April 10, 2014

Dear SaintsThis correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop James Earl Gordon, Prelate of the Louisiana East First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction #1.

The Gordon Family and the jurisdiction are in need of our fervent prayers. Arrangements can be found here. As the information is given to the adjutancy, we will forward it to you as soon as possible.

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Bishop Designate Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

April 27, 2013

This letter is being sent as per the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams. It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Henderson Spivey, Prelate of the Western Georgia Jurisdiction.

Arrangements for the National Homecoming are being made at this time. Click HERE for more information about homecoming arrangements.  As of now, National Services will be held on Friday, May 3 at 11am in Rome, Georgia.

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

The Homegoing Celebration
of
Elder Wesley McBride, Jr.
National Adjutant
Eastern Missouri First Jurisdiction

The Jurisdictional Homegoing Celebration Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 11am. (Viewing from 10am to 11am) Kennerly Temple Church of God in Christ 4307 Kennerly Avenue St. Louis, MO 63113   Services are entrusted to: Ronald L. Jones Funeral Chapels 2161 East Fair Avenue St. Louis, MO 63107 (314) 383-2332 (Office) or (314) 383-2303 (Fax)   All expressions of kindness to the McBride Family may be sent to: Missionary Deborah McBride 317 Newell Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 (314) 521- 8152

June 27, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Abraham W. Brown, Prelate of the West Africa Ivory Coast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.  The services for Bishop Brown will be as follows:

The National Home going Celebration
Saturday, June 29, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (Viewing from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.)
Holy Temple Church Of God In Christ
60^th& Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia, PA  19139

Services are entrusted to:

Turay Funeral Home
2534 North 22^nd Street, Philadelphia, PA  19132
(Office) 215.225.1100

The Adjutant General is requesting that all Bishops who will be attending the national celebration, please wear your “Class A” vestments.  All National Adjutant brothers, who will be serving, please wear your "Class A" vestments. National Adjutant sisters who will be serving, please wear your white habits. 

If you are a national adjutant and would like to serve at this Home going, please meet Senior Deputy Adjutant General Clarence Lewis, III, at the Holy Temple Church no later than 9am on the day of the service for your assignments. 

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Pastor Lewis by calling 610.547.7067

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

September 6, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Hugh Edward Cawthon, Prelate of Southern Illinois Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

Click HERE for more information about homecoming arrangements.  As of now, National Services will be held on Wednesday, September 11 at 11am in Decatur, IL.

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

April 29, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Mother Imola York.  She was a longtime member of the National Adjutancy.  She served with distinction and taught platform protocol for the Church Of God In Christ for many years.  She will be missed greatly by those of us who know her well.

The services for Mother York will be as follows:

The Home going Celebration Monday, May 5, 2014, 11:00 a.m. Glad Tidings Church Of God In Christ 27689 Tyrell Avenue Hayward, CA 94544 Bishop J. W. Macklin, Pastor Second Assistant Presiding Bishop Church Of God In Christ, Inc. All acts of kindness to the family can be sent to: Ms. Barbara Gibson (daughter of Mother York) 1017 Minaker Drive – Antioch, CA 94509 Telephone: 925.698.0859 / 510.472.0772

We mourn the loss of our dear Mother York.  Please continue to pray for the family as they prepare for this service.  If I can assist you further, please call me at 501.960.1284.

In His Service,

Bishop Designate Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., Scribe

June 1, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence is being sent at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.

It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Elton A. Lawrence, Prelate of the Canadian/Michigan Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; the father of Bishop Dr. Welton Lawrence and First Lady Mae L. Blake; and the father-in-law of our Presiding Bishop, Bishop Charles E. Blake.  The Lawrence and Blake Families are in need of our fervent prayers at this time. Arrangements can be found here.  As the information is given to the Adjutancy, we will forward it to you as soon as possible.

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Bishop Designee Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

March 17, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Deacon R. L. Grimes, Sr.  Deacon Grimes was the father of Overseer Robert L. Grimes, Jr.  The services for Deacon Grimes will be as follows:

The Home going Celebration
Thursday, March 20, 2014, 1:00 p.m.
First Church Of God In Christ
3400 Vinton Street – Clovis, New Mexico  88101

Services are entrusted to:

Muffley Funeral Home
1430 N. Thornton Street – Clovis, NM 88101
(Office) 575.762.4435

All acts of kindness to the family can be sent to:

Overseer Robert L. Grimes, Jr.

c/o Brown Memorial Church Of God In Christ
2313 East 27^th Avenue -  Tampa, Florida  33605
Telephone:  813.748.2533 or Email:  ovsrrlg@gmail.com

Let us be in prayer for Overseer Robert L. Grimes, Jr. and his family during this time of bereavement.  He has been and continues to be a dedicated and faithful member of the National Adjutancy. 

