List of Jurisdictions of the Church of God in Christ
The Church Of God In Christ 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 100 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
[Belize]
- Belize Jurisdiction – Bishop Alber Oliver Quick
[Canada]
- Canada/Michigan Jurisdiction – Bishop Welton Lee Lawrence
- Canada Western – Bishop Ralph L. Jefferson
- Ontario Jurisdiction – Vacant
- – Bishop Talbert W. Swan, II, Assistant General Secretary
[Mexico]
- Mexico Jurisdiction - Bishop Maurice Green
[Panama]
- Panama Jurisdiction – Bishop Eusebio C. Stewart
[United States]
[Alabama]
- – Bishop Oscar L. Meadows
- – Bishop Philip A. Gardner Sr.
- Alabama Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Peter Wren Sr.
[Alaska]
- – Bishop Otis McCormick
[Arizona]
- Arizona Jurisdiction – Bishop Harvey T. Young Sr.
[Arkansas]
- – Bishop Jewel R. Withers Jr
- – Bishop Frank J. Anderson Jr.
- Arkansas Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Michael A. Jones
- Arkansas Fourth Jurisdiction – Bishop Junius Earl Williams
- Arkansas Fifth Jurisdiction - Bishop Milton Hawkins Jr
[California]
- California New Journey – Bishop John M. Richardson Sr.
- California North Central – Bishop Donald R. Murray
- California Northwest – Bishop Nathaniel Bullock
- California Greater Northern Second – Bishop Johnathan Douglas Logan, Sr.
- California Nor Cal Metropolitan – Bishop Jerry Wayne Macklin, First Assistant Presiding Bishop
- California Northern First – Bishop Albert Galbraith
- California Northeast – Bishop Michael Julian Johnson
- California Southern First – Bishop Joe L. Ealy
- California Southern Evangelistic – Bishop Christopher Edwin Milton
- California Southern Second – Bishop George D. McKinney, General Board Member
- California Southern Third – Bishop Roger Thomas
- California Southern Fourth – Bishop Roy Dixon
- California Southern Metropolitan – Bishop J. Bernard Hackworth
- California Southwest – Bishop Hillrie Murphy
- California West Coast – Bishop Robert "Bob" Jackson
- California Western – Bishop Leo Smith
- California Valley – Bishop Samuel L. Doyle
[Colorado]
- Colorado Jurisdiction – Bishop Brandon Porter
[Connecticut]
- Connecticut First Jurisdiction – Bishop J. Drew Sheard
- Connecticut Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Hester D. Bordeaux
- Connecticut Third/Southern New England Jurisdiction – Bishop T. Walter Plummer
[Delaware]
- Delaware Jurisdiction – Bishop Thomas L. Holsey
[District of Columbia]
- Washington, D.C. Jurisdiction, Bishop Neavelle A. Coles
[Florida]
- , 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 Larry Perkins
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- Georgia North Central – Bishop Joseph E. Hogan Sr.
- Georgia Northern First – Bishop Jerry W. Macklin
- Georgia Northern Second – Bishop Mark L. Walden
- Georgia South Central – Bishop Norman O. Harper
- Georgia Southeast – Bishop Benjamin P. Collins
- Georgia Southern First – Bishop Larry L. Shaw
- Georgia Southern Second – Bishop Sedgwick Daniels
- Western Georgia – Bishop John F. Thomas
- Georgia Metro – Bishop Michael J. Paden Sr.
[Hawaii]
- Hawaii State Jurisdiction Bishop Jesse T. Wilson Sr.
[Idaho]
- Idaho Jurisdiction – Bishop Taro D. Golden
[Illinois]
- Illinois First – Bishop Ocie Booker
- Illinois Third – Bishop Terry Sanders
- Illinois Fifth East – Bishop James C. Austin
- Illinois Sixth – Bishop Clowdell Williams Sr.
