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91-409: South Memphis was incorporated January 6, 1846, and an election for mayor and eight aldermen was held on the third Saturday of the same month, resulting in the election of Sylvester Bailey, mayor, and A. B. Shaw, H. H. Menus, George W. Davis, W. Howard, J. E. Merriman, John Brown, J. P. Keiser and James Kennedy, aldermen. The boundaries of South Memphis were defined as follows: On the east, south and west

182-587: A second work of grace to their Baptist congregations. Mason was influenced by the testimony of the African-American Methodist evangelist Amanda Berry Smith , one of the most widely respected African American holiness evangelists of the nineteenth century. Her life story led many African Americans into the Holiness movement , including Mason. He testified to receiving entire sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. In June 1896, Jones held

273-538: A Holiness convention at Mt. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi , attended by Mason and others from several states. Protestant doctrinal debates about Calvinism and Wesleyan Perfectionism affected how even local African-American Baptist pastors responded to new Christian movements at the time. Some of these African-American Baptist pastors in local Southern areas such as Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas considered Jones and Mason to be controversial. The leadership of

364-432: A classical education, along with strings orchestra, band, and choir. Their Soulsville Symphony Orchestra has played for the likes of Stevie Wonder , John Legend , and Isaac Hayes . Since it began having graduating classes in 2012, every senior enrolled in the school has been accepted to college or another post-secondary educational path. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music will celebrate its 20th anniversary throughout

455-640: A committee by C. P. Jones to investigate reports of a revival in Los Angeles, California that was being led by an itinerant preacher named William J. Seymour . Jones was acquainted with Seymour between 1895 and 1905, as Seymour's travels led him to many Holiness preachers such as John G. Lake and Martin Wells Knapp. Mason stayed in Los Angeles for five weeks and his visit to the Azusa Street Revival changed

546-569: A few white churches were organized as a white branch of COGIC. William B. Holt was appointed as General Superintendent. The racial climate in the post WWI years, when there was high competition for jobs and housing and violent unrest in many cities in 1919, would not sustain this relationship. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. As African Americans migrated north and west to industrial cities during

637-672: A local congregation called Temple COGIC. He also established the COGIC national headquarters there. He called for an annual gathering of COGIC members, known as the "International Holy Convocation", to be held in Memphis. Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. This seasonal period was selected because most of the COGIC members were farmers and were finished harvesting their crops around this time. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to

728-548: A music school for urban youth. Construction began on the Stax Museum and adjacent Stax Music Academy in April 2001. The Stax Music Academy, which had started programming at a nearby elementary school on June 1, 2000, opened in 2002 and the museum opened May 3, 2003. The Stax Museum is a replica of the Stax recording studio, the former Capitol Theatre, down to the sloping floor of studio A. It

819-567: A name for the group, the "Church of God in Christ". He believed that the name, taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:14, was divinely revealed and biblically inspired. This Holiness group/fellowship adopted the name Church of God in Christ, and COGIC began to develop congregations throughout the South. C. P. Jones was elected the General Overseer, C. H. Mason was selected as Overseer of Tennessee, and J. A. Jeter

910-589: A three-year initiative to encourage COGIC pastors and ministers to encourage anti-abortion advocacy in their local churches. The three-year initiative would also help encourage COGIC clergy to use their missions and charity ministries in local churches to help offer aid and assistance to African Americans and people of other ethnic minorities, and people of low incomes in local communities who are considering and contemplating abortion and offer aid and assistance to people dealing with economic and medical issues from pregnancy. The three-year-initiative with The Human Coalition

1001-474: A tradition of prayer, fasting, praise, and consecration that was once unique to Holiness or Holiness Pentecostal groups. Many mainline denominations and countless nondenominational churches that once rejected these beliefs and practices have adopted these distinctions in their worship liturgy and lifestyle practices. COGIC has always been traditionally anti-abortion . The denomination teaches that God gives life to human beings, biologically and spiritually, through

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1092-518: A world-class tourist destination that helps fuel the Memphis tourism economy, the Stax Museum is a community-focused organization that offers free programming throughout the year to residents of the Soulsville U.S.A. neighborhood and the general public. Events include concerts, listening parties, book and author events, film screenings, exhibit opening receptions, panel discussions, lectures, and free-admission Family Days designed for children. One such event

