Volume 1, Issue IV
Text Box: and preserve the faith which were given and taught to the saints in the days of the Apostles. The great impetus of this movement touched the life of Bishop J. L. Payne under the ministry of the late Bishop A. B. McEwen, the first Chairman of the Board of the Church of God in Christ. Bishop A.B. McEwen, DD LLD PhD Text Box: Bishop J. L. Payne, D.D. PhD Text Box: Out of this Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit came men as Bishop Charles Harrison Mason, Bishop D. J. Young, Bishop A. B. McEwen and others, who gave birth to great church assemblies, such as: Church of God In Christ, Assemblies of God, Church of God, Church of Christ Holiness etc .... The central aim of these churches were to contend for Text Box: CCOGIC, USA Our Mission, Our history, vision, message "To reform the Apostle Ministry as given in the pages of the book of Acts. To re-discover that order, pattern and plan of ministry as given to us by Christ for the church. To implement this ministry in organization , practice and pattern. To establish the position of the 5 fold ministry; the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. To set forth the heritage of the Pentecostal tradition in the USA, remembering the roots of the Azusa Street experience, Apostle William Seymour, Bishop Text Box: Charles Harrison Mason, Bishop J. W. Haywood, Bishop C. P. Jones, Bishop Lawson and others, etc. That the original Apostolic Faith Movement in America which reached around the world has strong guidance in the course of the end - time move of God for ministry today. The prophet Jude in 1:3 'admonition' is our mission "earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saint."  A 'mission' deeply rooted in the Pentecostal's Vision founded in the 'foundation and kingdom mission of the church. Our total mission is to reveal the message of the 'Kingdom of God' and give 'Spirituality' to the church in its structure and ministry. To prepare a people and church for His' Second Coming. Text Box: Text Box: After a few years it became an increasing demand to meet the needs of local churches and ministers worldwide. Such growth of the Fellowship have included several Founders of ministries and churches world wide who have united their efforts in ministry with the Christ Churches of God in Christ, USA, International and formed an Unified Church based on the New Testament Order, Structure, Apostle faith ministry in the past century. Text Box: Bishop Payne received the baptism of the Holy Ghost as spoken of in the book of Acts and began spreading the Gospel across the Nation and the World. After establishing seven churches, beginning from the islands of Hawaii to Memphis, Tennessee. In 1986, He and several ministers formed and organized the International Churches in Jackson, Mississippi to serve the several churches established in Mississippi and several other states. Text Box: Read the history of the Pentecostal Outpouring in Thy Kingdom Come, Volume 1 & 2 "The Faith of the Church" by Bishop J. L. Payne Text Box: A Quick view of History Text Box: 5 Decades of Church’s Ministry Text Box: The brief and profound history of Apostle William Seymour and the Azusa Street Mission.