If I can assist you any further, please call me directly at 501.960.1284.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Overseer Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., Scribe

June 27, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Abraham W. Brown, Prelate of the West Africa Ivory Coast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.  The services for Bishop Brown will be as follows:

The National Home going Celebration
Saturday, June 29, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (Viewing from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.)
Holy Temple Church Of God In Christ
60^th& Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia, PA  19139

Services are entrusted to:

Turay Funeral Home
2534 North 22^nd Street, Philadelphia, PA  19132
(Office) 215.225.1100

The Adjutant General is requesting that all Bishops who will be attending the national celebration, please wear your “Class A” vestments.  All National Adjutant brothers, who will be serving, please wear your "Class A" vestments. National Adjutant sisters who will be serving, please wear your white habits. 

If you are a national adjutant and would like to serve at this Home going, please meet Senior Deputy Adjutant General Clarence Lewis, III, at the Holy Temple Church no later than 9am on the day of the service for your assignments. 

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Pastor Lewis by calling 610.547.7067

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

September 6, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Hugh Edward Cawthon, Prelate of Southern Illinois Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

Click HERE for more information about homecoming arrangements.  As of now, National Services will be held on Wednesday, September 11 at 11am in Decatur, IL.

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

September 6, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Thomas Lee Westbrook, Prelate of Washington Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

Click HERE for more information about homecoming arrangements. 

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

November 15, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Mrs. Mary Lula Cotner Lane.  This 91 year old was the mother of Mrs. Mary E. Bell, the widow of a former Adjutant General, Bishop H. J. Bell.  The services for Mrs. Lane will be as follows:

The Home going Celebration Monday, November 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. (Viewing from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.) Rogers Memorial Baptist Church 520 College Street Knoxville, Tennessee    Services are entrusted to: Unity Mortuary 1425 McCalla Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee  37915 (Office) 865.637.8811

All acts of kindness to the family can be sent to:

Mother Mary E. Bell
4304 Aylesbury Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee  37918
Telephone:  865.688.2195   or   865.776.6509

Bishop Matthew Williams would like for us to be in prayer for Mother Mary E. Bell and her family during this time of bereavement.  She has been and continues to be a dedicated and faithful member of the National Adjutancy. 

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

February 27, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Cornelius Fletcher Porter, Prelate of Texas Lone Star Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

The Porter Family and the jurisdiction are in need of our fervent prayers. Arrangements can be found here. As the information is given to the adjutancy, we will forward it to you as soon as possible.

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

March 6, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Harvey Tyler, Prelate of the India First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

Bishop Tyler died on Friday, February 28, 2014.  He was the husband of the beloved Mother Clara Tyler and the father of Missionary Dinah Tyler.  Bishop Tyler was also a Resident Bishop of Southern California First Jurisdiction where the Bishop Joe L. Ealy is the Prelate. 

At the request of Bishop Tyler, there will be no funeral services.  Other information concerning his memorial is as follows:    

Viewing of Bishop Harvey Tyler

Sunday, March 9, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

to be held at the

The House of Winston Mortuary
9501 South Vermont Avenue – Los Angeles, CA  90044

All expressions of kindness to the Tyler Family can be sent to:

Mother Clara Tyler
19127 South Pioneer Boulevard, Space 62
Artesia, California  90701
Telephone:  562.292.3226

The Adjutant General is requesting that if there are any questions concerning the special viewing, please contact:

The Office of Bishop Joe L. Ealy
Prelate, Southern California First Jurisdiction
Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
Telephone:  562.599.2830
Email:  socalfirst@aol.com

It is a pleasure to serve you in any way possible.  If I can assist you further, please call me at 501.960.1284.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

June 20, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  Superintendent George L. Kelley, Jr. who served as a member of the National Adjutancy, passed from this life on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.  Superintendent Kelley was the husband of the lovely Mrs. Althea Kelley and the son of Mother Frances Kelley, National Director of the Intercessory Prayer Ministry.  The services for him are as follows:

