Bishop Charles Harrison Mason

CTL-E-1677 · Person · clergy · 1900s-1960s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Founder and first senior bishop of the Church of God in Christ (1907); born September 8, 1864 in Shelby County, Tennessee to formerly enslaved parents; established COGIC headquarters in Memphis.

The record

Also known as: Charles H. Mason, C.H. Mason

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Relationships

Church of God in Christ (COGIC) — founded
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason was the founder and first senior bishop of the Church of God in Christ.

Referenced by

Church of God in Christ (COGIC) — founded by → this record

Sources

COGIC.org - Our Founder
BlackPast.org - Church of God in Christ (1907- )

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