The Church Of God In Christ (COGIC) is a Pentecostal-Holiness Christian denomination with a predominantly African-American membership. The denomination reports having more than 12,000 churches and over 6.5 million members in the United States. The National Council of Churches ranks it as the fifth largest Christian denomination in the U.S.
Internationally, COGIC can be found in more than 83 nations. Its worldwide membership is estimated to be between six and eight million, composing more than 25,000 congregations throughout the world. The following is a list of the geographical jurisdictions and the leader of each.
North America
Alabama
- Alabama First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Oscar L. Meadows
- Alabama Second Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Philip A. Gardner Sr.
- Alabama Third Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Peter Wren Sr.
Alaska
- Alaska Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Otis McCormick
Arizona
- Arizona Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Harvey T. Young
Arkansas
- Arkansas First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Jewel R. Withers Jr.
- Arkansas Second Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Frank J. Anderson Jr.
- Arkansas Third Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Joe Baylor Mason
- Arkansas Fourth Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Junius Earl Williams
California
- California New Journey â€" Bishop John M. Richardson Sr.
- California North Central â€" Bishop Donald R. Murray
- California Northwest â€" Bishop Nathaniel Bullock
- California Greater Northern Second â€" Bishop Johnathan Douglas Logan, Sr.
- California Nor Cal Metropolitan â€" Bishop Jerry Wayne Macklin, Second Assistant Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ
- California Northern First â€" Bishop Albert Galbraith
- California Northeast â€" Bishop Michael Julian Johnson
- California Southern First â€" Bishop Joe L. Ealy
- California Southern Evangelistic â€" Bishop Christopher Edwin Milton
- California Southern Second â€" Bishop George D. McKinney, General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- California Southern Third â€" Bishop Roger Thomas
- California Southern Fourth â€" Bishop Roy Dixon
- California Southern Metropolitan â€" Bishop J. Bernard Hackworth
- California Southwest â€" Bishop Hillrie Murphy
- California West Coast â€" Bishop Robert Jackson
- California Western â€" Bishop Leo Smit
- California Valley â€" Bishop Samuel L. Doyle
Colorado
- Colorado Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Roosevelt Dunn
Connecticut
- Connecticut First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Charles H. Brewer Jr.
- Connecticut Second Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Hester D. Bordeaux
- Connecticut Southern New England Jurisdiction â€" Bishop T. Walter Plummer
Delaware
- Delaware Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Thomas L. Holsey
District of Columbia
- Washington, D.C. Jurisdiction, Bishop Neavelle A. Coles
Florida
- Florida Central First Jurisdiction, Bishop Gary L. Hall Sr
- Florida Central Second Jurisdiction, Bishop Edward Robinson Sr.
- Florida Eastern, Bishop Jimmie Lee Williams
- Florida Northwest, Bishop Willie C. Green
- Florida Southern, Bishop Julian C. Jackson
- Florida Southwest, Bishop Matthew Williams, General Board Member COGIC
- Florida Western, Bishop Willie J. Matheney
- Florida Western Second, Bishop-Designee Larry Perkins
Georgia
- Georgia North Central â€" Bishop Joseph E. Hogan Sr.
- Georgia Northern First â€" Bishop Oliver J. Haney Jr.
- Georgia Northern Second â€" Bishop Mark L. Walden
- Georgia South Central â€" Bishop Norman O. Harper
- Georgia Southeast â€" Bishop Benjamin P. Collins
- Georgia Southern First â€" Bishop Larry L. Shaw
- Georgia Southern Second â€" Bishop John W. Leggett
- Western Georgia â€" Bishop John F. Thomas
- Georgia Metro â€" Bishop Michael J. Paden Sr.
Hawaii
- Hawaii State Jurisdiction Bishop Jesse T. Wilson
Idaho
- Idaho Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Taro D. Golden
Illinois
- Illinois First â€" Bishop Ocie Booker
- Illinois Third â€" Bishop Robert R. Sanders
- Illinois Fifth East â€" Bishop James C. Austin
- Illinois Sixth â€" Bishop Clowdell Williams Sr.
