There are 5 article(s) tagged COGIC:

• January 2025

  • COGIC moves its largest event from Memphis to St. Louis

    The Church of God in Christ held its annual event in St. Louis from 2010 to 2019. It returned to Memphis in 2022.

    By Sophia Surrett January 15, 2025

• October 2020

  • For sale: Historic synagogue site filled with memories and marble

    Built 65 years ago for the Baron Hirsch Synagogue and sold 28 years ago to a Church of God in Christ jurisdiction, the historic property at 1740 Vollintine is up for sale for only the second time.

    By Tom Bailey October 13, 2020

• June 2020

  • Citing COVID-19, COGIC cancels Holy Convocation scheduled for St. Louis

    COGIC is scheduled to return to the Bluff City in 2021 for its mass gathering. “It’s going to be quite interesting what is going to happen in Memphis next year,” Bishop Brandon Porter said.

    By Jane Roberts June 01, 2020

• November 2018

  • COGIC ‘Saints’ return to boost civic pride, hotel occupancy

    Memphis’ civic pride was wounded by the homegrown Church of God in Christ’s 2009 decision to move its biggest annual gathering up the Mississippi River to St. Louis. In a changing landscape of church leadership and amid complaints about Memphis’ lack of capacity to host such a large (30,000-plus) gathering, the Memphis-based Pentecostal denomination inked its first three-year deal with St. Louis.

    By Wayne Risher November 13, 2018

  • COGIC convocation coming home to Memphis in 2021-2023

    The Memphis-based Church of God in Christ's annual holy convocation is coming home to Memphis from St. Louis in 2021-2023. Church leaders voted Monday to bring the annual convention back to Memphis for three years starting in 2021. It will continue to be hosted in St. Louis until then.

    By Wayne Risher November 13, 2018