@2die2sin Bishop Owen had a unique way of preaching second to none. He also built up the church's wallet, leaving the church far better off financially than when he assumed leadership. Bishop Patterson was a worldwide evangelist. He was known all around the world before he became presiding Bishop. Him being the bishop brought even more eyes to the COGIC than was already there. Bishop Blake did so much during his time. He literally doubled the footprint of the church. Coming into the office with the church being in a little over 50 countries when he exited the office, the church was in well over 100 nations around the world. He did what needed to be done and moved the convocation to St. Louis, forcing Memphis city officials to take the church complaint seriously. Again, they were all great and left the church better off than when they went in.
These were the days when preachers didn't depend on sheets of paper to read from - they came prepared with it in their heart ❤️ and head. And also depended on The Lord if He desired to change the message.
SOME TIMES THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VERY BEST LEADERS AND BESIDES IT HAPPENS TO OUR NATION'S LEADERS LIKE RICHARD NIXON AND I'M SURE MANY OTHERS. BTW BISHOP OWENS WAS VOTED OUT OF OFFICE DUE TO BEING INEPT TO STOPPING A DISTURBANCE AT THE 93RD ANNUAL HOLY CONVOCATION AND BISHOP GILBERT PATTERSON WAS ELECTED IN HIS PLACE AS PRESIDING BISHOP
The lady on organ was his local church organist. Whenever she was at the conventions and he was at the mic, he wanted her to play. I was standing right there when our music department president at that time (Luvonia Whitley) tried to explain to bishop that we had much better organists that would be able to flow with him. She put it as nicely and professionally as possible. When he finished talking, we had a very clear understanding that her position was locked in as long as he was the presiding bishop.
