Bishop J. Drew Sheard was named presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ in March. Other members of the denomination say he will be a capable spiritual leader.

It wasn’t until 2018 that COGIC announced it would return to Memphis in 2021, a move then delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the convocation online. “Nobody had a guarantee that we ...

One big question heading into the COGIC convocation is this: Will the event stay in Memphis? The reason behind the question centers around the concern for hotel space and updated hotels.

The return of the COGIC convocation to Memphis in 2021 is expected to pump about $20 million into the city, tourism official Kevin Kane said Tuesday.

The annual COGIC convocation is back in Memphis this week for the first time in over a decade, and leaders are expecting more than 20,000 people in town.

Around 25,000 COGIC saints descended on Memphis over the past week, and they hope to continue making Memphis the location for the annual Holy Convocation for a long time in the future.

The saints, or members of the Church of God in Christ, have made their annual pilgrimage back to Memphis this week for their 115th Holy Convocation.

COGIC saints return to Memphis for Holy Convocation after the COVID-19 pandemic ...

This week, Justin got himself an all access pass to the 102nd COGIC convention, and, quite possibly, the last in Memphis. Though the church is headquartered in Memphis, and has been holding its ...

Last year was COGIC’s return to Memphis, considered the denomination’s spiritual home, since it left in 2010 for St. Louis, citing high hotel rates and a lack of meeting space in Memphis as ...

After more than a century in Memphis, Church of God in Christ’s annual convocation is moving to St. Louis in 2010, according to sources close to negotiations held in Memphis Tuesday at COGIC’s ...