History
Bishop has brought to our attention the
New Testament's church pattern, order, structure and
message. The Apostle's Ministry in the church. Bishop J. L.
Payne came to Christ under the ministry of the late Bishop
C. H. Mason and the late Bishop A. B. McEwen, who was the
lst Chairman of Board, COGIC. Bishop McEwen was the
architect of the Mason Temple and later the church's
publishing house. Bishop Payne began his ministry under the
late Bishop A. B. McEwen. He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee
and finish school at Manassas High School. Under Bishop
McEwen guidance and leadership Dr. J. L. Payne went into
missions of the church, also influenced by Bishop Samuel
Crouch in Los Angeles, California, The 1st mission president
of the Mission Department, COGIC, west coast. He spent (7)
years in Hawaii and later completed his studies at the
University of Hawaii and earned a Doctor of Divinity Degree
at Honolulu Bible College and American Bible College. In
Hawaii, he assists in the establishment of the Pearl City
Church of God in Christ in Pearl City, Hawaii, The Churches
in Wahiawa, Hawaii and Hauula, Hawaii under the leadership
of Bishop T. H. Sadler. He was appointed Assistant Bishop of
State of Hawaii under Bishop T. H. Sadler, the youngest
Bishop in the Church of God in Christ in 1960. Over these
four and one half decades of Bishop's ministry for Christ
there has been unending of the exploits for Christ. The
bible says, they that know the Lord shall be strong and do
many exploits. Bishop Payne founded and established in 1976
Payne Bible College with over 500 students completed and
acquired Degrees from the School throughout the world over
these intervening years. Payne Bible College's curriculum is
presently online via the Internet. Bishop Payne now serves
as the Chancellor of Payne Bible College, The Presiding
Bishop and Chief Apostle of the merger of Christ
International Church; the Church of God In Christ, USA
Jackson, Ms. The Body of CHRIST CHURCHES OF GOD IN CHRIST,
USA, INTERNATIONAL
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