- Illinois Central â€" Bishop Juan Morrison
- Illinois Seventh â€" Bishop R.D. Edward Goodwin Sr.
- Illinois Midwest â€" Bishop Darrell L. Hines â€" General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- Illinois Southeast â€" Bishop William Scott
- Historic Northern Illinois â€" Bishop Cody V. Marshall
- Illinois Southern â€" Bishop Embra Patterson
- Illinois Fifth West â€" Bishop James E. Washington
Indiana
- Historic Indiana First â€" Bishop Mark Henry Blade
- Indiana Second â€" Bishop Benjamin A. Sanders
- Indiana Third â€" Bishop E. Bobby Warren
- Indiana North Central Fourth â€" Bishop Donald Alford Sr.
Iowa
- Iowa Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Leroy Johnson
Kansas
- Kansas Central â€" Bishop Milton P. Jackson Jr.
- Kansas East â€" Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston â€" Chairman of the General Assembly COGIC
- Kansas Southwest â€" Bishop Mark LaVoy Gilkey
Kentucky
- Kentucky First, Bishop John W. Fleming
- Kentucky Second â€" Bishop James Bell
Louisiana
- Louisiana First â€" Bishop James Proctor
- Louisiana East First â€" Bishop Alphonso Denson Sr.
- Louisiana East Second â€" Bishop Gerald H. Hawkins Sr.
- Louisiana East Third â€" Bishop Howard E. Quillen Jr.
- Louisiana Greater New Orleans â€" Bishop Charles E. Brown I
- Louisiana South Central â€" Bishop Willie Cage
Maine
- Maine Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Steve Coleman
Maryland
- Maryland Central Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Ted G. Thomas Sr. General Board Member COGIC (Interim)
- Maryland Eastern Shore â€" Bishop Paul Harmon
- Greater Maryland First â€" Bishop Joel H. Lyles Jr., General Secretary
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts First â€" Bishop Samuel Byron Hogan Sr.
- Massachusetts Greater Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Bryant Robinson Jr.
Michigan
- Michigan Great Lakes First â€" Bishop Michael Hill
- Michigan Great Lakes Second â€" Bishop Dwight Walls
- Michigan North Central â€" Bishop J. Drew Sheard, General Board Member
- Michigan Northeast â€" Bishop Phillip Aquilla Brooks, II, First Assistant Presiding Bishop
- Michigan Northwest Harvest â€" Bishop Rance Allen
- Michigan Southeast â€" Bishop Roger L. Jones Sr.
- Michigan Southwest Agape â€" Bishop Isaac King
- Michigan Western â€" Bishop Nathaniel Wyoming Wells, General Board Member
- Michigan Southwest First â€" Bishop John H. Sheard, Chairman, Board of Bishops
- Michigan Southwest Second â€" Bishop James Whitehead
- Michigan Western Second Jurisdiction â€" Bishop James Atterberry Sr
- Michigan Southwest Third â€" Bishop Samuel Duncan Jr.
- Michigan Southwest Fourth â€" Bishop Fred Lewis
- Canadian-Michigan Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Welton Lawrence
- Michigan Southwest Fifth â€" Bishop Don W. Shelby Jr.
Minnesota
- Minnesota Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Fred Willis Washington
Mississippi
- Mississippi Northern â€" Bishop Timothy Titus Scott
- Mississippi Southern First â€" Bishop Daniel Littleton
- Mississippi Southern Second â€" Bishop Albert Jordan
Missouri
- Eastern Missouri First â€" Bishop R. J. Ward
- Eastern Missouri Western Illinois â€" Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten, General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- Missouri Southeastern Third â€" Bishop Nathaniel Ellis
- Missouri Western First â€" Bishop Frank Douglas
- Missouri Western Second â€" Bishop John M. Johnson
- Missouri Midwest (MMEJ) â€" Bishop Elijah H. Hankerson III
Montana
- Montana Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Phillip H. Porter
Nebraska
- Nebraska First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop J.O. Ford
- Eastern Nebraska Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Joseph L. Shannon Sr.
Nevada
- Nevada First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Leon Smith
- Nevada Northern First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Luther Dupree
New Hampshire
- Greater New Hampshire Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Robert L Webbs Sr.
