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COGIC Picks St. Louis
For Holy Convocation
Bishop Charles Blake
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In Christ (COGIC) will
announce today (July 16)
that it will hold its annual
Holy Convocation in St.
Louis in 2010.
The Church Of God In
Christ has more than 50,000
members and will use more
than 20,875 room nights
during the November 8-16,
2010 Convocation.
On average, the
Convocation generates
over $35 million during its
seven-day event.
COGIC is the largest
African-American church
in the country and ministers
to more than 6.5 million
members around the world.
Joining Mayor Francis
Slay for the announcement
at City Hall is Presiding
Bishop Charles Blake Sr.
After more than a century
in Memphis, Church of
God in Christ’s annual
convocation is moving to
St. Louis. This is Memphis’
fi nal year as host.
COGIC leaders told the
Memphis Commercial
Appeal in April that it was
time for a change - and St.
Louis will benefi t.
Brandon Porter of COGIC
said the group didn’t feel
Memphis was “fair” in its
dealings.
“It’s the lack of fair
accommodations,” he said.
“The delegates are still
not getting the kind of
concessions that other cities
are offering a convention
of our size, as relates to
hotel costs, fees waived
for convention halls and so
forth.”
Bishop Charles Edward
Blake Sr. serves as the
Presiding Bishop and Chief
Apostle of the Church
of God in Christ, a 6
million-member Holiness-
Pentecostal denomination.
Blake is the fi fth Presiding
Bishop (and seventh leader)
of the historically African-
American denomination.
Since 1985, he has been
the Jurisdictional Prelate
of the First Ecclesiastic
Jurisdiction of Southern
California, overseeing the
more than 250 churches that
make up the jurisdiction.
Blake is the pastor of West
Angeles Church of God in
Christ, one of the largest
churches in the Western
United States, with a
membership of over 24,000.
He is recognized as one of
the great preachers of this
generation with a message
that ministers to the whole
person and brings together
people of various racial and
ethnic backgrounds.
In response to the HIV/
AIDS crisis in Africa,
Blake founded and is
president of the Pan African
Children’s Fund (PACF).
Save Africa’s Children, a
program of PACF currently
provides support to over 160
orphanages throughout sub-
Saharan Africa.
He was the founding
Chair of the Board of
Directors for C.H. Mason
Theological Seminary, and
has served as a member of
the Executive Committee
of the Board of Directors,
and as a Board Member of
the Board of Directors for
the Interdenominational
Theological Seminary.
Blake has served as Chair
of the Executive Committee,
member of the Board of
Directors of Oral Roberts
University, and as a member
of the Board of Directors of
International Charismatic
Bible Ministries.
Blake has also formerly
served as an Advisory
Committee Member of the Pentecostal World
Conference, and as the
founder and Co-chair of the
Los Angeles Ecumenical
Congress (LAEC), an
i n t e r d e n o m i n a t i o n a l
coalition of religious leaders
and pastors.
He is married to Mae
Lawrence Blake, and they
have three children and 7
grandchildren. |
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Gospel Greats Celebrate Madison Elevation
 
Dorinda Clark-Cole is among
scheduled to perform at the
elevation service for Edgar
“Petey” Mason on Sunday (July
18) at Kennerly Temple Church
of God in Christ.
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| God’s message is often
brought forth through music
and several of Gospel’s top
artists will celebrate Elder
Edgar “Petey” Madison’s
appointment as vice
president of the Church of
God in Christ International
Music Department.
The Eastern Missouri First
Jurisdiction of the Church of
God in Christ (COGIC) will
hold its installation service
at noon Saturday (July 18) at
the Kennerly Temple 4307
Kennerly Ave.
Madison has been an
inspiration as State Minister
of Music and during his 26-
year tenure and his State
Choir recorded the critically
acclaimed album, “I Made It
Over.
The choir has toured
and performed with gospel
greats including the late Dr.
Mattie Moss Clark, Rance
Allen, The Clark Sisters,
Donnie McClurkin, Beverly
Crawford, Vanessa Bell
Armstrong, Tina Watson,
the late Elder Timothy
Wright, and Elder James
Moore.
Scheduled to attend
the elevation service are
Bishop Richard “Mr. Clean”
White, Dorinda Clark-Cole,
Eneazer Moore, Twinkie
Clark- Terrell, Dr. Judith
McAllister and Evangelist
Kim Burrell. Other choirs,
groups and soloists from
throughout St. Louis will
also perform.
A St. Louis native,
Madison serves as minister
of music of Eastern Missouri
First Jurisdiction,
vice president of the
Midwest Area Music
Department, Church of God
in Christ and administrative
assistant/director of fi nance
for the National Music
Department.