- Illinois Central – Bishop Juan Morrison
- Illinois Seventh – Bishop R.D. Edward Goodwin Sr.
- Illinois Midwest – Bishop Darrell L. Hines – General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- Illinois Southeast – Bishop Otis A. Eanes
- Historic Northern Illinois – Bishop Edwin Walker
- Illinois Southern – Bishop Embra Patterson
- Illinois Fifth West – Bishop James E. Washington
[Indiana]
- Historic Indiana First – Bishop Darrell Hines
- Indiana Second – Bishop Benjamin A. Sanders
- Indiana Third – Bishop E. Bobby Warren
- Indiana North Central Fourth – Bishop Donald Alford Sr.
[Iowa]
- Iowa Jurisdiction – Bishop Leroy Johnson
[Kansas]
- Kansas Central – Bishop Milton Paul Jackson Jr.
- Kansas East – Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston – Chairman of the General Assembly COGIC
- Kansas Southwest – Bishop Mark LaVoy Gilkey
[Kentucky]
- Kentucky First, Bishop John W. Fleming
- Kentucky Second – Bishop James Bell Sr.
[Louisiana]
- Louisiana First – Bishop James Proctor
- Louisiana East First – Bishop Alphonso Denson Sr.
- Louisiana East Second – Bishop Gerald Hastings Hawkins Sr.
- Louisiana East Third – Bishop Howard E. Quillen Jr.
- Louisiana Greater New Orleans – Bishop Charles E. Brown I
- Louisiana South Central – Bishop Willie Cage
[Maine]
- Maine Jurisdiction – Bishop Steve Coleman
[Maryland]
- Maryland Central Jurisdiction – Bishop Carl A. Pierce, Sr.
- Maryland Eastern Shore – Bishop Paul Harmon
- Greater Maryland First – Bishop Joel H. Lyles Jr., General Secretary
[Massachusetts]
- Massachusetts First – Bishop Samuel Byron Hogan Sr.
- Massachusetts Greater Jurisdiction – Bishop Bryant Robinson Jr.
[Michigan]
- Canadian-Michigan Jurisdiction – Bishop Welton Lawrence
- Michigan Great Lakes First – Bishop Michael Hill
- Michigan Great Lakes Second – Bishop Dwight Walls, Chairman, Trustee Board
- Michigan North Central – Bishop J. Drew Sheard, General Board Member
- Michigan Northeast – Bishop-designate Zachary N. Hicks
- Michigan Northwest Harvest – Bishop Rance Allen
- Michigan Southeast – Bishop Roger L. Jones Sr.
- Michigan Southwest Agape – Bishop Clyde Jones Jr
- Michigan Southwest First – Bishop John H. Sheard, Chairman, Board of Bishops
- Michigan Southwest Second – Bishop James Whitehead
- Michigan Southwest Third – Bishop Samuel Duncan Jr.
- Michigan Southwest Fourth Jurisdiction – Bishop Aaron Milton Sr
- Michigan Southwest Fifth – Bishop Don W. Shelby Jr.
- Michigan Western – Bishop-designate Melvin C. Burton
- Michigan Western Second Jurisdiction – Bishop James E. Atterberry Sr.
[Minnesota]
- Minnesota Jurisdiction – Bishop Fred Willis Washington
[Mississippi]
- Mississippi Northern – Bishop Matthew Williams
- Mississippi Southern First – Bishop Daniel Littleton
- Mississippi Southern Second – Bishop Albert V. Jordan
[Missouri]
- Eastern Missouri First – Bishop William L. Harper
- Eastern Missouri Second Western Illinois – Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten, General Board Member, Church of God in Christ
- Missouri Southeastern Third – Bishop Nathaniel Ellis
- Missouri Western First – Bishop Frank Douglas
- Missouri Western Second – Bishop John M. Johnson
- Missouri Midwest – Bishop Elijah H. Hankerson III, President of the Department of Evangelism
- Missouri Gateway - Bishop Melvin J. Smith
[Montana]
- Montana Jurisdiction – Bishop Phillip H. Porter
[Nebraska]
- Nebraska First Jurisdiction – Bishop J.O. Ford
- Eastern Nebraska Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph L. Shannon Sr.