1183-735: Is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee , at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records . Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding , Isaac Hayes , the Staple Singers , Sam & Dave , Booker T. & the M.G.'s , Rufus Thomas , Carla Thomas , Wilson Pickett , Albert King , William Bell , Eddie Floyd , Jean Knight , Mable John , and countless others including spoken word and comedy by Rev. Jesse Jackson , Moms Mabley , and Richard Pryor . The Stax Museum opened on May 2, 2003 and celebrated its 20th anniversary throughout 2023. The Stax Museum

1274-444: Is a 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m ) museum with permanent and changing interactive exhibits, videos, films, photographs, original instruments used to record Stax hits, stage costumes, vintage recording gear, and more than 3,000 other items of memorabilia including personal items that belonged to Stax Records stars. Some of the standout exhibits include an authentic circa-1906 Mississippi Delta church from Mississippi, reconstructed in

1365-541: Is in Memphis, Tennessee . The current Presiding Bishop is Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr. , who is the Senior Pastor of the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ of Detroit, Michigan. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. On November 12, 2024, Bishop Sheard was re-elected by acclamation to serve another four-year term as the presiding bishop and chief apostle of

1456-503: Is operated by the nonprofit Soulsville Foundation, which also operates the adjacent Stax Music Academy and The Soulsville Charter School ; the three distinct but related entities are all located on one campus in the heart of the neighborhood known as Soulsville U.S.A. The Soulsville Foundation announced in August 2022 that its new President and CEO is now Pat Mitchell Worley, former Stax Music Academy Executive Director and longtime cohost of

1547-612: Is reproduced below: It is often recited in various congregations as part of the order of worship and all national and international convocations. According to the Articles of Religion in the COGIC Official Manual, COGIC believes in biblical inspiration and holds that the Bible is the supreme and final authority for doctrine and practice. There is one God eternally existent in three persons: Father , Son , and Holy Spirit . COGIC teaches

1638-715: Is the only US president to have addressed a COGIC convocation at Mason Temple. Bishop Chandler David Owens Sr. was elected Presiding Bishop after the death of Bishop Ford in 1995. C. D. Owens had gained national attention in the church as the president of the Youth Department. He was a noted evangelist who had pastored several churches, including: Bostick Temple in St. Louis, Missouri ; Well's Cathedral COGIC in Newark, New Jersey ; and Greater Community COGIC in Marietta, Georgia . He also served as

1729-523: Is the same as salvation. According to the Articles of Religion, "We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order to be saved, but that we are baptized with the Holy Ghost because we are saved". COGIC also teaches that all the spiritual gifts are for believers today. COGIC teaches that the church is the community of Christian believers who have accepted Jesus Christ and submit to his Lordship and authority in their lives. It can be spoken of as

1820-633: The Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee , to resolve the legitimate authority of the denomination. The court ordered the church to convene a constitutional convention in February 1968. The constitutional convention drafted and approved a new constitution which dissolved both the office of the Senior Bishop and the executive board; it also established the General Assembly, which meets biannually, as

1911-631: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until his death in 1972. COGIC continued to grow and in 1973, the church claimed a worldwide membership of nearly three million. Bishop James Oglethorpe Patterson Sr. was elected in November 1968 as the first presiding bishop of the church by the General Assembly at the Sixty-First Holy Convocation of the church. Bishop Patterson was also to date the youngest person to ever be elected presiding bishop of COGIC at

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2002-461: The Great Migration , he began to establish COGIC churches in the north and, especially after 1940, in the west. Mason sent ministers and evangelists to cities and urban areas outside the South, including William Roberts (Chicago), O. M. Kelly (New York), O. T. Jones Sr. (Philadelphia), E. R. Driver (Los Angeles), and Samuel Kelsey (Washington, D.C.) From these major cities, COGIC spread throughout

2093-750: The Second Coming of Christ , the Great Tribulation , the Battle of Armageddon , the Millennial Reign , the Final Judgment , the future of the wicked in hell, and life for the redeemed in heaven. COGIC believes in divine healing , however, it does not advocate the exclusion of medical supervision. It believes that the gifts of the Spirit are given to believers and are active in the church today. The ordinances of

