Cogic abuse watch 2020 These and other incidents inspired the launch of at least two dedicated websites, Report COGIC Abuse and COGIC Abuse Watch, devoted to tracking allegations of sexual abuse and violence within COGIC. Meadows’ letter, dated August 5th stated in part, “Upon receiving of this letter you are suspended from Letter from Presiding Bishop to general church re: 107HC message [download] Andre Johnson vs Bishop James Hunt, Chairman of General Assembly [download] Judgment of Fulton County Superior Court against William McCray [download] Pastor Wayne Bass, Sr. Feb 11, 2013 · The spirit of abuse, lying and wickedness still permeates COGIC’s leadership ranks and accounts for the rise of sexual abuses as well. letter of divorce from COGIC [download] Patricia Brown-Johnson vs Rufus Kyles et al 133rd I, bishop of the Church of God in Christ Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction was booked on charges of sexual battery in June. In the end, it was the Olive Branch COGIC that was left broken, shattered and reeling from the destruction a ravenous wolf unleashed on them by their own bishop Jul 27, 2019 · In 2016, Kimberly Pollard accused Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Bishop James L'Keith Jones of sexually abusing and grooming her over two decades. Neaul Haynes of Dallas. Pastors in the Greater Maryland First Jurisdiction say that this current letter is the second attempt in over two years demanding the national church investigate Bishop Apr 5, 2013 · Report COGIC Abuse was the first to tell you about the lawsuits levied against the National church, Southern California 2nd Jurisdiction as well as several local churches in California and Arizona by two women who alleged the former Southern California 2nd Administrative Assistant had engaged in sexual acts with them among other charges. The crimes occurred in 1998 while the boy stayed in the pastor’s home. A resident of Atlanta, he presided over one of the Church of God in Christ's rising jurisdictions, Central Georgia. But the story quickly raised more troubling issues about Brown, his past, COGIC’s so-called zero tolerance sexual abuse policy and his association with the church’s presiding bishop. Jun 15, 2011 · Originally posted at GCM Watch June 4, 2009 The son of a deceased COGIC bishop voluntarily spoke on the record with GCM Watch about his father’s administration and the controversy surrounding a murdered homosexual pastor in COGIC. Hogan, Sr. 117th HOLY CONVOCATION LIVE STREAM Morning Manna | Midday Service | Evening Service A looming question hampers holding bishops in the church truly accountable. L. Brown was released after posting a $25,000 bail. In addition, COGIC officials have ignored the Pastor’s pleas for help. Mar 4, 2011 · Posts about Atlanta written by cogicologyBack in the old days, homosexuality was whispered about, but rarely spoken of openly. Groomed: Escaping the Dark Side of COGIC In part 2 of “Groomed: Escaping the Dark Side of COGIC,” I share my deeply personal experience of sexual abuse and grooming that took place in my Feb 4, 2020 · Memphis-based Church of God in Christ has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a South Carolina man claiming he was sexually abused by four different pastors at COGIC churches as a Aug 16, 2012 · In a newly released video, a prominent El Paso, Texas COGIC bishop highlights serious internal problems with the denomination’s apparently broken judicial system. In 2009, God gave us a vision where the river of justice was blocked with debris and our goal has been to remove the debris and allow the river of justice to flow freely. Behind the attack on marriage, is that age old satanic rebellion against the Last week we published an email by Barrett, now living in the Atlanta area, proclaiming ” The case has been dismissed against me. Report COGIC Abuse (RCA), a victim’s advocacy ministry, today praised COGIC’s presiding bishop and general board for taking appropriate action against confessed child molester Thomas A. Its not just marriage. Its understandable that some COGIC members Sep 25, 2014 · Posts about Hezekiah Webb written by cogicologySerious charges of sexual immorality and possible financial malfeasance by a Memphis pastor have emerged but so far there’s been no response from the pastor’s immediate denominational supervisor nor his bishop. Now, that bishop has been found guilty in a Texas civil court and ordered to pay his victim $750,000. Sunday School Department Youth Department Events COGIC Newsfeed Connect Live Stream Jubilee Network (KSTL 690AM) Mar 5, 2019 · According to the Daily Mail, a prominent news organization in the UK, in 2016 the Church of God in Christ organization and its Bishop of New Mexico was hit was a 12. Read our August 1st open letter to Bishop Meadows. There is nothing more important than the truth. Bass seems to anticipate there will be some of that. We discussed this pertinent to clergy sexual abuse and COGIC in light of the pending case against former COGIC pastor Sherman Allen of Fort Worth, TX. And COGIC General Board Member Bishop Brandon Porter of Memphis is due honor for breaking the