of our 2018 theme - “The Church Seasoning the World” - as outlined in Matthew 5:13-16. The current state of our country alone should motivate us, as saints of the Most High God, to consistently infiltrate the darkness with our light. As the salt of the earth, we have a duty to maintain our flavor, our positions and our influence. Through steadfast prayer, the Word of God and total reliance on the Savior, we are victorious. If we assemble with prayerful hearts and minds, I am confident that the Lord will meet us mightily in all of our sessions and services. I greatly anticipate His outpouring. I also ask that you please join with me in earnest prayer for the General Board and the leadership of our church, that the Holy Spirit would strengthen and enable us to lead the saints of God with power, solely for His glory. In His Service,
Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. Presiding Bishop & Chief Apostle
The Seventh in Succession CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
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November 2018
I Tender My Respect and High Honor to The Most Reverend Charles Edward Blake Sr.
Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle Church Of God In Christ
Distinguished Members of the Presidium
Board of Bishops, Elected and Appointed Officers Holy greetings beloved Saints! With a heart full of joy and thanksgiving WELCOME DELEGATES to the 111th Annual Holy Convocation. As we gather in the beauty of holiness to worship our God, be encouraged and refreshed by His word and experience the sweet fellowship of one another so our united efforts of seasoning the world will be intensified. The incredible visionary leadership of our Presiding Bishop continues to accelerate the scope of influence of the Church Of God In Christ around the world. Our leader’s compassionate sensitivity to the holistic needs of mankind is evidenced in the global implementation of a multiplicity of programs, initiatives and building enterprises witnessed in our Jerusalem (Memphis). With a deep spirit of humility, I covet the continued prayers of the saints so that the Lord will fill me with His glory to be a compelling voice to the women, in support of the vision of our national church, as I continue to build upon the strong foundation of the women’s work entrusted to me by my predecessors. He hath shown us what is good, and what does the Lord require of us but to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God (Micah 6:8). Serving to bring glory to my Father,
Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis Seventh Serving General Supervisor
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LEST WE FORGET Episcopal Transitions, April 2017 – October 2018
July 2017
Bishop B.H. Cunningham
Prelate Emeritus – Kansas Central
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
December 2017
Bishop Johnie C. Williams
Prelate – Wisconsin Third
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
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Bishop Jessie James Lipford, Jr.
Auxiliary Bishop – Tennessee Fifth
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
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Bishop Stanley Harry Scott
Auxiliary Bishop – Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
January 2018
Bishop Hollis Musgrove
Prelate Emeritus – Mississippi Southern First
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
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Bishop Charles H. Brewer
Prelate - First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Of Connecticut
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Bishop Fred Lewis
Prelate – Southwest Michigan Fourth
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
March 2018
Bishop George Albert Hagler
Auxiliary Bishop – Illinois Third
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
April 2018
Bishop Benjamin J. Ravenal, Sr. Prelate – Pennsylvania Commonwealth Jurisdiction
September 2018
Bishop Lucius Anthony Carter Jones
Auxiliary Bishop – Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
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Bishop Joe Baylor Mason
Prelate – Arkansas Third Jurisdiction
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Bishop David McCool Eubanks
Prelate Emeritus – Republic Of Guyana Jurisdiction
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Bishop Herbert J. Williams
Prelate Emeritus – Michigan North Central
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
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Bishop Robert James Ward
Prelate – Eastern Missouri First
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018 — 11:30PM
THROUGH
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 — 9:00AM
“A CRY AT MIDNIGHT” ALL NIGHT PRAYER
The Dome At The America’s Center
MOTHER FRANCES KELLEY & THE INTERNATIONAL PRAYER TEAM
“If you do what’s right, God will do what’s necessary.” – Mother Frances Kelley
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
Matthew 5:13-16
13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Jeremiah 32:27 27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
Philippians 4:6&7 6 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus.
James 5: 13 – 16 13 Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is any sick among you? Let
him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the
Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed
sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may
be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 — 9:00AM
THE SERVICE OF ANOINTING
THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER
WORSHIP LEADER - BISHOP MATTHEW WILLIAMS, GENERAL BOARD MEMBER – Prelate, Southwestern Florida
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
+The Call To Worship
Leader The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place?
The People He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Leader This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
The People Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in.
Leader Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
The People Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in.
ALL Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory. Selah.
