Back to the Bible, CHURCH of GOD in CHRIST

252 State St. S.E., • Grand Rapids, MI 49507 • United States • (616) 243-7394 • COGIC

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CHURCH VISION, INFORMATION and ANNOUNCEMENTS

to the church where above all things you get a understanding of Gods word, CHURCH VISION: The objective of "Back to the Bible, Church of God in Christ," is to operate in a way that clearly reveals that Jesus Christ and his words are the centralized focus. We aim to become a "More Noble" church, as we learn, understand and practice church government, church doctrine, church worship and church evangelism, according to the word of God. Leaders here will be trained to become, "Servant Leaders",as Christ, the head of our church was. All of this will be fulfilled, as we go "BACK to the BIBLE." OUR CHURCH THEME SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:29 "Jesus answered and said unto them, YE DO ERR, NOT KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES, NOR THE POWER OF GOD". (Pastor Ron Coppage enjoys the challenge of taking complex theology and making it easy to understand to the average listener). Most services include Power Point Presentations. This ministry has a strong emphasis of patterning after Gods word in the church set up.) MISSION MINISTRY - This church has volunteers that participate in Mission Ministry on behalf of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. The following are ministries that we currently have a active role in: We minister at Guiding Light Mission on a monthly basis (Grand Rapids, Mi), Kent County Jail Honor Camp (Greenville, Mi,) Forgotten Man Ministry @ Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility (Ionia, Mi), Kent County Jail (Grand Rapids, Mi). Our weekly BIBLE CLASS started in October 2009. They are held on Wednesday's at 6:30 PM, we will be studying the National Sunday School Lessons in our Wednesday bible class. Our presiding bishop is Bishop/Dr. Alfred D. Knight Jr. and our presiding jurisdiction is Michigan Northwest Harvest Jurisdiction. Our jurisdictional headquarters is located at "Power of the Word, Church of God in Christ", 4801 Oakman Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48204

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of Pastor Ron Coppage

Ronald Bernard Coppage, was born and raised in Jackson, MI. He served in the U.S. Marines, then attended Davenport College (now Davenport University) in Grand Rapids, MI, graduating with a Business Administration Degree. He married Beverly Ann Weeks in 1977. They are blessed with 4 children (Malachi, Rebecca, Matthew & Micah). . . . . . . . . . . . He accepted the Lord as his Lord and Saviour in 1977 through the dual ministry of the late Pastor John C. Pellum of Mt. Olive COGIC, Idlewild, MI and his daughter, Missionary Margaret Powell, who led Elder Coppage to the Lord when he made a visit to a campus service at Ferris State University. He was baptized with the Holy Ghost, weeks later on March 10, 1977 in Grand Rapids, under the leadership of the late Pastor Benjamin Matthews. . . . . . . . . . . . His other Pastor mentors over the years were Pastor A. Green, Dr J. Powell Jr., Pastor C. Powell, Pastor T. Lauchie and Pastor Stevenson . . . . . . . . . . . . From 1980 to 1983 he attended C.H. Mason Bible Colleges in Chicago, and Lansing, Mi. Sister Coppage also attended the same school for a couple of years. He was the West Michigan Coordinator for CH Mason Bible College in its starting years at the Lansing Extension campus of the Detroit based CH Mason Bible College. On March 8, 1998 he officially accepted his call to the ministry, serving as a minister until his elevation to the rank of Ordained Elder (Aug 8, 1999), by Bishop Phillip A. Brooks of Detroit. Elder Coppage completed further training on May 22, 2006, from the Judaic Studies Institute, taught by Rabbi David Krishef - to allow himself a deeper understanding of the Old Testament scriptures. He also received jail chaplain training from Forgotten Man Ministries and prison ministry training from Prison Fellowship Ministries. . . . . . . . . . . . Elder Coppage has written several articles for the church's National Newspaper, the Whole Truth. He and his wife both contributed writings, that are components of a Bible College Training Manual, called "Convert & New Member Catechism Manual" (1987), written by Bishop (then Elder) A.D. Knight Jr. Over the years, Elder Coppage has held the positions of a Deacon (21 yrs), served as Director of Trustee Board, Christian Education and Men's Ministries. Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and Youth Leader. Since 1998, he has taught classes as a volunteer for "Prison Fellowship" ministries on a regular basis at Michigan Reformatory and Bellamy Creek Correctional Facilities in Ionia. He has also ministered to inmates at Kent county jail, Kent County Honor Camp and Operation Starting Line (prison evangelistic effort to reach prisoners who usually don't attend Christian activities). He has also done mission work outside the prison at Salvation Army and the Guiding Light Mission. Has written hundreds of letters to jail and prison inmates and made many visits to inmates in various jails and state and federal Prisons. . . . . . . . . . . . Back to the Bible, COGIC was started in a conference room of Days Hotel, by Pastor Coppage and his wife on October 12, 2008. On February 1, 2009, the church moved to their current location of 252 State St. SE. Pastor Coppage has experienced and observed many testimonies of the Lords delivering power. God has given him favor at times over the years to pray deliverance for some. Some special deliverance testimonies of Gods work through Pastor Coppage prayers are where a blind sister received her sight, a few terminal cancer victims totally healed, lame have walked and a paralized man became unparalized. Jesus is still saving and healing today. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!! rbcoppage@yahoo.com (616) 243-7394 252 State St. SE., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507.