Church of God in Christ
The Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ is currently Bishop Charles E. Blake. His duties are to oversee and supervise everything religious that goes on in the denomination. He was preceded in this position by Bishop G.E. Patterson.
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Famous quotes containing the words church, god and/or christ:
“The church is a sort of hospital for men’s souls, and as full of quackery as the hospital for their bodies. Those who are taken into it live like pensioners in their Retreat or Sailor’s Snug Harbor, where you may see a row of religious cripples sitting outside in sunny weather.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The soul can split the sky in two,
And let the face of God shine through.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
“Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?”
—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 1:13.