+The Invocation Superintendent Patrick Demmer Colorado Jurisdiction Bishop Roosevelt Dunn - Prelate
+The Old Testament Reading Pastor Derrick Hutchins Jr. South Carolina Jurisdiction Bishop Johnie Johnson - Prelate
+The New Testament Reading Bishop Designate Euseubo Stewart Panama
THE ASCENSION TO WORSHIP Organist – “Yes Lord”
(The Acolytes Will Light The Ceremonial Candles)
+The Hymn “Send The Light ” Choir & Congregation Led By: Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music, Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
+The Affirmation of Faith Bishop Darrell Hines General Board Member Prelate, Illinois Midwest Jurisdiction
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OFFICIAL GREETINGS AND
INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDING BISHOP Bishop Philip Aquilla Brooks, First Assistant Presiding Bishop – Prelate, Historic Michigan First Jurisdiction
THE VOICE OF OUR LEADER THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 111TH HOLY CONVOCATION
AND
THE SEASON OF PRAYER HIS EMINENCE, THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
BISHOP CHARLES EDWARD BLAKE, SR. SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION
The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
The Ministry of Giving Bishop William Wright, Sr. Prelate, Tennessee Southwest Jurisdiction
OFFICIAL GREETINGS AND OBSERVATIONS Bishop Joel H. Lyles General Secretary Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop Matthew Williams General Board Member
Prelate, South Western Florida
The Sermonic Selection Evangelist Willette Blakely
Indiana Fourth North Central Jurisdiction Bishop Donald Alford - Prelate
THE WORD OF GOD BISHOP JOHN MARK JOHNSON Prelate, Missouri Western Second Jurisdiction
+The Invitation
“The Church Seasoning the World” - Matthew 5:13-16
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The Service of Anointing
THE HONORABLE BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE, SR. PRESIDING BISHOP AND CHIEF APOSTLE
ASSISTED BY THE GENERAL BOARD DISTRIBUTION OF ANOINTING OIL
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER
THE EVENING GLORY - 6:45PM – 7:14PM ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR SHONDELL DOUGLAS ROBINSON
Assistant Supervisor, Texas Greater Southeast First Jurisdiction, Bishop Johnny Tates - Prelate
EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE – 7:15PM WORSHIP LEADER - BISHOP LAWRENCE M. WOOTEN, GENERAL BOARD MEMBER - Prelate, Eastern Missouri Western Illinois Jurisdiction
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Bishop Lawrence Wooten General Board Member Prelate - Eastern Missouri Western Illinois Jurisdiction
+The Invocation Bishop Melvin Smith - Auxiliary Eastern Missouri First Jurisdiction Bishop Sedgwick Daniels - Interim Prelate
+The Old Testament Reading Superintendent David Todd Whitley Illinois Western Jurisdiction Bishop Darrell Hines - Prelate
+The New Testament Reading Evangelist Paula Hearn Eastern Missouri First Jurisdiction Bishop Sedgwick Daniels - Interim Prelate
+The Celebrative Praise Send Judah First- International Worship Team
Pastor Rodney Posey, Coordinator Ohio North Jurisdiction Bishop Edward Cook - Prelate
OFFICIAL GREETINGS Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston
Chairman, General Assembly Prelate, Kansas East Jurisdiction
* WELCOME TO ST. LOUIS * Presentation by Civic Leaders
Brother Robert Coleman – Director, Public Relations
The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
The Season of Prayer Administrative Assistant Roy Hines
Kansas Southwest Jurisdiction, Bishop Mark Gilkey - Prelate
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The Ministry of Giving Bishop Elijah Hankerson III President, International Department of Evangelism
Prelate, Missouri Midwest Jurisdiction
The Observations Bishop Joel H. Lyles General Secretary Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
The 111th Holy Convocation Video Highlights
THE VOICE OF OUR LEADER HIS EMINENCE, THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THECHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
BISHOP CHARLES EDWARD BLAKE, SR. SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten General Board Member
Prelate, Eastern Missouri Western Illinois Jurisdiction
The Sermonic Selection The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Carl A. Pierce, Sr. – Auxiliary Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction Bishop Joel H. Lyles - Prelate
+The Invitation, Prayer of Healing & Deliverance
+The Benediction Pastor Emmanuel Anim Ghana Jurisdiction,
Bishop Ervin Sims, Jr. - Prelate
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — 7:45AM - 9:45AM THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER
THE G.E. PATTERSON MORNING MANNA
Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., Presiding
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
7:45 AM The Prayer of Supplication COGIC Intercessory Prayer Team Evangelist Frances Kelley, Director
8:15 AM The Morning Manna Speaker Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr. - Auxiliary Adjutant General
Arkansas Second Jurisdiction Bishop Frank Anderson, Jr. - Prelate
10:00 AM–11:45 AM The O. T. Jones, Sr. Institute Bishop James L. Whitehead, Jr. Prelate, Michigan Southwest Second Jurisdiction
O.T. JONES DOCTRINAL MESSAGE Bishop Bobby Henderson Prelate - Republic of Uganda, East Africa
THE HOUR OF DIVINE WORSHIP – 12:00 NOON WORSHIP LEADER - BISHOP TED THOMAS, GENERAL BOARD MEMBER, Prelate - Virginia First Jurisdiction
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Bishop Ted Thomas General Board Member
Prelate - Virginia First Jurisdiction
+The Invocation Bishop Dennis McMurray - Auxiliary Western Michigan Jurisdiction Bishop Nathaniel Wyoming Wells - Prelate
+The Old Testament Reading Superintendent Terrance Merritt Georgia Central North Jurisdiction Bishop Joseph Hogan, Sr. - Prelate +The New Testament Reading Dr. T. Lynn Smith
Trustee Board Member North Central Georgia Jurisdiction Bishop Joseph E. Hogan, Sr. - Prelate
+The Celebrative Praise The COGIC Heritage Singers
OFFICIAL GREETINGS Bishop Charles H.M. Patterson, Sr. General Treasurer – Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
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The Inspirational Message Supervisor Dr. Wilma Hughey New York Western Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bishop G.H. Young - Prelate
The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
The Ministry of Giving Pastor Keith Campbell New York Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bishop Frank Anthone White - Prelate
The Observations Bishop Joel H. Lyles
General Secretary Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
