Hello: I'm Christine J. Jones. and we would like to thank
you once again for visiting our web site.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please
address them to the web master of the
Bishop Christopher C. Owens Memorial Foundation.
Shirley L. Sylva - Web Master
Email:
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Leaders Are Obligated
To Pursue
Their Respective Destinies
The Late Bishop Christopher C. Owens Was A
Man OF Faith
He Believed That What We As Saints Would
Believe And Declare,
That God Would Decree It; He Believed
That Fear Tolerated
Was Faith Contaminated! He Believed That We
Are Safe
In God's Arms And That We Should Not Worry,
But We
Should Be Happy!
As The Picture Below Depicts Joyfulness,
Bishop C. Owens Was Destined
To Spread God's Love, Happiness And Honor To
Humanity!!
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Special Announcements
Surf To Our Greater Illinois Fellowship
Page
If You Desire To View Excerpts From The
Wedding Of Mr. Tromentta & Mrs. Jurlean
Anderson
The Owens Family And Mr. Tromentta & Mrs.
Jurlean Anderson
You May Desire To Peruse The Memorial News
First, And Later Click On The Picture Above
To Link To The Greater Illinois Fellowship
Page For Wedding Excerpts
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By Virtue Of The Fact That We Serve Such
An Amazing God,
It Is Imperative That
In 2012, We Dare Not Lose Our Sight On
Heaven!
Our Prayer Time
Should Be Spent On Our Knees,
And Should Be Considered As Imperative
And Of
Great Essence! Righteousness Is
What We Need!
Greetings From Elder David Whitley,
Pastor Of The Corinthian Temple COGIC:
All Is Well In 2012!
Time Waits On No Man And Is Depicted As
Important
As We Prepare To Exist In Eternity!
Above: Compliments Of (Left To
Right)
National COGIC Supervisor, Mother Willie
May Rivers,
Mother Louise Patterson,
And The Late Bishop Christopher C. Owens
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Eaddy
We Bring You Greetings From The People's
Church Of The Harvest
Church Of God In Christ
Where We Are Living In Triumph, Power
And Prosperity Under The Government Of
Christ's Kingdom.
We Are Preparing Ourselves In 2012
For The Manifestation Of The Kingdom Of
God!
Sovereign God, Worthy You Are
Lord, Take My Heart & Mold It,
Take My Mind, Transform It,
Take My Will, Conform It To Yours, Oh
Lord!
We're Preparing Ourselves To Be Holy In
2012
Special Announcements
BELOW: SELF-SKETCHED PORTRAIT OF
CHRISTOPHER C. OWENS, JR.
CIRCA/1969
B} BE SURE TO SURF DOWNWARD
ON THIS
"NEWSLETTER GEMS PAGE"
TO PERUSE THE BRIEF
HISTORICAL SALUTE TO THE
PATRIARCHY & MATRIARCHY
FORCES OF
THIS GRAND OLE'
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
PICTURED BELOW LEFT TO
RIGHT:
BISHOP O. T. JONES, SR.,
& SENIOR BISHOP CHARLES HARRISON MASON:
TWO MAJOR PATRIARCHS OF
THE COGIC DENOMINATION
Below Bottom: Picture Of Bishop C.
H. Mason Snapped By
Bishop Christopher C. Owens
In The Home Of Bishop C. H. Mason On The
Campus Of Mason Temple, The
Worldwide National Headquarters Of The
COGIC In Memphis, Tennessee
Below Top: You See The Inscription
Reflected On The Entombed Shrine Of
Bishop C. H. Mason Within "The Memorial
Wing" Of
Mason Temple - Memphis, Tennessee
Advertisement For Our Historic
Reflections
Web Page & Our Brief
Historical Salute To The Patriarchy &
Matriarchy
Forces Of The COGIC
Further Downward On This Newsletter Gems
Web Page
History usually looks upon the Black
church as patriarchal in structure, but black women,
with the help of black men, have created
an enclave of pseudo-patriarchy within the black
church. Reality of gender space in
the black church historically and currently
(All Denominations), is dominated
by black women, with black men as
support!
Click On The Highlighted Hyperlinked
Bookmarked Subjects To Quickly
Surf To The Respective Topics
Table Of Contents:
You May Click On Any
Highlighted Subject
Below In Order To Link
To A Given Topic;
You Will Find A Linking
Photo Above
And Below Each Topic
Which Will Allow You To
Surf Back Up To
The Table of Contents In
Order To
Link To Yet Another
Topic
I}
"Focusing On The Patriarchy And Matriarchy Forces
Which Influenced The
Exponential Growth Of The COGIC"
A}
Two Visionaries: Bishop Chandler David Owens
And Bishop Christopher
C. Owens:
Defending The Legacy
Of The Church Of God In
Christ
And Initiating A New
Department Within The COGIC
~The C. H. Mason
Historical Society~
President & Founder ~
Elder Norvell V. Woolfolk
And Special
Announcements
II}
Words Of Wisdom
"Never Borrow Sorrow
From Tomorrow"
III} Unauthorized Use Of Signature Archive Photo
Exoneration Of COGIC
Program Committee
Headed By Bishop Frank
White, General Board Member Of COGIC
{& Emanuel COGIC'S
Unauthorized Use Of Signature Photos}
IV}
"Alive Again" ~ A Miraculous Memoir By Bishop Lorenzo Kelly
IV b} Excerpts From First IL Jurisdiction State Convocation (2011)
V} First Jurisdiction Of Illinois' Education Dept./Scholarship Fund
And Excerpts From State
Holy Convocation (2010)
VI}
Recipients Of Special PCDAC Awards
Dr. Michael Eaddy
VII} COGIC Initiatives
VIII}
Bishop Ted Thomas: Responding To The Kingdom Agenda
IX}
There Is Turmoil In The Land
X}
Faith Or Fear
XI}
Bonded Music Workshops For Pastors, Ministers Of Music,
And Worship Leaders
XII} Head Officials Of The COGIC
XIII}
Reading The Entire Bible In One Year
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Contents or
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~Two
Visionaries: Defending The Legacy Of The COGIC
And The C. H. Mason
Historical Society
Presentation Of Award By
The President And Founder
Of CHMHS ~ Elder Norvell
V. Woolfolk
{Above} Left To Right: Bishop Chandler
David Owens & Bishop Christopher C. Owens
We regretfully announce the passing of
Bishop Chandler David Owens (March 6, 2011),
General Board Member And Former
Presiding Bishop Of The C. O. G. I. C.
It was Bishop Chandler David Owens who
stated that:
"Our younger generations need to know
the rich legacy bequeathed to them
by the pioneers of the Church Of God In
Christ."
Under the leadership of our Founder,
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason,
the COGIC has been at the forefront of
the Holiness/Pentecostal movement which began
in the twentieth century; For over a hundred
years, the impact of COGIC'S influence has
had a resounding effect on many
denominations; Our doctrine, our music,
our zeal, and even our traditions have
been imitated
and embraced by other denominations from
1897 until the present
(The 19th Through The 21st Centuries).
Bishop Chandler David Owens {Earlier
Years}
As Presiding Bishop Of The Church Of God
In Christ, in 1998,
Bishop Chandler David Owens Launched a
new department within the
COGIC Denomination: Bishop
Chandler Owens Instituted
The C. H. Mason Historical Society as a
new department (CHMHS).
Elder Norvell V. Woolfolk
was the founder of this organization
(1996), and was appointed as
The International President of the
foundation (1998).
Bishop Chandler Owens, along with
his dear friend, Bishop Christopher C.
Owens, shared many ideas, as well as good
times together; They both shared the
sentiments that COGIC'S presence has been well
established throughout this nation as
well as in foreign territories, but in spite of
this impressive record of steadfastness
in our faith, much of our history and heritage
has remained dormant and ignored by the
body of Christ; It is imperative that
we realize that many of our youth, as
well as many adults,
still know very little about our
glorious past.
We will miss the presence and the
contagious smiles of both
Bishop Chandler David Owens, and Bishop
Christopher C. Owens
as seen below (Center): This was
the 21st Anniversary and the 14th Annual Awards
Banquet of the Religious Workers Guild,
Inc., held at the Ramada Inn, in
downtown Memphis, Tennessee, November
1980. Bishop Chandler Owens,
General Board Member of the Church Of
God In Christ, Inc., was the
guest speaker at the affair. A
portion of the proceeds from this event, as with each of
the Religious Workers Guild's
celebrations, was donated to
"Saints Center".
Bishop Chandler David Owens, Rendering
Expressions
At Yet Another Religious Workers Guild,
Inc. Banquet
And The Infectious Laughter Of Bishop
Chandler David Owens
And Bishop Christopher C. Owens Was
Non-Stop
As You Can See For Yourself Below!!
And The Happy Laughter Continued!!
