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Gilbert Earl Patterson (September 22, 1939 [1] – March 20, 2007 [2]) was an American Holiness Pentecostal leader and pastor.He served as the founding pastor of the Temple of Deliverance COGIC Cathedral of Bountiful Blessings, one of the largest COGIC churches in the Eastern United States, from 1975 to 2007.
During the Convocation of 1974 the General Board supported the Presiding Bishop, and prepared to move against Bishop W. A. Patterson, Sr. and his son to remove them from Holy Temple. In an effort to end the feud and any further efforts against his father, Gilbert Patterson resigned from Holy Temple effective February 23, 1975.
Patterson was born in Memphis, the son of the first international Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), J. O. Patterson Sr. (1912–1989) and Deborah Mason Patterson (1914–1985). He was the grandson of COGIC founder Bishop Charles Harrison Mason (1864–1961) and cousin of the late Presiding Bishop of COGIC Gilbert E ...
COGIC evangelist leader Louise Patterson, wife of the late G.E. Patterson, died Sunday evening at 84. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Charles Edward Blake Sr. (born August 5, 1940) is an American minister and retired pastor who served as the Presiding Bishop and leader of the Church of God in Christ, a 6 million-member Holiness Pentecostal denomination, that has now grown to become one of the largest predominantly African American Pentecostal denominations in the United States, from 2007 to 2021.
The first Mrs. Patterson died in 1985. Bishop Patterson married Mary Patterson in 1989, about eight months before his death at 77. Against this backdrop of denominational and family influence ...
Bishop David G. O'Connell, the beloved Los Angeles cleric who was shot to death in his bed last month, is eulogized at a funeral Mass attended by thousands. 'Gripped by grace': Thousands gather ...
Bishop Gilbert Earl (G. E.) Patterson began his ministry as co-pastor of the Holy Temple COGIC with his father, Bishop W. A. Patterson. In 1975, he resigned as co-pastor, withdrawing his membership in the COGIC because of leadership disagreements with his uncle, J. O. Patterson Sr. concerning an establishment of another jurisdiction in the city ...