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New Antioch COGIC Celebrates 50 Years

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 29, 2020

New Antioch Church of God in Christ will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 3:30 p.m., in the edifice located at 7826 S. Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. The theme is “Remembering Our Past, Embracing Our Present, Anticipating Our Future” based on I Thessalonians 1:3. Bishop Joe L. Ealy, presiding prelate of the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, will be the keynote speaker. According to a spokesperson, “New Antioch is a ministry that began humbly and prayerfully under the leadership of the late Bishop James A. Lewis and General Mother, Dr. Barbara McCoo Lewis. “It continues to grow numerically,

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New Antioch COGIC Celebrates Annual Men’s Day

Sentinel News ServiceSeptember 4, 2019

The New Antioch Church of God in Christ will celebrate its Annual Men’s Day on Sunday, Sept. 8, with an emphasis on “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way.” – Psalm 37:23 The celebrated theme of the annual service is “God’s Unlimited Power Makes Anything Possible” with a scripture reference of Ephesians 3:20. The chairman, Elder Maurice Walker, is committed to the mandate given by New Antioch founder, Bishop James A. Lewis, which challenges the men of the church to be, “Out front, on top, and in charge!” Elder Erik

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Barbara McCoo Lewis Appointed COGIC General Supervisor

Sentinel News ServiceApril 26, 2017

The Church of God In Christ, Inc. announced Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis as General Supervisor of the International Department of Women. Lewis was appointed and installed during the April Call Annual Business Meeting in Memphis, Tennessee by Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle, Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., in conjunction with the approval of the 12 General Board Members. In this role, she will oversee the Department of Women of the 6.5 million-member church. She succeeds Mother Willie Mae Rivers of Goose Creek, South Carolina. Since 2013, Mother Lewis has served as the Assistant General Supervisor of the International Department of