By virtue of the fact that the calling
of
"The Bishop Christopher C. Owens
Memorial Foundation"
is well defined and must be aggressively
pursued, in our approach to
completely align with the mandate of
Christ, we are endeavoring to keep
meticulous records of our COGIC History
and to pass it along to
succeeding generations! We have a
brief article on this web page
concerning the Matriarchy and Patriarchy
Forces which have impacted
our COGIC organization from 1897 through the present.
The Foundation has also included an
extensive history of the COGIC and its
many pioneers on the "Historic
Reflections" and "Missions"
pages respectively on this
website.
Please read the articles on this
"Newsletter Gems Page", and later surf to all of
our web pages including Our "Salvation"
and "Bible/Church Trivia" web pages!
Let Us Not Allow The
Legacies And Visionary Ideas Of
Bishop Chandler David
Owens And
Bishop Christopher C.
Owens Fade Into Non-Existence.
Since They Were Such
Great Friends And
Shared So Many Special Events,
Ideas And Strategies
(As I Was Emphatically
Reminded By Bishop Chandler D. Owens
Personally In A Long
Distance Phone Conversation
After The Death of
Bishop
Christopher C. Owens),
Let's Make A Concerted Effort To
Let The World Know Who
We Really Are, And Make
The World Aware Of The
Notable Contributions
Made To Our People, Our
Nation And Our World
By Our Fearless
Pioneers;
Let's Not Allow The
Thousands Of Heroes And Heroines
Of Our Faith Become
Virtually Anonymous. These Two
Faithful Visionaries
Were Both Emblematic Of
Not Only The COGIC
Organization's Mission To Save The World,
But They Were
Challenging Forces
Prepared To Honor, And
To Encompass And To Synergistically
Or Collaboratively
Achieve The Desired Effect Of
Making Known And
Available The History, The Customs And
The Traditions Of Our
Faithful Saints.
Let's Keep Our Glorious
Past, The Embodiment Of Christ, And
The C. H. Mason
Historical Society Alive!!
The C. H. Mason
Historical Society (CHMHS)
Below: Elder
Norvell V. Woolfolk,
President & Founder Of
CHMHS
{8/23/1928 ~ 10/07/2009}
He was born in Madison,
Il (8/23/1928)
where he became a noted
musician, and had the
distinction of playing
for Bishop C. H. Mason, Bishop & Mother Bostic,
and even accompanied the
famous Clara Ward Singers. He held a
Bachelor of Science
degree in Sociology from Howard University of Washington D. C.
and a Master of Science
degree in School Administration from Southern Illinois
University. He
spent more than thirty years as a teacher in the high
schools of Madison, IL,
St. Louis, MO, and Chicago, IL.
His love for history and
the COGIC gave birth to the
C. H. Mason Educational
Foundation
under Presiding Bishop
J. O. Patterson, Sr., in 1969. He later reorganized the
C. H. Mason Historical
Society Under the late Bishop Chandler D. Owens (1996 &
appointed as the
national President
of the organization in 1998).
He received
reappointments by the late
Bishop G. E. Patterson
and again by Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake.
The purpose of the
society is to honor the memory of the founder
of the Church Of God In
Christ, and great pioneers of the church
by documenting and
preserving the historical impact of the denomination,
while celebrating the
legacy of holiness.
Since Elder Norvell V.
Woolfolk is now deceased, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr.
has appointed Pastor
Mack C. Mason of Chicago, Illinois,
the grandson of the late
Illinois Prelate, Bishop J. O. Mason as
President of CHMHS.
The newly appointed President {2011}desires to have CHMHS
Chapters in every
Jurisdiction, and hopes to garner the assistance of
young people everywhere
to help catapult our collective history into the 21st century.
2011 marks the 50th
Anniversary of Bishop Charles Harrison Mason's death.
Inquiries may be sent to
:
The C. H. Mason
Historical Society
P. O. Box 474
Hazel Crest, IL, 60429
Go To
www.youtube.com Type In:
Pastor Mack Mason & The
C. H. Mason Historical Society Of COGIC
Below, Elder Norvell V.
Woolfolk (Far Left), Was The
Founder And The International President
Of The
C. H. Mason Historical
Society (Now Deceased 8/23/1928 - 10/07/2009),
Where He Was An
Associate
Elder With The Saint
Luke COGIC, Now Under The Leadership
Of Bishop James C.
Austin, Sr.
He Has Presented Bishop
Christopher C. Owens With
An Award From The C. H.
Mason Historical Society
For His Distinguished
Labor In Honoring
The Vast Number Of
Pioneers In
Christendom And Within The
Auspices Of The COGIC.
May God Bless All Of Our Faithful Servants
Through-Out Eternity!
We Will Meet Them Again In
Our Promising Future!
Two Friends Extending
Collaborative Support For Similar Causes
Left To Right: Bishop Christopher C. Owens & Bishop
Chandler D. Owens
Bishop Chandler David Owens Receiving
The Bishop C. H. Mason Award
From The Religious Workers Guild
Two Friends Always Together For Support
Presenting The Bishop C. H. Mason Award
To Bishop Ithiel Clemmons
From The Religious Workers Guild
Center Left To Right: Bishop
Chandler D. Owens, Bishop Christopher C. Owens,
Far Left: Bishop Ithiel Clemmons
Flanked By Sis. Lucy Flagg Intre (Far Right)
Two Friends Always There For Each Other:
Presenting The Bishop C. H. Mason Award
To National Supervisor Of The
COGIC's Women's Department,
Mother Willie Mae Rivers
From The Religious Workers Guild
Friends Extending Support And
Back-Up For The Heroes Of Our Faith:
More Awards From The Religious Workers
Guild
Friends Extending Support For Bishop
Christopher C. Owens
For His Elevation To Auxiliary Bishop
At The Time, Bishop Chandler David Owens
Was The Presiding Bishop Of The COGIC
Left To Right: Bishop Ocie Booker,
Bishop Bonner, Bishop Chandler D. Owens,
Bishop Cobbs, Bishop Phillip A. Brooks,
Bishop Cody Marshall
For Inspiring Videos Of Bishop Chandler
D. Owens,
Jot Down These Few Titles Below, And Later
Surf To www.youtube.com
& Type In The
Respective Titles: You Will Find
Similar Titles For Different Personalities
Through-Out This Website Especially On
The:
Historic Reflections, Religious Workers
Guild, Video Journal & Missions Pages!
"Servant of God
Well Done"
Bishop Chandler David
Owens, Sr.
October 2, 1931
~ March 6, 2011
Selected YouTube
Listings For Chandler David
Owens:
You May Go To Youtube:
www.youtube.com & Type In:
Bishop Owens: Jesus Vs.
Death...4 Round Knock-Out. Bishop L. H. Ford Eulogy;
Bishop Chandler Owens;
(Eulogy Of Bishop L. H. Ford);
Bishop Chandler D.
Owens; Eulogy Of Nathan Simmons
Bishop Chandler Owens
'96 @ Temple Of Deliverance COGIC;
Bishop Chandler D.
Owens, "Is Anything Too Hard For God"
Bishop Chandler D. Owens
I Believe God (Governor)
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Additional Announcements
Below: Elder & Sis. Finch
Long Time And Faithful Supporters Of
Bishop Christopher C. Owens
And The Religious Workers Guild, Inc.
We Regret The Recent Passing Of Sis.
Finch
May God Bless You Throughout Eternity
Sis. Finch
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March 6, 2011
Mother Elvie J. Owens, Wife Of The Late
Bishop C. C. Owens
Was Hospitalized Recently, Suffering
From A Slight Heart Attack.
She Is Speedily Recuperating!
Continue To Pray For Her
Speedy Recovery! She Is Truly A Blessed
Servant Of God; God
Has So Faithfully Delivered Her So Many
Times!
Check Out Her Awesome Testimony Of Past
Deliverances On The
Founder's Wife's Web Page On This Website!
Be Blessed!
Evangelist Elvie J. Owens
You May Click On The
Above Picture Of Evangelist Owens (Later)
To Surf To The
Founder's Wife's Web Page To Hear Her Testimony!
But For Now, Continue To
Scroll Downward
To Peruse The Newsletter
Articles Below
Click on us, if you
desire, to surf to the top or continue to
scroll downward for many
more articles
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Surf To Our Devotional Page
To Enjoy
Testimonies Of Miracles And
Breakthroughs
Are You Searching For A Church Home?
Surf To Our Evangelism Page
Where You Will Find Limited Listings Of
Churches Within The Chicago Metropolitan
Area
And An Encouraging Word
From Some Of God's Anointed Ambassadors
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~Words Of Wisdom
"Never Borrow Sorrow From Tomorrow"
Composed By The Late Bishop Christopher
C. Owens
Edited & Submitted By: Sis. Christine Owens-Jones
Never borrow sorrow from tomorrow
Deal only with the present
Never step into tomorrow
For God asks us just to trust Him
And to never borrow sorrow
For the future is not ours to know
And it may never be
So let us live and give our best
And give it lavishly
For to meet tomorrow's troubles
Before they are even ours
Is trying to anticipate the Savior
And doubting His "all-wise" powers
So let us be content to solve
Our problems one by one
Asking nothing of tomorrow
Except, "Thy Will be Done"!
