March 26, 2020
This communique is being sent at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr. as per Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr.
It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Robert Earl Smith, Sr., Auxiliary Bishop serving in the Historic First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Michigan under the leadership of Bishop P. A. Brooks, Prelate and First Assistant Presiding Bishop. The Smith family and the Jurisdiction are in need of our fervent prayers at this time.
The Smith family will hold a private memorial service and when restrictions are lifted, a date will be set for a Jurisdictional Memorial Service. As information is given to the Adjutancy, we will forward it to you as soon as possible.
If you need further assistance, you can email me at ematthews@cogic.org or call 904.217.9603
In His Service,
Overseer Earl R. Matthews
Scribe of the National Adjutancy