The 111th Holy Convocation Video Highlights
THE VOICE OF OUR LEADER HIS EMINENCE, THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THECHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
BISHOP CHARLES EDWARD BLAKE, SR. SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop Ted Thomas General Board Member Prelate, Virginia First Jurisdiction
The Sermonic Selection Evangelist Elizabeth Rhone Southern California First Jurisdiction
Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Terence P. Rhone, MD Prelate - Brazil Jurisdiction
+The Invitation, Prayer of Healing & Deliverance
+The Prayer of Benediction Superintendent Marcus Smith Mississippi Southern Second Jurisdiction Bishop A.V. Jordan - Prelate
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018
THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER
THE EVENING GLORY – 6:45PM – 7:14PM BISHOP JACKIE CORTEZ VAUGHN - AUXILIARY, EASTERN MISSOURI FIRST JURISDICTION
EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE – 7:15PM WORSHIP LEADER – BISHOP SEDGWICK DANIELS, GENERAL BOARD MEMBER – Prelate, Wisconsin First Jurisdiction
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Bishop Sedgwick Daniels General Board Member
Prelate - Wisconsin First Jurisdiction
+The Invocation Superintendent Michael Clerkley Texas North East Fourth Jurisdiction Bishop Nathiel D. Wells - Prelate
+The Old Testament Reading Bishop David Herron Prelate - Ohio Central East Jurisdiction
+The New Testament Reading Supervisor JoAnn Hill Florida Eastern Jurisdiction Bishop Jimmie Williams - Prelate
+The Celebrative Praise Send Judah First- International Worship Team
Pastor Rodney Posey, Coordinator Ohio North Jurisdiction Bishop Edward Cook - Prelate
The Inspirational Message Elder Lawrence Champion Blake, Sr. Southern California First Jurisdiction
Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy, Prelate
The Ministry of Giving Superintendent Charles Johnson Historic Michigan First Jurisdiction
General Board Member, Bishop P.A. Brooks, Sr. - Prelate
The Observations Bishop Joel H. Lyles General Secretary Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
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The 111th Holy Convocation Video Highlights
THE VOICE OF OUR LEADER HIS EMINENCE, THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
BISHOP CHARLES EDWARD BLAKE, SR. SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop Sedgwick Daniels General Board Member
Prelate, Wisconsin First Jurisdiction
The Sermonic Selection Evangelist Markita Knight Southern California First Jurisdiction
Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Patrick Wooden Prelate, North Carolina Third Jurisdiction
+The Invitation, Prayer of Healing & Deliverance
+The Prayer of Benediction Elder Aaron Macklin
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — 7:45AM – 9:45AM THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER
THE G.E. PATTERSON MORNING MANNA
Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., Presiding
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
7:45 AM The Prayer of Supplication COGIC Intercessory Prayer Team Evangelist Frances Kelley, Director
8:15 AM The Morning Manna Speaker Superintendent Gabriel Hatcher Sr. Kentucky First Jurisdiction Bishop John Fleming - Prelate
10:00 AM –11:45 AM The O. T. Jones, Sr. Institute Bishop James L. Whitehead, Jr. Prelate - Michigan Southwest Second Jurisdiction
O.T. JONES DOCTRINAL MESSAGE Bishop David A. Hall, Sr.
Prelate, Tennessee Headquarters
THE HOUR OF DIVINE WORSHIP – 12:00 NOON WORSHIP LEADER – BISHOP NATHANIEL W. WELLS, GENERAL BOARD MEMBER, Prelate Michigan Western Jurisdiction
ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Bishop Nathaniel W. Wells General Board Member
Prelate, Michigan Western Jurisdiction
+The Invocation Superintendent Aaron Robbins Wisconsin First Jurisdiction Bishop Sedgwick Daniels - Prelate
+The Old Testament Reading Supervisor Gladys Lockett-Ross Texas Central Jurisdiction Metropolitan Bishop Frank Fanniel, Sr. - Prelate
+The New Testament Reading Pastor David Stokes Wisconsin N.W. Jurisdiction
Bishop Charles H. McClelland - Prelate
+The Celebrative Praise Send Judah First- International Worship Team
Pastor Rodney Posey, Coordinator Ohio North Jurisdiction Bishop Edward Cook - Prelate
OFFICIAL GREETINGS Bishop Dwight Walls Chairman, Trustee Board Prelate, Michigan Great Lakes Second Jurisdiction
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The Ministry of Music The COGIC Chorale Evangelist Dolores Diggs, Coordinator Illinois Northern Jurisdiction
Bishop Cody Marshall - Prelate Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music
The Season of Prayer Miracles, Signs and Wonders Emphasis
Supervisor Thelma Butts Ohio North First Jurisdiction – Bishop Edward T. Cook - Prelate
The Ministry of Giving Bishop Anthony Gilyard, Auxiliary New Garden State Jurisdiction Bishop William T. Cahoon - Prelate
The Observations Bishop Joel H. Lyles General Secretary
Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
The 111th Holy Convocation Video Highlights
THE VOICE OF OUR LEADER HIS EMINENCE, THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
BISHOP CHARLES EDWARD BLAKE, SR. SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop Nathaniel W. Wells
GENERAL BOARD MEMBER Prelate, Michigan Western Jurisdiction
The Sermonic Selection Evangelist Chantel Hutchins South Carolina Jurisdiction Bishop Johnie J. Johnson - Prelate
THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Felton M. Smith Prelate, Tennessee Eastern First Jurisdiction
+The Invitation, Prayer of Healing & Deliverance
+The Prayer of Benediction Pastor Franckel Georges Paris Director Elder Marx Succes
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — 6:00PM – 8:00PM THE DOME AT THE AMERICA’S CENTER
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS BISHOP VINCENT MATHEWS - PRESIDENT
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP
(+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Welcome
+ The Invocation
+The Old Testament Reading
+The New Testament Reading
+ The Celebrative Praise Send Judah First- International Worship Team
Pastor Rodney Posey, Coordinator Ohio North Jurisdiction Bishop Edward Cook - Prelate
Dance Selection World Missions Vice President Reports Bishop Michael Cole World Regions
Supervisor Sideary King Administration
Supervisor Dr. Fay Maureen Butler Great Commandment Ministries
Elder Marx Success Great Commission Ministries
Elder Carl Patten Finance The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
Facing Community Challenges in Missions-
Genocide and Human Trafficking
COGIC World Missions and Partners Working Together to Change the World!