2184-764: The Worldwide Fellowship of the Assemblies of God . There seemed no prospect of an integrated Pentecostal movement under the leadership of an African American such as C. H. Mason. The organizers of the meeting in Hot Springs had sent invitations only to white ministers to discuss a new movement. The H. A. Goss faction left COGIC to join the Assemblies of God USA . Over time, the ministers and churches under Leonard P. Adams also separated from COGIC; they assimilated into other white Pentecostal groups or organizations. In 1916,

2275-505: The baptism with the Holy Spirit . COGIC teaches that the baptism of the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification, can be experienced by all believers who ask for it. As a Pentecostal church, COGIC teaches that when one is baptized in the Holy Spirit, the believer will experience an initial evidence of speaking in tongues ( glossolalia ) by the will of God. COGIC does not teach that Spirit baptism

2366-468: The deity of Jesus Christ , his virgin birth , sinless life, physical death , burial , resurrection , ascension and visible return to the earth. Christ is the Head of the church, and He is the only mediator between God and humanity, and there is no salvation in any other. COGIC teaches that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world. The Holy Spirit is the agent that equips, empowers, leads, and guides

2457-563: The wah-wah pedal used while recording Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft" , Floyd Newman 's saxophone that turned 100 years old in 2017, and the Academy Award statue Hayes won for Best Musical Score for "Theme From Shaft" in 1972. Because the Stax Museum is one of only a handful of museums in the world dedicated to soul music (the Motown Museum in Detroit is another), it not only celebrates

2548-565: The 1940s during World War II , the nearly 4000-seat building was the largest church auditorium of any African American religious group in the United States. In 1951, when Bishop Mason was approaching 85 years of age, he set up a "special commission" to help with the administration and oversight of the church. On June 5, 1951, he selected Bishop A. B. McEwen, Bishop J. S. Bailey, and Bishop O. M. Kelly as his assistants. On May 19, 1952, he added Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. Also in 1952, Mason revised

2639-524: The 21st century. On October 23, 2020, Bishop Blake announced that he will not seek a re-election as Presiding Bishop nor as a member of the General Board and that he would retire from the Office of Presiding Bishop and from the General Board in 2021. Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr. , who had previously been elected to the General Board in 2012 and 2016, was reelected to the General Board and subsequently elected as

2730-524: The Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. In 1915, after years of court litigation over the name of the organization and use of the name "Church of God in Christ" by the two groups; Mason's group was granted the use of the name and Jones's group organized a legally chartered Holiness body called the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. After moving to Memphis, Tennessee, Bishop Mason established

2821-659: The Azusa Revival, in 1914, shortly before the United States entered World War I, approximately 300 white ministers, representing a variety of independent churches and networks of churches, including the "Association of Christian Assemblies" of Indiana; and the "Church of God in Christ and in Unity with the Apostolic Faith Movement" from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas; met in Hot Springs, Arkansas . They determined to separate from COGIC and form what would eventually become

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2912-463: The Bible within the denomination. However, the Church believes that in some extreme or rare cases, medical and operational abortion may be the safest way to help the mother if the pregnancy is jeopardizing the mother's life and health. COGIC believes, though, that even then in the case of saving the life of the mother, that abortion should still only be considered as a last resort, if all other options to help

3003-589: The COGIC denomination. He established COGIC Charities which has provided thousands of dollars in college scholarships and disaster relief efforts such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita . Bishop Charles E. Blake assumed leadership and was elected Presiding Bishop of the church after the death of Bishop G.E. Patterson in March 2007. Bishop Blake is the senior pastor of the West Angeles Cathedral COGIC in Los Angeles. For many years, West Angeles has been one of

3094-551: The COGIC on a solid financial status. Owens outlined a progressive plan to position the COGIC for ministry in the twenty-first century, known as "Vision 2000 and Beyond." In 2000 at the Ninety-Third International Holy Convocation, the COGIC General Assembly elected Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson to replace Owens as Presiding Bishop. Owens continued to serve as a jurisdictional bishop and member of