New Jersey
- New Jersey First â€" Bishop Martin L. Johnson Sr.
- New Jersey Garden State â€" Bishop William Cahoon
- New Jersey Third â€" Bishop Kevin E. Knight Sr.
- South Jersey â€" Bishop Tyrone McCombs
New Mexico
- New Mexico Jurisdiction â€" Bishop James L'Keith Jones
New York
- New York Eastern First â€" Bishop James H. Gaylord
- New York Eastern Second â€" Bishop Rothel Highsmith
- New York Eastern Third â€" Bishop Frank A. White
- New York Eastern Fourth â€" Bishop Frank A. White
(Interim Bishop) Bishop J.P. Lee Emeritus
- New York Eastern Fifth â€" Bishop Harrison Hale
- New York Southeast â€" Bishop Tyrone L. Butler
- New York Central â€" Bishop R.J. Hoston
- New York Western First â€" Bishop James R. Wright Sr.
- New York Western Second â€" Bishop Glenwood Young
North Carolina
- North Carolina Greater â€" Bishop LeRoy Jackson Woolard
- North Carolina Second â€" Bishop Stenneth E. Powell
- North Carolina Third â€" Bishop Patrick L. Wooden Sr.
North Dakota
- North Dakota Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Michael R. Cole.
Ohio
- Ohio Central East â€" Bishop David L. Herron Sr.
- Ohio Northern First â€" Bishop Edward T. Cook
- Ohio Northwest â€" Bishop Clifford L. Kimbrough Jr
- Ohio Southern â€" Bishop Mark L.Perry
- Ohio West â€" Bishop Emmit L. Nevels
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Northwest â€" Bishop Lee V. Broom
- Oklahoma Southeast â€" Bishop Malcolm W. Coby
Oregon
- Oregon First â€" Bishop A. R. Hopkins
- Oregon Northwest â€" Bishop H.B. Daniels Jr.
Pennsylvania
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania â€" Bishop Benjamin J. Ravenel
- Pennsylvania Central â€" Bishop Edgar L. Scott
- Pennsylvania Eastern â€" Bishop David Morrell Screven
- Pennsylvania Western First â€" Bishop James Miles Foster
- Pennsylvania Western Second â€" Bishop Melvin E. Clark Sr.
- Pennsylvania Keystone â€" Bishop Vernon Prioleau
- Pennsylvania Koinonia â€" Bishop Ernest Carl Morris
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Harvey Lewis
South Carolina
- South Carolina Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Johnnie Johnson
South Dakota
- South Dakota Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Troy M. Carr
Tennessee
- Tennessee Central â€" Bishop Brandon B. Porter, General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- Tennessee Eastern First â€" Bishop Felton M. Smith Jr.
- Tennessee Eastern Second â€" Bishop James M. Scott
- Tennessee Fourth â€" Bishop Jerry Maynard
- Tennessee Fifth â€" Bishop Jerry Wayne Taylor
- Tennessee Headquarters â€" Bishop David A. Hall Sr.
- Tennessee Southwest â€" Bishop William S. Wright Sr.
Texas
- Texas Northeast First â€" Bishop James E. Hornsby
- Texas North Central â€" Bishop Robert L. Sample
- Texas Central Metropolitan â€" Bishop Frank E. Fanniel
- Texas East â€" Bishop Robert L. Nichols Sr.
- Texas Lonestar Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Don Venson Nobles Sr.
- Texas Northeast Second â€" Bishop David R. Houston
- Texas Northeast Third â€" Bishop Nelson J. Gatlin
- Texas Northeast Fourth â€" Bishop Nathiel D. Wells
- Texas Metropolitan â€" Bishop Reginald L. Williams
- Texas Northwest â€" Bishop William H. Watson, III
- Texas South Central â€" Bishop P.E. Bryant Sr.
- Texas Southeast First â€" Bishop Brandon Porter
- Texas Greater Southeast First - Bishop A. Johnny Tates
- Texas Gulf Coast - Bishop Destry C. Bell
- Texas Southeast Second â€" Bishop Ladell Thomas Jr.
