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The complaint explains the international church's organizational structure in depth and notes that Wesley was ordained as a COGIC pastor in 1993 at a church in Ozan despite having a violent. It helps us to accomplish business efficiently and speedily. At the same time, it protects the rights of all members to have their say. Officers and Their Duties: The Chairman of church meetings is usually the Pastor or Board President. If the President is absent, the Vice- President presides. Jun 03, 2018 “The Place of Power & Praise” Cathedral of Praise COGIC 302 Barrow Dr. Augusta GA 30906 Pastor Paul Coppett III Lady Brandie Coppett. Bishop Charles Blake (center) of Church of God in Christ and pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles, joins hands in prayer with Dr. Dwight Riddick (right), the senior pastor at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Newport News, Va., and Dr. William Curtis (left), senior pastor at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, at the 94th Annual Hampton University Ministers. The Council of Pastor's & Elder's. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. COGIC Home; 2020 SHEPHERD’S CONFERENCE AND ELDERS ACADEMY SEPTEMBER 4-5.

Superintendent Dr. Jonathan E. Logan was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Lowndes County High School where he was elected senior class president and graduated with honors. Pastor Logan grew up in a Christian home and accepted Christ at an early age. He was an active member in his local church as a Sunday school teacher and choir member.

Immediately after High School, he enrolled in Alabama State University, where he pursued a degree in accounting. Due to financial hardships, he was forced to leave college and enlist in the United States Air Force upon completion of Basic Military training, he was assigned to Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California. After one year he was transferred to March AFB, California where he met the former Christine Wright. After a short courtship, they married in May of 1977 and shortly thereafter transferred to Wheeler AFB, Hawaii; there, they rededicated their lives to the Lord doing the same worship service.

In February of 1980, Elder Logan acted upon his calling and formally entered the gospel ministry. In December 1980, the Logan's transferred to San Antonio, Texas, where they held various positions in their local church and district. In September of 1982, Pastor Logan was ordained as an Elder in the Churches of God in Christ Inc. (COGIC). His pastor, Superintendent Artis Bell, shared with him the Lord had instructed him to speak to the jurisdictional Bishop about ordaining Pastor Logan so that nothing would hinder the call of God upon his life.

In January 1984, he was assigned on a remote assignment at Suwon Air Base (AB) Korea. After that assignment he transferred to Eglin AFB FL where he served as Assistant Pastor of the Eglin Gospel service under the dynamic leadership of COGIC Chaplain Nate Crawford. Also at Eglin AFB, Pastor Logan completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Management from Troy State University. In June of 1989, the Logan family transferred to Ramstein AB, Germany, where he served as Assistant Pastor of the Gospel Service. In August of 1993, the Germany Jurisdictional Bishop appointed Elder Logan as Pastor of Maranatha Tabernacle COGIC. Approximately one year later, Bishop Carlis L. Moody appointed him as Chairman of the Germany Jurisdiction Pastors and Elders Council. In August 1994, Elder Logan was reassigned to Luke AFB, Arizona, where he initially served as Associate Minister at Prayer Assembly COGIC. In January 1996, Pastor Logan pioneered Antioch Church of God in Christ. He currently serves as Administrative Assistant to Bishop Harvey T. Young Sr. (the Prelate of the Arizona Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction) and Administrative Assistant to Bishop Bobby Henderson (the Prelate of the Uganda East Africa Jurisdiction).

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On 1 May 2010, Pastor Logan was appointed as Superintendent of the Agape Fellowship District, within the COGIC Arizona Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. He also serves the jurisdiction as Ordination Board Chairman, responsible for training and examining ministers for ordination as elders. Superintendent Logan is seminary trained, completing his Master of Divinity Degree in 2005, from Phoenix Seminary in Scottsdale AZ, where he now serves as a professor. Superintendent Logan has also had a very successful military career. He was selected the Honor Graduate of his Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Leadership School in 1979. In 1981, he was selected NCO of the Year for the San Antonio Air Logistics Center and Kelly AFB. In 1990, he was the winner of the prestigious Lt. General Leo Marquez Award as the best munitions maintenance manager in the United States Air Forces in Europe. In August 1995, he was promoted to the highest enlisted grade of Chief Master Sergeant. He retired from active duty to enter full-time ministry in June 1999. Chief (Superintendent) Logan’s decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Commendation with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Good Conduct Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, The National Defense Service Medal, and the Southwest Asia Campaign Medal with one bronze star. Pastor Logan is married to the former Christine Wright of Greenville, South Carolina.

Missionary Logan has completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Elementary Education. She retired from an extremely successful career as an educator in the Peoria AZ School District to support the ministry full time. Pastor and Missionary Logan have two beautiful daughters, Patrice and Rachell. They have also been blessed with four wonderful grandchildren; Michael, Gabriel, Rebecca, and Breanna Logan.

An Atlanta pastor is tired of hearing of sexual abuse within the denomination he was raised, and he's on a mission to help expose what he believes is a surging problem.

While growing up in a Church of God in Christ (COGIC) congregation, D.L. Foster experienced sexual abuse firsthand when a fellow teenager molested him. The incident—and its ugly aftermath, which included a lack of support from church leaders—caused Foster to spend years living a gay lifestyle. He eventually left this and launched a ministry to individuals wanting to abandon their homosexual lifestyle, yet the pastor soon began hearing more stories of similar abuse within COGIC. In September, Foster launched a Web site, ReportCOGICAbuse.com, to expose what he believes is a growing problem of sexual misconduct among ministers of the 6 million-member denomination.

'The pattern I saw was to deny that victims existed, to deny that the church had a culpable role in dealing with the situations,' said Foster, who to date has tracked at least 30 cases of sexual abuse. 'In many of the cases, church members went first to their denominational leaders, reported these actions and nothing was done.'

Although COGIC leaders don't deny instances of pastoral abuse, they disagree with Foster's claim that the denomination is doing little to address the issue. Elder Derrick W. Hutchins, chairman of COGIC's General Council of Pastors and Elders, said his denomination does not take allegations of sexual abuse lightly. 'That's the part that I really find offensive,' Hutchins said. 'Because sometimes it's written like all we want to do is save ourselves from liability, we don't really care about people—and that's not true at all. Our first concern is the parishioners, not just pastors. We do not tolerate pastors in the pulpit who are found guilty of these improprieties.'

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COGIC's constitution calls for ministers accused of egregious sexual misconduct such as rape or pedophilia to be immediately suspended while the claims are being investigated, Hutchins said. A pastor-led jurisdictional council investigates other kinds of allegations, such as sexual immorality among consenting adults, before taking action against a pastor. Bishops who don't follow the procedures can themselves be brought up on charges.

“I want to believe that every bishop is committed to carrying out the constitution as it relates to these grievous acts,” Hutchins said. “Anybody who can find where it’s not being carried out and can prove it, I’m sure that charges will be brought against that bishop who did not carry out his responsibility.'

With its influence growing worldwide, COGIC can set an example for addressing clergy abuse, Foster believes: 'If you continue to deny you have a problem for the sake of your image, name and assets, then my fear is what God allowed [COGIC founder] Bishop Mason to build will be destroyed by evil men—and I do not use that term lightly—whose intention is not the integrity of the house of God but rather to cover for their own sins and the sins of others who perhaps know what they've been doing.' [charismamag.com, 10/15/09]

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