Church of God in Christ (COGIC)
Died: Carlton Pearson, Pentecostal Preacher Who Rejected HellThe former COGIC leader and Oral Roberts mentee said he wore his “heretic” label “like a badge.”
Died: Carmel Jones, Black Banker for British PentecostalsWith a vision of Jesus, he started a credit union that enabled dozens of churches to buy buildings.
‘Nondenominational’ Is Now the Largest Segment of American ProtestantsUS Religion Census finds independent congregations have surged in the last decade.Français
Died: Gospel Singer LaShun Pace, Who Praised God from 1970s Revivals to 2020s TikTokShe sang through betrayal, divorce, and death.
Died: Thelma Battle Buckner, COGIC Minister and Mother of the Minnesota Gospel TwinsShe led a congregation in a denomination that doesn’t believe in women in leadership, fostered more than 1,000 children, and sang the music that God taught her to play.
Died: Loran Mann, Who Reported the News and Preached the Good NewsCOGIC bishop built a church while breaking ground in Pittsburgh TV and radio.
Giving Down by Half in Church of God in ChristNew presiding bishop says budget is top priority for the black Pentecostal denomination.
First COGIC Bishop to Israel Meets Opposition from Counter-MissionariesGlenn and Pauline Plummer say they are ambassadors, but some see a secret agenda to convert Jews.
Died: J. Delano Ellis II, Bishop Who Promoted High Church PentecostalismHe believed church renewal would come from ardor and order of Spirit-empowered African Americans.
God's Place in Black HistoryLooking to the past provides direction for the current fight for justice.
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