{"id":77,"date":"2014-04-03T11:20:44","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/military\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2021-08-12T15:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T21:28:44","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/chaplaincy\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Church of God in Christ Commission on Ministry to the Military was established in Kansas City, Missouri in 1974 by Presiding Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr. Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel-Retired) Diana McNeil James was the first Chaplain endorsed by the Church of God in Christ.\u00a0This was\u00a0part of his vision of worldwide evangelism. \u00a0The\u00a0Commission on Ministry to the Military emphasized ministering to\u00a0young men and women serving some of the\u00a0most prestigious institutions of our nation (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard). Bishop Patterson’s heart for worldwide evangelism caused him to recognize\u00a0the need of ministering\u00a0to these young men and women serving our nation. The name was later changed to Military\/Institutional Chaplaincy to broaden our outreach.<\/p>\n

The Military\/Institutional Chaplaincy (MIC) is proud to endorse chaplains for the Armed Forces, Civil Air Patrol, National Guard, US Dept of Veterans Affairs, Department of Justice, hospice, hospitals, prisons, and public services.<\/p>\n

The Ecclesiastical Commissioner\/Endorser Line of Succession<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first COGIC Commissioner\/Endorser was Bishop Ithiel C. Clemmons (1975-1987)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second Commissioner\/Endorser was Bishop Martin Luther Johnson (1988-2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The third Commissioner\/Endorser was Bishop John I. Little (2001 – 2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fourth Commissioner\/Endorser was Bishop Samuel Morgan (2005 – 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fifth Commissioner\/Endorser was Bishop J. Delano Ellis (2015 – 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The present Commissioner\/Endorser is Chaplain Carlos R. Bell (2018 – Present)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_single_image image=”194″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”flash”][vc_column_text] The Church of God in Christ Commission on Ministry to the Military was established in Kansas City, Missouri in 1974 by Presiding Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr. Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel-Retired) Diana McNeil James was the first Chaplain endorsed by the Church of God in Christ.\u00a0This was\u00a0part…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\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