mold and marching with supporters of natural marriage aka nonsurgically altered,biological male-female marriage which is under severe attack from within and without. Across the length and breadth of the church; reports of political wars, leadership abuses and struggles for power have eclipsed the church’s glorious days when its doctrine of sanctification and Mar 4, 2011 · Case in point, the murky story of one of COGIC's most prolific preachers, the late Bishop John D. Wiggins,Jr. In November 2009, when Bishop Charles Blake dropped a bombshell announcement that his denomination spent on a Apr 27, 2015 · Give honor to whom honor is due. Nevertheless we’d like to pass on some fresh teaching from Pastor Harvey Burnett of New Bethel COGIC in Peoria, IL who gave RCA permission to post this. Sheard, the board’s Chairman in Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court, Tuesday October 1st. Tomorrow, we will publish the searing letter Bishop Richard Ranger wrote circa April 4th, 1966 warning the brethren of the abuse of a handful of bishops who hijacked the legacy of the founder for their own Mar 5, 2019 · Today on the birthday of our beloved founder CH Mason, we give praises to God for 3 years of labor to bring awareness, accountability and assistance to victims of clergy sexual abuse in the Church of God in Christ. ” But If Barrett is still a member of the Church of God in Christ, the first thing Bishop Charles Blake should do is require him to reimburse the church for hundreds of thousands of dollars lost due to his Aug 30, 2013 · Report COGIC Abuse receives numerous marital infidelity reports which are outside our mission scope (almost always from women whose husbands are in ministry). 2 million dollar lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a minor. as a bishop. We previously reported on COGIC’s judicial system here and here. . He’s navigated church leadership though numerous legal waters with ubiquitous ease, donning different faces, depending on which court room he happened to find himself in. According to several news outlets [see here, here and here] Superintendent Thomas A. Feb 27, 2013 · In what appears to be another fox guarding the pentecostal hen-house arrangement, a man who was the lead investigator of the bungled Sherman Allen sex abuse case is now the Chairman of the “Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Committee”. Case in point, the murky story of one of COGIC’s most prolific preachers, the late Bishop John D. Wiggins, Jr. Oct 2, 2013 · The spirit of abuse, lying and wickedness still permeates COGIC’s leadership ranks and accounts for the rise of sexual abuses as well. Bishop Husband was consecrated during a I pray that COGIC has educated itself enough to know that the Body of Christ isn’t restricted solely to the denominational confines of a 5-6 million member black pentecostal church. Jul 13, 2012 · Report COGIC Abuse has obtained a copy of a letter sent to COGIC officials decrying alleged ungodly actions by the church’s current General Secretary. Feb 4, 2020 · Memphis-based Church of God in Christ is named in a lawsuit which details decades-old allegations of sex crimes. Haynes, they contend is afflicted with dementia and unable to make sound administrative church decisions which are part of the core responsibility of the bishopric. , pastor of the Faith Temple COGIC and Bolton COGIC was Oct 2, 2013 · ATLANTA – Seeking compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys for Bishop Larry Shaw, Secretary of the Church of God in Christ Board of Bishops, filed a lawsuit against Bishop John H. Do COGIC jurisdictions or its national church keep documented records of sexual abuse cases on file? Is there a paper trail from the crime to church authorities? Based on the law, could authorities inspect those files for patterns of withholding information of sex Aug 16, 2012 · HOUSTON – Bishop Gary Emerson Scott was bad business from the beginning but Bishop Prince E. Religious communities face a global reckoning over allegations of sexual abuse. This blog reported the shocking story on December 3rd after multiple news outlets in Wilmington, NC said that Wiggins, an “Administrative Assistant” in North Carolina 2nd jurisdiction, had Sep 9, 2014 · repost from September 9th, 2009 [source] Yesterday, 143 years after the birth of Church of God in Christ founder Bishop CH Mason, ReportCOGICAbuse. Oct 2, 2013 · 1 post published by cogicology during October 2013ATLANTA – Seeking compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys for Bishop Larry Shaw, Secretary of the Church of God in Christ Board of Bishops, filed a lawsuit against Bishop John H. Warren Click here for the Sexual Harassment presentation given by Enoch Perry III during a General Assembly session. Jul 7, 2020 · According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the accusers (now in their 30s and 40s) claimed in court last week that Wesley used his position as pastor of the church to abuse them when they were as young as 13, 9, and 4. Nonetheless Report COGIC Abuse calls on faithful bishops in the church to immediately remove Bishop Charles Brown from office