He remains loyal to his
local church as Kennerly
Temple Church of God in
Christ assistant pastor to the
pastor, Bishop R.J. Ward.
“This celebration of
appointment is going to
be a memorable afternoon
with guest from across the
country paying tribute to
this man who has touched
so many lives,” Bishop Ward
said.
“To each area of his
ministry, he has certainly
brought the excellence of
performance that has been
his hallmark.”
Madison served as the
music coordinator in 1982
and later received his
appointment as State
Minister of Music in 1983,
under the leadership of the
late Bishop W.E.Turner.
He also dutifully served
the late Dr. Mattie Moss
Clark, who was the
National President of
the Music Department,
International, for 25 years,
during her reign as “Queen
of Gospel Music.” |
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T.D. Jakes, BeBe Winans Named To Hall of Fame
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| The International Gospel
Music Hall of Fame and
Museum has announced this
year’s inductees, who will
be honored at its thirteenth
annual induction celebration
and fundraiser in late
October.
Announced by the
non-profi t organization’s
founder, David Gough, this
year’s inductees are T.D.
Jakes, Bill Martin, Willie
Mae Ford Smith, Myrna
Summers, Wyatt T. Walker,
and BeBe Winans.
Previous inductees have
included Aretha Franklin,
CeCe Winans, The Clark
Sisters, Donnie McClurkin,
and Fred Hammond.
“For over a decade, we
have successfully achieved
our goal – the furtherance
of gospel music worldwide,”
commented Gough. “The
awards event is our annual
fund raising centerpiece,
but our work to celebrate the
contributions of infl uential
individuals and groups, and
to increase awareness of
gospel music, takes place
year-round.”
This year’s induction and
awards celebration will be
held at the Max M. Fisher
Music Center on Saturday,
October 31 – preceded by
a Red Carpet Extravaganza
with live entertainment and
photo opportunities with
gospel greats.
Since 1995, the
organization has worked
to preserve and celebrate
the work of the world’s
legendary and infl uential
gospel music artists and
entertainers.
Its museum, located in
the studios of DoRohn
Entertainment in Detroit,
features recordings,
documents, photographs and
memorabilia. The museum
is supported by individual
donors and corporate
contributors, and is open for
tours by appointment. |
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‘God’s Stimulus’ Coming To Greater Mt. Carmel
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Rev. Starsky D. Wilson
The Greater Mt. Carmel
Youth and Young Adult
Ministry is offering “God’s
Stimulus Package” July 20-
23 and invites the public
to “Come Get Bailed Out.”
Services will be held each
night at 7 p.m. at Greater
Mt. Carmel, M.B. Church,
1617 N. Euclid where the
Rev. Earl E. Nance Jr. is the
pastor.
Services will be lead
by the Greater Mt. Carmel
Praise team, and include
mimes and special musical
guests. Greater Mt. Carmel’s
“Praise Connection Choir”
will present a concert on
Sunday, July 19 at 4 p.m.
at the church to launch the
revival.
On Monday, July 20,
Pastor Robert Shaw will
deliver “phase one” of this
spiritual stiumulus package.
Music ministry will be
offered by New Bethel MBC
of East St. Louis,IL and St.
John AME.
“Phase two” of the
spiritual stimulus will be
delivered on Tuesday, July 21
by Pastor Tremaine Combs.
Ordained to the gospel
ministry in the summer
of 2007 at the Mt. Zion
Missionary Baptist Church
of Richmond Heights where
Rev. Oliver K. Patterson
is the pastor, Rev. Combs
received a bachelor’s
degree in Religious Studies
and a minor in Political
Science from Washington
University, and earned
a Masters of Divinity in
May of 2007 from Eden
Seminary. Rev. Combs was
called to the Pastorate of the
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church of St. Charles in
August of 2008.
The Rev. Nelson Jerome
Pierce, Jr., will deliver
“Phase three” on July 22.
He served as the Minister of
Discipleship at Washington
Tabernacle Missionary
Baptist Church where he
was ordained to the gospel
ministry under the pastorate
of the Rev. Dr. Jesse T.
Williams Jr. The Greater Mt.
Carmel “Hallelujuah Girls,”
and Central Baptist Church
Choir will deliver music
ministry and the Mt. Beulah
Dance Ministry share dance
ministry.
The Rev. Starsky
D. Wilson will present the
culminating phase of this
spiritual stimulus package
on Thursday, July 23.
Creative ministries will be
provided by The Greater Mt.
Carmel Praise Connection
and Sonlight choirs, Myles
Moody and Davante`
Macklin, and the Greater
Mt. Carmel Praise Dancers.
An ordained minister with
standing in the Progressive
National Baptist Convention
and the United Church of
Christ, Pastor Wilson is
pastor & teacher for Saint
John’s United Church of
Christ.
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