{"id":1041,"date":"2017-10-23T21:34:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T02:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/adjutancy\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2017-10-23T21:36:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T02:36:11","slug":"episcopal-transition-bishop-andrew-h-willis-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/adjutancy\/2017\/10\/23\/episcopal-transition-bishop-andrew-h-willis-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Episcopal Transition – Bishop Andrew H. Willis, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"

October 18, 2017<\/p>\n

Dear Saints,<\/p>\n

\"\"This correspondence is being sent at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr. as per Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr.<\/p>\n

It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of\u00a0Bishop Andrew H. Willis,<\/em><\/strong> Jr<\/em>.,<\/em> the Founder\/Pastor of First Redemption Church Of God In Christ.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Gladys J. Willis and the Willis family, as well as the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Jurisdiction, Bishop Benjamin Ravenal, Jurisdictional Prelate, are in need of our fervent prayers.\u00a0 Final arrangements will be forthcoming.\u00a0 As the information is given to the adjutancy, it will be forwarded to you as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (904) 217-9603.<\/p>\n

In His Service<\/p>\n

Overseer Earl R. Matthews<\/strong>
\nScribe of the National Adjutancy<\/em>
\nChurch Of God In Christ, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October 18, 2017 Dear Saints, This correspondence 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\u00a0Bishop Andrew H. Willis, Jr., the Founder\/Pastor of First Redemption Church Of God…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[211,38,144],"class_list":["post-1041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adjutanct","tag-bishop-andrew-h-willis-jr","tag-episcopal-transition","tag-pennsylvania-commonwealth","category-1","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t