brian johnson was the pastor of temple of deliverance cogic.
brian johnson was the pastor of temple of deliverance cogic.
who is the pastor of temple of deliverance cogic?
brian johnson
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bishop gilbert earl (g. e.) patterson began his ministry as co-pastor of the holy temple cogic with his father, bishop w. a. patterson. in 1975, he resigned as co-pastor, withdrawing his membership in the cogic because of leadership disagreements with his uncle, j. o. patterson, sr. concerning an establishment of another jurisdiction in the city of memphis. j .o. patterson sr. was the presiding bishop at that time. g. e. patterson established the temple of deliverance, the cathedral of bountiful blessing which grew to become the largest pentecostal church in memphis with over 14,000 members. in 1988, after a thirteen-year exodus from cogic, bishop g. e. patterson returned as the founding prelate of the newly formed tennessee fourth jurisdiction. in 2000, he was elected as the presiding bishop of cogic. bishop patterson was the second youngest person to ever be elected presiding bishop of cogic at the age 60 in 2000, second to his uncle, bishop j. o. patterson, sr who was 56 when he was elected presiding bishop in 1968. he re-ignited the church to be a flagship pentecostal denomination. he was able to bridge denominational barriers and encourage non-cogic ministries to work collboratively with the cogic denomination. he established cogic charities which has provided thousands of dollars in college scholarships and disaster relief efforts such as hurricanes katrina and rita.
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