Presiding Bishop G.E. Patterson of Church of God in Christ Dies in Memphis, Tennessee, at 67
By Gwen
Posted Nov 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
G.E. Patterson, presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ, died March 20 in Memphis, the church announced. He was 67.
Patterson had been a minister for almost 50 years. His decades of service to the denomination, a long ministry that ended in mourning for his church, is a picture of faithfulness in sorrow (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).
The predominantly black Protestant denomination is headquartered in Memphis. It says it has 6 million members worldwide and traces its origins to the late 1800s.
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