40th Elders Board Convention
November 16-18, 2016 - 8:00 o’clock Nightly
“And They Continued”
Call to Order ………………………………………..Elder Gary Battle, Sr.
Praise and Worship Service ...... MotherSusie Tunstall and Family
Master of Ceremonies ...... Elder Willie Mann
Official Welcome ...... Minister Wille Jones
Song ...... Deacon Willie Hutchinson and Family
Testimony ....“Holding to my Faith”….....Sister Tangela Stafford
Inspirational Remarks / Praise Song ...... Minister Phillip Jackson
Offering / Reports
Music ...... Elders and Ministers Convention Choir
Word of God ...... Minister Barry Miller, Words of Life TCOGIC, Austell, GA
Remarks and Dismissal ...... Elder Stacy Boyd
Praise and Worship Service ...... Sister Lisa Lemons and Family
Master of Ceremonies ...... Elder Vista Jeffries
Official Welcome ...... Elder Thomas Davis
Song ...... Deacon James Holmes and Family
Testimony ...... “Steadfast in God”…….....Mother Lois Boyd
Inspirational Remarks / Praise Song ...... Elder Marvin Jones, Sr.
Offering / Reports
Music ...... Mothers and Sisters Convention Choir
Word of God ...... MinisterDratlinCastlin, Saint James TCOGIC, Lithonia, GA
Remarks and Dismissal ...... Elder Dennis Jeffries
Praise and Worship Service ...... Deacon Grover Jones, Sr. and Family
Master of Ceremonies ...... Minister Charles Thomas
Official Welcome ...... Minister ShedrickPullin
Song ...... Savannah Church Choir
Remarks ...“Don’t Faint in Well Doing”... Elder Robert Reynolds, Christ Anointed, Hampton, GA
Inspirational Remarks / Praise Song ……Elder Emmitt Robinson, Jr.
Offering / Reports
Music ...... Bryant Temple Church Choir
Word of God ...... Elder Greene Bryant, Jr., Bryant Temple, Rincon, GA
Final Remarks and Dismissal ...... Bishop Oprie Jeffries, Overseer of the TCOGIC, Scottdale, GA
The requested reports are as follows:
Churches: $100.00
Elders: $50.00
Ministers: $40.00
Deacons and Brothers: $30.00
Mothers and Sisters: $20.00
Teenagers: $10.00
Youth: $2.00
We would like to thank everyone for your sacrifice, commitment and support!
-The TCOGIC Board of Elders
*Elders Board ConventionOriginatedin 1976by our
Late Bishop Bobby Joe Lawson, Sr.
Current Board of Elders
Bishop Oprie Jeffries, General Overseer of the True Church of God in Christ, Inc. and Pastor of Lucas Temple True Church
Elder Marvin Jones, Sr., General Superintendent and Pastor of Savannah True Church
Elder Gary Battle, Sr., Chairman-Board of Elders, Pastor of McDonough True Church
Elder Isiah Boyd, Sr., Words of Life True Church
Elder Stacy Boyd, Pastor of Words of Life True Church
Elder Thomas Davis, Pastor of Saint Paul True Church
Elder Dennis Jeffries, Pastor of Saint James True Church
Elder Vista Jeffries, General Secretary and Pastor of Tennessee True Church
Elder Willie Mann, Pastor of Henderson Temple True Church
Elder Emmitt Robinson, Jr., Sunday School Superintendent and Pastor of Augusta and Burke County Churches
Elder Columbus Thomas, Lucas Temple True Church
Memorial Board of Elders
Bishop Willie Lewis Lucas, Founder and General Overseer of the True Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Bishop Willie Fred Lucas, Founder of Lucas Temple and General Overseer of The True Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Bishop Bobby Joe Lawson, Sr., General Overseer of the True Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Elder Clayton Andrews, Jr., Pastor of Henderson Temple and Shaw Temple True Churches
Elder DratlinCastlin, Pastor of Shaw Temple True Church
Elder E. Church, Lucas Temple True Church
Elder C.D. Edwards, State Evangelist, Lucas Temple True Church
Elder Henry Henderson, Pastor of Henderson Temple True Church
Elder Jerry Lucas, Lucas Temple True Church
Elder Zed Lucas, Pastor of Cochran True Church
Elder Emmitt Robinson, Sr., Pastor of Henderson Temple True Church
Elder Charlie Shaw, Pastor of Shaw Temple True Church
Elder Harrell Taylor, Pastor of Henderson Temple and Shaw Temple True Churches
Elder Nathaniel Turner, Pastor of Savannah True Church