Church of God in Christ
| Church of God in Christ | |
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The official seal of the COGIC features a sheaf of wheat representing the members of the COGIC. The rope that holds the shaft together represents Charles Harrison Mason, COGIC's founding father. The rain in the background represents the Latter Rain revivals that gave birth to the Pentecostal movement. | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Pentecostal Evangelical |
| Theology | Holiness Pentecostal |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Presiding Bishop | John Drew Sheard Sr. |
| Associations | Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Founder | Charles Harrison Mason |
| Origin | 1897 (founded) 1907 (incorporated) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Separations | Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. (separated 1907), General Council of the Assemblies of God (separated 1914), Church of God in Christ, International (separated 1969) |
| Members | 6.5 million |
| Official website | www |
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The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is an international Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, and a large Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. The international headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee.
The current Presiding Bishop is Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr., who is the Senior Pastor of the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ of Detroit, Michigan. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. On November 12, 2024, Bishop Sheard was re-elected by acclamation to serve another four-year term as the presiding bishop and chief apostle of the denomination.