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~Unauthorized Use Of
Signature Archive
Photo Exonerated (2011)!
One Of The Signature
Photos Snagged From
The Bishop Christopher
C. Owens Memorial Foundation's
Website Was Featured In
The Official Program Of The 103rd
Holy Convocation Of The
Church Of God In Christ, Inc.,
Which Convened In St.
Louis, MO
In November Of 2010.
Below, Bishop Frank
White, Who Was A Dear Friend
Of Bishop C. C. Owens,
And Who Is Currently
A General Board Member
Of The Church Of God In
Christ,
And Who Headed The
Program Committee
Which Was Responsible
For The Unauthorized Use Of One Of Our
Website's Signature
Archive Photos, Is
Pictured Receiving
The Bishop Charles
Harrison Mason Award
Which Was Presented To
Him By The President
And Founder Of The
Religious Workers Guild In Years Past.
The Award Was Presented
By None Other Than
The Late Dr. Christopher
C. Owens.
Below, Bishop Frank White Is Seen (Far Left) Fraternizing With
Bishop C. C. Owens (Far Right),
And Bishop Willie Lee & Evangelist Maddie Porter Of Memphis,
Tennessee
Of The Greater Community Church Of God In Christ,
Where Bishop Brandon B. Porter Is The Pastor
The COGIC Program Committee
Submitted
The Following Photo Of
Bishop C. H. Mason Sitting
On Top Of A Cadillac,
Flanked By Bishop Christopher C. Owens
And Bishop J. Watley For
Circulation On The COGIC'S
103rd Holy Convocation
Programs:
Many Of Our Website
Viewers, Who Were Familiar With
Our Classic Signature
Photo, Made Inquiries And Apprised
The Foundation's Web
Master Of The Photo's Presence
On The National
Programs;
In The Interest Of
Full Disclosure, We Were Quite
Discombobulated Concerning The
Unauthorized Use Of This
Signature Photo.
However, After Deep Thought And Prayerful
Analysis Of The Church
Of God In Christ's Graphic Teams'
Infraction Of Failing To
Request Permission For The Use Of
This Photo, The Web
Administrator Of
The Bishop Christopher
C. Owens Memorial Foundation
Thought That It Would
Have Been
Somewhat Presumptuous Of
Us To Conclude Or Assume
That This Group Was
Oblivious To What Is Right Or Honorable.
With That Being Said, We
Therefore
Decided That It
Had To Have Been A Mistake,
And We Therefore
Committed Ourselves
To Excuse And Forgive
The Unscrupulous Activity
Exemplified By COGIC'S
Graphic Group.
The Foundation Is Aware
Of The Fact That This Photo
Is Quite Loveable,
Candid, Extremely Unique And
Is A Historically Rare
Document!
After Conversing With
Elder Derric Adkins, An
Avid
Admirer OF Our Website,
And A Talented COGIC Graphic Artist,
We Were Assured By Elder
Derric Adkins,
That This Image
Escaped His Over-Site, And That He
Deeply Regretted That
There Was No Prior Permission,
And Apologized For This
Mistake Which Was Caused
By One Of The Graphic
Teams, And That It Was
No Error On His Behalf.
Elder Adkins Also
Emphasized The Fact That There Was
No Disrespect Intended
From The COGIC
IT Department Or Its
Graphic Teams;
Again, This Was Simply A
Mistake.
To Our Inquiring Viewing
Audience Who Saw
The Programs, We Serve
Notice That
We Are Satisfied With
The COGIC'S Graphic Group's Response.
The Mistake Has
Been Overlooked, Pardoned And Forgiven.
The COGIC Program
Committee And
Graphic Teams Have Been
Exonerated!
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To The Emanuel Church Of
God In Christ
Chicago, Illinois
Pastor, Elder Michael
Richardson
Lest we forget, it is
imperative that we esteem or give
proper acceptance to
the
"All Rights Reserved"
Announcement Posted on the
Bishop Christopher C.
Owens Memorial Foundation Website,
By The Desylva
Mega-Systems Project,
as I respect the Razor
Planet, Inc. "All Rights Reserved"
Announcement Posted on
The Emanuel COGIC'S Website!
For future reference,
please refrain from extending the confidence
of information beyond
those authorized; Such abuse of information
is considered as
Copyright Infringement.
I would appreciate your
future continued adherence to this request!
The Bishop Christopher
C. Owens Memorial Foundation
is cordially thanking
you, in advance for your sincere compliance.
I will email you with
the particulars:
Shirley L. Sylva, Web
Master
Bishop Christopher C.
Owens Memorial Foundation
email:
shirleydesylva@sbcglobal.net
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News Gems!
~"Alive Again"
"Alive Again": A
Miraculous Memoir By Bishop Lorenzo Kelly
"Alive
Again" Is The
Book Of The Century - A Must Read:
This Is A Miraculous True Story About
Bishop Lorenzo Kelly,
An Anointed Vessel Of God Who Flat-lined
A
Total Of Seven Times As A Result Of A
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm!
Bishop Kelly Is Pictured Above
Addressing The 54th Holy State
Convocation Of The First Jurisdiction Of
Illinois
At The Emil & Patricia Jones Convention
Center,
At The Chicago State University (August,
2010). He Explained
How God Navigated His Disembodied
Soul Through Space: (According To
His Attorney: Allen Scovel),
"He Saw The Marvels
And Holy Light Of Heaven And The Terror
And Torture Of Hell!"
Bishop Kelly Stated That God
Allowed Him
To Float In The Ceiling
And To Watch The Surgeons
As They Worked On Him; He Also
Watched His Sister And His
Wife Praying For Him From The Ceiling Of
The Surgery Room!
As He Was Being Transformed Through
Space He Heard His Wife
Saying "Lorenzo Come Back Here; Death,
You Cannot Have Him!"
During The Course Of Having Eighteen
Inches Of His Aorta Replaced
Within A 10 Hour Long Surgery, Bishop
Kelly Was Bombarded
With Painful And Distressing
Complications, And
Encountered Many Terrible Set-Backs -
The Descriptions
Of Which Are Positively Going To Keep
Your Eyes Glued to The Script.
This Memoir Is Guaranteed To Strengthen
Your Faith
And To Impact Your Walk With God.
Its A Set-Up To Strategically
Position You To Have Hope And
Inspiration For An Abundant Life
And To Expect God To Transform Your
Adversities Into Victories!
You Must Purchase This Miraculous And
Inspiring Memoir
Written And Experienced By Bishop
Lorenzo Kelly.
God Delivered Bishop Kelly, And He Will
Most Assuredly Deliver You!
You May Email The Bishop Christopher C.
Owens
Memorial Foundation Web Administrator: Shirley Sylva, For Further
Details
On How To Receive This Book:
Email:
shirleydesylva@sbcglobal.net
Or Call 605-342-4448 And Use Your Credit
Card
With The Secretary, And Your Book Will
Be Sent Directly To You.
Soft Cover Is $15 - Hard Cover $25 + $3
For Shipping & Handling.
Copies May Be Purchased From Bishop
James Austin In Chicago, Il.,
Or Bishop Carlis Moody In Evanston, Il.
You May Listen To Bishop Lorenzo Kelly
Preach During The Holy Convocation
Of 2009 In Memphis, Tennessee At The
Morning Manna
Where He Discusses His Ordeal With Death
If You
Go To
www.youtube.com Type In:
Bishop Lorenzo L. Kelly Part 1 of 6
Morning Manna;
Bishop Lorenzo L. Kelly Part 2 of 6
Morning Manna;
" "
" Part 3 of 6 Morning Manna;
"" ""
"' Part 4 of 6 Morning Manna;
"" "" ""Part 5
of 6 Morning Manna;
"" "" "" Part 6
" "
Bishop Lorenzo Kelly Debuts On TBN Part
1;
Bishop Lorenzo Kelly's TBN Debut Part
2.wmv {8:59};
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~Focusing On The History
Of Our Grand Ole' Church
Of God In Christ
THE PATRIARCHY &
MATRIARCHY FORCES
Influencing The
Exponential Growth OF THE COGIC
{SCRAPBOOK ARCHIVES OF
BISHOP C. C. OWENS}
Below (Left to Right):
Bishop W. M. Roberts,
Bishop C. H. Mason,
Founder and Senior Bishop of The Church of God in Christ,
Bishop O. T. Jones, Sr.
{The scope of this BRIEF article is
merely to emphasize the importance
of the History of our Grand Ole' Church
of God in Christ,
and to apprise you of the fact that you
may peruse our extensive
history of the COGIC, as well as an
extensive history of all
of the Supervisors of the Women's
Department of the Church of God in Christ respectively
on the "Historic Reflections" and the
"Mission" pages of this website.}
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As the Late Bishop Chandler D.
Owens once stated, "our younger generations need
to know the rich legacy
bequeathed to them by the pioneers of
the Church Of God In
Christ."
