General Assembly 08
The General Assembly for the Church of God was a phenomenal one. There were several leadership changes. The changes were as follows:
General Overseer: Raymond Culpepper
First Assistant General Overseer: Timothy Hill
Second Assistant General Overseer: Mark Williams
Third Assistant General Overseer: David Griffins
Secretary General: Wallace Silbey (the first African American voted on the head council.
Director of Youth and C.E.: Tom Madden
Assistant Director of Youth and C.E.: Gary Lewis
Director of Evangelism and Home Missions: Jimmy Smith
Assistant Director of Evangelism and Home Missions: Larry J. Timmerman
Director of World Missions: J.B. Douglas Leroy
Assistant Director of World Missions: Victor M. Pagan (first Hispanic man elected to the general elections)
Council of Eighteen: Bryan Cutshall, Loran Livingston, William Isaacs, David Cooper, Tony Scott, Gary Sears, Nick Park, David Manguia Z., Michael Chapman, Jenzen Franklin, Donald Walker, Grant McClung, Lamar Vest, Mark Walker, Thomas Probes
One of the biggest changes made was to World Missions. Each local church gives 5% of it’s tithes to missions. That will stop starting September of 2010. The International Council will review a plan and come up with one on Sept. 2009 which will be implemented on Sept. 2010. More information for each change and election can be viewed at www.churchofgod.org.
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