3185-573: The COGIC to become a greater global ministry, primarily in Africa and Latin America, while at the same time investing in the inner cities where many COGIC congregations are located. He is also known for his aggressive initiative, "Save Africa's Children" which supports hundreds of African children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS in orphanages in several countries in Africa. In 2009, Bishop Blake unveiled an aggressive program known as "Urban Initiatives" to address

3276-480: The General Assembly of the COGIC elected the first general board and presiding bishop of the church. Several bishops disagreed with the new organizational structure; they severed ties with COGIC to start their own organizations. The most notable rift occurred in 1969, when fourteen bishops met in Evanston, Illinois, to form the Church of God in Christ, International. They disagreed in having an electoral process to select

3367-486: The General Board until his death in 2011. Bishop Gilbert Earl (G. E.) Patterson began his ministry as co-pastor of the Holy Temple COGIC with his father, Bishop W. A. Patterson. In 1975, he resigned as co-pastor, withdrawing his membership in the COGIC because of leadership disagreements with his uncle, J. O. Patterson Sr. concerning an establishment of another jurisdiction in the city of Memphis. J. O. Patterson Sr.

3458-474: The Levi's Music Project visited the academy for several days and installed a permanent songwriting lab, which has led to the students creating more original music and studying music business. The Soulsville Foundation also operates The Soulsville Charter School , an academically rigorous, musically rich college prep school where students study math, language arts, science, social studies, and other academic subjects of

3549-737: The Mississippi State Convention of the National Baptist Convention intervened and expelled Jones, Mason, and others who embraced the Wesleyan teaching of entire sanctification. In 1897, Elder Mason founded the St. Paul Church in Lexington, Mississippi , as the first church of the new movement. At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." Many Holiness Christian groups and fellowships forming at

3640-468: The Pentecostal message and planted new churches. The first general secretary of COGIC was Elder William B. Holt, a white minister. During 1910–1913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. They were given the authority through a "gentlemen's agreement" to license ministers and establish churches under the COGIC name. A few years after

3731-487: The Presiding Bishop of COGIC. Bishop Patterson was the second youngest person to ever be elected Presiding Bishop of COGIC at the age 60 in 2000, second to his uncle, Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. who was 56 when he was elected Presiding Bishop in 1968. He re-ignited the church to be a flagship Pentecostal denomination. He was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-COGIC ministries to work collboratively with

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3822-714: The Presiding Prelate of the New Jersey Garden State Jurisdiction and the Central Georgia Jurisdiction. Bishop Owens led the COGIC in its centennial celebration in 1997 with the theme, "Holiness, a Proven Foundation for a Promising Future!" He is credited with systematically restructuring church departments and ministries, expanding the church in Asia, primarily India and the Philippines, and placing

3913-482: The Tennessee Headquarters Jurisdiction. Patterson established protocols of worship, policy and practices. A new constitution and official manual of the church were completed in 1973. COGIC became a major force in the collective Black Church and worldwide Pentecostal movement. It has had rapid growth in many regions as one of the fastest-growing and largest religious groups in the United States. As

4004-447: The U.S. and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the nation. In 2020, ARDA's U.S. Religious Survey has placed the Church of God in Christ at 920,429 members in 3,313 churches. In the case of ARDA's figures, this would place the Church of God in Christ behind other Pentecostal groups in the U.S. COGIC is a trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal denomination. The church teaches three separate and distinct works of grace that God performs in

4095-535: The US Religious Census, COGIC in the United States had 624,419 members in 2,996 churches. According to a 2015 statistical study by the Pew Research Center , the denomination was estimated to have a United States membership of approximately 84% African Americans, 5% White Americans , 8% Latino-Americans , and roughly 2% Asian-Americans. In 2016, the church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around

4186-480: The age of 56; the second youngest was his nephew Gilbert Earl (G.E.) Patterson, who became presiding bishop in 2000 at the age of 60. The son-in-law of Bishop Mason, J. O. Patterson Sr., had served the church previously as a member of the executive board and as executive secretary. He was pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Institutional COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the Presiding Prelate of

4277-705: The best music attractions in North America. The adjacent Stax Music Academy is a Stax Museum-supported facility where middle and high school students are taught and mentored through music education, unique performance opportunities. creative youth development programming, travel, college preparedness training, and other opportunities. Since 2008, all seniors enrolled in the Stax Music Academy have been accepted to college and since 2021 all seniors have received music scholarships to college. In 2019, Justin Timberlake and