- Texas Southeast Third â€" Bishop T. T. Terry
- Texas Southwest â€" Bishop Samuel E. Iglehart
- Texas Western â€" Bishop Juan O. Lawson
Utah
- Utah Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Bobby R. Allen
Vermont
- Vermont Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Loran E. Mann
Virginia
- Virginia First â€" Bishop Ted G. Thomas Sr., General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- Virginia Second â€" Bishop Wilbert L. Daniels Sr.
- Virginia Third â€" Bishop Levi E. Wills, II.
- Virginia Fourth â€" Bishop G. Wesley Hardy Sr.
Washington
- Washington State Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Leo Charles Brown Jr.
- Washington Northwest Jurisdiction â€" Bishop James E. Hicks Sr.
West Virginia
- Greater West Virginia Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Henderson Wheeler
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin First â€" Bishop Sedgwick Daniels, General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- Wisconsin Northwest â€" Bishop C. H. McClelland
- Wisconsin Third â€" Bishop J. C. Williams
Wyoming
- Wyoming Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Milton Ganison Jr.
Guatemala
- Guatemala Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Harrison Hale
Canada
- Canada/Michigan Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Welton Lee Lawrence
- Canada Western â€" Bishop Ralph L. Jefferson
- Ontario (Canada) Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Lionel B. Riley
- Nova Scotia Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Talbert W. Swan, II
Panama
- Panama Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Abraham Forcheney
Caribbean
Bahamas
- Bahamas Jurisdiction â€" Bishop T.L. Hanna
Barbados
- Barbados Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Paul L. Fortson
Belize
- Belize Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Alber Oliver Quick
Bermuda
- Bermuda Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Richard White Sr.
Cuba
- Cuba Juirsdiction - Bishop Jose Mesa Videaux
Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Ron Gibson
Haiti
- Haiti Jurisdiction * Bishop Leon Pamphile
Jamaica
- Jamaica Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Harold Haughton
- Greater Jamaica Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Joe A. Chase Jr.
Puerto Rico
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico â€" Bishop Elton J. Amos Sr.
St. Lucia
- St. Lucia Eastern Jurisdiction â€" Bishop E. Charles Conner
Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Alton Gatlin
- Trinidad & Tobago Second Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Joseph H.Griffith
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Congo Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Fabrice Malundama Mbumba
Ethiopia
- Ethiopia Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Corby Bush
Ghana
- Republic of Ghana Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Ervin Sims Jr.
Kenya
- Kenya, East Africa First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Jerry L. Ivery Sr.
- Kenya, Cornerstone First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Francis Kamau
Liberia
- Liberia Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Amos Nyema
Malawi
- Malawi Central Jurisdiction
Nigeria
- Nigeria First Jurisdiction
- Nigeria Southern
- Nigeria West
- Judah Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction â€" Mother Success M. Okeke
West Ivory Coast
- West Ivory Coast Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Enoch Perry
Rwanda
- East African Rwandan Jurisdiction Bishop Jeffrey Melvin
Uganda
- East African Ugandan Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Bobby Henderson
South Africa
- South Africa â€" Bishop Vincent Mathews (International Missions President)
- South Africa Second
- South Africa Third â€" Bishop Esra Mataba
- South Africa Fifth â€" Bishop Ben Zulu
- South Africa Seventh â€" Bishop W.J. McNair Jr.
Asia
Japan
- Japan First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Carl Hodges
Philippines
- Philippines Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Avel Forto
India
- India First Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Bevin G. Lawrence
- India Second Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Samram Paul
- India Third Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Edison Victor
- India Fourth Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Joseph Norfleet
- India Fifth Jurisdiction â€" Bishop G. Jeyakumar
Pakistan
- Pakistan Jurisdiction â€" Bishop George Adebanjo
Korea
- Korea Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Dwight Green
South America
Brazil
- Brazil Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Terence Rhone
Chile
- Chile Jurisdiction
Guyana
- Guyana Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Curtis B. Sexton
Venezuela
- Venezuela Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Derrick W. Hutchins Sr
Europe
Germany
- Germany Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Carlis Moody
United Kingdom
- United Kingdom Jurisdiction â€" Bishop Alvin Blake
See also
- Church of God in Christ, Inc.
References
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