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Giving to the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) fell by nearly 50 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The church’s new presiding bishop, who took office on March 20, said he will have to make finances a top priority his first year. J. Drew Sheard Sr. has a full agenda for the 8.8-million member global church, which is the fifth largest denomination in the US. He has to fill vacant leadership roles, wants to develop programs to strengthen marriages and families, and hopes to unify COGIC after an unusually competitive election, with several bishops vying to lead. But because of the coronavirus, Sheard will have to focus on the budget first.
"I could actually do for a little less historic times," one pastor said Author: Sara Machi Updated: 10:55 PM CST January 9, 2021 WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. — Looking forward to the new year, Rev. David Denoon changed the message board at First Congregational Church in Webster Groves on Monday, with the block letters arranged to read: "Aren't we all now glad to have 2020 hindsight? God Bless 2021" "I could actually do for a little less historic times," Denoon said. Of course, the first full week of the year didn't let up. A pro-Trump mob broke through security lines and laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, causing elected officials to go into recess while they -- and nearly everyone else in the building -- ran for security.
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