What do you think of the ministerial title “Bishop”? Why did COG start using it?

Bishop Sean O’Neal congratulates the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center on our 50th Anniversary of ministry to the Church of God and Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement. Dr. O’Neal is Administrative Bishop for the Church of God in California/Nevada and a member of the Church of God International Executive Council. A leader in church planting and revitalization, he understands […]

John Corcoran Obituary John Francis Corcoran: Bishop, Pastor, LCDC III Counselor (June 26, 1947 – March 17, 2023) John Francis Corcoran was called home to Jesus on March 17, 2023, after a lengthy and well fought battle with cancer. John was born in Waterbury Connecticut on June 26, 1947, to John and Eugenia Corcoran, the eldest […]

Former Church of God General Overseer R. Lamar Vest congratulates the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center on their 50th Anniversary of ministry to the Church of God and Pentecostal/Charismatic Movements. Bishop Vest recalls the 1980 General Assembly when ordained bishops approved the construction of a resource center to house both the William G. Squires Library and […]

MOTION: 76TH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL/ASSEMBLY, 2016 After a detailed review by the International Executive Council of the meaning and usage of the term “bishop,” further study needs to be done that will better address whether it is necessary to change the current nomenclature in order to clarify and fulfill the intent of the International General Council […]

“The Lifeboat” Rev. Jay Hibberts Sunday Evening Service – 02/19/2023