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Explosive Year In Missions Video Presentation Introduction of the President
The Sermonic Selection The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Vincent Mathews President, International Missions Department
THE 8:00 HOUR OF WORSHIP WORSHIP LEADER – BISHOP BRANDON B. PORTER, GENERAL BOARD MEMBER – Prelate, Tennessee Central Jurisdiction
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP
The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate OFFICIAL GREETINGS Chief Justice Thomas Jackson, Jr. National Judiciary Board
The Ministry of Giving - Special Missions Emphasis Bishop Mark Walden Prelate, Georgia Northern Second Jurisdiction
The Observations Bishop Joel H. Lyles General Secretary Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
The 111th Holy Convocation Video Highlights
THE VOICE OF OUR LEADER HIS EMINENCE, THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
BISHOP CHARLES EDWARD BLAKE, SR. SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop Brandon B. Porter General Board Member Prelate, Tennessee Central Jurisdiction
The Sermonic Selection The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy, Prelate
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THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Frank Anthone White Financial Secretary
Prelate, New York Eastern Third Jurisdiction
+The Invitation, Prayer of Healing & Deliverance
The Benediction Pastor David Harris Southern California First Jurisdiction Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
COGIC Community Events
“The Church Seasoning The World”
COGIC Cares Health Fair Located in the rear of the COGIC Mart
Thursday November 8, 2018 10am - 4pm Friday, November 9, 2018 10am - 4pm
Saturday, November 10, 2018 10am - 2pm
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018
The Women’s Day Observance 8:00AM – Morning Manna 10:00AM – Worship Service
THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER Mother Barbara McCoo-Lewis, Worship Leader
General Supervisor, Department of Women
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The Men’s Day Observance 10:00AM
THE AMERICA’S CENTER – HALL 5 Superintendent Michael Golden, Jr., Worship Leader
Director – COGIC Men Perfecting Men Conference
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The International Department of Evangelism Presents:
“Revival Fire” THE AMERICA’S CENTER
Rooms 130-132 Immediately Following Evening Service
Bishop Elijah Hankerson III, President
Dr. Dorinda Clark-Cole, Elect Lady ______________________________________________________________________
The International Music Department Presents: The Annual Late Night Musical Extravaganza
Featuring Kinsmen, The COGIC Tenors, JJ Hairston, Detrick Haddon & Many More!!!
$25.00 Emerald Registration The America’s Center — Hall 5
Immediately Following Evening Service
Dr. Judith McAllister, President, International Music Department
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 THE DOME AT THE AMERICA’S CENTER
GENERAL SUPERVISOR MOTHER BARBARA MCCOO LEWIS - PRESIDING MOTHER WILLIE MAE RIVERS, GENERAL SUPERVISOR ~EMERITUS
Morning Manna 8:00AM
Annual Women’s Day Service 10:00AM
CONVOCATION THEME
THE CHURCH SEASONING THE WORLD
Matthew 5:13-16 NKJV
WOMEN’S DAY FOCUS
Vessels of Honor Called to Season the World
II Timothy 2:21 | Romans 8:30
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called,
them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
INTERNATIONAL MARSHALS
Supervisor Vanessa Winbush Gatlin Marshal & Administrative Facilitator-Leadership Support/Training
Louisiana First Jurisdiction
Lady Shirley Wooten Marshal & Wife of General Board Member
Eastern Missouri Western Illinois Jurisdiction
* Audience please stand where indicated
Prayer Evangelist Frances Kelley/
Mother Annie Canty and National Prayer Warriors Call to Worship Supervisor Dollie Reed
Florida Northwest Jurisdiction
Old Testament Scripture Reading Lady Barbara Ann Jackson
Bishop’s Wife California West Coast Jurisdiction
New Testament Scripture Reading District Missionary Gail Fulgham Mississippi Southern First Jurisdiction
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Affirmation of Faith Shepherdess Shirley Hughes
Jurisdictional Supervisor—Illinois First Jurisdiction
Morning Hymn - #52 in COGIC Hymnal “Count On Me” Supervisor Donya Bell Kentucky Second Jurisdiction
MORNING MANNA
National Evangelist Mother Francis Kelly National Director, Intercessory Prayer Ministry
Church Of God In Christ—Tennessee Headquarters
The Ministry of Music The Combined Choirs
Evangelist Barbara Jackson Sago Coordinator, International Department of
Women Music Ministry
Dr. Judith Christie McAllister International President, Music Department
THE NECROLOGY
Supervisor Martha Holmes
Nebraska Eastern
WE PAUSE TO REMEMBER OUR PREDECESSORS
BISHOP CHARLES HARRISON MASON
Founder / First Senior Bishop, Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
BISHOP O.T. JONES, SR., Second Senior Bishop
BISHOP J.O. PATTERSON, SR., First Elected Presiding Bishop
BISHOP L.H. FORD, Second Elected Presiding Bishop
BISHOP CHANDLER D. OWENS, Third Elected Presiding Bishop
BISHOP G.E. PATTERSON, Fourth Elected Presiding Bishop
MOTHER LIZZIE ROBINSON, First General Mother
MOTHER LILLIAN BROOKS COFFEY, Second General Mother
Organizer, Women’s International Convention
MOTHER ANNIE L. BAILEY, Third General Mother
MOTHER MATTIE McGLOTHEN, Fourth General Mother
MOTHER EMMA F. CROUCH, Fifth General Mother
MRS. ELSIE WASHINGTON MASON, Wife of our Founder Bishop C. H. Mason
MRS. DEBORAH MASON PATTERSON, First Elected Presiding Bishop’s Wife