[Nevada]
- Nevada First Jurisdiction – Bishop Leon Smith
- Northern Nevada First Jurisdiction – Bishop Luther Dupree
[New Hampshire]
- Greater New Hampshire Jurisdiction – Bishop Robert L Webbs Sr.
[New Jersey]
- New Jersey First – Bishop Martin L. Johnson Sr.
- New Jersey Garden State – Bishop William T. Cahoon
- New Jersey Third – Bishop Kevin E. Knight Sr.
- South Jersey – Bishop Tyrone McCombs
[New Mexico]
- New Mexico Jurisdiction – Bishop James L'Keith Jones
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- New York Eastern First – Bishop Frank A. White
- New York Eastern Second – Bishop Rothel Highsmith
- New York Eastern Third – Bishop Frank A. White
- New York Eastern Fourth – Bishop Clarence L. Sexton Jr.
- New York Eastern Fifth – Bishop Harrison Hale
- New York Southeast – Bishop Tyrone L. Butler
- New York Central – Bishop R.J. Hoston
- New York Western First – Bishop James R. Wright Sr.
- New York Western Second – Bishop Glenwood Young
[North Carolina]
- North Carolina Greater – Bishop LeRoy Jackson Woolard
- North Carolina Second – Bishop Stenneth E. Powell, Sr.
- North Carolina Third – Bishop Patrick L. Wooden Sr.
[North Dakota]
- North Dakota Jurisdiction – Bishop Michael R. Cole.
[Ohio]
- Ohio Central East – Bishop David L. Herron Sr.
- Ohio North First – Bishop Edward T. Cook
- Ohio Northwest – Bishop Clifford L. Kimbrough Jr
- Ohio Southern – Bishop Mark L.Perry
- Ohio West – Bishop Emmit L. Nevels
- Ohio Northeast – Bishop J. Drew Sheard
[Oklahoma]
- Oklahoma Northwest – Bishop Lee V. Broom
- Oklahoma Southeast – Bishop Malcolm W. Coby
[Oregon]
- Oregon First – Bishop Archie R. Hopkins
- Oregon Northwest – Bishop Harry B. Daniels Jr.
[Pennsylvania]
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Bishop Guy L. Glimp
- Pennsylvania Central – Bishop Edgar L. Scott
- Pennsylvania Eastern – Bishop David Morrell Screven
- Pennsylvania Western First – Bishop James Miles Foster
- Pennsylvania Western Second – Bishop Melvin E. Clark Sr.
- Pennsylvania Keystone – Bishop Vernon Prioleau
- Pennsylvania Koinonia – Bishop Ernest Carl Morris
[Rhode Island]
- Rhode Island Jurisdiction – Bishop Harvey Lewis
[South Carolina]
- South Carolina Jurisdiction – Bishop Johnnie Johnson
[South Dakota]
- South Dakota Jurisdiction – Bishop Troy M. Carr
[Tennessee]
- Tennessee Central – Bishop Brandon B. Porter, General Board Member
- Tennessee Eastern First – Bishop Felton M. Smith Jr.
- Tennessee Eastern Second – Bishop James M. Scott
- – Bishop Jerry Maynard, Assistant Chairman of the General Assembly
- Tennessee Fifth – Bishop Jerry Wayne Taylor
- Tennessee Headquarters – Bishop David A. Hall Sr.
- Tennessee Southwest – Bishop William S. Wright Sr.
- Tennessee Metropolitan – Bishop Linwood Dillard, Jr., Chairman of the AIM Convention
[Texas]
- Texas Central Metropolitan – Bishop Frank Fanniel Sr.