The Home going Celebration Saturday, June 28, 2014 ~ 11:00 am Pentecostal Temple Institutional Church Of God In Christ 229 Danny Thomas Boulevard Memphis, TN 38126 Bishop Designate C. H. M. Patterson, Pastor Bishop William S. Wright, Prelate Tennessee Southwest Jurisdiction, Officiant Services are entrusted to: E. H. Ford Mortuary Services – 3390 Elvis Presley Boulevard – Memphis, TN  38116 (Office) 901-345-9558

All expressions of kindness to his wife, Mrs. Althea Kelley, can be sent to the care of:
Pentecostal Temple Institutional Church Of God In Christ
229 South Danny Thomas Boulevard
Memphis, TN  38126 – Office:  901-527-9202
Email: aphilli1@hotmail.com

All expressions of kindness to his wife, Mother Frances Kelley, can be sent to the care of:
Post Office Box 240771
Memphis, TN 38124 – Telephone: 901-527-9202
Email: evangfkelley@aol.com

Let us be in prayer for First Lady Althea Kelley and the entire family during this time of bereavement.  If I can assist you further, please call me at 501.960.1284.

In His Service,

Bishop Designate Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., Scribe

June 25, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams. 

It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Adjutant Overseer John H. Bennett who served with distinction as a member of the National Adjutancy for years in service to the late Bishop L. T. Walker, Sr.  Overseer Bennett was the West Memphis District Superintendent in the Arkansas First Jurisdiction under the leadership of the Jurisdictional Prelate, Bishop Jewel R. Withers, Jr. 

Funeral arrangements are being made at this time.  Once these plans are passed on to the adjutancy, then we will make the information available in a timely manner. 

Let us be in prayer for Mother Bennett, the Fifteenth Street Church Of God In Christ, the West Memphis District, the Arkansas First Jurisdiction and the national adjutancy during this time of bereavement. 

If I can assist you any further concerning this matter, please call me directly at 501.960.1284

In His Service,

Bishop Designate Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., Scribe

September 6, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Thomas Lee Westbrook, Prelate of Washington Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

Click HERE for more information about homecoming arrangements. 

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

November 15, 2013

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Mrs. Mary Lula Cotner Lane.  This 91 year old was the mother of Mrs. Mary E. Bell, the widow of a former Adjutant General, Bishop H. J. Bell.  The services for Mrs. Lane will be as follows:

The Home going Celebration Monday, November 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. (Viewing from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.) Rogers Memorial Baptist Church 520 College Street Knoxville, Tennessee    Services are entrusted to: Unity Mortuary 1425 McCalla Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee  37915 (Office) 865.637.8811

All acts of kindness to the family can be sent to:

Mother Mary E. Bell
4304 Aylesbury Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee  37918
Telephone:  865.688.2195   or   865.776.6509

Bishop Matthew Williams would like for us to be in prayer for Mother Mary E. Bell and her family during this time of bereavement.  She has been and continues to be a dedicated and faithful member of the National Adjutancy. 

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

February 27, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Cornelius Fletcher Porter, Prelate of Texas Lone Star Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

The Porter Family and the jurisdiction are in need of our fervent prayers. Arrangements can be found here. As the information is given to the adjutancy, we will forward it to you as soon as possible.

If I can be of further assistance, you can reach me by calling my office at (501) 332-6897.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy

March 6, 2014

Dear Saints:

This correspondence comes to you at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams.  It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Harvey Tyler, Prelate of the India First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. 

Bishop Tyler died on Friday, February 28, 2014.  He was the husband of the beloved Mother Clara Tyler and the father of Missionary Dinah Tyler.  Bishop Tyler was also a Resident Bishop of Southern California First Jurisdiction where the Bishop Joe L. Ealy is the Prelate. 

At the request of Bishop Tyler, there will be no funeral services.  Other information concerning his memorial is as follows:    

Viewing of Bishop Harvey Tyler

Sunday, March 9, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

to be held at the

The House of Winston Mortuary
9501 South Vermont Avenue – Los Angeles, CA  90044

All expressions of kindness to the Tyler Family can be sent to:

Mother Clara Tyler
19127 South Pioneer Boulevard, Space 62
Artesia, California  90701
Telephone:  562.292.3226

The Adjutant General is requesting that if there are any questions concerning the special viewing, please contact:

The Office of Bishop Joe L. Ealy
Prelate, Southern California First Jurisdiction
Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
Telephone:  562.599.2830
Email:  socalfirst@aol.com

It is a pleasure to serve you in any way possible.  If I can assist you further, please call me at 501.960.1284.

In His Service,

Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the National Adjutancy