Church Of God In Christ General Secretary, Bishop Joel H. Lyles, Jr. has certified the results of the eleventh Quadrennial Election held in November 2008 and affixed his signature on all Certificates given to elected and appointed officials during the Quadrennial Inaugural Ceremony held this past April.

Each Quadrennial, the General Assembly, on behalf of the Church of God in Christ, elects General Officers for a four year term of office. These officers include: a fifteen member body to serve as the National Board of Trustees, a Financial Secretary, a General Treasurer, a General Secretary and twelve members from the Board of Bishops to serve on the General Board. From these twelve, the General Assembly elects the chief Apostle, who is officially referred to as the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. Administratively, he serves as Chairman of the General Board and Ecclesiastically, as Prelate of our Holy Church, and Chief Defender of the Faith.

The Presiding Bishop presides over all sessions of the General Board and has the power and the authority to conduct the executive functions of the Church Of God In Christ when neither the General Board nor the General Assembly is in session. All action taken by the Presiding Bishop is subject to the approval by a majority of the members of the General Board and subject to the will of the General Assembly.

With the exception of the Chairman of the Council of Bishops and the Chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders, who are elected by the members of their respective Councils, The Presiding Bishop, with the approval of the General Board, appoints all Departmental and Auxiliary Leaders for the denomination. These Departmental Heads and Auxiliary Leaders are installed to their several offices by the Presiding Bishop.

The Quadrennial Installation and Inauguration of the Presiding Bishop, General Board and General Officers occurs during the April Session of the General Assembly, (The April Call Meeting), and includes four phases. The first phase includes the Call to Worship and Processional, which is presided over by the Chairman of the General Assembly. During the second phase, the Chairman of the General Assembly presides over the Inauguration and Installation of the General Secretary of the Church, the Official Custodian of Church Records and the Secretary of the General Assembly. Likewise, the Inauguration and Installation of the General Officers, the General Board and the Presiding Bishop are presided over by the Chairman of the General Assembly. The Fellowship of the Lord’s Table between the Presiding Bishop, members of the General Board, Chairman of the General Assembly, the General Secretary, the General Treasurer and the Chairman of the Board of Bishops conclude the third phase. In the fourth phase, the Department Heads and Auxiliary Leaders, who will serve the National Church, will be announced and installed by the newly installed Presiding Bishop.

ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NOVEMBER, 2008

AND

INSTALLED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN APRIL 2009

THE PRESIDIUM AND GENERAL OFFICERS

THE GENERAL BOARD

His Grace, The Most Reverend Charles Edward Blake, Sr.

Presiding Bishop, President and Chief Apostle

The Right Reverend Phillip Aquilla Brooks

First Assistant Presiding Bishop and First Vice President

The Right Reverend Jerry Wayne Macklin

Second Assistant Presiding Bishop and Second Vice President

The Right Reverend Wilbur Wyatt Hamilton

Secretary of the General Board

The Right Reverend Roy Lawrence Hailey Winbush

Assistant Secretary of the General Board

The Right Reverend Chandler David Owens

The Right Reverend James Neaul Haynes

The Right Reverend Samuel Lee Green, Jr.

The Right Reverend George Dallas McKinney

The Right Reverend Nathaniel Wyoming Wells, Jr.

The Right Reverend Sedgwick Charles Daniels

The Right Reverend Frank Otha White

THE GENERAL OFFICERS

The Right Reverend Joel Harley Lyles, Jr.

General Secretary of the Church, of the Corporation and of the General Assembly

The Reverend Frank Anthone White

Secretary of Finance

The Right Reverend Samuel Leon Lowe

General Treasurer

THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Right Reverend Charles Mason Ford

Chairman

The Reverend Dwight Eugene Walls, Sr.

First Vice Chairman

The Reverend Josephus Shepherd

Second Vice Chairman

The Reverend Dickerson LeMoyne Schillicutt Wells

Secretary

The Right Reverend William Theophilus Cahoon

The Right Reverend Dwight Lavon Green

The Supervisor Mildred L. Linzy

The Missionary Georgia Macklin Lowe

The Reverend Brandon Burdett Porter

The Reverend Charles Harrison Mason Patterson, Sr.

The Assistant Supervisor Sylvia Hamlett Law

The Missionary Carrie Barnes

The Reverend Amos Smith

The Reverend Joseph Chase

The Reverend David Allen Hall, Jr.

The Deacon Walter Benjamin Jones (Emeritus)