Bishop Elijah H. Hankerson III, founding pastor of Life Center International Church – Church of God in Christ in the city’s Baden neighborhood and Missouri Midwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction [MMEJ] ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It happened once, and it’s happening again. The Church of God in Christ is moving its annual Holy Convocation out of Memphis in 2026. “We didn't necessarily want to leave Memphis, but ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A week from now, 30,000 people are expected to be in downtown Memphis for the COGIC 116th International Holy Convocation. “The Church of God In Christ means so much to the City ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Church of God In Christ will move its annual Holy Convocation out of Memphis in 2026, Bishop Brandon Porter confirmed Tuesday. The event, which brings thousands of church members ...

The Church of God in Christ, often referred to by the acronym COGIC, will move its annual convocation away from Memphis again, Bishop Brandon Porter confirmed to The Commercial Appeal. The move comes ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After the 116th Holy ...

The annual COGIC convocation is back in Memphis this week for the first time in over a decade, and leaders are expecting more than 20,000 people in town. It's been 11 years since the convention was ...

MUSKEGON, MI – Bishop Nathaniel Wyoming Wells Jr., a stalwart community leader who advocated for affordable housing and led his Muskegon congregation for more than four decades, was among Muskegon’s ...

A Detroit pastor, J. Drew Sheard, has been elected to lead Church of God in Christ (COGIC), a growing denomination with millions of members, the latest example of clergy from Michigan becoming ...

After 13 years as presiding bishop and chief apostle, Church of God in Christ leader Charles Blake Sr., 80, has announced that he will not seek reelection. He has also asked that COGIC's general board ...