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VOLUME XXVIII,     ' NO. VI
C.O.G.I.C. HEADQUARTERS. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
MAY, 1990
QUEEN CITY HOSTS COGIC WOMEN
May 29 through June 3, 1990. Cincinnati. Ohio,
often referred to as the Queen City, received the
•queens' of the Church Of God In Christ. This year
the Queen City hosted the 40th Annual \\omenis
International Convention of the Church Of God In
Christ Dr Mattie McGlothen welcomed hundreds
of ladies from around the world. Before the week
was over the convention had established anrttei*;
dance record. Theme for this conference   COGIC
Women   Impacting The  Nineties  With  The
P. ei lasting Gospel" was lifted up daily by inspired
speakers. Supervisor Martha C. Walker  Fh.u.
reflected, "We must meet the challenge, shoulder
our responsibilities,  witness and  spread the
everlasting Word of God everywhere.   Her words
proved prophetic as our inspired women demonstrated to Cincinnati the saving witness of Christ.
The area bishops and supervisors labored incessantly to help provide the needed facilities and
services to the saints. Bishop F.E. Perry, Ohio
Southern, Bishop Warren Miller, Ohio Central
Bishop Robert Chapman, Ohio Northeast   and
Bishop William James, Ohio North blended influence and resources to support the ladies of he
Church. Bishop James led the rally to lift the
finance and the other bishops supportedhis ca 1.for
greater jurisdictional support. Mother McGlothen
acknowledged their warmth and commitment. The
area supervisors stood firmly with their respective
bishops. Along vvith the bishops were supervisors,
Maryellen Meredith, Ellen Pettigrew, Sarah
Thompson and Hannah Bell. Certainly each supervisor made her Ohio Jurisdiction proud. Other area
jurisdictional prelates, and supervisors who lent
their support were Bishop S.Y Burnett and Supervisor Geneva Fulton; Bishop MJ. Sykes and Supervisor Mary Bell; Bishop Milton Hall and Supervisor
Beulah Hatchett; Bishop John Dupree and Supervisor Beatrice Collins; and Bishop Oscar Freeman
and Supervisor Ida M. Sanders.
What happened at the Convention? The Nationa
Steering Committee has always provided the best.
Only the best seminars and training sessions were
conducted. The delegates were given talented
teachers and innovative curnculums. Still, tne
ladies started every morning with morning prayer
and praise. Bishop Ithiel Clemmons and team were
spiritually uplifting. An added attraction was he
first sermon delivered by newly elected Presiding
Bishop Ford. Bishop Ford spoke before an overflow
crowd in the Convention Center. The women were
Pictures of loveliness and studiously attended the
prayers, seminars and general worship service m
great numbers
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Daily, the saints gathered for a dose of inspiration.
Only the women of the Church could think of a
mechanism to deliver the highest praise: an Inspirational Team. Many Evangelists from around the
country' rallied the convention for Jesus. There were
great shouts and praises going forth daily. Some of
the messages delivered were of the most profound
and stirring quality. Supervisor Freddie J. Bell, inveterate worker and saint, spoke to a packed convention center. She was introduced as "a woman
who never projects herself, and a true servant of
God." As she stood before the saints, Mother Bell
lauded the character and leadership of Mother
McGlothen. Mother Bell's thought was quite appropriate, "Gospel is Good News for Bad Times.
In developing the thought, Mother Bell thoroughly
explained these times of disorientation and destruction. In her heart, she affirmed the brightest and
best answer for these days is the gospel.
Our Saintly Mother, International Supervisor ol
Women. Dr. Mattie McGlothen was scheduled to
speak before the convention. Her tenure as International Supervisor has been unequalled. Lauded
by bishops and supervisors both, as awrnanof
wisdom, godly quality and tremendous leadership
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SAINTS TO REOPEN 1991 >
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Presiding Bishop Louis Henry Ford announced
at a joint gathering of bishops, supervisors, and
selected individuals that Saints Academy s
scheduled for reopening. The proposed reopening
is part and parcel of the Bishop's roots oriented pro-am. Presiding Bishop Ford is committed to he
Church Of God In Christ, both her past and future,
therefore, the legacy which is Saints Academyre-
mains close to his heart. Bishop views the Saints
cZlnstll matter of unfinished business and
U"?^ES P-Perty once was home to the
Saints jSfor College which had a long standing
history of accomplishment. The presiding officer
againf-ducating. training and providing hope for
tuture generations. His innovative program targets
he school as a second chance institution for less for-
unate and troubled youths. Dr. Donald Wheelock
made it clear however, the second school, in pr.n-
aple vvould *rve a «ell defined group. "This school
wdl not be for convicted felons, drug abusers and
runav^y-- rather for troubled youth who need and
are wXg to mature spiritually and educational!)
fn a different setting", said the school^presi en
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