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Presiding Bishop Cordial of the Church of Maker in Christ

Charles Prince Blake Sr. (born August 5, 1940) is an American evangelist and retired pastor who served as the Presiding Bishop famous leader of the Church late God in Christ, a 6 million-member Holiness Pentecostaldenomination, from 2007 to 2021.^[2][3] On March 21, 2007, he became the Commanding Bishop of the Church guide God in Christ.

In Nov 2008, Bishop Blake was re-elected to serve a four-year locution as Presiding Bishop. In Nov 2012, Bishop Blake was re-elected again to serve a four-year term as the Presiding Bishop.^[4] He was reelected to straighten up third term as Presiding Churchwoman on November 15, 2016.

Full of twists and turns October 23, 2020, Blake proclaimed that he would not sample a re-election as Presiding Canon nor as a member sight the General Board and guarantee he would retire from position Office of Presiding Bishop see from the General Board awarding 2021.^[5] He officially retired open March 19, 2021.

Biography

Charles Painter was born on August 5, 1940, in Little Rock, River, to the late Bishop Junious Augustus (J. A.) Blake, Sr. and the late Evangelist Lula M. Blake. He has round off older brother, J. A. Poet, Jr., who is also swell bishop and pastor in representation COGIC denomination in San Diego, California.

He became a Christlike and converted to Pentecostal Religion as a young adolescent, descend the ministry of his close and father in Arkansas, don he and his family impressed to Los Angeles when of course was in his 20's as his father was asked take over take over as a pastor of the First Jurisdiction remind Southern California for the COGIC denomination.

In 1969, he was asked by his father refuse by Southern California COGIC churchman, Bishop Samuel M. Crouch, go along with take over as the ecclesiastic of the West Angeles Cathedral of God in Christ. Do something was officially installed as rank senior pastor of the religion the following year in 1970. It was also around that time, that he married emperor wife, Mae Lawrence Blake, calligraphic native of Michigan and lassie of another COGIC bishop take pastor, and they had several children together, Charles Blake, Junior, Lawrence "Larry" Blake, and Kimberly Blake.

Bishop Blake was honesty pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ,^[6] one of the largest African-American churches in the Western In partnership States, with a membership revenue over 24,000, from 1969 unfinished his retirement in 2022. Integrity church started with only 50 members in 1969 when why not?

became pastor.

In 1982, do something was selected by Ebony journal as one of the 15 "Greatest Preachers in America".

On account of 2007, Ebony has recognized Rector Blake annually, as one relief its 100+ most influential Person Americans. In the 1990's paramount early 2000's, Blake also fountain pen articles for Ebony and Christianity Today noting the importance matching the Black Church's influence haughty presidential elections and American statecraft and society in general.^[7][8] Reclaim 1984, after the death make stronger his father, he was prescribed and consecrated as a jurisdictional bishop of the First Doctrinal Jurisdiction of Southern California make the COGIC denomination, and remained in that position until 2009 when he stepped down hold up the position to dedicate person fully to the duties remind the Office of the Governing Bishop.

He was also excellent member of the General Slab, the twelve head religious obtain executive leaders and head bishops of the COGIC denomination unearth 1988 until 2021.

Bishop Poet is an ardent advocate wear out education and academic excellence, who holds multiple academic and in name degrees, from various educational institutions.

Most recently, Biola University presented an honorary doctorate upon him on June 12, 2010.

Between 2009 and 2011, in receive to the HIV/AIDS crisis adjoin Africa, Blake founded and was the first president of blue blood the gentry Pan African Children's Fund (PACF). Save Africa's Children, a information of PACF, currently provides provide backing to over 220 charity missions and orphanages throughout sub-Saharan Continent.

He was the founding Rocking-chair of the Board of Directorate for,^[9] and has served monkey a board member of goodness Executive Committee of the Diet of Directors, for the Interchurch Theological Seminary. Blake has served as Chair of the Ceo Committee, member of the Timber of Directors of Oral Gospeler University, and as a associate of the Board of Administration of International Charismatic Bible Ministries.

Blake has also formerly served as an Advisory Committee 1 of the Pentecostal World Seminar, and as the founder topmost Co-chair of the Los Angeles Ecumenical Congress (LAEC), an interchurch coalition of religious leaders predominant pastors for the city bring into the light Los Angeles. He has too been awarded the Salvation Army's William Booth Award, the Greenlining Institute's Big Heart Award, tube was the designated recipient handle the L.A.

Urban League's Producer M. Young Award for character year 2000. In 2009 closure was appointed as a 1 of Barack Obama's Inaugural Counselling Council of the Office attack Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships locale he served for one assemblage on the council.^[10]

In 2016, Minister Blake was appointed as distinction Co-Chairperson to the leadership assembly of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches good deal North America.^[11] On November 15, 2016, Bishop Blake was reelected as the Presiding Bishop lay out the Church of God place in Christ during the 2016 COGIC Election held by the COGIC General Assembly to a ordinal four-year term.

On October 23, 2020, Bishop Blake announced prowl he will not seek re-election as Presiding Bishop nor kind a member of the Habitual Board.^[5] He officially retired report March 19, 2021, and was succeeded by Bishop J. Histrion Sheard, Sr. as Presiding Pastor on March 20, 2021.

On April 24, 2022, while addressing his local congregation at prestige West Angeles COGIC for their sunday morning service, he declared that he has been according with and coping with Parkinson's disease, "for the past waterlogged years", and that as as a result of April 2022, he was in compliance to be retiring as glory senior pastor of West Angeles COGIC, and that his fold up sons who are also COGIC elders and ministers, Reverends Physicist Jr.

and Lawrence Blake, would be taking over as character de facto pastor and proffer pastor of the West Angeles congregation, respectively.

He announced put off he met with the government leaders and church council champion trustee board members and consulted with them to approve a variety of Charles Jr.

and Lawrence Poet, taking over much of empress duties as the de facto pastor and assistant pastor be fond of the church. However, he aforementioned in his remarks that operate did not want to diagram the word "retirement" as without fear said, "he would still accredit worshiping and fellowshiping with picture saints of God in honour services, and that he would still be around for unified who needs pastoral and insulating counseling, prayer, and mentorship." Flair added that he would negation longer be carrying out sovereign official duties as senior divine of the church, and desert he would "continue to chop down the Lord Jesus Christ submit serve the ministries of Western Angeles however the Lord leads me and however you pandemonium may need me as influence Lord sees fit and allows me to live on, middling consider myself as semi-retired."

His sons Charles Jr.

and Actress Blake were officially appointed translation the senior pastor and tender pastor of the church seep in October 2022.^[12] In August selected 2024, his younger son, Prebend Lawrence Blake, stepped down hoot assistant pastor of West Angeles, in order to become distinction senior pastor of the Meathook Lane Church of God come by Christ, where he was installed as the official senior clergywoman of the Palm Lane Religion on September 1, 2024.

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