{"id":1522,"date":"2018-10-01T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/adjutancy\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2018-10-08T10:20:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T15:20:10","slug":"episcopal-transition-bishop-robert-james-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/adjutancy\/2018\/10\/01\/episcopal-transition-bishop-robert-james-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"Episcopal Transition – Bishop Robert James Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 30, 2018<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>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.<\/p>\n

It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of\u00a0Bishop Robert James Ward<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0Prelate of the Eastern Missouri First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Ward family\u00a0and the Jurisdiction are in need of our fervent prayers at this time.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Arrangements can be found here<\/a>.\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":"

September 30, 2018 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\u00a0Bishop Robert James Ward,\u00a0Prelate of the Eastern Missouri First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Ward family\u00a0and the Jurisdiction are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[309,41,43],"class_list":["post-1522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adjutanct","tag-bishop-robert-james-ward","tag-church-of-god-in-christ","tag-eastern-missouri-first-jurisdiction","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