Christ Churches of God in Christ, USA

If the Foundation are destroyed, what can the Righteous do? 

Foundation Guidance, Leadership Guidance,

"A Bible Based Ministry"

"Building an International New Testament Church; Apostle's order and principles"

Presiding Bishop & Chief Apostle

   His Grace, Bishop J. L. Payne, PhD, ThD, DD

The under ocean earthquake

Thousands of people died and entire villages and towns disappeared when tidal waves hit Somalia's coastline along its central and northeastern regions, a Somali presidential spokesman said.

The waves, which hit on Sunday, were triggered by the 9.0-magnitude undersea quake centered off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) away.

The "human loss is in the hundreds in the central and northeastern coastal area. ... Entire villages and coastal town have been swept away by the tidal waves and there is severe damage to property," said Yusuf Ismail, spokesman of Somalia's President Abduallhi Yusuf Ahmed.

Our prayers are for those victims and their families; we have ministries and churches in these countries...join us in sending food, monies and clothes to these countries...Thank You! 

The Christ Churches of God in Christ, USA - International Inc. is an Apostle's Doctrine, Pentecostal Church's body. Its foundation and teaching is founded upon the New Testament Church (First Century Church)  which  was given by our Lord Jesus Christ as the Church for this age. The Christ Churches of God in Christ's roots are deeply rooted in the Apostolic Order of the Church in the book of the  Acts of the Apostles (Acts of the Apostles is the beginning revelation on the doctrine of the Apostle's teaching and order for the church). CCOGIC, USA is a growing body of believers and give records of it roots into our Founder as one of the originals of  the COGIC  in the United States. Bishop J. L.,Payne is a spiritual son of the late Bishop A.B. McEwen and Bishop C.H. Mason. As founder of this church's body, CCOGIC, USA, Bishop Payne has established the depth of the Apostle's ministry and its message to the present church   and perhaps BECOME AN ICON IN THE TEACHING AND PRINCIPLE OF THE PRESENT DAY APOSTLE'S MINISTRY.  

Bishop Payne  now leads one of the most profound teaching of truth concerning the bible's message on the Five (5) fold Ministry AND THE RESTORAL of the apostle's ministry to the present church's age. These revelation and teaching are recorded in several of his many books on the New Testament Church and the Kingdom of God. As a foremost teacher of these truths, the Christ Churches of God in Christ, USA now stands in leadership as s  national body of  believers  in the Apostle's tradition. The church is not primary a denomination nor does its teachings and practices reflect the bondage of the denomination' tradition. He now leads one of the most profound teaching of truth concerning the bible's message on the Five (5) fold Ministry AND THE RESTORAL of the apostle's ministry to the present church's age. These revelation and teaching are recorded in several of his many books on the New Testament Church and the Kingdom of God. As a foremost teacher of these truths, the Christ Churches of God in Christ, USA now stands in leadership as s  national body of  believers  in the Apostle's tradition. The church is not primary a denomination nor does its teachings and practices reflect the bondage of the denomination' tradition. The Churches of God in Christ, USA was formed in 1984 by the present Presiding Bishop J. L. Payne, who serves as Chief Apostle of the Church. Later in 1986, the church was incorporated. Bishop Payne begins his ministry in Christ under the late Bishop A. B. McEwen. He served as leader of the church since its inception. The church originally was called the Christ International Churches and  was formed with the vision of the restored message and structure of the Apostle's Doctrine. In a later convention of the church, and after the Chief Apostle had develop and presented an extensive study on the Apostolic Faith Movement under Apostle William Seymour and the study of Bishop C. H. Mason; a body of churches resulted and there was a merger of many churches, pastors and ministries who emerged into what was a merger of the CICI and called " The Christ Churches of God in Christ, USA. The distinct teaching of the Holiness' doctrine was restored, the Apostle's teaching of the Kingdom of God , the New Testament Church procedures brought brethren into a general church that presently exists founded upon the doctrine of The New Testament Church. In the 18th Leadership Convocation  held in 2004 at the Mother Church in Jackson, Mississippi, an Oath of Actions was taken among it brethrens to make clear and distinguish this body from others of the same name. That is, The Christ Churches of God in Christ, USA, referred to sometimes as "Church of God in Christ, USA."

Another important fact of the Christ Churches of God in Christ is it connection with  the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles in 1907. This revival restored the Acts of the Apostle's ministry (New Testament Church) and changed the direction of the Pentecostal church movement in America and the world. The Founder and Chief Apostle was a result of that revival. His roots directly relates to Bishop Mason who was appointed in 1906 with a committee of other ministers to investigate the reports of the Azusa Street Revival. Upon  Bishop Mason's  return to Mississippi and  Tennessee, Mason began to teach the Pentecostal experience he had found in California; only to be later rejected by Bishop C. P. Jones (Founder of Church of Christ Holiness, USA). The rejections was over the  Pentecostal manifestations of the baptism that Bishop Mason and others of the group brought back. We related to that Apostolic Pentecostal outpouring as the turning point for this dispensation of the Church's Age  .

