Church of God in Christ
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This article is about the Holiness Pentecostal denomination. For the Anabaptist denomination, see Church of God in Christ, Mennonite.
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is an international Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination,[2][4] and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States.[5] 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.
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Church of God in Christ | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Pentecostal[2] Evangelical Fundamentalist |
Theology | Holiness Pentecostal |
Polity | Episcopal |
Presiding Bishop | John Drew Sheard Sr. |
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 [3] |
Official website | www |
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