Bishop
Fred W. Washington
Jurisdictional Prelate

Thank you for your prayers and support during our
2008 Leadership Conference

Grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.

I am pleased to take this opportunity to welcome you to the official website of the Minnesota Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Church of God in Christ. Our jurisdiction has a rich Church of God in Christ heritage, and it is presently composed of ten districts and 42 churches. We have several departments and ministries available to serve the needs of the whole person.

In this, our 85th year of ministry, we will be Taking the Next Step to New Levels, New Dimensions, and New Things. In taking the next step we are challenged to safeguard the well-being of our members spiritually, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. I encouraged each saint to let us take the next step together; we are better together.

God has given to us a vision of ministry that includes winning 10,000 souls, developing financial programs for fiscal soundness, equipping for excellent ministry, establishing a church stabilization and extension program, promoting fellowship and providing information and inspiration. We have also formed think tanks to explore effective methods to better minister in areas such as marketing, technology and media, education, youth, seniors, financial reporting and taxes, music, church growth and soul winning, and economical development.

It is our prayer that our website provides you with the information you seek. It will be updated regularly with new information and features. We wish to thank each visitor to our website for taking the time to visit with us. If you are ever in Minnesota, please feel welcome to contact my office and to visit one of our great churches.
In His Services,

BISHOP FRED W. WASHINGTON
Jurisdictional Prelate