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Assignment 2 2021SummerB-X-REL320-41175-42915 Naeim Naeimi Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Charles Harrison Mason, the founder of this predominantly African-American Pentecostal became a Christian in 1879. He was baptized by his brother, who was at the time the pastor near Plumerville (Conway County). Mason later became a minister when he was ordained by the Mount Gale Missionary Baptist Church in Preston (Faulkner County). In 1895, Mason met with several of his bishops who conducted a revival in Jackson, Mississippi. There has been a report on several supernatural healings, conversions, and other charismatic manifestations at this revival. Mason delivered those controversial teachings on sanctification (being an “event” that was a work of Baptism in Holy Spirit), which cause him to be banned from the Baptist Association. Therefore, the church meetings moved to a gin house in Lexington, Mississippi. Through time this organization was formed by elders, and they called it “Church of God”. In 1897, Mason conceived the name “Church of God in Christ,” while he was walking down a street in Little Rock (Pulaski County) to which would distinguish this church from other churches with the name similar to “Church of God”. This reputed revelation was, the church says, based on 1 Thessalonians 2:14 -- “For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus.” The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) was founded in 1897 in Arkansas, which is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States (as of 2003), with 5.4 million members behind the Roman Catholic Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the United Methodist Church. Their headquarters is located at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. Its doctrine and practice are charismatic in nature, a lot like the Assemblies of God, which means they concentrate on personal
religious experience and divinely inspired powers, such as healing, prophecy, and speaking in tongues. In 1907, Mason attended Azusa Street Revival with D.J. Young and J.A. Peter, under the preaching of William J. Seymour. On that day he believed that the second “outpouring” of the Holy Spirit, similar to the Day of Pentecost recorded in Acts of the Apostles, was necessary. Reported that Seymour would close his sermon in two different fashions; he would lead the group who wanted to be sanctified or Baptized with the Holy Ghost, to the room in the upper level; and all of those who wanted to be Justified would be led to alter. Baptism in the Holy Ghost under Seymour’s ideology was a special experience, the one that was generally emotional through which the Holy Spirit comes upon the individual and bestow upon them certain spiritual gifts. The evidence to this special gift is that the individual would speak in tongues. It is justified that these individuals are “saved” from their sins. With this ritual they become followers of Jesus Christ, and thus they are saved from hell by this forgiveness. This is a reference to Romans chapters 3, 4, 5, and 8:30. The Church of God in Christ reports that Mason said the following at the Azusa Street Revival, on April 9, 1906: “So when He had gotten me straight on my feet, there came a light which enveloped my entire being above the brightness of the sun. When I opened my mouth to say Glory, a flame touched my tongue which ran down me. My language changed and no word could I speak in my own tongue. Oh! I was filled with the Glory of the Lord. My soul was then satisfied.” Because Mason proclaimed this event in the church, division among members arouse and thought this as well as speaking in tongues, was in his mind. Therefore, the Baptist General Assembly in Memphis, Tennessee, turned its back on Mason. This was the time that Mason organized the first General Assembly of the “Church of God in Christ,” giving it the name that came to him in Little Rock. In 1907, the titles “General Overseer” and “Chief Apostle” of the COIGC were given to him by the assembly. Presiding bishop is the one in charge of overseeing the edificatory events, teaching sessions, and services that are organized by the various prominent members of the church. As of 2010, thirty-six of almost 3700 Churches of God in Christ are in Arkansas. During the past few
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