D espite being rebuked by Pastor Donnie Swaggart for endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to become the next president of the United States, Bishop John Drew Sheard, presiding bishop and chief ...

Bishop John Drew Sheard, COGIC’s presiding bishop, explained the decision, stating there is simply not enough space in the downtown area to accommodate the large number of attendees.

The Washington family are longtime members of West Angeles COGIC Church, where Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake served as their pastor. Mayor Tishaura O. Jones was eager to share her ...

Moving forward, it is the plan and desire of the Presiding Bishop and General Board to invite other, significant COGIC conventions to return to Memphis. Needless to say, the Church of God In ...

The Church of God In Christ will move its annual Holy Convocation out of Memphis in 2026, Bishop Brandon Porter ... responding to a question about COGIC’s departure Wednesday, said the city ...

During a special session on Monday, the COGIC General Assembly voted to ... a city that warmly embraced our church for a decade,” said Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard, leader of the Church ...

Nevels pastors two churches, Nevels Temple COGIC in Youngstown and New ... In January 2011, Bishop Charles Blake, the presiding prelate of the Church of God in Christ, appointed Nevels as bishop ...