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Leadership
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Director:
Bishop Martha Edwards
Secretary:
Elder Rosa Smith
Treasurer:
Elder Madelyn Phillips
Minister of Music:
Elder Crystal Lucky
Board Member:
Elder Beulah Miller
Board Member:
Minister Freda Robinson
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Welcome to the Women’s Department of the Church of the Living God Int’l, Inc.
The Lord will be your high tower, your help in the time of trouble. No more double mindedness, no more looking to the left or to the right. God is your strength and peace. This is your time to rise above your circumstance and soar in the Spirit!
Bishop Martha Edwards
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The Church of the Living God, International, Inc
Elect Ladies Department
Mission Statement
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The Elect Ladies MISSION is to develop the Women of the Church Of The Living God, Int'l, Inc., into ELECT LADIES with high standards and to financially support the CLGI Headquarters with revenues raised at their Annual Conference.
AS STATED IN THIS MISSION STATEMENT WE:
Believe that God's ELECT LADIES must be one of excellence and professionalism, enabled to help others (proverbs 10: 10-31). She must be equipped to encourage others, realize she is equal and not feel inferior to her fellow sisters in Christ. She is one who is esteemed highly because she is an example to other women in society
Believe, according to the scripture, that Adam was created first, but he was lonely and without Eve and could not produce after his kind. (Gen. 2:18-25) Therefore, God created the woman to be a help meet for the man and placed her by his side. We believe that God created Eve to enhance and complement Adam because God had created an ELECT LADY for him.
Believe the Apostle John, in 2nd John 1: 1, used the term "ELECT LADY" to signify a prominent and special Christian lady known throughout her community by a spirit of excellence. "The Elder, to the chosen lady and her children whom I love in the truth-and not only I, but also all who know the truth." She displayed the love of Christ to her family and throughout the Churches in Ephesus. Among the biblical scribes and history's heroes, her life sets a precedent, for she was uncommon, invaluable and a priceless jewel.
Believe the ELECT LADY had high standards and was a pillar among women. Her standards were so high that the Apostle John mentions them in the first words of his letter as he identified her integrity, purity, and professionalism, which were impossible to overlook. The ELECT LADIES of the Church of the Living God desire to believe and reflect the same standards as the Elect Lady of the Apostle John's day. We believe that it is God's desire for every women to be all that He created her to be at any age, whether young or old. The time has come for the church to assist women of today in maintaining these high standards.
Believe it is our MISSION to financially support the Headquarters of the Churc Of The Living God, International, Inc. and Establish, Educate, Train, and Develop our women to become GOD'S ELECT LADIES. AMEN
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Statement of Purpose
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To motivate effective leadership through the auxiliaries, and unit program of The Department of the ELECT LADIES,
To financially support the CLGI Headquarters with revenues raised at their Annual Elect Ladies Conference,
To respond to the needs of seekers for salvation in an outreach evangelistic program, and spread the good news of the Gospel to the world, as commanded in Acts 1:8,
To present true holiness by precept and example in right living that men may see our good works of excellence,
To continue the ministry of Christ as the foundation for the love of mankind in deeds of kindness,
To search the scripture prayerfully for spiritual enlightenment and for personal advancement, as commanded in John 5:39,
To be ready for Christ when he returns at the rapture, I Thessalonians 5: 13-18,
To present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God which is our reasonable service, and to be not conformed to this world, as commanded in Romans 12: 1,2,
To desire spiritual gifts for the edification and exhortation of the church and the saints, as commanded in 1 Corinthians 14: 1,
To offer inspirational activities in the church conducive to all age levels,
To consistently teach that God is the Heavenly Father of Jesus, and that Jesus is the Son of the Living God (John, Chapter 8),
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To encourage participation in the various ministries and departments of the church.
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Departmental Structure
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DIRECTOR: The Director of Elect Ladies (DOEL) is appointed by and reports to the Presiding Bishop. Yearly, the Director of Elect Ladies must give a report to the Presiding Bishop, Board of Bishops, and the Board of Directors of the Elect Ladies for their review. The Director and the Elect Ladies Board are responsible for policies, procedures, conferences, meetings, finances, and expenditures.
TREASURER: The treasurer is responsible for the collection of all receipts, disbursement of funds, and receiving of all public revenues. It is the office of an entrusted person with God's money. The treasurer sends a yearly financial statement to the Director of Elect Ladies. This is included with the Director's report presented to the Presiding Bishop, the Board of Bishops, and the Board of the Elect Ladies.
SECRETARY: This individual is responsible for the Elect Ladies departmental correspondence and the management of routine and detail work for the Director. It is a trusted position and should be filled by a spirit filled person who has full command of grammar, proper protocol, and must be computer literate.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Consists of five individuals selected by the Director of Elect Ladies, and appointed by the Presiding Bishop. The Board of Directors works directly with the Director of Elect Ladies and the organizational structure of the Church Of The Living God Int'l, Inc. They assist the Director in all operations of the Elect Ladies Department and depending upon their duties, work with each Jurisdictional and Local Coordinator.
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Levels of Structure:
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JURISDICTIONAL LEVEL: Each jurisdiction is chaired by a Jurisdictional Coordinator (JC) who has been selected and approved by their Jurisdictional Bishop and the DOEL. The JC and the Jurisdictional Bishop select the District Coordinator (DC). The Jurisdictional Coordinator works directly with the Director of Elect Ladies and the CLGI Table of Organization (TOG). The JC is responsible for executing the Mission and Objectives as clearly related to the District Level Coordinator (DC) so that they may be effectively initiated to the next local level.