DR. ARENIA C. MALLORY, President - Saints Jr. College
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ROLL CALL November 2017 – November 2018
Bishop John Etukudo – Federal Republic of Nigeria
Bishop Charles H. Brewer, Jr. – Connecticut First Ecclesiastical
Bishop Fred Lewis – Michigan Southwest Fourth
Bishop Johnie C. Williams – Wisconsin Third Ecclesiastical
Bishop Benjamin J. Ravenel – Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Bishop Hollis Musgrove, Prelate Emeritus – Mississippi Southern First Ecclesiastical
Bishop Jesse James Lipford, Auxiliary Bishop – Tennessee Fifth Ecclesiastical
Bishop George Hagler, Auxiliary Bishop – Illinois Third Ecclesiastical
Supervisor Dr. Edith McGrew, IDOW Executive Board President – Georgia South Central
Supervisor Mother Artaska King, IDOW Advisory Board President – Wisconsin Third Ecclesiastical
Supervisor Claudine T. Austin, Supervisor – Virginia Third First Ecclesiastical
Supervisor Betty Jean Hollins – California Valley
Supervisor Without Charge Laura Evelyn Chavis
Supervisor Without Charge Alberta Davis
Supervisor Without Charge Charlotte Marie Brandon
Supervisor Without Charge Victorine Mackey
Supervisor Without Charge Lillie Mae Howard
Lady Lue Jinnie Fleming Green, widow of the late Bishop Samuel Green Jr., General Board Emeritus
– Virginia Second Ecclesiastical
Mother Dorothy Blade, wife of Bishop Mark H. Blade – Indiana First
Mother Mary France Eubanks, wife of Bishop David Eubanks – Guyana
Mother Dollie Goodwin, wife of Bishop Edward Goodwin and mother of Supervisor Gina Hardwick
Johnson – Illinois Seventh
Mother Helen Hicks, wife of Bishop James T. Hicks – Washington Northwest Ecclesiastical
Lady Kandace Pierce, wife of Bishop Carl Pierce, Sr. – Greater Maryland First
Mother Lottie Walker, widow of the Late Bishop L. T. Walker – Arkansas First
Audience Please Stand With Bowed Heads for a Moment of Silent Prayer
- TAPS -
+Congregational Singing Evangelist Naomi Thomas Virginia First Jurisdiction
Praise Reports from our Prayer Lines
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Acknowledgment of Guest and Wives of General Board Members LADY SHIRLEY WOOTEN Wife of General Board Member
Eastern Missouri Western Illinois Jurisdiction
Presentation of Our First Lady Lady Vanessa Macklin Wife of Second Assistant Presiding Bishop Northern California Metropolitan Jurisdiction
Greetings from Our First Lady Lady Mae Lawrence Blake Wife of Our Presiding Bishop Southern California First Jurisdiction
THE VOICE OF OUR PRESIDING BISHOP
BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE, SR. Presiding Bishop & Chief Apostle, Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Presented by BISHOP P. A. BROOKS, FIRST ASSISTANT PRESIDING BISHOP—Prelate, Michigan Northeast
The Ministry of Giving Supervisor Patricia Lewis Finance Expediter - Brazil
THE FINANCE TEAM
District Missionary Helen Massey, Financial Secretary
Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Supervisor Mary Barnes, Finance Committee Chairperson
Texas Northwest
Observations Lady LaVette Gibson Holy Convocation Program Chairperson Bishop’s Wife - Dominican Republic
WELCOME TO THE 2019
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Lady Barbara J. McKinney, Esq.- Wife of General Board Member
Administrative Facilitator-Women’s International Convention Southern California Second
Sermonic Selection The Combined Choirs
Evangelist Barbara Jackson Sago Coordinator, International Department of
Women Music Ministry
Dr. Judith Christie McAllister International President, Music Department
Presentation of the General Supervisor Assistant Supervisor Joyce L. Rodgers Marshal & Administrative Facilitator - Programming for Worship Texas Northeast First
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THE ANNUAL ADDRESS
MOTHER BARBARA MCCOO LEWIS GENERAL SUPERVISOR - DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC. Los Angeles, California
+The Call to Discipleship
The Ministry of Music The Combined Choirs
Evangelist Barbara Jackson Sago Coordinator, International Department of
Women Music Ministry
Dr. Judith Christie McAllister International President, Music Department
THE INSTALLATION AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW SUPERVISORS,
JURISDICTIONAL ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS AND NATIONAL EVANGELISTS
MOTHER BARBARA MCCOO LEWIS - PRESIDING
General Supervisor
Supervisor, Dr. Wilma J. Hughey
Administrative Facilitator-Credentials and Licensing New York Western Second Jurisdiction
Assisted By
Supervisor Geraldine Miller Adjutant Mother-Church Of God In Christ
Tennessee Headquarters
Supervisor Jerrine Simmons Hicks
Deputy Adjutant Mother Liaison to the International Department of Women
Saint Lucia, Eastern Caribbean Jurisdiction
Missionary Gwendolyn Lawson Townsend
Executive Secretary-International Department of Women Washington State Jurisdiction
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 — 9:30AM AMERICA’S CENTER - HALL 5
MEN PERFECTING MEN MEN’S DAY SERVICE
SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL B. GOLDEN, JR. - DIRECTOR
Facilitators Superintendent Leonard Chapple, Sr., Regional Director Overseer
Northern Georgia First JurisdictionBishop Jerry Macklin and Interim Prelate, Bishop Sedgwick Daniels
Pastor Darryl Randolph, Mid-Central Region, Regional Director
Missouri Western Second Jurisdiction Prelate, Bishop John Mark Johnson
“MAN TALK” Men’s Day Panel Discussion
MODERATOR: Bishop Jack C. Vaughn
PANELISTS: Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Bishop, Talbert Swan, Bishop Mark Gilkey, Bishop Roger Jones, Attorney Uleses Henderson, Dr. John Patterson, Pastor Al Jones.
