Episcopal Transition – Bishop Jacob Cohen

February 6, 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 Jacob Cohen, former General Board Member, Church Of God In Christ, Inc.  At…

Episcopal Transition – Bishop Jacob Stukes

January 8, 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 Jacob Stukes,  Auxiliary Bishop serving in the New York Southeast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction under…

Episcopal Transition – Bishop Ervin Sims, Jr.

January 6, 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 Ervin Sims, Jr.,  Prelate of the Republic of Ghana Jurisdiction.  The Sims family and…

Episcopal Transition – Bishop Johnny L. McCaleb

December 5, 2019 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 Johnny L. McCaleb, D.D.,  Auxiliary Bishop, Southern California Second Jurisdiction under the leadership…

Episcopal Transition – Bishop James Arthur Lewis

September 24, 2019 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 James A. Lewis,  an Auxiliary Bishop of the Southern California First Jurisdiction, under…

Episcopal Transition – Bishop Frank Elijah Johnson

September 22, 2019 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 Frank Elijah Johnson,  Prelate Emeritus of the Colorado Jurisdiction under the leadership of…

Episcopal Transition – Bishop W. W. Hamilton

September 16, 2019 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 Wilbur Wyatt Hamilton, General Board Member Emeritus and Prelate Emeritus of the California…

Notice of Transition – Adjutant Overseer Clint E. Gibson, Sr.

July 8, 2019 Dear Saints, It is with profound sadness of heart and humbleness of spirit that the Adjutant General, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., as per the request of Bishop Mark Perry, Prelate of the Ohio Southern Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, announces the glorious heavenly promotion and services for Adjutant Overseer Clint Eugene Gibson, Sr.. Final arrangements…

Notice of Transition – Deputy Adjutant Mother Connie M. Smith

April 26, 2019 Dear Saints, It is with profound sadness of heart and humbleness of spirit that the Adjutant General, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., announces the glorious heavenly promotion and services for Deputy Adjutant Mother Connie Marie Smith. The Adjutant General is requesting that all male clergy please wear “Class B” attire for both services…

Notice of Transition – Adjutant Overseer George Keys

April 23, 2019 Dear Saints, It is with profound sadness of heart and humbleness of spirit that the Adjutant General, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., as per the request of Bishop John O. Ford, Prelate of the Nebraska First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, announces the glorious heavenly promotion and services for Adjutant Overseer George R. Keys. Final arrangements…