4368-600: The boundaries are the same as the South Memphis tract, and on the north the boundary line commences in the center of the Mississippi River, opposite the rise of Union Street; thence east with the center of Union Street, as at present laid off until the same intersects with the Pigeon Roost road; thence with the south side of Pigeon Roost road to the east line of the South Memphis tract of land. On September 4, South Memphis

4459-452: The child up for either private adoption, legal adoption through domestic or international adoption agencies, or foster care. In July 2016 during their annual Auxiliaries in Ministries convention, COGIC announced their Urban Initiative Outreach ministries and Missions and Charity departments would be partnering up with The Human Coalition, an anti-abortion advocacy group, from 2016 to 2019 for

4550-540: The church are water baptism by immersion, the Lord's Supper and foot washing . The church does not practice infant baptisms or christenings, but does conduct baby dedications in formal ceremonies. As a classical Holiness Pentecostal denomination, COGIC continues to embrace its holiness heritage, teaching modesty in dress, appearance, moderate participation in secular entertainment and prohibitions against profanity, alcohol, substance abuse and immoral behavior. The church has

4641-756: The church until the return of Christ. COGIC teaches that angels are messengers sent from God who served during the creation, throughout the Old Testament , the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, the establishment of the church and the ministry of the apostles , and continue to be at work in the Kingdom of God . They exist primarily in the spiritual realm and are organized according to duty and function. Demons exist as manifestation of evil or unclean spirits. They are fallen angels who joined Satan in his failed attempt to usurp power in Heaven . They exist today as adversaries to

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4732-456: The church's headquarters, and purchased a former Catholic nunnery convent in Memphis to provide housing for single mothers affected by health challenges, disabilities, teen pregnancies, and domestic violence. The National Council of Churches ranks COGIC as the fifth largest Christian denomination in the U.S. COGIC is a Holiness – Pentecostal Christian denomination , with a predominantly African American membership. In 2010, According to

4823-452: The constitution to determine the leadership and succession of the church after his death. Three years later on October 12, 1955, he added three more bishops to the hierarchy: Bishop U. E. Miller, Bishop S. M. Crouch, and Bishop O. T. Jones Sr. This group of seven bishops became known officially as the executive commission; they took on greater responsibility over church affairs until Mason's death. In 1907, there were ten COGIC churches, but by

4914-438: The country. In 1926, Mason authorized the church's constitution, outlining the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the church. In 1933, he set apart five overseers to the Office of Bishop in the church, the first five bishops of COGIC. The first national tabernacle was built and completed in 1925. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. In 1945, Mason dedicated Mason Temple in Memphis as the church's national meeting site. Built in

5005-560: The current Presiding Bishop on March 20, 2021, in the first-ever virtual online election for the denomination. In his first year as Presiding Bishop in 2021, in order to combat debt that the church had accrued from previous years, Bishop Sheard helped to launch the "I Love My Church" Initiative, which was a massive fundraising campaign that helped the COGIC denomination to pay off much of its debts, renovate and refurbish its headquarters church, Mason Temple, establish housing complexes for low-income families throughout Shelby County, Tennessee near

5096-474: The death of Bishop Mason, he assumed leadership as the Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. B. McEwen, came to a head and was addressed at the 57th Holy Convocation. Factions developed within the organization as both the senior bishop and Bishop A. B. McEwen made conflicting administrative and executive decisions. The parties filed lawsuits in

5187-458: The denomination. The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by a group of disfellowshipped Baptists , most notably Charles Price Jones (1865–1949) and Charles Harrison Mason (1864–1961). In 1895, C. P. Jones and C. H. Mason were licensed Baptist ministers in Mississippi who began teaching and preaching a Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection or entire sanctification as

5278-427: The direction of the newly formed holiness church. During his visit, Mason received the baptism of the Holy Ghost ; the evidence was believed to be his " speaking in other tongues ", in accordance with the biblical account found in the book of Acts 2:4. Upon his return to Jackson, Mississippi, Mason faced opposition when he recounted his experience. Not everyone in the church were willing to accept "speaking in tongues" as