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Administrative Assistant Charles Brewer, Jr.
North East Region – Regional Director
First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Connecticut
Bishop Nathaniel Wells - Interim Prelate
+The Invocation Pastor Jimmy Bention Greater North Carolina Jurisdiction Bishop LeRoy Woolard - Prelate
+The Old Testament Reading Superintendent Barry Winston Virginia Second Jurisdiction
Bishop Wilbert Daniels - Prelate
+The New Testament Reading Elder Robert Jones South East Region – Regional Director
Arkansas Second Jurisdiction
Bishop Frank Anderson - Prelate
+The Celebrative Praise Send Judah First Men’s Team
The Ministry of Music The Convocation Men’s Choir Under the Direction of Dr. Rickey Payton, Sr., Minister Sidney Oliver, Elder Patrick Riddick, & Elder Michael Hunt
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Official Men’s Day Greetings - 2 Minutes Each
“Voice Of The Youth” Master Anthony McDaniels
Indiana First Jurisdiction Bishop Mark H. Blade, Prelate
“Pastor’s & Elders,” Chairman Michael Eaddy
Chairman of the Pastors & Elders Council First Jurisdiction Illinois
Bishop Ocie Booker, Jurisdictional Bishop
“The Episcopacy,” Bishop John H. Sheard
Chairman of the Board of Bishops Michigan Southwest First Jurisdiction, Prelate
Veterans Day Video Tribute MPM Honors Superintendent Michael Golden, Jr.
THE VOICE OF OUR PRESIDING BISHOP
BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE, SR. Presiding Bishop & Chief Apostle, Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Observations Pastor Kyle Mann Executive Secretary, COGIC Men’s Conference
Western New York Second Jurisdiction Bishop Glenwood H. Young - Prelate
The Presidium of Arkansas
City of Little Rock, Arkansas
The Ministry of Music The Convocation Men’s Choir Under the Direction of Dr. Rickey Payton, Sr., Minister Sidney Oliver, Elder Patrick Riddick, & Elder Michael Hunt
The Testimony (“Iron Sharpens Iron”) Brother Julio Samuels North Carolina Third Jurisdiction Bishop Patrick L. Wooden, Sr. - Prelate
The Ministry of Giving Bishop Roderick Hennings Episcopal Advisory Board Member
Western New York Second Jurisdiction
Bishop Glenwood H. Young, Sr. - Prelate
The Presentation of Messenger Administrative Assistant Herman Hicks International Men’s Department - Vice Chairman
Kansas Southwest Jurisdiction Bishop Mark L. Gilkey - Prelate
The Sermonic Selection
THE WORD OF GOD Superintendent Michael B. Golden, Jr. International Men’s Department Director Virginia Second Jurisdiction Bishop Wilbert Daniels, Sr. - Prelate
+The Prayer of Benediction Pastor Gregory L. McNair, Sr. West Region – Regional Director
Southern California First Jurisdiction
Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 — 7:00PM - 10:00PM
International Youth & Young Adult Church The America’s Center - Rooms 130-132
701 Convention Plaza Dr. - St. Louis, MO 63101
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
WORSHIP LEADERS DR. BENJAMIN STEPHENS, PRESIDENT, International Youth Department
EVANGELIST JOYCE RODGERS, CHAIRLADY, International Youth Department Superintendent Nathaniel Green, IYD Vice President/Youth Church Coordinator
YOUTH CHURCH PROGRAM
MC: Elder Jay Thurston
Call to Worship Elder Jay Thurston
Invocation Elder Willie Haynes
Scripture Chairlady Sherida Tatmon
Praise & Worship Send Judah First
Selection International Youth Choir
Inspirational Speaker Administrator Tahaiti Tinsley
Selection Chairlady Ingrid Spencer
Offering Vice-President Nathaniel Green
Announcements Evangelist Takeitha Peterson Carter
Greetings from our Leaders President Benjamin Stephens Chairlady Joyce Rodgers Introduction of Speaker Vice President Nathaniel Green
Sermonic Selection Sister Raquel Britton
Gospel Message Elder Mark Moore
Call to Discipleship
Remarks & Benediction President Benjamin Stephens
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Annual Women’s Day Service FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018
THE EARLY EVENING SESSION — 6:00PM – 7:55PM THE DOME AT THE AMERICA’S CENTER
INTERNATIONAL MARSHALS
Supervisor Vanessa Winbush Gatlin Marshal & Administrative Facilitator-Leadership Support/Training
Louisiana First Jurisdiction
Lady Shirley Wooten Marshal & Wife of General Board Member
Eastern Missouri Western Illinois Jurisdiction
The Invocation Supervisor Queen Nard Louisiana Eastern Second Jurisdiction
Old Testament Scripture Reading Lady November Wren
Bishop’s Wife - Alabama Second Jurisdiction
New Testament Scripture Reading Supervisor Carolyn Smith Utah Jurisdiction
Melody of Praise Lady Rosalyn Jones Bishop's Wife - New Mexico Jurisdiction
Welcome Lady Yolanda Bryant Bishop’s Wife - Texas South Central Jurisdiction “It’s A Family Affair” Celebrating the Family Assistant Supervisor Joyce L. Rodgers Marshal & Administrative Facilitator- Programming for Worship Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction
