Holiness origins
The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by a group of disfellowshipped Baptists, most… See more

In 2016, the church had 5.5 million members in 60 countries around the world.
In 2022, it was present in 112 countries in 2022. The National Council of Churches ranks it as the fifth largest Christian denomination in… See more

According to its 1973 Constitution, the church has two structures to govern the church: civil and ecclesiastical. The civil structure of the Church… See more

In 1918, COGIC opened its first institution of higher learning, the Saints Industrial and Literary School in Lexington, Mississippi, for both girls and boys. In keeping with the times, the school had… See more

Bishop C. H. Mason era (1897–1961)
After moving to Memphis, Tennessee, Bishop Mason established a local congregation called… See more

COGIC is a trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal denomination. The church teaches three separate and distinct works of grace that God… See more

During the formative stages of COGIC, Bishop Mason organized departments to further support the work of the church as it continued to grow … See more