The charismatic
leadership and organizational genius of Bishop C. H. Mason,
the founder of the COGIC,
was stamped indelibly on every aspect
of the church's life and
witness. Because of the fact that Bishop
Mason pursued the values
of prophetic black Christianity to an extent reached
by few other historical
figures, the Church of God in Christ experienced
exponential growth, in
spite of the fact that COGIC's base in Memphis, TN
was, for the most part,
out of sight of the mainstream of
American and African -
American social, political and religious culture.
By clicking on this picture you will surf to the Missions
web page or continue to scroll downward
Bishop Mason stressed
great optimism about the power of God to
transform and transcend
sinfulness.
The watershed Azusa
Street revival that launched the twentieth century
Pentecostal movement
accentuated Bishop Mason's belief of the
necessity of possessing
the Pentecostal baptism of the Holy Spirit,
according to Acts 2:1-4.
According to Cornel
West, the COGIC "generated a strenuous mood, a call
for heroic, courageous
moral action and biblically motivated focus on and concern
for the wretched of the
earth."
As seen below, even at
the 50th Golden Anniversary of the Church of God in Christ,
the church's strategy
for maintaining, as well as increasing
its exponential growth,
involved intense and
vigorous planning in
addition to fasting, praying and supplication!
Bishop J. O. Patterson,
Sr., Bishop L. H. Ford, Bishop Shipman, and others are seen
preparing for the 50th
Anniversary of the COGIC.
Bishop Mason took Mark 16:15 - 18
as providing both the basic paradigm of the church and its
mission statement. The COGIC
embraced a biblical spirituality that allows
God's delivering act in history to
penetrate all levels of human existence.
The Holy Ghost and a prayer life
inevitably affects health, integration of personality,
moral drive, character, radiance and
hopefulness.
Of course, appreciating religious
workers accomplishments,
and rendering honor and
encouragement by such organizations as
the Religious Workers Guild
within the auspices of the the COGIC,
coupled with
God's anointing and Holy inspiration,
were inevitably highly responsible
for maintaining this renewed moral
drive, radiance and hopefulness.
There was spiritual vitality and a
highly forceful holy boldness and
aspiring self-esteem propelled within
the saints church arena!
Below (left to right): Bishop
Wyoming Wells, Bishop L. M Driver,
Bishop & Mrs. Brewer, Bishop J. S.
Bailey,
Dr. C. C. Owens (President & Founder of
The Religious Workers Guild, Inc.),
Bishop Shipman, Bishop W. L. Porter and
others
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Pioneers Who Became
Prominent Bishops Within
The Church Of God In
Christ
Below, These Young preachers (Many of
Which Were, At The Time, Elders),
Became Prominent Bishops Within The
COGIC
Some Of These Young Men Are Now
Deceased - Some Of Them
Are Currently General Board Members Of
The Church Of God In Christ
As Of 2010
Back Row From Left: Third Left -
Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake;
Fifth Left: - First Assistant, Bishop P.
A. Brooks
Front Center: Bishop Chandler
David Owens (Just Passed March 6, 2011)
Third From Right: Bishop Neaul
Haynes
(For All Of Their Names,
Refer To the Historic Reflections Web Page)
The central doctrine of the
denomination, which was holiness, was embodied,
codified and institutionalized by the
Women's Department of the COGIC.
Modeled after motherhood, the Women's
Department enabled the male episcopate
to function as a social "fatherly"
leadership, while matriarchy functioned as
the biblical leadership.
In other words, despite the male
episcopates roll in the COGIC as "head"
of the church, the COGIC church mothers
are the teachers, enforcers, models,
and re-definers of holiness beliefs in
the COGIC through organizations and
participation in the sanctified life.
Our women were full of holy boldness,
starting missions and churches
by
preaching in chicken coups and traveling miles across
the states evangelizing while a dear
husband remained home with the mission
(Mother Lizzie Robinson), or
starting various missions in areas where there were
no churches of God in Christ, and
renting properties
with their own monies and later
contacting senior Bishop Mason to delegate
a preacher to uproot his family from one
state to another to take over the missions,
(Mother Lillian Brooks Coffey, and many
others), or standing on street corners,
singing and playing a guitar compelling
lost souls
to come to Christ (Mother Bailey).
Mother Emma Cotton, one of the original
members of the Azusa Street Mission,
was one of the women who was responsible
for having
Bishop C. H. Mason send E. R. Driver
from Memphis, TN to start
the first C. O. G. I. C. in the state of
California (Los Angeles, CA); She
also founded churches in Bakersfield,
Fresno, and Oakland California;
You may find out more
about E. R. Driver, and the important role he
played within the COGIC
on the History Reflections Page Of this website.
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So, for the greater
percentage of time,
it was the Matriarchy of the church who
launched out into the unknown
and founded churches where none existed
and were responsible for later
requesting pastors (the Patriarchy),
with the discretion of Bishop Mason,
to be sent to run the respective
missions, thus promoting the
exponential growth of the Church Of God
In Christ.
This is what I meant when I stated that
history usually looks upon the Black
church as patriarchal in structure, but black women,
with the help of black men, have created
an enclave of pseudo-patriarchy within the black
church. Reality of gender space in
the black church historically and currently, is dominated
by black women, with black men as
support!
The most effective department within the
Church of God in Christ has been, and
is yet, the Women's Department.
Although the most prominent names associated
with the development of the denomination
are male, members are aware
of the pivotal role played by such women
as Mother Lizzie Robinson,
Mother Emma Crouch, Mother Lillian
Brooks Coffey, and Dr. Arenia C. Mallory,
former president of Saints Industrial
and Literary School that became Saints
Junior College in Lexington,
Mississippi. Cheryl Townsend-Gilkes, in her
impressive work on the Church of God in
Christ, says: "Mason recruited
educated women to work in the building
of the denomination and the
educational ministries. These
women developed a "women's work"
that became known as the "women's
department". It was the women who
migrated to the cities who carried the
movement to urban areas,
preaching revivals, "digging out" new
works, and then writing home for a pastor."
The impact of Dr. Arenia C. Mallory
(1926 - 1977) upon an entire generation
of post-World War II church leaders is a
powerful and impressive story.
One of her prized pupils was Louis Henry
Ford, a young man from
Clarksdale, Mississippi, who became
Presiding Bishop of the COGIC
denomination in 1990.
The Matriarchy and the Patriarchy forces
have worked together to achieve
the mission of Mark 16:15 - 18:
Which provides both the basic paradigm
and the mission statement of the Church
Of God In Christ!
"Go Into All The World
And Preach The Gospel"
Bishop C. H. Mason
traveled extensively during his tenure as senior Bishop
of The Church Of God In
Christ. Many of these trips were made
during the latter
forties and early fifties. Wherever he went, the anointing
of the Holy Ghost was
mightily upon him as he preached the liberating
gospel. Thousands
were saved and healed. Traveling with the Bishop
on most of his crusades
were his wife (Sister Elsie Mason), Msny. Dorothy
Webster Exume (his
interpreter), and Bishop Iglehart of Waco, Texas.
Below: Bishop C. H. Mason, Sis.
Elsie Mason (his wife),
Msny. Dorothy Webster Exume, & Bishop T.
D. Iglehart
leaving for Jamaica and Caribbean tour.
Below: Dorothy Webster Exume;
In addition to being a missionary to
Haiti, in recent years,
she was a member of the board of
directors for the Charles Harrison Mason
Theological Seminary in Atlanta,
Georgia, and she served as an advisor
to the president, Dr. Oliver Hainey;
In addition to these major commitments,
she found time to involve herself in her
local church, the Greater Community
COGIC, where the late Bishop Chandler
David Owens was Pastor.
Born August 10, 1922 -
Died January 4, 2011
Below: Bishop Mason And Party,
Boarding Plane For Trip To Foreign Work
As previously stated, as a result of
Bishop Mason's extensive travels,
his foreign mission initiatives, the
matriarchy forces,
and the dedicated efforts of many other
church patriarchs and pioneers,
the COGIC experienced exponential
growth.
Observe The Pictures Below: They Are
Promoting Church Growth!!
Above: Bishop Wyoming Wells (Far Right),
Flanked By Others
Below: Bishop J. O. Patterson,
Sr., Bishop Louis Henry Ford,
And Bishop Shipman, Flanked By Others
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to the History Reflections Page
of this website; You may continue
to scroll downward to complete this article.
Below: The Dedicated Matriarchy
Forces Of The Black Church
In particular, two church mothers
spearheaded much of the women's ministry
in the early days of the COGIC.
Between 1911 and1945, Mother Lizzie Robinson
and Mother Lillian B. Coffey helped
establish new churches and stabilized
essential areas of church work;
Mother Lillian Brooks Coffey was the
strong force or supporter behind
Dr. Mallory, helping her to raise funds
from sources outside of the COGIC
arena to keep the Saints Industrial
Academy open, when the Patriarchy of
the church were discouraged and ready to
close
the doors of the school for lack of
funds. These two women, almost single
handedly, with insignificant support
from the COGIC
organization, kept that school open
(Read the segments on Mother Lillian
Brooks Coffey and Dr. Mallory)!