The Ministry of Giving Evangelist Renee Winston Finance Expediter California West Coast Jurisdiction
THE FINANCE TEAM District Missionary Helen Massey, Financial Secretary
Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Supervisor Mary Barnes, Finance Committee Chairperson
Texas Northwest Jurisdiction
Presentation of the General Supervisor Supervisor Vanessa Winbush Gatlin
Marshal & Administrative Facilitator –
Leadership Support/ Training
Louisiana First Jurisdiction
CLOSING EXHORTATIONS AND BLESSINGS FROM OUR MOTHER Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis
GENERAL SUPERVISOR DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN
Church Of God In Christ
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 — 8:00 PM THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
The Ministry of Music International Sunshine Band Dr. Leslie Pace, President
WORSHIP LEADER –– BISHOP J DREW SHEARD, GENERAL BOARD MEMBER Prelate, Michigan North Central Jurisdiction
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Bishop J Drew Sheard General Board Member
Prelate, Michigan North Central Jurisdiction
+The Invocation Bishop James E. Hornsby Prelate, Texas N.E. First Jurisdiction
+The Old Testament Reading Bishop Willard Payton - Auxiliary Illinois First Jurisdiction Bishop Ocie Booker - Prelate
+ The New Testament Reading Supervisor Betty J. Green Oregon N.W. Jurisdiction Bishop J.W. Macklin - Interim Prelate + The Celebrative Praise Send Judah First- International Worship Team
Pastor Rodney Posey, Coordinator Ohio North Jurisdiction Bishop Edward Cook - Prelate
OFFICIAL GREETINGS Bishop John Henry Sheard Chairman, Board of Bishops Prelate, Michigan Southwest First Jurisdiction
The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason
International MASS Choir Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music
Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
THE VOICE OF OUR PRESIDING BISHOP
BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE, SR. Presiding Bishop & Chief Apostle, Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
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The Ministry of Giving Evangelist Dorinda Clark-Cole Elect Lady – International Department of Evangelism
Presentation COGIC Urban Initiatives Bishop Edwin C. Bass Chief Operations Officer, COGIC
The Observations Bishop Joel H. Lyles General Secretary Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
The 111th Holy Convocation Video Highlights
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop J Drew Sheard General Board Member Prelate, Michigan North Central
The Sermonic Selection The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir
Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Timothy J. Clark
Presiding Prelate, Berean Fellowship
+The Invitation, Prayer of Healing & Deliverance +The Prayer of Benediction Bishop Designate Macano Pedro Angola Jurisdiction
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018
THE INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE BAND
CHOIR REHEARSAL 8:30 AM
THE AMERICA’S CENTER – HALL 5
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THE INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE BAND & PURITY CLASS SERVICE
THE AMERICA’S CENTER – HALL 5
10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON EVANGELIST LESLIE PACE – PRESIDENT, International Sunshine Band MOTHER THELMA COTTEN – PRESIDENT, International Purity Class
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The O. T. Jones, Sr. Institute The Dome at America’s Center
10:00 AM – 11:55 AM Bishop James L. Whitehead, Jr. - Director
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Morning Gems with Lady Mae
The America’s Center Grand Ballroom
AT 10:00 AM
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WORLD YOUTH DAY SERVICE THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER 12:00 NOON DR. BENJAMIN STEPHENS - PRESIDENT, International Youth Department
EVANGELIST JOYCE RODGERS – CHAIRLADY, International Youth Department
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COGIC Community Events “The Church Seasoning The World”
Christmas In November Saturday, November 10, 2018 9am-1pm
Williams Temple COGIC 1500 Union Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63113
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COGIC CARES HEALTH FAIR Located in the rear of the COGIC Mart
Thursday November 8, 2018 10am-4pm Friday, November 9, 2018 10am-4pm
Saturday, November, 10, 2018 10am-2pm
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COGIC Law Day
St. Louis America's Center - Room 255
Saturday, November 10, 2018 10am-1pm
FREE Legal Advice ___________________________________________________
COGIC Charities Presents
The Presiding Bishop's "We Care Banquet" Marriott St Louis Grand Hotel - Majestic Ballroom
Saturday, November 10 at 3:00pm Mr. Bernard Tyson
Chairman & CEO Kaiser Permanente Guest Speaker
The Clark Sisters Musical Guest
Tickets Available!
