BISHOP JERRY L. MAYNARD, SR.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Muncie 1970, served as Director of the Muncie, Indiana Human Rights Commission.
- 1970-1981 A member of the Indiana and United States Civil Rights Commission
- 1977-1983 President’s Domestic Policy Committee
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science and Psychology, Ball State University
- Post-graduate Studies in Psychology and Social Sciences, Indiana University
- PH.D., Philosophy
- Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) Crossroads Bible College
ECCLESIASTICAL EXPERIENCE
Pastoral Ministry
- Over 60 years in pastoral ministry
- Pastor, Cathedral of Praise COGIC, Nashville, Tennessee
Jurisdictional Bishop
- Consecrated June 16, 2001 – Tennessee 4th Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Ecclesiastical Elected Position
- January 19, 2024-GENERAL BOARD, Member – COGIC
- April 2017 – April 2022 – Vice-Chairman of the General Assembly COGIC
Ecclesiastical positions: 2001 – 2007
- Chief Operating Officer, COGIC
- Chairperson – Leadership Conference, COGIC
- Coordinator – International Holy Convocation, Church Of God In Christ
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
- Board of Directors: Mary Martha Restoration
- Board of Directors: Community Alert
- Board of Directors: Urban City Ministries
- Former Board Member for: Citizens Bank, Urban League
AWARDS RECEIVED
- Sagamore of the Wabash, State of Indiana
Author – Now in publication:
Maximize Your Potential
Living Beyond Expectancy
Christian Maturity
Effective Leadership: The Dynamics of Spiritual Authority
He is married to Dr. Mary T. Maynard, a retired deputy superintendent of the DeKalb County Schools in the state of Georgia, and they are a blended family of five children.