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Even before the civil rights movement
was fully underway, Mother Coffey led the
Women's Department in passing a racial
justice resolution in 1953 that called
for cooperation with all organizations
seeking justice, equality and integration.
Despite racist threats, the Women's
Convention helped to desegregate Albany, New York
hotels during the turbulent 1960's!
More on this subject matter of
Patriarchy and Matriarchy evangelistic efforts will be found
under the respective titles for each of
these bold supervisors, evangelists, holy ghost
filled preachers, and others
on the respective "Historic Reflections"
and the "Mission" pages of this website.
Below: From The Scrapbook Archives
Of Bishop C. C. Owens
The women of our grand church, from its
inception, have made remarkable
contributions to its growth and
development. Their faithfulness to prayer meetings,
their diligence in bible study, their
sacrificial fasting, and their
untiring fund raising, and all of their
service endeavors tied into a knot,
have been performed superbly.
They, along with the male factors of our
church, have created an enclave which
through the course of our church's
history, has brought about miracles
which seemed to have "twisted wind and
tied water" - as the elderly folks used
to say!
The Women's Department was able to
establish liaisons with social, political,
and educational agencies that raised the
status of both members and
the COGIC denomination from the margin
to the mainstream of
African American life.
The many outstanding feats accomplished
by the forefathers of our great church
will certainly include the labors of
love rendered by the women
in the great arena of Christian
Stewardship, for the women and church mothers
didn't just sit on the front pew;
They were, and still are, formidable,
invaluable resources in the growth, and
foundation and organizational structure
of COGIC's denomination! The
preacher equals the star, and the church
mother is equivalent to the stage
manager.
for a more indebt study of the history
of the Church of God in Christ,
later you may surf to the "Historic
Reflections" page of this website
(Continue to scroll downward until you
see the topic); And, of course
if you wish to read more concerning the
history of the women
of the COGIC, please surf to the
Missions Web Page
for Mother Lizzie
Robinson, Dr. Arenia C. Mallory,
and Mother Lillian B. Coffey.
Continued articles of the women's work:
"The Need For A Women's Department
Within The COGIC", "The Need For Having
A Women's Convention (1951)",
Articles On: Supervisor Bailey,
Supervisor M. McGlothen, Supervisor Crouch,
and Supervisor Willie May Rivers, and
The Mission Department,
may be found on the "Mission" page of
this website.
(Just continue to scroll downward on
these respective web pages)
Also discover wonderful youtube videos
on the "Video Journal Page"
(As well as "The Religious Workers
Guild" and the Bishop Transitions" pages)
of this website concerning preachers,
singers, evangelists, pioneers of the COGIC
and religious comedians, etc...
PLEASE ENJOY ALL OF THE
ABOVE AS YOU PERUSE THE
SUGGESTED ARTICLES OF
THIS WEBSITE
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News Gems ~ IL First
Jurisdiction
~State
Holy Convocation 2011
Theme: Escape The
Darkness
(Matthew 6:19-24)
The 55th Annual Holy
Convocation of the First Jurisdiction of Illinois
convened August 15
- 19, 2011 at the Abounding Life Church
of God in Christ,
located at 14626 Mozart Avenue - Posen, IL 60469,
where Pastor James R.
Adams was the host Pastor.
Highlights Of The
Meeting:
Pastor Carlis Moody, Jr.
spoke on "Distinguishing Between Two Kinds of Music"-
In particular, he
discussed rap and traditional Gospel Music highlighting
songs which were done
rap style by Senior Bishop C. H. Mason, the founder
of the Church of God in
Christ. Listed here are some of the YouTube videos
which were shown in our
Workshop on The History And The Doctrine of the
Church of God in Christ.
Go to www.youtube.com
and type in: 1) COGIC Founder (singing); 2) COGIC
Praise Break Dance of
Bishop CH Mason (Rare Footage);
Bishop Carlis L. Moody,
Sr., the International President of Missions of the
Church of God in Christ,
Inc., made it possible for a host of participants
to take part in a
processional which displayed the Flags
representing many of the
Foreign Nations around
the world which have been impacted by the Kingdom
ministry of the Foreign
Missions Department of the COGIC. Bishop Moody
tirelessly travels the
globe, sharing the gospel, character and nature
of Jesus Christ!
Because of his devotion to foreign missions, millions of lives, in
more than 40 countries,
have been touched by the saving, healing, forgiving,
delivering and
sanctifying power of Jesus Christ.
Below, just to name a
few countries for which Bishop Carlis Moody has preached
in or visited:
Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Belgian, Bermuda,
Bolswana, Brazil, Caicos,
Canada, China, Columbi, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
Egypt, England, Finland,
France, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Hong Kong, India,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Liberia, Malawt, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria,
Norway, Panama,
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain,
St. Thomas, Sweden,
Thailand, Trinidad, Turks Island - and the list goes on!
Bishop Carliss Moody is
seen in the center of the photo below, wearing an awesome black and
gold robe and scull cap.
He and the missions department have been major factors
in continuing the
exponential growth of the membership of the Church
of God in Christ on an
international level.
And The Flags of
Countries Continues!
And The Flags Of
Countries Continues!
And The Flags Of
Countries Continues!
Below, Bishop Carliss
Moody receives recognition, and is rewarded for his great service
to our national Church
by Bishop Ocie Booker.
Bishop Phillip A.
Brooks, First Administrative Assistant to the Presiding Bishop
Charles Edward Blake of
the COGIC was one of the main guest speakers for our
State Convocation;
he not only brought a large representation of singers
with him, but a host of
delegates from the Historic First Jurisdiction of Detroit, Michigan.
The service was highly
anointed and uplifting!
Below, Bishop Ocie
Booker, Presiding Bishop Of First Jurisdiction IL, is perhaps
encouraging Bishop
Brooks to take his time as a guest in our pulpit.
On Tuesday Night, Bishop
James Austin, Pastor of the
St. Luke Church of God
in Christ, and the
Prelate of the Fifth
Illinois East Jurisdiction - Church of God in Christ, Inc.,
brought forth a
dynamic and powerful message during our state meeting.
On Wednesday night,
Mother Shirley Hughes, brought forth the Gospel Message for
Mother Charlotte Eades,
the Jurisdictional Supervisor of the Women's Department.
And the Lord
Miraculously spoke through Mother Shirley Hughes.
Mother Shirley Hughes
didn't do anything but PREACH!
The young lady seen
below, Sarah Anderson, is a member of The People's Church of the Harvest
Church of God in Christ
where the 3rd Administrative Assistant Superintendent,
Dr. Michael Eaddy, is the
Pastor; She gave a a most heart felt testimony of how the Lord
healed her of cancer;
The Church rejoiced fervently!
We Were Blessed By The
Details Of Her Testimony!
She Brought Tears To The
Eyes And Great Rejoicing To The Saints! The Saints "Went - In"!!
A Praise Dance Followed!
On Thursday Night, The
Gospel Message/Disciple Call
was presented by
Evangelist Kimberly Ray, Pastor of the Church of The Rock,
in Matteson, Illinois.
She is a dynamic
speaker! She didn't do anything but PREACH!
Below, a young group of six sisters sang
beautifully with perfect harmony
and sincerity! I'm certain that
their mother was very proud of them;
I'm guessing, but I believe that from
very young and tender ages,
their mother has been training them!
The State Choir {Jurisdictional Mass
Choir} Anointed The Atmosphere
Nightly With Their Beautiful Singing!
They Were A Blessing To The Saints
Each Night
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~News Gems
~ Scholarships
Pictured Below Is Dr. Jane Crossley At The
Emil And Patricia Jones
Convention Center At The Chicago State
University (August, 2010)
Preparing To Give Scholarships To Three
Worthy Recipients
From The First Jurisdiction Of Illinois',
Education Dept./Scholarship Fund;
The Three Students Receiving The
Scholarships Are Immediately
Positioned To The Right Of Bishop Ocie
Booker (Light Blue Suit), The Prelate
Of The First Jurisdiction Of Illinois.
The Late Bishop Owens Always Held The
Greatest Respect And Honor For
Bishop Ocie Booker, The Prelate Of First
Jurisdiction Of Illinois.
It Is Because Of The Great Accomplishments
Of Bishop Ocie Booker That
The Bishop Christopher C. Owens Memorial
Foundation Appropriated Funds
For The First Jurisdiction Of Illinois',
Education Dept./Scholarship Fund - August, 2010.
Dr. Jane Crossley/Commissioner Of
Education, As Well As
Bishop O. Booker, Were Very Appreciative.
We Considered It To Have Been Our Kingdom
Duty
To Donate To This Scholarship Fund.
