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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

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On June 13,1903 The Church arose from darkness<br />

(as prophesied by Isaiah 60:1-5) in North<br />

Carolina. In 1923 a disruption caused a split in the<br />

Church, resulting in two groups both calling themselves<br />

the Church <strong>of</strong> God. In 1933 God gave the<br />

banner (Psalms 60:3, 4), the Church flag, to His<br />

Church; to those who feared Him too much to be<br />

led astray from the truth. (August 31, 2001 the Holy<br />

Ghost gave a new design for the banner <strong>of</strong> truth.)<br />

On May 2nd, 1952 “<strong>of</strong> Prophecy” was added to<br />

the name Church <strong>of</strong> God. In 1990, the Church <strong>of</strong><br />

God <strong>of</strong> Prophecy departed from theocratic government.<br />

Through the Holy Ghost, God called for<br />

a Solemn Assembly to be held July 23-25, 1993.<br />

On July 24th, the Holy Ghost gave direction to<br />

separate ourselves from the apostasy <strong>of</strong> the past<br />

three years, <strong>and</strong> to continue truly as The Church <strong>of</strong><br />

God, clearly designating Robert J. Pruitt as the<br />

General Overseer. The Church <strong>of</strong> God thus<br />

returned to the true theocracy.<br />

This constituted not a new organization, but the<br />

reorganization <strong>of</strong> The Church <strong>of</strong> God as the true<br />

theocracy <strong>of</strong> God, the exclusive Body <strong>of</strong> Christ:<br />

1. Which was set in order by Christ <strong>and</strong> functioned<br />

in theocratic order until A.D. 325;<br />

2. Which arose from the Dark Ages on June 13,<br />

1903;<br />

3. Which continued true to God in “faith <strong>and</strong><br />

practice, government <strong>and</strong> discipline” following<br />

the 1923 disruption;<br />

4. Which is doing likewise since the similar disruption<br />

in 1993.<br />

Details <strong>of</strong> the future are, <strong>of</strong> course, unknown;<br />

but the prophecies <strong>of</strong> God are clear concerning<br />

His Church. The hour is late, but the brightness <strong>of</strong><br />

the “Arise, Shine” lies just ahead. Without a<br />

doubt, perfection will be attained, for it has<br />

already been declared <strong>of</strong> the Church that Christ<br />

will “present it unto himself a glorious church, not<br />

having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that<br />

it should be holy <strong>and</strong> without blemish.”<br />

(Ephesians 5:27; see also Revelations 19:6-9).<br />

Headquarters<br />

P.O. Box 450, Charleston, TN 37310, U.S.A.,<br />

Tel. (423)339-8264<br />

Officers<br />

General Overseer, Stephen Smith, 197 Tillie<br />

Road, Clevel<strong>and</strong>, TN Field Secretary, Ray D.<br />

Dupre<br />

Field Secretary, Robert F. Strong<br />

Field Secretary, Donaldo Acosta<br />

General Treasurer/ Assistant Editor <strong>of</strong> The<br />

Evening Light, Kevin D. Werkheiser<br />

World Mission Coordinator/ Bible Training<br />

Institute Director, Herman D. Ard<br />

Mission Representative (Africa, Asia & Europe),<br />

Robert J. Hawkins, Jr.<br />

Assembly B<strong>and</strong> Movement Coordinator, Donald<br />

W. Branscum<br />

Evangelism Coordinator, Lanny W. Carter<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> Prophecy Marker Association<br />

Coordinator, Melvin Byers, Jr.<br />

Sunday School Coordinator, Maudie E. Wood<br />

Victory Leaders B<strong>and</strong> Coordinator, Sharon<br />

Griffin<br />

Women’s Missionary B<strong>and</strong> Coordinator, Betty<br />

Bishop<br />

STATES<br />

Alabama, James C. Anders<br />

Alaska, Michael A. Grant<br />

Arizona/Colorado/New Mexico/Texas (W),<br />

James R. Horne<br />

Arkansas/Kansas/Missouri/Oklahoma/Texas (E),<br />

Dewayne Smith<br />

Idaho (S)/California/Nevada/Utah, Serafin Pimentel<br />

Idaho (N)/Montana (W)/Oregon/Washington,<br />

Ray D. Adams<br />

Florida/Georgia, Melvin F. Kramer<br />

Indiana/Illinois (S)/Kentucky/Ohio, Paul S.<br />

Jernigan<br />

Louisiana/Mississippi, A. T. Dewberry<br />

North Carolina, Melvin Byers, Jr.<br />

South Carolina, Carl J. Neal<br />

Pennsylvania/Delaware/Maryl<strong>and</strong>/Massachusets,<br />

James T. Smith<br />

Virginia/ West Virginia, Clive Jared<br />

N. Dakota/S. Dakota/Minnesota/Montana (E)/<br />

Nebraska/Wyoming, Delbert G. Bock<br />

Tennessee, Ray D. Dupre<br />

Wisconsin/Illinois (N)/Iowa/Michigan, E. Roger<br />

Ammons<br />

COUNTRIES<br />

Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/ Uruguay, David Coronel<br />

Bahamas/Cayman/Turks & Caicos Isl<strong>and</strong>s,<br />

George C. Forbes<br />

Belize/Honduras/El Salvador/Spain, Donaldo<br />

Acosta<br />

Bolivia/Ecuador, Benito Ramos Quispe<br />

Canada East, E. Roger Ammons<br />

Canada West, Ray Adams<br />

Cameroon/Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> Congo/<br />

Republic <strong>of</strong> Congo, Patrice T. Kalamba<br />

Chile, Javier Diaz<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong>, Robert J. Hawkins Jr.<br />

Guatemala, Manuel S. Castro<br />

Haiti, Louis E. Gaddis<br />

India (South), Isaac Thomas Adimavunkal<br />

India (North), Ch. Paul Sudhaker<br />

Indonesia, Kalmen E. Nainggolan<br />

Kenya/Ethiopia/Tanzania/Zimbabwe, Renison<br />

Mbogo Ngurukiri<br />

Mexico, José G. Bañuelos<br />

Nepal, Herman D. Ard<br />

Nicaragua/Costa Rica/Panama, Caleb Hernández<br />

Ramírez<br />

Nigeria, Matthew Ogunmola<br />

Peru, Leonardo Luna<br />

Philippines, Danilo M. Orcino<br />

Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic/St. Vincent/<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles, Juan Pimentel<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a/Burundi/Rw<strong>and</strong>a, Makohá F. Agati<br />

Zambia, Alfred Ns<strong>of</strong>wa<br />

Periodicals<br />

The Evening Light<br />

91<br />

US RELIGIOUS BODIES

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