Presiding Bishop Issues Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling in Louisiana v. Callais

The Church Of God In Christ, through its Office of the Presiding Bishop and the Social Justice Ministry, issues the following statement in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais: We stand at a troubling crossroads in American democracy. What generations of Black Americans secured through prayer, protest, sacrifice, and unwavering faith is…

Statement from Presiding Bishop President Trump’s Recent Truth Social Post

Statement from Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard On President Trump’s Recent Truth Social Post The Church Of God In Christ is deeply troubled by the circulation of a racially demeaning image shared through the President’s social media channel depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in a manner long associated with…

Pastoral Statement Regarding the 2026 Leadership Conference

A Pastoral Statement from Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard   Regarding the 2026 Leadership Conference Beloved Saints of God, Grace and peace be unto you. After prayerful consideration and careful review of the severe winter storm impacting travel conditions across the nation, I, along with Leadership Conference Chairman Bishop Charles McClelland and the General Board,…

Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard on the Death of Demartravion “Trey” Reed

Statement from Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard on the Death of Demartravion “Trey” Reed The Church Of God In Christ (COGIC) grieves the tragic death of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Black student whose body was found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University, in Cleveland, Mississippi, on Monday, September 15,…