DISTRICT LEVEL: Each district is chaired by a District Coordinator (DC) who has been selected and approved by their Jurisdictional Bishop and their Jurisdictional Coordinator. The DC is responsible for carrying out and making sure that the Mission and Purpose are clearly related to the Local Coordinator so that they may be effectively initiated to the next local level.
LOCAL LEVEL: This individual is selected by the Pastor of the local church and the District Coordinator to represent the Elect Ladies in their individual churches. The Local Coordinator works directly with her District Coordinator Jurisdictional Coordinator and Director of Elect Ladies within the Table Of Organization (TOG).
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Meetings:
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LOCAL ELECT LADIES MEETING
Monthly, a day or a service, is desirable for the EL(Elect Ladies) to meet in their church. This promotes the spirit of unity among the old and the young women. Regular financial offerings are collected at this time for the purpose of supporting their EL District Meeting, which is reported to their EL Jurisdictional Meeting. The amount to be reported at all meetings is governed by the policies and procedures of the Elect Ladies Department.
LOCAL ELECT LADIES DISTRICT MEETING
Annually, each District is to have an Elect Ladies District Meeting. This meeting is designed to bring together all the local churches in that district for worship, spiritual and educational development, and financial reporting from the Elect Ladies local Churches to the District EL Coordinator. The District ELC reports to the Elect Ladies Jurisdictional Coordinator, who reports to the Director of Elect Ladies at the Annual Elect Ladies Conference. These services should be no longer than a day and a half, at the most.
LOCAL ELECT LADIES JURISDICTIONAL MEETING
Annually, each Jurisdiction has an Elect Ladies Jurisdictional Meeting. This meeting is designed for worship, development of the women, and reporting of finances, which have been collected on a local and district level for the Elect Ladies Department. The Jurisdiction Coordinator should work yearly with the Director of Elect Ladies, giving a report of each District meeting by email, US mail, or phone. All monies raised at the Jurisdictional level should be immediately turned over to the Elect Ladies Treasurer. The Director of the Elect Ladies Department should be notified of such finances at the Annual Elect Ladies Conference. All monies raised for the Elect Ladies on a Local, District, and Jurisdictional level are to be reported at the Annual Elect Ladies Conference.
BI-ANNUAL ELECT LADIES CONFERENCE
The Bi-Annual Elect Ladies Conference is designed to bring all the women of the Churches Of The Living God, Int'l, Inc. together in the spirit of unity, love, and peace. The first priority of the conference is to Develop the Women of the CLGI into Elect Ladies of God and to Financially support the Headquarters with revenues raised from the conference.
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The Church of the Living God, International, Inc
Elect Ladies Department
Litany
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Leader: We, as holy women believe in the doctrine of the Church of the Living God International, Inc.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, infallible and inerrant in the original writings. We hold the Word of God to be the only authority in all matters and assert that no doctrine can be true or essential, if it does not find a place in this Word. We respect the interpretation of Bishop Joseph white, our Founder.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe in God as Father Almighty, the Author and Creator of all things. We believe in the Old and New Testament.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the Father, is the son of God, the second person in the Godhead of the Trinity. We also believe that Jesus Christ sitteth on the right hand of the Father, now as mediator between God and man. We believe that Jesus was and is eternal in His person and nature as the Son of God and was with God in the beginning of the Creation.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe that the Holy Ghost is a gift from God, and that it is the Spirit of Truth 'which proceeds from the Father and Son and is equal with the Father and Son and that He is the third person of the Trinity.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe that the baptism in the Holy Ghost is a gift from God, subsequent to conversation and sanctification and that speaking in tongues is the consequence of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and is evidence of the fruit of the Spirit.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe that man was created in the image of God and that sin brought death to all in his fall. We believe in repentance from sin, in the atonement by the substiutionary death and shed blood of Jesus Christ for the propitiation of the sins of the world.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe that Angels are heavenly spirit beings and serve as messengers or ambassadors of God. In heaven, their duty is to serve God. The Psalmist says they are to do the will of God.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Leader: We, as holy women, believe that the Holy Ghost searches the deep things of God. We believe that he makes intercession for us, convicts men of sin, righteousness and judgment.
Congregation: Remembering our HERITAGE. ALWAYS.
Unison: Heavenly Father, as holy women help us to lead spirit-filled controlled lives. We are told in your Word to be filled with the Spirit and walk not after the flesh. Dear God, help us to believe and memorialize our predecessors: Elder Beulah White, Mother Mary Jefferson, Mother Marshall, Rev. Patricia Woods, Missionaries Ernestine John and Freda Clark, and all who have and will contribute to this beautiful way of holiness. Grant us dear Lord, the sincerity and courage to say from the depths of our hearts.
REMEMBERING OUR HERITAGE...ALWAYS
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Jurisdictional Elect Ladies Directors:
Arkansas:
Elder Madelyn Phillips
Central States:
Minister Victoria Singletary
European-African-Holland:
Elder Joyce M. Kennedy
First:
Elder Rosa Smith
Gulf Coast:
Elder Paula Smith
North Carolina:
Elder Kathy Pone
Northeast:
Elder Crystal Lucky
Pacific Northwest:
Minister Tracilyne Quinn
Southeast:
Elder Arlene Merriman
Southwest:
Minister Freda Robinson
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