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 — 10:00AM - 12:00 NOON
Sunshine Band & Purity Worship The America’s Center - Hall 5
WORSHIP LEADER - DR. LESLIE PACE, INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE BAND PRESIDENT MOTHER THELMA COTTEN, PRESIDENT, THE INTERNATIONAL PURITY CLASS
LITTLE SAINTS IN WORSHIP (+Where Indicated, Please Stand)
The Invocation The Purity Class The Lord’s Prayer International Sunshine Band Little Saints Celebration “We Bring The Light”
Sunshine Players
Ministry of Music “You Brought The Sunshine”
International Sunshine Choir
Lesson in Scripture Old Testament International Sunshine Band
New Testament Purity Class
Ministry of Music “I Feel Your Spirit”
International Sunshine Choir
Presentation of Sunshines From Across the World
Offering
Presentation of the Purity Class - Purity Creed, Purity Class Song, Purity Yell The Ministry of Music The Purity Class
Presentations and Words of Inspiration Mother Thelma Cotten
International President, The Purity Class Third Jurisdiction Indiana Bishop Bobby Warren - Prelate
Acknowledgements and Expressions Dr. Leslie Pace President, The Sunshine Band North Central Georgia Jurisdiction Bishop Joseph E. Hogan - Prelate Mother Mary Tucker - Supervisor
The Prayer of Benediction Elder David Smith
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 — 12:00 NOON
World Youth Day The America’s Center - Hall 6
701 Convention Plaza Dr. - St. Louis, MO 63101
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
WORSHIP LEADERS DR. BENJAMIN STEPHENS, PRESIDENT, International Youth Department
EVANGELIST JOYCE RODGERS, CHAIRLADY, International Youth Department
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
“GOT FLAVOR”
Presiders Elder David & Assistant Chairlady Felicia Sanders
Ingathering of Praise Youth Praise Team
Invocation Vice President Derrick & Lady Chantelle Hutchins
Scripture International Youth Advisory Council
Praise and Worship Youth Praise Team Welcome Sister Khayla Maywether, Miss YWE
& Brother Daniel Showers, Mr. YMOV
Music Ministry International Youth Choir
VOICE OF OUR LEADERS
EVANGELIST JOYCE L. RODGERS Chairlady, IYD
SUPERINTENDENT BENJAMIN STEPHENS, PHD President, IYD
World Changers YOUTH ON FIRE
Ministry of Giving Vice President Nathaniel Green & Asst. Chairlady Crystal James Music Ministry
GOD’S CHOSEN VESSEL “Making a Difference”
Altar Ministry
Benediction Vice President Edwin & Lady Salana Walker
CELEBRATING TEAM WORK!
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THE
MILITARY AND INSTITUTIONAL
CHAPLAINCY
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
Honoring Our Veterans
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018
CHAPLAIN CARLOS R. BELL COMMISSIONER/ENDORSER OF CHAPLAINS
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The Chaplaincy Honors Our Veterans SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018
THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER | 6:00PM – 7:00PM
ORDER OF OBSERVANCE - Where indicated, please stand
The Call to Order Chaplain Col. Van Don Williams Civil Air Patrol
The National Anthem (See subsequent Page) The Music Department
Tribute to the Colors “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” The Music Department
The Flag of The United States The Flag of the U.S. Air Force The Flag of the U.S. Army The Flag of the Civil Air Patrol The Flag of the U.S. Navy The Flag of the U.S. Army Cadet Corps The Flag of the U.S. Coast Guard The Flag of the Veteran’s Administration The Flag of the U.S. Marine Corps The Flag of the Prisoners of War
Tribute to the Church “This is the Church of God in Christ” (Anthem-Style) The Christian Flag The Flag of the Church of God in Christ The Ensign of the General Board The Coat of Arms of the Presiding Bishop The Flag of the Church’s Chaplaincy The Reading of the Holy Scriptures “Luke 14: 14 - 24” Chaplain Rochelle Coles US Air Force, Retired Greetings to all Veterans from the Chaplaincy Chaplain Maj Linda Lesane US Army Salute to the Services Chaplain Eddie Conner Army US Army, Retired US Marine Core US Navy US Air Force US Coast Guard “Who Will Go For Us?” Chaplain Carlos R. Bell Commissioner/endorser military/Institutional Chaplains Church Of God In Christ
Blessing of the chaplains for Service Bishop Samuel Morgan
Taps
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018
THE EVENING GLORY — 7:00PM - 7:25PM PASTOR MICHAEL D. GREEN – VIRGINIA SECOND JURISDICTION, BISHOP WILBUR DANIELS - PRELATE
EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE 7:30PM
THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER WORSHIP LEADER – BISHOP DARRELL L. HINES, SR., GENERAL BOARD MEMBER – Prelate, Illinois Midwest Jurisdiction
Church Of God In Christ 2018 Theme:
The Church Seasoning the World (Matthew 5:13-16 – NKJV)
THE ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (+Where indicated, Please Stand)
The Call To Worship Bishop Darrell L. Hines, Sr. General Board Member
Prelate, Illinois Midwest Jurisdiction
+The Invocation Superintendent Earl Short Louisiana Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction Bishop Charles Brown - Prelate
+The Old Testament Reading Evangelist Cynthia Butler Nebraska First Jurisdiction Bishop John O. Ford - Prelate
+The New Testament Reading Bishop James W. Proctor Prelate, Louisiana First
+The Celebrative Praise Send Judah First International Worship Team Pastor Rodney Posey, Coordinator Ohio North Jurisdiction Bishop Edward Cook - Prelate
The Inspirational Message Superintendent Carl Davis
Texas Gulf Coast Jurisdiction Bishop Destry Bell - Prelate
The Ministry of Music The C. H. Mason International MASS Choir
Dr. Judith McAllister, International Minister of Music Southern California First Jurisdiction, Bishop Joe L. Ealy - Prelate
The Ministry of Giving Evangelist Gary Sprewell California Southern Metro Jurisdiction
Bishop J.B. Hackworth - Prelate
The Observations Bishop Joel H. Lyles General Secretary Prelate, Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction
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The 111th Holy Convocation Video Highlights
The Presentation of the Messenger Bishop Darrell L. Hines, Sr. General Board Member
Prelate, Illinois Midwest Jurisdiction
Sermonic Selection The Shelby 5
THE WORD OF GOD Bishop Don W. Shelby, Jr. Prelate - Michigan Southwest Fifth Jurisdiction
+The Invitation, Prayer of Healing & Deliverance
+The Prayer of Benediction Superintendent Kale Mann Western NY Second Jurisdiction Bishop G.H. Young - Prelate
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Don’t Forget The 111th Holy Convocation
SUNDAY SCHOOL SESSION Bishop Alton Gatlin - Officiating
NOVEMBER 11TH
, 2018 7:00 AM LOCATION – THE DOME AT AMERICA’S CENTER
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