5369-461: The doctrine of eternal security , also known as "once saved, always saved." COGIC teaches that sanctification is a continuous operation of the Holy Spirit, by which he "delivers the justified sinner from the pollution of sin, renews his whole nature in the image of God and enables him to perform good works". It is a separate and distinct work of grace that occurs in the lives of believers after conversion. It teaches that sanctification should precede

5460-460: The fastest growing churches in the United States and remains the largest COGIC local congregation with a membership of 25,000. C. E. Blake served as the Presiding Prelate of the First Jurisdiction of Southern California . Bishop Blake led COGIC through the death of G. E. Patterson while preparing the church for its 100th Holy Convocation; an important milestone for the church. Bishop Blake led

5551-413: The first Pentecostal General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. They unanimously chose C.H. Mason as General Overseer and Chief Apostle . Mason was given authority to lead the new denomination. In 1907, with ten congregations, The Church of God in Christ became the first legally chartered Pentecostal body incorporated in the United States. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace

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5642-531: The first elected presiding bishop, Bishop Patterson Sr. established the Charles Harrison Mason Seminary in Atlanta , Georgia. In 1982, Patterson led COGIC in its Diamond Jubilee, in a celebration of the International Holy Convocation. He established the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches. His dream was to establish an international ministry complex known as "Saints Center" and an accredited institution known as "All Saints University". He

5733-438: The founder. After Mason's death, in accordance with the 1952 church constitution, the control of the church reverted to the COGIC Board of Bishops. However, the General Assembly vested authority in the executive board composed of the seven bishops selected by Bishop Mason before his death. The COGIC constitution at the time did not identify a clear successor or the authority of the executive board after Mason's death. A. B. McEwen

5824-410: The funeral of 15-year-old Emmett Till , who was brutally murdered in Mississippi. He gave the eulogy for Till at Robert's Temple COGIC in 1955. Bishop Ford also renovated several COGIC structures in Memphis, including Mason Temple. Bishop Ford is credited with inviting President Bill Clinton , a personal friend, to speak to the Eighty-Sixth International Holy Convocation on November 13, 1993. Clinton

5915-719: The historic cemeteries Zion, Rose Hill, Mt Carmel, New Park, and Elmwood. As well, South Memphis is home to the finest restaurants which include the legendary Four Way Grill, Kimble Fish Market, Interstate Bar BQ, A&R Bar BQ, Big Bill's Bar BQ, Stein's, Kountry Kitchen, Daisy's, Coletta's, Jack Pirtle's Chicken and Uncle Lou's Chicken. Several important highways run through South Memphis, including I-55 , U.S. Route 51 (Elvis Presley Blvd), 61 (South Third) and 64 . The ZIP codes of South Memphis are 38106, 38109, 38126 and 38116. 35°04′23″N 89°58′16″W  /  35.073°N 89.971°W  / 35.073; -89.971 Stax Museum The Stax Museum of American Soul Music

6006-417: The individual and the collective, physical and spiritual. It includes not only those who are members of COGIC, but all believers who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. COGIC teaches that according to the Word of God , there will be final events and conditions that address the end of this present age of the world. These events include physical death, the intermediate state , bodily resurrection ,

6097-680: The initial evidence of baptism of the Holy Ghost. At the general convention held in Jackson in 1907, a separation occurred among Jones and other leaders in the church because of such disagreements. After being ejected for accepting these new Pentecostal teachings, Mason called a meeting in Memphis later in the year and reorganized the Church of God in Christ as a Holiness-Pentecostal body. The early pioneers of this newly formed Holiness-Pentecostal body in 1907 were E. R. Driver, J. Bowe, R. R. Booker, R. E. Hart, W. Welsh, A. A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. Young, James Brewer, Daniel Spearman, and J. H. Boone. These elders became

6188-475: The internationally syndicated blues radio show, Beale Street Caravan. Jeff Kollath is the Stax Museum's executive director. After Stax Records was forced into involuntary bankruptcy and closed in 1976, the Stax studio was sold by the Union Planters Bank for $ 10.00 to Southside Church of God in Christ , located nearby on McLemore Avenue. The church had plans to use the building as a community center and soup kitchen , which never materialized. As time went by, it