- Texas East – Bishop Robert L. Nichols Sr.
- Texas Greater Southeast First – Bishop Johnny A. Tates
- Texas Gulf Coast – Bishop Destry C. Bell
- Texas Lone Star Jurisdiction – Bishop Don Venson Nobles Sr.
- Texas Metropolitan – Bishop Reginald L. Williams
- Texas North Central – Bishop Robert L. Sample
- Texas Northeast First – Bishop James E. Hornsby
- Texas Northeast Second – Bishop David R. Houston
- Texas Northeast Third – Bishop Nelson J. Gatlin
- Texas Northeast Fourth – Bishop Nathiel D. Wells
- Texas Northwest – Bishop William H. Watson, III
- Texas South Central – Bishop Prince E. Bryant Sr.
- Texas Southeast First – Bishop Kurt L. Thompson
- Texas Southeast Second – Bishop Ladell Thomas Jr.
- Texas Southeast Third – Bishop Travis T. Terry
- Texas Southwest – Bishop Samuel E. Iglehart
- Texas Western – Bishop Juan O. Lawson
[Utah]
- Utah Jurisdiction – Bishop Bobby R. Allen
[Vermont]
- Vermont Jurisdiction – Bishop Loran E. Mann
[Virginia]
- Virginia First – Bishop Jerry W. Macklin
- Virginia Second – Bishop Wilbert L. Daniels Sr.
- Virginia Third – Bishop Levi E. Wills, II.
- Virginia Fourth – Bishop G. Wesley Hardy Sr.
- Virginia Fifth - Bishop Dwight L. Green Sr.
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- Washington State Jurisdiction – Bishop Leo Charles Brown Jr.
- Washington Northwest Jurisdiction – Bishop Reggie C. Whitherspoon
[West Virginia]
- Greater West Virginia Jurisdiction – Bishop-designate Clyde D. Brown
[Wisconsin]
- Wisconsin First – Bishop Sedgwick Daniels, Second Assistant Presiding Bishop
- Wisconsin Northwest – Bishop Charles H. McClelland
[Wyoming]
- Wyoming Jurisdiction – Bishop Jerry W. Macklin
Caribbean
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- Rehoboth Caribbean Jurisdiction – Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., Adjutant General
[Bahamas]
- Bahamas Jurisdiction – Bishop Tony L. Hanna
[Barbados]
- Barbados Jurisdiction – Bishop Paul L. Fortson
- Barbados West Indies – Bishop Jerome Norman, Prelate Emeritus
- Barbados First - Bishop-designate Arthur F. Mosley
[Bermuda]
- Bermuda Jurisdiction – Bishop Richard White Sr.
[Cuba]
- Cuba Jurisdiction – Bishop Jose Mesa Videaux
[Dominican Republic]
- Dominican Republic First Jurisdiction – Bishop Ron Gibson
- Dominican Republic Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph J. Mayo
[Guatemala]
- Guatemala Jurisdiction – Bishop Charles H. Mason Patterson, Sr., General Treasurer
[Haiti]
- Haiti Jurisdiction - Bishop Leon Pamphile
[Jamaica]
- Jamaica Jurisdiction – Bishop Harold Haughton
- Greater Jamaica Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph A. Chase Jr.
[Puerto Rico]
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – Bishop Elton J. Amos Sr.
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- Rehoboth Caribbean Jurisdiction – Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., Adjutant General
[Trinidad and Tobago]
- Trinidad and Tobago First Jurisdiction – Bishop Alton Gatlin
- Trinidad & Tobago Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph H.Griffith
[Turks and Caicos]
- Turks and Caicos Jurisdiction - Bishop Earl J Wright Jr.
