BISHOP MICHAEL GOLDEN, JR.
Bishop Michael Burl Golden, Jr. a native of Hampton, Virginia is a proven leader, businessman, strategic planner and orator of God’s word. As a son of the church, born and raised, he has shown commitment and faithfulness to the success of his local ministry, District, Jurisdiction and now our national church at the pleasure of our Presiding Bishop, The Most Reverend Bishop J. Drew Sheard. Bishop Golden received his ministry tutelage under the leadership of his grandfather the late Bishop Samuel L. Green, Jr. General Board Member Emeritus and currently under the leadership of Bishop Wilbert L. Daniels, Sr., Prelate of the Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Virginia as the Peninsula District Superintendent. Bishop Golden currently serves as the Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Temple Church Of God In Christ of Hampton, Virginia and Suffolk, Virginia; One Church in Two Locations. His passion for Ministry and focus on community collaborations has led him to be the founder and CEO of the GET Empowered Community Development Corporation which is a pillar in the Hampton Roads Community.
Bishop Goldens’ first-hand experience extends to the following roles; Church Of God In Christ, Inc. International Men’s Ministry Director, Leadership Conference Executive Board Member, Advisory Board Member of the Seymour Institute at Princeton University and the Chief Financial Officer of the Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Virginia. Bishop Golden was also elected for two terms as a National Trustee Board Member and former Vice Chairman of the Capital Asset and Management Committee for the National Board of Trustees in the Church Of God In Christ, Inc. Bishop Golden has served as Vice Chairman of the International Auxiliary In Ministry Department, Chairman of the CE Blake Legacy Conference, and former Vice President of the International Youth Department. He attended the Hampton Public Schools and in May 2005 graduated from Norfolk Seminary and College with his Bachelor of Arts in Theology. Bishop Golden is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity Degree at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. Bishop Golden is the husband of Lady Trina Wilson Golden. To this union were born three beautiful children: Michael Burl Golden III, Malaya Angelina Golden and Samuel Lee Green Golden.