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Welcome from the General Board

“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.” Matthew 20:16

Welcome to the home page of the General Board of the Church Of God In Christ, Inc. The men selected to lead the Church were chosen by God and the membership of the Church Of God In Christ. We hope you enjoy learning more about the Church leadership and the important role they have in leading God’s people.

The Role of the General Board

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.” (Psalms 33:12) KJV

The General Board of the Church of God in Christ, Inc (COGIC) is responsible for establishing and executing policies for the membership, as well as sustaining and perpetuating spiritual order within the Church. These twelve bishops, chosen from the Board of Bishops, are voted into office by the General Assembly for a term of four years. Executive decisions made by the General Board are final unless revoked or modified by the General Assembly.  The General Board convenes three times a year for official meetings in the months of April, November and at the time the presiding bishop deems necessary.

The Presiding Bishop of the Church Of God In Christ is Bishop J. Drew Sheard, pastor of  Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church Of God In Christ in Detroit, MI.  Through his leadership the board has continued its vision which is based on Titus 1:5, in which the Apostle Paul appointed Titus to lead the people of Crete as an elder. Bishop Jerry W. Macklin, 1st Assistant Presiding Bishop and Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten, Sr., 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop serve as Presiding Bishop Sheard’s special aides on the General Board.

As the spiritual leadership of 6.5 million members worldwide, the Church Of God In Christ General Board has a Pentecostal vision to carry out a message of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.

The Presidium of the Church Of God In Christ

(Per the 2021 Quadrennial Election on March 20, 2021)

The Right Reverend

J. Drew Sheard

Presiding Bishop

Prelate, Michigan North Central

Detroit, Michigan

The Right Reverend

Jerry Wayne Macklin

First Assistant Presiding Bishop

Prelate, NorCal Metropolitan

Hayward, California

The Right Reverend

Lawrence M. Wooten,Sr.

Second Assistant Presiding Bishop

Prelate, Eastern Missouri Western Illinois

St. Louis, Missouri

The Right Reverend

Brandon B. Porter

Prelate, Tennessee Central

Memphis, Tennessee

Secretary To The General Board

The Right Reverend

Michael E. Hill, Sr.

Prelate, Great Lakes First

Detroit, Michigan

Assistant Secretary To The General Board

The Right Reverend

Darrell Hines

Prelate, Illinois Midwest

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Right Reverend

Prince E. Bryant, Sr.

Prelate, Texas South Central

Houston, Texas

The Right Reverend

David A. Hall, Sr.

Prelate, Tennessee Headquarters

Memphis, Tennessee

The Right Reverend

Malcolm Coby

Prelate, Oklahoma Southeast

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Right Reverend

Charles H. McClelland

Prelate, Wisconsin Northwest

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Right Reverend

Elijah Hankerson

Prelate, Missouri Midwest Ecclesiastical

St. Louis, Missouri

The Right Reverend

Jerry L. Maynard

Prelate, Tennessee Fourth

Nashville, Tennessee