The Late Bishop Christopher C. Owens And
The Bishop Ocie Booker
Are Pictured From Left To Right; The
Bishop Christopher C. Owens Memorial
Foundation Will Continue
To Partner With The First Jurisdiction Of
Illinois By
Donating To Its Shepard Little Scholarship
Fund
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Pictured Below, Bishop Ocie Booker, Who Is
The Prelate Of
The First Jurisdiction Of Illinois, Is
Expounding The Gospel
During The 54th Holy State Convocation On
Friday 13, 2010
At The Emil And Patricia Jones Convention
Center At The
Chicago State University. The
Convention Was Highly Anointed
And Very Well Attended.
After The Message, Bishop O. Booker And The
State Bishops And Elders
Prayed For The Congregation, And
Distributed Blessed
Oil And Prayer Cloths.
Many Souls Were Delivered!
Each Night The Choir Was Awesome
Pictured Below Is Sis Vernon Oliver Price
Leading A Selection
With The First Jurisdiction Of Illinois
Mass Choir On Friday, August 13, 2010;
Earlier On Monday, August 09, 2010 Of The
Convocation,
Sis. Vernon Oliver Price Was Honored For
Her Many Years Of Dedicated Singing And
Service To
The First Jurisdiction Of Illinois
As Well As To The International Church Of God In
Christ.
These Events Took Place During The 54th
Setting Of The Holy Convocation Of
The First Jurisdiction Of Illinois Where
The
Prelate Is Bishop Ocie Booker (2010)!
The Late Bishop Christopher C. Owens
Pioneered In The Realm
Of Bestowing Honor Upon God's Workers In
The Vineyard;
Sis Vernon Oliver Price Served As The
Treasurer Of The Religious
Workers Guild, Inc. During The Course Of
Bishop's Lifetime,
And Was Given Special Honors Of
Commendation For Her
Excellent Work, Not Only With The Religious
Workers Guild,
But For Her Dedicated Singing Ministry
Throughout The
Global Church Arena!
This Is Why You Will See Sis.
Vernon Price Pictured On Many Of The Photographs
Throughout
This Website; You May Later Surf To
The Religious Workers Guild, Inc.
Page To Observe A Special Commendation For
Sis. Vernon Oliver Price!
The Late Bishop C. C. Owens, Circa 1949
President & Founder Of The Religious
Workers Guild, Inc.
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News Gems:
~Special Awards Of Love
Recently, Pastor Michael
Eaddy, Pastor of The People's
Church Of The Harvest C. O.
G. I. C.
Presented "Specially
Designed Eaddy Awards"
To A Pastor And A Civic
Leader Of The
Metropolitan Chicago
Area For Exemplifying Outstanding Accomplishments
And Leadership Within Their
Respective
Areas Of Expertise.
(PCDAC) People's
Community Development Association Of Chicago
Under The Endorsement of
Pastor Michael Eaddy
Was Responsible For The
Presentation Of The Eaddy Awards
Left: Pastor Michael Eaddy -
Center: Senator Roland Burris
Senator Roland Burris So Graciously
Received
The Eaddy Award
From The
People's Community
Development Association Of Chicago
(PCDAC) - Endorsed By Pastor Eaddy.
Senator Roland Burris Was Awarded for
His
Many Contributions And Services
Rendered To Society.
Rev. Clay Evans, The Retired Pastor Of The
Fellowship Baptist Church, Was So Honored
To Also
Receive The "Eaddy Award" From PCDAC
- Endorsed By Pastor Eaddy.
The Embrace Of Life Long Friends Is In
Order.
Rev. Clay Evans Was So Overwhelmed
And Thankful
For Receiving His Eaddy Award From PCDAC,
That He Began Singing
A Medley Of Some Of His Most
Popular Songs - Songs Which He Has
Been Singing Down Through
The Years On The Popular Radio Broadcast
Of The Fellowship Baptist Church!
The Audience Was Quite Elated, And
Rendered A Thunderous Applause
As Rev. Clay Evans Began Singing "It Is No
Secret What God Can Do"!
A Worship Service Ensued As Rev. Clay
Evans
Continued Singing Anointed Selections!
And, Of Course, Rev. Clay Evans And The
Choir
Received Stellar Assistance With The
Singing And The Directing
As Rev. Clay Evan's Sister (Sis. Ludella)
Assumed The Initiative To
First Direct From the Audience, As Seen
Below!
As The Anointing Escalated, Sis. Ludella
Assumed The Position
Of Mounting The Stage! Well, If
You've Got It,
You've Just Got It - That's All To That!
You Might As Well Flaunt It!
Only Sis. Ludella Can Pull That Off;
I Like That In Her!
Well, We See That Pastor Michael Eaddy
Was Also Participating With The Task Of
Directing!
Hats Off To Pastor Michael Eaddy And
PCDAC For Spreading
The Love And Appreciation
For Two Well Deserving Visionary
Leaders And Brothers In Christ!
May God Bless Your Future Endeavors
Senator Roland Burris & Rev. Clay Evans,
And May You Both Continue To Be
Innovative,
Blessed , And Highly Favored!
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News Articles:
~1}Help C. O. G. I. C. To
Help Haiti
We Are Required To Honor
And Answer To
The Clarion Call Of
God's Kingdom Agenda!
The Bishop Christopher
C. Owens Memorial Foundation has
liberally donated to The
Church Of God In Christ And C. O. G. I. C. Charities
to assist in helping the
nation of Haiti. Let us all initiate the
concerted effort
necessary to help our brothers and sisters in
Haiti's Disaster Relief
Effort Initiative.
Please take the
time to make your generous donations today!
You may go online to:
www.cogic.org or you may send your
check to : C. O.
G. I. C. Charities
P. O. Box 38
Memphis, TN 38101 - 0038
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2} Listen To God's
Visionaries:
As God's Ambassadors
Impart God's Initiatives
And Kingdom Agendas, Let
Us Honor, Receive
And Implement God's
Plans
The two visionaries in the foreground of
the photo above,
(Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake and The
Late Bishop C. C. Owens),
have through the years exemplified great
leadership abilities,
great imaginations for promoting God's
ministries and programs,
and great stewardship. By virtue of
the fact that hard hats
symbolize a hedge of strength and
protection, both visionaries have
demonstrated hard hat tenacity and stamina
in breaking through
obstacles and implementing initiatives for
which God had commissioned
them to endorse and sponsor for the purpose
of successfully matriculating
His Kingdom Agenda! In particular,
our Presiding Bishop
Charles E. Blake has invested as much of
his time, talents, and hard hat vigor and
imagination into creating
the previously mentioned C. O. G. I. C.
charitable initiatives as
faithfully and energetically as he has
popularly been known
to incorporate or invest into the
development of his personal or local
multi-million dollar church edifice, along
with dynamic church ministries,
technological and family oriented feats for
which only a great
visionary is capable of accomplishing!
Let's help these initiatives to soar to
unimaginable heights
of success and implementation while
subscribing
to our 2010 C. O. G. I. C. National Church
Theme:
"Great God, Great Visions, Great
Accomplishments"
And, of course, while we're discussing
contributions and good
stewardship, always feel free to generously
donate to The
Bishop Christopher C. Owens Memorial
Foundation to help
us in our obligations to serve and uplift
humanity
and to feed the children of nations
worldwide.
It is also the endeavor of the
Bishop Christopher C. Owens Memorial
Foundation
to partner with and to consistently and
generously donate
to "Save Africa's Children", and to support
the
initiatives of The Presiding Bishop of the
Church Of God
In Christ: Bishop Charles E. Blake.
"Save Africa's Children" is one of
Bishop Blake's
initiatives which provides direct support
and care to orphans
and vulnerable children affected by
HIV/AIDS, poverty and war
throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the
Caribbean.
"Save Africa's Children" partners
with individuals, churches,
grassroots, and organizations, government
and corporate sectors
endeavoring to build a dynamic and diverse
movement to
restore hope and a future for Africa's
Children.
You may surf to our Contribution Page
for details on the
process for sending your donations to
The Bishop
Christopher C. Owens Memorial
Foundation.
You Have Our Sincere Thanks!
I'm Sure That The Late Bishop
Christopher C. Owens (Founder
Of The Religious Workers Guild, Inc.)
Along
With All Of The Above Friends And Well
Wishers,
Would Have Been Very Proud Of Our
Decisions
And Efforts To Comply With God's Call To
His
Kingdom Agenda!
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~3} God Requires Us To
Honor And Positively
Respond To His Kingdom
Agenda!
Left: Bishop Ted G. Thomas, SR. -
Right: Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake
Bishop Ted G. Thomas, SR., Prelate of the
Historic Virginia First
Jurisdiction, presented Presiding Bishop
Charles E. Blake (C. O. G. I. C.)
with two checks totaling more than $40,000
during
Bishop Ted Thomas' 25th Silver
Anniversary Celebration
held September 2, 2009 at the Chesapeake
Conference Center
in Chesapeake, Virginia. During the
presentation, Bishop
Ted G. Thomas, SR. also outlined his plans
to raise an
additional $10,000 by December of 2009.
