November 23, 2012
Dear Saints,
This correspondence is being sent at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.
It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Cornelius E. Anderson, Sr., Prelate Emeritus of the North Carolina Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.
The Anderson Family and the jurisdiction are in need of our fervent prayers. Homegoing information can be found here. As the information is given to the adjutancy, we will forward it to you as soon as possible.
If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.
In His Service,
Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy
To the Anderson family:
My husband and I moved to Wilmington during the time when Minister Anderson and his wife and sons moved here and took the pastorship at Faith Temple COGIC.
I taught their youngest son, Kenneth in my art classes and always felt warmly of his family. They as parents were always so cooperative and supportive of their son.
I know that the family knew the power of God and His wisdom so my prayers go out to them as I just learned of the minister's passing this week. I know of them as a strong family who held their spiritual beliefs true to life.
Mrs. DC Johnson, NBCT(retired)
My sympathy goes out to Mother Barbara Anderson & the Anderson Family.May God keep his loving arms around you! Elder Kelldrain Marshall
He was my jurisdictional Bishop and he ordained me as well. What stands out to me was his kind and generous spirit. It says something today when you are elevated to high office and you remain kind at all times. He was a pioneer in the state od NC and cogic as well. He will be missed among our ranks as he was welcomed into the ranks of the faithful. My prayers are with this family and our jurisdiction. We have surely suffered great loss in the last few months.
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. What a privilege and an honor to have known such an humble,sincere and kind MAN of GOD. The higher GOD elevated him, the more humble he became. "That's just like JESUS"! May the peace of GOD which surpasses all understanding, keep your hearts and minds, through our LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Humbly submitted,
James & Nancy Wilson
& The New BeginningsCommunity Outreach Church
Greensboro, North Carolina
My pastor…a man with such a heart for the people of God…generous and caring, everything a shepherd should be…take your rest Bishop, we shall see you in the morning.
All I can say is that Bishop Anderson was a dearly beloved man. I loved him dearly during the short time I knew him. I could sit at his feet and listen to his wisdom and knowledge any day.I believe he had a PURE HEART and LOVE for God and his people.