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About This COGIC Directory
COGIC Church Finder is an independent, unofficial directory of Church of God in Christ congregations in the United States. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with any COGIC national body.
Branches & jurisdictions we distinguish
Several distinct bodies use the “Church of God in Christ” name. Every listing is assigned exactly one primary branch so you can tell them apart:
- COGIC, Inc. Church of God in Christ, Inc. — The historic Memphis-headquartered body, the largest and oldest COGIC jurisdiction, founded by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason.
- COGIC International COGIC International — Church of God in Christ International, a distinct body organized in 1969 that separated from the Memphis-based organization.
- Other / Independent Other / Independent COGIC — Independent or unaffiliated congregations and smaller recognized COGIC offshoots that use the Church of God in Christ name.
How to add or correct a listing
Spot a missing church or an error? Use the reviewed submission form — every submission is checked before it goes live, and duplicate entries (same name, address, and state) are merged automatically.
Current dataset: 1219 churches across 49 states/territories, in 477 cities.
Data sources & attribution
US city, state, population, and coordinate data used to guide our nationwide discovery is derived from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database (Basic), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Source: simplemaps.com/data/us-cities.