and launch a full and independent investigation as to Bishop Blake's personal knowledge of these crimes. com was launched (1) in defense and support of victims of COGIC clergy sexual abuse (2) in support of survivors of clergy sexual abuse and (3) to confront ongoing silence and inaction against such abuses. That would be like the Jehovah’s Witnesses 144,000 lie. Last week, popular Memphis “shock jock” Thaddeus Matthews made public information given to him about Pastor Frederick Smith of New Perry has been COGIC’s chief behind-the-scenes architect of sexual abuse “policy” in the last few years. The allegations involve two churches in New York State. The sexual abuse claims in this lawsuit allegedly happened decades ago and that is why it was filed under the Child Victim’s Media outlets in Wilmington, NC reported that a 54 year old Church of God in Christ “superintendent” has confessed to multiple sexual crimes against a 14 year old boy. A well known defender of traditional marriage, McKinney’s publicly vocal opposition to numerous issues such as homosexual marriage and abortion distinguishes him from other COGIC bishops who generally are Jun 15, 2011 · Originally posted at GCM Watch June 4, 2009 The son of a deceased COGIC bishop voluntarily spoke on the record with GCM Watch about his father’s administration and the controversy surrounding a murdered homosexual pastor in COGIC. GCM Watch reported on the shocking news of the murder and Pastor Ronald Paige’s apparently openly homosexual lifestyle… It's unclear if Clemons still has a role within the church. A resident of Atlanta, he presided over one of the Church of God in Christ’s rising jurisdictions, Central Georgia. The suit also names two New York churches, and an assistant pastor. Jun 22, 2013 · The Forest Hill COGIC sent a letter to controversial Board of Bishop president John Sheard pleading for help with the decision of Bishop [emeritus] J. He was first elected to the Board in 2001 and has been consistently re-elected since that time. Jun 22, 2013 · Some men in the Church of God in Christ seem to be intent on forcing the church back into a chapter of its history appropriately dubbed the “dark period” after the death of founder CH Mason. I am yet a member of the Church of God in Christ, Inc. Aug 12, 2013 · Report COGIC Abuse today received confirmation that the Bishop of Alabama 1st Jurisdiction has suspended a married superintendent who carried on a six year adulterous relationship from office pending further investigations. Feb 3, 2020 · The Memphis-based Church of God in Christ has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit that alleges multiple accounts of rape and sexual assault of a boy starting when he was 12 years old. Husband. What an arrogant and pompous sounding title considering the littered trail of sexually abused women and children COGIC sex criminals have left behind. Tomorrow, we will publish the searing letter Bishop Richard Ranger wrote circa April 4th, 1966 warning the brethren of the abuse of a handful of bishops who hijacked the legacy of the founder for their own Oct 14, 2014 · Just a week after Report COGIC Abuse published the story of COGIC Pastor Frederick Smith and allegations of financial malfeasance, misrepresentation on a legal document and gross sexual immorality , it appears that Bishop Brandon Porter has taken some action against the pastor and church. Also named as a defendant in the MEMPHIS (TN) WMC February 3, 2020 By Janice Broach COGIC being sued by man alleging sexual abuse The Memphis-based Church of God in Christ is being sued by a man who says he was sexually abused in the 1970′s. The suit demands a jury trial. Pending the outcome of the trial, Barrett has recast himself as a “21st century church leadership consultant” concerned about issues such as “resolving conflict” in the church. A bishop at one of the largest African-American Christian churches in Mar 4, 2011 · Pastor Harvey Burnett has explored in full detail what the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) constitution says should happen when cases of sexual malfeasance occurs within the ranks of its clergy. Bryant failed to vet him and refused to discipline him even when reports of sexual misconduct and marital infidelity arrived at his office. In November, Hogan will be promoted and has been selected to allegedly head the “North Central Jurisdiction Groomed: Escaping the Dark Side of COGIC In part 2 of “Groomed: Escaping the Dark Side of COGIC,” I share my deeply personal experience of sexual abuse and grooming that took place in my May 22, 2013 · Bishop George McKinney is a 2012 candidate for the Church of God in Christ General Board. Noticeably missing are concerns about resolving sexual abuse, adultery, lying, deception and criminal activity in the church. We first Aug 20, 2011 · ATLANTA – Ignoring an impassioned letter for reform in the nation’s largest black pentecostal denomination, Bishop Charles Blake, Sr and his cadre of fellow Church of God in Christ (COGIC) bishops are preparing to consecrate [Superintendent] Joseph E. Bishop O. xhod nst f9k mflpjwc 3etox w3 iwc8dehm qerc aoke1 b5s6