Gilbert E. Patterson

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His Grace the Most Reverend

Gilbert E. Patterson
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ChurchTemple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ
In office1975 – 2007 (Bishop); 2000–2007 (Presiding Bishop)
PredecessorBishop Chandler D. Owens
SuccessorCharles Edward Blake, Sr.
Personal details
Born(1939-09-22)September 22, 1939
Humboldt, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 2007(2007-03-20) (aged 67)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
SpouseLouise Dowdy Patterson
OccupationPresiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ, Pastor, Televangelist, Singer

Gilbert E. Patterson (September 22, 1939[1] – March 20, 2007[2]) was an American Holiness Pentecostal leader and who served as the National Presiding Bishop and Founder of the Bountiful Blessings Ministries and Chief Apostle of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Incorporated.[3][4] Bishop Patterson was the second youngest person to ever be elected Presiding Bishop of COGIC at the age 60 in 2000, second to his predeceased uncle Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr who was 56 when he was elected Presiding Bishop in 1968.[5][6]

On March 28, 2007, the United States Senate passed a resolution celebrating the life of Patterson. The sponsors were Senators Barack Obama, Carl Levin, John Kerry, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "ProductInfo". Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2007.
  2. ^ EURweb.com – Black Entertainment | Black News | Urban News | Hip Hop News
  3. ^ Courey, David J. (February 26, 2015). What Has Wittenberg to Do with Azusa?: Luther's Theology of the Cross and Pentecostal Triumphalism. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-567-65631-5. The controversy led to the emergence of three-step Holiness Pentecostal denominations (the Church of God, Cleveland, TN; the Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Church of God in Christ) and two-step, Finished Work denominations (the Assemblies of God and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada).
  4. ^ Anderson, Allan (May 13, 2004). An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity. Cambridge University Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-521-53280-8. Those who resisted Durham's teaching and remained in the 'three-stage' camp were Seymour, Crawford and Parham, and Bishops Charles H. Mason, A.J. Tomlinson and J.H. King, respectively leaders of the Church of God in Christ, the Church of God (Cleveland) and the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Tomlinson and King each issued tirades against the 'finished work' doctrine in their periodicals, but by 1914 some 60 percent of all North American Pentecostals had embraced Durham's position. ... The 'Finished Work' controversy was only the first of many subsequent divisions in North American Pentecostalism. Not only did Pentecostal churches split over the question of sanctification as a distinct experience, but a more fundamental and acrimonious split erupted in 1916 over the doctrine of the Trinity. ... The 'New Issue' was a schism in the ranks of the 'Finished Work' Pentecostals that began as a teaching that the correct formula for baptism is 'in the name of Jesus' and developed into a dispute about the Trinity. It confirmed for Holiness Pentecostals that they should have no further fellowship with the 'Finished Work' Pentecostals, who were in 'heresy'.
  5. ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Bishop G. E. Patterson, 67, Who Led Church of God in Christ, Dies". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "Bountiful Blessings". bbless.org. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  7. ^ http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:sr133ats.txt 110th Congress, 1st session S RES 133


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