After receiving a thunderous applause from the
audience, Bishop Thomas
stood before the packed banquet hall of the
Chesapeake
Conference Center and told the audience the
following:
I heard the Lord Say To Me: "I'm
Hungry, And You're
Not Feeding Me!"
This was certainly an awesome testimony,
and it was this
encounter which prompted Bishop Thomas to
generously donate
all of the proceeds from his 25th
Anniversary Gala to
"Save Africa's Children" and to support
the cause
of The Presiding Bishop Charles E.
Blake!
Bishop Ted G. Thomas, SR. & The Late Bishop
Christopher C. Owens
It was because of the exemplification by
Bishop Thomas
of unwavering stewardship, compassion and a
sincere heart
that prompted The Late Bishop Christopher
C. Owens
of The Religious Workers Guild, Inc., to
honor him with
an award of commendation for his walk with
God, for his
many contributions to humanity, and for his
steadfastness
in Kingdom Building.
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~5} There Is Turmoil In
The Land
As we follow the star, as suggested in one
of Bishop T. D. Jakes' popular
books, we will find Jesus, the worthy lamb
who died to free us from the
bondage of sin; As a lion, Jesus
said: "All power is given to me
that is in heaven and in earth." As
King Of Kings, "I'll give you power
to walk in this life in the fullness of
what the lamb purchased for you."
He is your lamb and He is your lion; He is
your
perfect provision for all you shall ever
need. Praise the Lord that
Jehovah Jireh saw ahead, and made
provision.
He gave you Himself!
We pray for our families, our friends and children
during these trying times.
Yes, there is economic turmoil in the land,
and people are
losing jobs, losing homes, having cars
repossessed, losing their
health -- having no insurance, and as a
result, are fearful
of their future status and security as it
pertains to their livelihood.
People are fearful of "Wall Street", bank
closures,
home foreclosures and the like; God's
people are being abused with usury
from banks and loan associations, and must
face the realization that
even in the worst case scenarios, we should
not allow
ourselves to become a stuck fixture within
the fear factors of
the world's systems stimulus plans.
We cannot rise above the poverty
level by allowing ourselves to become
victims of
the usury tactics of the world's stimulus
plans!
As saints of God, we must place our losses
into perspective and
accept the fact that God is yet in control
over our finances. We
don't need the world's mortgage melt-downs
and credit crunches
in order to survive economic turmoil, for
we are diametrically opposed
and mutually exclusive to the world's
stimulus plans. As
people of God's Kingdom, we must realize
that we must rise
above the pestilences and deprivations of
the land by adhering to
God's built-in stimulus package. God
said in II Chronicles 7:14, that
"If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and turn
from their wicked ways; then
will I hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, and will heal their land."
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The world's systems are trying to meet our
needs, to the best
of their knowledge, but only God can give
us more than enough!
He is El Shaddai! He is the mighty
one who can overrule
natural events. He will change natural
circumstances and give you
supernatural miracles. When God
plagued the land with
pestilences to cause Pharaoh to let His
people go, the Egyptians
were affected by the plagues while the
children of Israel, who
were over in Goshen in His will, were not
at all affected. God had allowed a
hedge of protection to surround His people.
God's stimulus
package surrounds the saints in our
dispensation to receive the
same powerful protection. As T. D.
Jakes says: "Favor Ain't Fair"!
The silver and
gold is His; The cattle upon
a thousand hills is His; God's
stimulus package, which was created
more than two thousand years ago at
Calvary, will break the back
of poverty, will produce all manner of
healings and miracles, will
include a Kingdom economy which will
transfer the wealth of the wicked to
the righteous, and will lift up standards
against satan when the
enemy comes in like a flood.
Don't forget that Jesus took two little
fish and five barley loaves
of bread and fed five thousand men--this
number did not include the
women and children which were in the
midst--and remember,
there were 12 baskets of food left over,
not to mention the fact that Jesus
said that He would also heal these
multitudes of people! Again, God
is El Shaddai; He can bless us with
more than enough!
Let's not forget that according to II
Corinthians 8, that God's grace
is equivalent to God exerting His influence
in our businesses.
In the midst of affliction and poverty, the
saints were capable of
rising above their lack and short comings
by giving an offering to God.
Read II Corinthians 8, 9, 10, 11.
Their lack was not overcome
merely by having a prayer meeting, but by
giving an offering to God.
You are in warfare when you are giving an
offering to God. You will
reap the harvest if you have been sowing in
the ministry; Every
stronghold will come down! So then,
knowledge and wisdom from
the word of God will serve as the stability
to the saints of our
dispensation of grace. To be
redundant, God's stimulus package does not
deal with mortgage melt-downs and recession
crunches! For example,
consider the story of Job. Job lost
everything
he had; He lost his children, health,
possessions, and money. But Job
maintained that God is all sufficient, and
that God is more than
enough. God instructed Job's friends
(who incorrectly assumed that
Job must have done something wrong -- they
were Eliphaz,
Bildad and Zopher) to give Job 7 bullocks
and 7 rams and to
also make burnt offerings for themselves in
order to seek God's
forgiveness for themselves for their
incorrect assumptions.
Digressing, this example, which God made of
Job's friends,
should serve as a model or lesson for those
persons involved with
recent issues within my life who made
incorrect assumptions --
assumptions which were totally based upon
incorrect (hater)
information given to them by others!
And said persons never
bothered to check the validity of the hater
information, and
subsequently made some unalterable remarks,
moves, and mistakes --
never attempting to give vent to their
mistakes and
never bothering to apologize to me nor to
ask God for forgiveness
for themselves. They were caught up
in pride and in their own arrogance
and had no remorse for the wrong they had
viciously committed.
Please take this lesson to heart for
yourselves. But jumping back to the
story of Job, he took his friends gifts and
sacrificed all 7 bullocks and
all 7 rams on the altar before God as a
sacrificial offering, and as a result,
Job regained everything he had lost twice
over. Read these
scriptures to validate the grace of El
Shaddai ("The All Sufficient One"):
Ephesians 3:19-21; Genesis 48:4; John 15:2,
16.
Finally, according to Exodus 23, Deut. 16,
I Corinthians 5:8, God said: If
you live from Passover, To Pentecost, To
Atonement and stand
before me with an offering, I will:
1) Dispatch an angel and miracles at your
house.
2) Be (God Will Be) an adversary to your
adversaries.
3) Supply you with bread and water and will
give you power to get wealth.
4) Take sickness out of the midst of your
house (Ex. 23).
5) With the devil constantly trying to take
us out, God said
that you cannot die before your time.
6) Dispatch an inheritance into your life;
God is waiting to give
you increase; money you don't even
know about, and wells
we don't have to dig.
7) Whatever the devil stole from you,
this will be the season
to get it back; Take God at His word;
God's stimulus plan will
include miracles involving every aspect of
your life: family, finance,
marriages, etc.
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Consider when Paul and Silas were in the
midst of their storm,
when they sang, prayed and trusted God,
even when they
could not trace His presence, they were
loosed -- their
chains were broken. Stand before God
with an offering, along
with praise and prayer and allow God's
stimulus package to deliver
you from your darkest storms during this
economy crisis.
Remember, if you decree a thing, God will
establish it. Please
make your vow today to the Lord and be
blessed. God is our Jehovah
Jireh (our provider); He already
knows what you will encounter in
your life, and He already has a provision
for you to handle it, just
as He provided Abraham with a ram in the
thicket when Abraham
was about to sacrifice his son Isaac.
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~6} Faith Or Fear?
Remember, in relation to
our current economic trend, " That Fear
Tolerated Is Faith
Contaminated!!" Allow your faith (your seed
for your harvest) TO BE
EMBEDDED WITH A VISION OF
RECEIVING WHEN YOU HAVE
BEEN PETITIONING!
For while praying to
God, Know who you are in Christ -- Having
peace with your
circumstances, and by ceasing to allow satan
to stifle your joy.
You may function in your
God given gifts, and live abundantly in
Applying Kingdom
Principles. The Joy Of The Lord Is Our
Strength. Be
Blessed!
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~Bonded Music Workshops
For
Pastor's, Ministers Of
Music, And Worship Leaders
Grammy award-winning
producer Kevin Bond is actually familiar
with the malady of
discontent that rears its ugly head in
ministries as a direct
result of the lack of congruity
between the Pastor and the
Music Minister.
To that end, in addition to
his production assignments, Bond now devotes
much of his time traveling
the country sharing his heart to Pastors
and music ministry leaders.
His workshops are intense, thorough, and
replete with solid
spiritual principles by which all ministries create
their organizational
structure.
The success of any ministry
depends heavily upon the ability of gifted
individuals to function
interdependently as a potpourri of unified
saints. Incidentally,
a healthy "relationship" among these ministry
leaders is critical towards
growing a wholesome body of
believers. One of the
most important of all these relationships is
the one that exists between
the Pastor and the Minister Of Music
or the Worship Leader.