6279-466: The kingdom, purpose and will of God. As Pentecostals, the church believes that demons can be subdued and subjugated through the power of the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. COGIC teaches that man was created in the image of God as a tripartite being having a body, soul , and spirit . Through the cleansing of sins can you live a perfect life free from sin. Sin originated in eternity when Satan committed open rebellion against God in heaven. Sin

6370-637: The legacy of Stax Records and its artists such as Isaac Hayes , Otis Redding , Sam & Dave , the Staple Singers , Johnnie Taylor , Albert King , Booker T. & the MGs , Rufus and Carla Thomas and others, but also features other soul music labels such as Motown , Hi Records , Atlantic Records , and Muscle Shoals . Visitors are treated to vintage video footage of non-Stax artists such as Aretha Franklin , Al Green , Stevie Wonder , Marvin Gaye , Ann Peebles , The Jackson Five , Patti LaBelle , Parliament-Funkadelic , Sam Cooke , James Brown , Ike & Tina Turner , and others. In addition to being

6461-421: The life of believers: salvation, entire sanctification , and the baptism or infilling of the Holy Ghost. The church declares to be evangelical in ministry, fundamentalist in doctrine and practice and Pentecostal in worship and expression. COGIC theology and beliefs fall in the tradition of Wesleyan-Arminian theology . The beliefs of the Church of God in Christ are briefly written in its Statement of Faith, which

6552-410: The moment of conception in the womb of the mother, using Jeremiah 1:5, Genesis 1:26–27, and Psalms 139:13–16 as their scriptural basis for this belief. COGIC teaches that because God uses conception through and after sexual reproduction and intercourse to create human life, that willfully aborting a human fetus is contrary to God's Word and Christian ethics, and it is considered to be a sin against God and

6643-703: The mother and the unborn fetus have been thoroughly exhausted. COGIC believes "...that if such a case arises, the mother should pray and seek the wisdom and guidance of God and the Holy Spirit on whether or not they should resort to emergency abortion if it is necessary to save her life," but if not, the Church traditionally encourages expecting mothers to "...seek God's guidance for other options and choices regarding their unborn child so that they do not have to choose aborting it, and can safely go through with their pregnancy until childbirth." COGIC also encourages mothers that if they know they will not be able to provide proper care to their child, they should seek assistance to give

6734-482: The museum to help show the gospel roots of soul music ; the Soul Train dance floor, Isaac Hayes ' restored custom-built 1972 gold-trimmed, peacock-blue Cadillac Eldorado ; and a near-exact recreation of the original Stax Records recording Studio A. Newer additions include Stax Records founder Jim Stewart's original violin he played in various bands around town before starting Stax Records, Skip Pitts' guitar and

6825-465: The national COGIC organization. COGIC originated among African Americans in the Southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. Bishop Mason was pivotal in licensing and credentialing both white and African American ministers, who spread

6916-484: The plight of America's urban areas. In 2010, Bishop Blake led more than 50,000 delegates to the 103rd International Holy Convocation to St. Louis, Missouri . In April 2018, Bishop Blake led COGIC in partnership with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis to continue to struggle for civil rights in

7007-526: The presiding bishop. Another body operating under the same name Church of God in Christ, International, split and organized in the Northeast area under Bishop R. T. Jones of Philadelphia and later Bishop C. E. Williams Sr. of Brooklyn , New York City. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. After being removed from the office of Senior Bishop, he remained the Jurisdictional Bishop of

7098-534: The redeemed or in hell as the damned. COGIC teaches that salvation is the work of redemption to the sinner and his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. Salvation is an operation of the Holy Spirit upon sinners brought about by repentance toward God, which brings about conversion , faith , justification , and regeneration . It teaches that salvation is a work of grace brought about through faith in Jesus Christ; it does not promulgate nor encourage

7189-425: The supreme authority over the church to decide matters of faith and practice. Furthermore, the new constitution created the office of the presiding bishop and a general board of twelve bishops and defined their responsibilities. The presiding bishop and all twelve members of the general board are to be elected every four years and preside over the church when the General Assembly is not in session. On November 14, 1968,

7280-399: The time of Bishop Mason's death in 1961, COGIC had spread to every state in the United States and to many foreign countries. It had a membership of more than 400,000, who supported more than 4,000 churches. The years of 1962–1968 has been described as a "Dark Period" in the history of the Church of God in Christ, because there was polarization and conflict in leadership following the death of

