Man this sermon has changed my life which has help me change the things I do for Christ. Thank you for deliverance
In 1965, Elder Gilbert Patterson became known as God's young Apostle because of his gift to gather large crowds and lead so many to Jesus Christ. At that time he was also talking about establishing missions and organizing churches. He continued as Co-Pastor of Holy Temple and the church experienced tremendous growth between July 1964 and December 1974.
In 1969, following the death of Tennessee Bishop, A. B. McEwen, Sr., a rift began in the Patterson family. Many of the Pastors of West Tennessee wanted Gilbert Patterson's father, Bishop W. A. Patterson, Sr., to return from Detroit to full time service in Memphis as the Bishop of West Tennessee. Presiding Bishop J. O. Patterson refused, using the Catholic Church as his example. He felt that the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ should be the Bishop of Memphis just as the Pope is Bishop of Rome.
Gilbert Patterson attempted to champion the cause for his father but failed. During the Convocation of 1974, the General Board supported the Presiding Bishop and was preparing to move against Bishop W. A. Patterson, Sr., and his son to remove them from Holy Temple. In an effort to end the feud and stop any further efforts against his father, Gilbert Patterson resigned from Holy Temple with an effective date of February 23, 1975. In the meantime, Gilbert Patterson purchased and remodeled the old Mt. Veron Baptist Church building at 547 Mississippi Boulevard. At that location he opened Temple of Deliverance, the Cathedral of Bountiful Blessings, March 2, 1975. On that day 436 persons became members of the church. They came from every demonination and religious organization in Memphis. The church was too small from the first day. In less than three years the membership grew to over 2,000, therefore, immediate plans were made to build a larger sanctuary. On October 8, 1978, 3 years and 7 months from the opening, Temple of Deliverance entered its new sanctuary.
At a cost of 1.2 million dollars, it was the first church built by blacks in Memphis at a cost more than a million dollars. That point was noted in the December 7, 1978, issue of Jet Magazine. By 1984, the 1,200 seat sanctuary could no longer contain the 11:00 a.m. worshippers. After adding chairs in the aisles, the crowd frequently overflowed into the fellowship hall downstairs where the worship could be viewed on a closed circuit T.V. screen. On July 5, 1987, Bishop C. D. Owens dedicated the new wing which seated approximately 600.
In September of 1986, during a telephone conversation with his uncle, the Presiding Bishop J. O. Patterson, the Presiding Bishop expressed his desire to see his nephew back as an active member of the Church of God in Christ. As a result of that conversation, Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr., had Gilbert Patterson's name added to the General Board's agenda during the Convocation of 1986. Many of the Board members had waited for this day and had often spoken of Gilbert Patterson's return. Board members such as O. T. Jones, Jr., F. D. Washington, J. D. Husband, LeRoy Anderson and C. D. Owens were very ardent in their support.
The most vocal was Gilbert Patterson's lifelong friend, Bishop Chandler D. Owens. He refused to break his friendship with Gilbert Patterson although he was frequently under great pressure to do so.
During the November 1986 General Board meeting, the General Board voted 11 to 0 to invite Gilbert Patterson to come back in the active ministry of the Church of God in Christ as a Jurisdictional Bishop with jurisdiction in Memphis. This meeting was chaired by Bishop L.H. Ford in the absence of Presiding Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr. This action of the General Board in November 1986 was not executed by Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr., until January 29, 1988 at the Bishop's Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.
Bishop G. E. Patterson was elected to the General Board in 1992 and again in 1996. After graciously conceding the last election for Presiding Bishop that he lost by only one vote, he was elected on November 14, 2000 by more than 900 votes.
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