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Blake formally elected head of Church of God in Christ: Pastor of West Angeles Church of God in Christ

While members of the 6.5-million-member Church of God in Christ looked ahead to the denomination’s 100th annual convocation in November, the bishop and megachurch pastor who serves as the de facto interim presiding bishop of the historically black Pentecostal denomination issued a timely message: “If we are to remain a constructive influence in society, we must be guided by godly principles that penetrate the culture and bring glory to our God,” said Charles E. Blake.