7371-598: The time wanted biblical names for their local churches and fellowships, such as "Church of God, Church of Christ, or Church of the Living God". They rejected denominational names such as Baptist, Methodist, or Episcopal. Since so many new holiness groups and fellowships were forming that used the name "Church of God," C. H. Mason sought a name to distinguish his Holiness group from others. Later in 1897, while in Little Rock, Arkansas , C. H. Mason stated that God had given him such

7462-410: The world. In 2022, it was present in 112 countries. The Church of God in Christ has not shared official statistics with the public as the website states millions of adherents. This has led to multiple different figures for church membership being declared. For an example, some have stated over 5,000,000 members in the United States. This would place them as the fifth largest Christian denomination in

7553-505: The year 2023. Church of God in Christ Christianity • Protestantism The Church of God in Christ ( COGIC ) is an international Holiness – Pentecostal Christian denomination , and a large Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. The international headquarters

7644-450: Was allowed to deteriorate and, despite many attempts to save the original structure, it was demolished in 1989. By 1998, the neighborhood had also fallen into a state of blight, and a group of concerned Memphis business people, anonymous philanthropists, and former Stax Records artists spearheaded a nonprofit revitalization effort for the area, which included a museum that would be a shrine to Stax Records and all American soul music, as well as

7735-631: Was divided into four wards. The treasurer for the first corporate year made a report showing that the revenue amounted to $ 6,266.17, and licenses, etc., to $ 3,750.50. John T. Trezevant was mayor in 1847-48 and A. B. Taylor in 1849. The last meeting of the mayor and aldermen of South Memphis took place December 31, 1849. Notable sites in South Memphis include The firehouse known as The Black Arts Alliance, Stax Museum , most famously Elvis Presley 's Graceland mansion, LeMoyne-Owen College , Thomas B. Davis YMCA, Crystal Palace Skating Rink, T.O. Fuller State Park , Southgate Shopping Center, Southland Mall and

7826-574: Was elected chairman of the executive board, and O.T. Jones Sr. was elected Senior Bishop by the General Assembly. Bishop Ozro Thurston Jones Sr. was pastor of the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia and the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. After

7917-610: Was elected four times uncontested as presiding bishop. He consecrated and appointed more than 100 bishops during his twenty-one years of leadership. Bishop Louis Henry Ford of Chicago, Illinois, was elected after the death of J.O. Patterson Sr. in 1989. Ford was pastor of the St. Paul COGIC in Chicago and was Presiding Prelate of the Historic Illinois First Jurisdiction. He was a strong advocate for social justice. He became nationally recognized in 1955 for officiating at

8008-554: Was on August 2, 2022, to celebrate the Stax Museum's February 2022 inclusion into the United States Civil Rights Trail. In addition to many other accolades, TIME magazine named the Stax Museum "The Most Authentic American Experience in Tennessee" and the museum was the recipient of the 2015 Tennessee Governor's Arts Award, the highest honor in the arts in the state. It has also been routinely named by USA Today as one of

8099-440: Was selected as Overseer of Arkansas. After testifying to being sanctified, members of the church referred to themselves as "Saints", believing that they were set apart to live a daily life of Christian Holiness in words and deeds. By 1906, the church had grown to nearly 100 congregations in three states. Desiring to learn more about the work of the Holy Spirit in the church, C. H. Mason, J. A Jeter and D. J. Young were appointed as

8190-503: Was the Presiding Bishop at that time. G. E. Patterson established the Temple of Deliverance, the Cathedral of Bountiful Blessing which grew to become the largest Pentecostal church in Memphis with over 14,000 members. In 1988, after a thirteen-year exodus from COGIC, Bishop G. E. Patterson returned as the founding Prelate of the newly formed Tennessee Fourth Jurisdiction. In 2000, he was elected as

8281-465: Was transmitted to humanity when Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden , as a result all men have original sin . The result of sin is the depravity of man, broken communion with God, shame and guilt, and physical and spiritual death . Humanity can only be restored through salvation offered only through Jesus Christ. The human soul is immortal and will spend eternity either in heaven as

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