Unfortunately, this relationship is frequently
one of the most widely
neglected. Conflicting personal agendas and
varying circumstances too
often serve as a chasm between the two
parties, thereby
circumventing the adequate cultivation of their relationships.
Remember, Growth Is
Optional, But Change Is Inevitable!
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As a former Minister Of
Music myself, I can certainly identify
with the truth of Mr.
Bonds discussion of healthy relationships, for
as I reflect into the
past, I realize that many times Pastors
don't exercise the
respect, compassion, nor common courtesy as
it pertains to their
hired servants -- especially in situations where, God
forbid, a Pastor might
feel somewhat intimidated by the expertise
of another individuals
gifting, whether it pertains to an
excellent talent for
playing an instrument or a superior gift for
being well versed or
having excellent communication skills. In
my experiences, I've
found that, regardless of the genders involved,
there are, more often
than not, player haters with somewhat inferior
complexes or resentments
-- These feelings should not be
existent among the
saints! But these ugly issues often appear.
I can remember
situations when special musicians would have
been hired for special
services, and special rehearsals would have
been arranged (which
excluded the regular musician - without
explanation - without
rendering notification or a courtesy heads-up
to the current musician);
There were occasions when that specially
hired musician was a
"NO-SHOW", making it necessary for the
regular musician to step
up to the plate and to be instantly
prepared to play
unfamiliar choir selections for which the musician
was not privileged to
have rehearsed. Moreover, not knowing
the unfamiliar tunes,
coupled with not knowing which keys had
been assigned for which
specified selection or leader singing
the particular selection
(creating range & pitch issues), tripled
with the fact that the
musician was neither given a heads-up on
whether or not a given
selection was to be modulated chromatically
by either half steps or
modulated by whole steps -- (meanwhile, the
musician is silently
thinking "could someone please give me the
title of the selection?
--It just might help me out"), the whole ordeal
was totally quite
depressing! Meanwhile, the choir was humbly looking up
towards the confused and
disappointed musician to save them
from such an
embarrassing dilemma.! In reality, such stress and
drama could have been
avoided altogether. Any information
which involves or
pertains to the church Minister of Music
and/or musician such as:
"your services will not be required
or needed for a
particular service" or "we are hiring a special
musician to play for our
revival service" or "you will no
longer be over the youth
choir in a Minister of Music capacity nor
in a musicianship or
training capacity (when you've held the position
for almost 50 years and
you weren't given the courtesy of being
told that you were
dropped or why you were dropped)" .
These are pertinent
tidbits of information which should have
been given to the
musician before the event in question, and
most certainly, not
after the fact. This should occur merely out
of respect and common
courtesy. And certainly, no information
should be held in
secrecy; All information should be
communicated to the
musician personally and not to persons
subservient to them.
This avoids the "he said - she said catastrophe",
and this would prevent a
select group within the church
from having someone
different to play for their service and
from having secretly
arranged rehearsals with the
Pastor's knowledge and
consent, and ultimately leaving the
current musician in the
dark. There should be no situation where
either the Pastor or
some other person should have to avoid
answering to or
confronting the Minister of Music (for the sheer pleasure
of maintaining secrecy).
Finally, to the current musician's surprise,
after the fact, the
entire secret plan was orchestrated with
the Pastor's full
knowledge and consent to curtail or exclude
the current musician
until after the event. And after I had
successfully saved the
choir and the Pastor from the
anticipated
embarrassment, after surprisingly realizing that
the expected musician
wasn't going to show, all I received that night
after closing the
service was a slow, hesitant and shameful display
of a thank you and not
any form of an apology from the Pastor,
nor from the other
individuals which were involved
initially with the
shameful, ill advised scheme designed
to eliminate me from the
equation;
They couldn't even look
me in the face, for they knew that I
wasn't at all pleased
with the uncovering of their failed plan;
They knew that I knew
that fowl play and underhandedness
was the name of the
performance against me -- and for what reason
for God's sake?
If there was a question of whether
or not I would have been
qualified to play or perform
for a specific service,
As Minister of Music, I deserved
the entitlement of
having been informed! And If I did not
meet the standard of
being a qualified musician, then I should have
been fired for not being
able to master my craft, but being an unqualified
musician or inept in my
craft was certainly not the problem (admittedly).
Such disrespect, underhandedness,
and conspiring against
hired servants on a collaborative
team or click effort within our ministries
by employing
deceitfulness and purposeful omission of facts to
create confusion and
unnecessary, questionable or hurt
feelings, most
definitely has to be excluded from the auspices
of our churches.
And certainly, no Pastor should find
himself guilty of
perpetrating such underhanded manipulations,
or of being personally
involved in such petty, conflicting, and
unhealthy (not to
mention incorporating unsavory wilds of the
devil) "relationships"
to his Minister Of Music, worship leaders,
or ministry leaders of
any magnitude. Since I certainly experienced
all of the above, and
much more, my sentiments concur with
the teachings of Mr.
Kevin Bond wholeheartedly. For purposes
of growth and harmony
within ministries, respect and change
of tactics and attitudes
has to take place to ensure
healthy relationships
among the workers in the vineyard.
Pastor's, Ministers of
Music, Worship Leaders:
Do you recognize the
importance of having a music department
that is synchronized with
the teaching and vision of the church?
Are you yearning for the
leaders who can embrace the vision
of the ministry to the
Worship and the Arts department?
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How much time and training
are you devoting to the improvement
of your music department?
Again, in my personal experience,
as Minister of Music, there
was always insufficient rehearsal time.
Our rehearsal time was
always quite limited or restricted,
and often cancelled by the
Pastor leaving the choir the opportunity
to rehearse no more than once or twice
out of a month, if that. It is even more
depressing, when your
rehearsal time is slightly extended at the expense
of reducing the
inspirational church service time to an hour or slightly
more; This is not the
most expedient sacrificial compromise!
You're defeating one
purpose in order to unrealistically attempt to patch
up another -- all the time,
missing the mark!
Do you have a system in
place to measure the rate of growth and success
within the department?
Have you often wondered why
the apparent growth of your
department/church is
neutralized by the exodus of gifted, dedicated,
responsible, discouraged
and misused people from the
department/church?
If you've pondered any of
these questions and would like solid answers
to these questions, and
more, contact Kevin Bond today to
schedule a workshop for
your church!
Bonded Music
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~7} Head Officials Of
The C. O. G. I. C.
By now, everyone is fully aware of the
fact that Bishop Charles E. Blake
won a full term as the Presiding Bishop
Of The Church Of God In Christ
during the National Convocation in Memphis,
TN - 2008.
Bishop Blake, who is in the center of the
above photo had been
serving the remainder of the Late Bishop G.
E. Patterson's
preceding Bishop Patterson's death.
We, The Bishop
Christopher C. Owens Memorial Foundation
feel confident that
Bishop Blake's very competent leadership
for The Church Of
God In Christ Denomination will continue to
excel during this
current 4 year term.
You may desire to check with the official
C. O. G. I. C. web site,
which may be easily accessed from the
Memorial Home
Page of this web site, to receive the
entire listing of the names
of those elected as the new general board,
the general secretary,
the financial secretary, and the treasurer
and trustee boards respectively, by
the over 3,800 delegates who were members
of the general assembly.
To emphasize Bishop Blake's personal
and denominational slogans
which have been set forth as an excellent
bench mark for every corporate
church body and individual saint to emulate
for now and the future,
the Memorial Foundation has decided to
banner these vital slogans on
a continual basis. Hopefully, these
themes will serve as a constant
reminder and incentive for us to not only
rise to the
clarion call of the National Church, but
also to promote
this as an imperative task to vigorously
impose God's command
to become a fervent worker and disciple in
His vineyard.
In the process of obediently adhering to
Bishop Blake's plea,
we will most assuredly become our brother's
keeper as we
promulgate salvation for humanity!
It is appropriate for us to include here
that if you are not
"Saved or Born Again", we're encouraging
you to make it a personal
priority to ultimately surf to the
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this web site! Please subscribe to this
suggestion.
As you know, the C. O. G. I. C. is
the 4th largest Protestant (I prefer
to say Pentecostal) religious denomination
in the United States
with an estimated membership above 6.5
million members.
By incorporating these slogans into
our hearts, and actively
accomplishing the objectives of the
slogans, we should also anticipate
millions of new converts, along with an
increased
National denominational membership.
Be Blessed As You Comply With Our Church
Slogans!
National Slogan for 2009 (Theme Of C. O.
G. I. C. ):
All Things, All People, All Godly
Strategies
To Advance The Agenda God Has For The
Saints:
To Win Souls And Disciple People Of
Every Nationality
C. O. G. I. C. Theme For 2010:
Great God, Great Visions, Great
Accomplishments!
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~Reading The Entire Bible
In One Year!
Evangelist Elvie J. Owens
Would Like to Encourage You To Continue
Reading Your
Daily Scriptures Which Are Listed On Our
Virtual Bible Study Page.
We Will Be Reading The Entire Bible Within
The Year 2010.
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