Mary Helen Peak Patterson, a "tireless crusader" in the effort to preserve the history of the Memphis-based Church of God in Christ and the widow of J.O. Patterson Sr., the church's longtime leader, ...

The Church of God in Christ has a new leader, the church announced Saturday. Bishop J. Drew Sheard of Detriot, Michigan takes over as the head of the worldwide organization whose headquarters resides ...

(RNS) — The husband of gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard of The Clark Sisters was elected on Saturday by the COGIC General Assembly, the denomination announced. (RNS) — A Detroit bishop of the Church ...

(RNS) — Mother Mary P. Patterson, who was the widow of a Church of God in Christ presiding bishop and became known for her efforts to preserve the history of the historically Black Pentecostal ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: According to the National Council of Churches Yearbook, the ranking of major Christian groups in the U.S. goes Roman Catholic, by far the largest; then Southern Baptist and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Church of God in Christ ...

New presiding bishop says budget is top priority for the black Pentecostal denomination. Giving to the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) fell by nearly 50 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

R&E looks at the emotional worship experience of the fast-growing Church of God in Christ. The Church of God in Christ teaches classic Christian doctrine, the Bible is God’s word. But COGIC members ...

The Rev. Samuel Howard, the son of an East Texas preacher who became known for his fervent sermons before Houston-area country congregations, died last Saturday. He was 81. Howard, who preached his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Members of the Church of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Bishop Dennis J. McMurray of Renaissance Church of God in Christ has died, the church confirmed Wednesday. McMurray, 63, was the senior pastor at Renaissance Church of God ...