Africa
[Angola]
Angola First - Bishop Macano Kamuimba Marcos Pedro[Democratic Republic of the Congo]
- Congo Jurisdiction – Bishop Fabrice Malundama Mbumba
[Ethiopia]
- Ethiopia Jurisdiction – Bishop Corby Bush
[Gambia]
- Gambia/West Africa Jurisdiction - Bishop Lorenzo D. Lee
[Ghana]
- Republic of Ghana Jurisdiction – Bishop Vincent Mathews
[Kenya]
- Kenya, East Africa First Jurisdiction – Bishop Jerry L. Ivery Sr.
- Kenya, Cornerstone First Jurisdiction – Bishop Francis Kamau
[Liberia]
- Liberia Jurisdiction – Bishop Francis Stewart
[Malawi]
- Malawi Central Jurisdiction – Bishop Ronald Sabawo
- Malwi Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Chifundo Mwanandi
[Nigeria]
- Nigeria First Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph O. Oipinejaro
- Nigeria Southern – Bishop Henry Chikwudi
- Nigeria West – Vacant as of 2020
[Ivory Coast]
- West Ivory Coast Jurisdiction – Bishop Enoch Perry
[Rwanda]
- East African Rwandan Jurisdiction -- Bishop Jeffrey Melvin
[Uganda]
- East African Ugandan Jurisdiction – Bishop Bobby Henderson
[South Africa]
- South Africa – Bishop Vincent Mathews
- South Africa Second – Vacant as of 2020
- South Africa Third – Bishop Vincent Mathews
- South Africa Fifth – Bishop Ben Zulu
- South Africa Seventh – Bishop W. Johnny McNair Jr.
[Togo]
- Togo - Bishop Archie Hopkins, Jr.
[Sri Lanka]
- Sri Lanka First - Bishop Blessing Titus Fernando
[Zambia]
- Zambia First – Bishop Ngamitu Muhini
- Zambia Second - Bishop Justine Gondwe
Asia
[Japan]
- Japan First Jurisdiction – Bishop Carl Hodges
[Philippines]
- Philippines Jurisdiction – Bishop Avel Forto, Sr
- Philippines Second Jurisdiction - Bishop Avel Forto, Jr
- Northern Luzon Philippines Jurisdiction
[India]
- India First Jurisdiction – Bishop Bevin G. Lawrence
- India Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Samram Paul
- India Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Edison Victor
- India Fourth Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph Norfleet
- India Fifth Jurisdiction – Bishop G. Jeyakumar
[Israel]
- Israel Jurisdiction - Bishop Glenn Plummer
[Pakistan]
- Pakistan Jurisdiction – Bishop George Adebanjo
[South Korea]
- South Korea Jurisdiction - Bishop Chadwick F. Carlton
South America
[Brazil]
- Brazil Jurisdiction – Bishop Terence Rhone
[Chile]
- Chile Jurisdiction - Bishop Gabriel McCurtis
[Colombia]
- Columbia 1st Jurisdiction - Bishop Lester Johnson
- Columbia 2nd Jurisdiction - Bishop Edermin Cortes
[Cuba]
- Cuba Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction - Bishop Jose Mesa Videaux
[Guyana]
- Guyana Jurisdiction – Bishop Curtis B. Sexton
[Peru]
- - Bishop Morris O. Jenkins, Jr.
[Venezuela]
- Venezuela Jurisdiction – Bishop Derrick W. Hutchins Sr
Europe
[Germany]
- Germany Jurisdiction – Bishop Paul L. Watson
[Greece]
- Greece Jurisdiction – No official Bishop, TBD, Newly formed Jurisdiction, composed mainly of local charity missions
[United Kingdom]
- United Kingdom Jurisdiction – Bishop Alvin Blake
Oceania
[Australia]
- Australia Jurisdiction – Newly formed, no official bishop, TBD
[Indonesia]
- Indonesia – No official bishop, mainly local charity missions
[Papua New Guinea]
- Papua New Guinea – No official bishop, mainly local charity missions
[New Zealand]
- New Zealand – Newly formed, no official bishop, TBD