The Founder of the Church is the present Presiding Bishop Dr. J. L. Payne who along with other Assistant Bishops carry out the daily duties. Bishop Robert L. Carter, Secreatry General and others of this office as well as other Bishops of the church has founded churches  throughout the Nation and the world. Most of the National Meetings are held at the Mother Church in Jackson, Mississippi. World headquarters are located in Jackson, Mississippi. There are several bodies of ministries under the church, such as the Payne Bible College, a bible college of Biblical Theology; An International Mission Ministry under the heading of Christ International Churches; there is an extensive amount of church's study materials, such as text books, topics of study on the Kingdom of God in the Church, the New Testament Church, Faith Teaching of the Apostle's Ministry, Spirituality Activation, etc.

Office of the Chief Apostle

Healing Ministry

*Doctrine of Healing          *Kingdom's Teaching

Pastor Gilleyin now heads our  Archive Department

  Jurisdiction News

Pastor Temple Egbuogu, Divine Covenant Chapel, 1st Jurisdiction, Nigeria, CCOGIC

   Dr. Paul Kamanu, pastor and general overseer of Grace Redemption Ministries Kaneohe,Hawaii; Dr. Paul reminds Bishop Payne ( during his recent visit in the island) of his aged at 5 years old during bishop's earlier years in the Islands. It was then that God begins shaping this young ministry. Now at 50 years, Dr. Paul Kamanu is a leading Apostle in true Church's ministry in the Islands. Based in Kaneohe, Hawaii on Oahu; Dr. Paul has the Apostle's anointing upon him. Bishop and Dr. Kamanu will be in many church sessions this year. Bishop Payne says several Sunday nights ago at Grace Redemption, We had a  'spiritual prophetic' visit from God. 

Guidance into laying a True Foundation 

(In this book, Chief Apostle has lain the truth of Foundation laying)

"Before anything of worth can be built to endure, there must be a foundation laid.  There can never be lasting results in life and ministry, nor can we expect to grow, build, or simply soar into a great or supernatural dimensions of God in this time or eternity with a clear and Holy Spirit foundation laid." 

We must first be grounded in the foundation truths of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and established in His biblical principles, practicing these principles. We must be word-principle driven. 

Bishop E. L. Jones, Assisting Presiding Bishop in several western states with CCOGIC, USA, Convocation in Nevada, Bishop E. L. Jones

CCOGIC Western States Convocation held in Nevada, March 23rd to 27th, Las Vegas

Presiding Bishop at Work every day Leadership, God's Plan "If the Foundation be destroyed"

Christ Church of God in Christ, USA Inc.

18th Annual Pentecostal Laborers' Convention

held at Mother Church, 426 W. Silas Brown Street, Jackson, Ms

2005 Schedule of Meeting Times and Services / Locations

Coming News

Presiding Bishop in Hattiesburg, Ms, Feb. 6th,9th,10th 11th Jurisdiction Leadership Conference, Revival; Pastor and Bishop Harris 3rd Jurisdiction, CCOGIC,USA, Ms

Presiding Bishop in Nashville with Bishop McElhiney Feb. 20th Jurisdiction Leadership Conference, Revival

Jurisdiction Leadership Conference, Revivals, 2nd Jurisdiction, Ms - Feb. 23rd to 27th, Presiding Bishop present

Presiding Bishop with Bishop Alonso Moreland, 1st Jurisdiction, Georgia CCOGIC, USA; Feb. 27th 

News -

Week of March 17th -20th Appreciation week for Bishop Elbert Taylor, 1st Jurisdiction, Nevada CCOGIC,USA- PBC "Foundation of Church's Study"

Welcome new pastors in CCOGIC, USA; Pastor Brooks, Pastor Gilleyin, Pastor Davis

Bishop Alonso Moreland, 1st Jurisdiction, Georgia CCOGIC, USA

Pastor Larry D. Patton Healing Temple of the Word, Memphis, Tn. CCOGIC,USA

(Interim) Bishop J. Nixon, 1st Jurisdiction. Colorado CCOGIC, USA Living Waters Outreach Ministries, CCOGIC, USA

Bishop Timothy Walton, 1st Jurisdiction, Virginia The House of God Christian Tabernacle, CCOGIC, USA Mission's Statement Bishop Martinez Masterson,1st Jurisdiction,South Carolina,Perfecting Holiness, CCOGIC, USA- Jurisdiction Reports

Coming News below from Pakistan, Africa, India, Canada

* Pakistan's Baptism with Pastor Sharaf

Fouzia Naz, Director of Education, Pakistan; CCOGIC, USA

Women's Ministry Leadership

In Memorial "We miss you, Bishop Robert "Bob" Drake"

In Memorial Our Beloved Pastor Charlie Berry, Jackson, Mississippi

The Memphis, Tennessee's Coliseum Crusade (March 13th, 2005)

Bishop J. L. Payne at Evangel Temple in Memphis, Tennessee

Week of March 14th

In Memorial

"We Miss you, Bishop Ben Harris" 2nd Jurisdiction, Mississippi Pentecostal Holiness Church, CCOGIC, USA

Pastor Lyons C. Welch Bishop Payne at Mt. Zion

Sunday School Review

Laborers. Convention, 2005  

Pastor Richard Hamilton; Old Landmark, CCOGIC, USA 

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