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VOLUME XXXII, NO. VI
COGIC HEADQUARTERS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
CONVENTION EDITION, JULY 1994
COGIC CONVENTIONS INSPIRE THOUSANDS
MORE THAN 600 YOUTH RECEIVE
BAPTISM OF HOLY GHOST DURING
1994 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
With the theme, "The World's Greatest
Need: God's Holy Word." Youth
Congress President C H. Brewer and
Chairlady Deborah Thomas challenged
COGIC youth attending the International
Congress in Louisville, the first week in
July, to embrace the principles of biblical
holiness for their lives Tbosc who attended the Annual International Youth
Congress in Lousiville, Kentucky were in-
Bishop Charlie Brewer with Host Bishop
A.T Moore.
spired by the scores of youth who were in
attendance. These dedicated youth were a
reminder that all youth are not godless,
gang members using and abusing drugs.
Convention Coordinator, Bishop W.L.
Porter, received great cooperation from
the Kentucky hosting bishops, COGIC patriarch, Bishop A.T. Moore and the now
deceased Bishop M.J. Sykes (who died
during the Convention). As well, Central
Junsdiction of Tennessee provided both
financial and numerical support in a co-
hosting role. The Convention headquarters, the Historic Gait House, on the Ohio
River, provided an inspinng and scenic
setting for the delegates Pastor Arthur
Patterson of Louisville, KY. worked with
Bishop Porter as the Host Junsdictions'
Convention Committee Chairman.
Elder Brandon Porter, the coordinator
for the Workshops and Worship dunng the
day sessions, reported that over 600 youth
testified that they received the baptism of
the Holy Ghost during the convention.
During the Wednesday afternoon session
there was an anointed outpouring during
SUPER • CONFERENCES HIGHLIGHT
1994 SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Deborah   Thomas   -
Chairlady.
which nearly 200 youth received the
Baptism in the same setting, One young
man, only 14 years old, was saved and
filled; with sobbing and tears he testified
that he never believed he would be saved
because as a gang member he "...had
wasted (murdered) ...two people."
The workshops for the children and
youth ranged from arts and crafts lo children's church to a seminar on Emotional
Healing for those who arc, or have been,
victims   of  emotional,   sexual   and/or
Sunday School Superintendent. Jerry Macklin expounds on the theme   A Powerful Army
- Fervent in Spirit, Mighty in War!
Convention  Coordinator, Bishop  W L.
Porter, steers successful meeting.
physical abuse.
The preaching, during the day, evening
and midnight sessions, was superb. Dr
Felton Smith. Jr. of Chattanooga. Pastor
Ray Iglehart of New Orleans; Evangelist
Richard 'Mr Clean' White of Atlanta.
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The Bishops and saints of the Lone
Star  state,   situated just   north   of
Mexico, proved once again why Texas
is reputed for always producing bigger    and    better    things. The
International        Sunday       School
Convention (ISSC - Houston, Texas),
headed by Elder Jerry Macklin and
Field  Representative,  Gloria Smith,
was declared one of the best conventions in the history of the ISSC. There
are eleven jurisdictions in this huge
southwestern state. The moral and financial support from the hosting bishops inspired Superintendent Macklin
and the other officials of the convention and enabled them to be fiscally
and spiritually successful.
The thousands who attended the
ISSC were not disappointed. The
worship and training sessions were
extremely well formatted and remarkably informative. Constantly referring
to the departmental workers and delegates as "the Sunday School family,"
Elder Macklin appealed to the tradition of this great arm of the church
that always prides itself as being the
training ground and "hotbed" for the
church's other ministries.
The workshops were comprehen
sive in that they covered a spectrum of
issues for all age levels, for both genders and for all ministerial ranks, from
laymen to bishops.   The powershops
and workshops culminated with special  "super-conferences" on  Friday
morning for women only and men
only.   The Women's Conference provided forums for discussing issues
unique to African-American COGIC-
Christian females. The men's conference was a forum for addressing issues unique to the African-American
COGIC-Christian male.
The International Supervisor of
Women, Mother Emma Crouch, addressed the joint session of the
Women. Bishop L. H. Ford closed the
Men's Conference with a dynamic
summary of the issues that face the
African-Amencan male as he stands
on the precipice of the twenty-first
(21 st) century.
Elder Jerry Macklin and a host of
dynamic speakers expounded on the
Convention's theme " A Powerful
Army - Fervent in Spirit, Mighty in
War." Among the convention's speakers were: Elder Robert Smith; newly
elected Bishop, Ivory Holden; and
Bishop L. H. Ford.