Dr. Judith Christie McAllister- noted writer, award winning minstrel ,composer, singer and Praise and Worship has now been appointed as the International President of the Music Department of the Church of God In Christ. She is being referred to via COGIC.net as the preeminent woman of worship (oh so true) .The Inaugural Celebration for the newly appointed President was celebrated by the international body on Friday September 4, 2009 with ‘A Night of Praise and Worship’ at West Angeles COGIC- North Campus at 7:00pm. On Saturday, September 5, 2009 the celebration continued at the Sheraton Gateway hotel. The events began with various workshops and an Inaugural Celebration Luncheon at 12:30pm (Only as COGIC can!!!). On Sunday, September 6, the celebration convened at West Angeles Cathedral for a Morning Worship Celebration where the Presiding Bishop Charles Blake will serve as the keynote speaker.

(Co-Pastor KIM Burrel presents ‘The Statement of Purpose’ to the COGIC music dept during AIM 2009 in Tampa FL and tells the lineage of the the department)

(Christina  Nelson (Johnathan’s wife affectionately called Chris),Dr. McAllister,Jonathan Nelson,and son Johnathan Andrew II at the 2009 Stellar Awards After Party)

This was an historic event where as Dr. McAllister will be filling the shoes of several gospel music pioneers such as Dr. Mattie Moss Clark who also held this position within the Church of God In Christ. Dr. McAllister is quite possibly becoming the most powerful praise and worship leader and music director in America considering that COGIC.net reports that COGIC “are now established throughout the United States, on every continent, and in many of the islands of the sea.” The membership of COGIC was 3 million in 1973!!!! The church census as of 1997 was 5.2 million members, making it the largest Pentecostal group in America!

(Dr. Judith Christie McAllister preparing for the stage)

Below is a letter from Dr. Judith Christie McAllister as she addresses the International Music Department of COGIC-We know that fellow state and local music department heads like First Lady Karen Clark-Sheard, Evangelist Dorinda Clark-Cole, Evangelist Bettye Nelson or Co-Pastor Kim Burrell are excited about this new addition!!! We’ll keep you posted, and as always will update you with the happenings! Congratulations to Dr. McAllister!

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Welcome to the International Music Department for the Church of

God in Christ.We are so honored that you have taken pause within

your busy day, to pay us a visit. As a department we will centralize

our focus on JESUS and HIS kingdom; and this focus will be the goal

of all departmental activities. We will endeavor to remove attention

away fromman and/or tradition, realizing that the commandments

of God take precedence over the traditions of man.

Please feel free to visit our webpage again and again, as we will

frequently update to provide information and inspiration, with the

expectation that your experience while here on the IMD website will

continue to be an uplifting one.

We’re Better Together

Dr. Judith McAllister
President
International Music Department