· 1896-  Charles H. Mason and Charles Jones form the Church of God

· 1897-  Name changed to Church of God in Christ (COGIC)

· 1907-  Jones splits with Mason and forms Church of Christ (Holiness) USA

· 1907-  Mason becomes Presiding Bishop, serves until 1961

· 1914-  White ministers form Assemblies of God after leaving COGIC

· 1940-  COGIC headquarters built in Memphis, TN

· 1961-  Presiding Bishop Charles H. Mason dies

· 1961-  Ozro Thurston Jones, Presiding Bishop, serves until 1968

· 1968-  James O. Patterson, Sr., Presiding Bishop, serves until 1989

· 1990-  Louis Henry Ford, Presiding Bishop, serves until 1995

· 1995-  Chandler David Owens, Presiding Bishop, serves until 2000

· 2000-  Gilbert Earl Patterson elected Presiding Bishop

· 2007-  Presiding Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson dies

· 2007-  Charles E. Blake elected Presiding Bishop