Charles Edward Blake Sr. (born August 5, 1940 in Little Rock,
Arkansas) is the current Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in
Christ, Inc., a 6 million-member Pentecostal-Holiness denomination. On
March 21, 2007, he became the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in
Christ, Inc., as a result of Presiding Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson's
death. In a November 2007 special election, he was elected to complete
the unexpired term of his predecessor as Presiding Bishop. In November
2008, Bishop Blake was re-elected to serve a four-year term as
Presiding Bishop. In November 2012, Bishop Blake was re-elected again
to serve a four-year term as the Presiding Bishop. He was reelected to
a third term as Presiding Bishop on November 15, 2016.Blake is the
fifth Presiding Bishop (and seventh leader) of the historically
African-American denomination. From 1985 until 2009, he was the
Jurisdictional Prelate of the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of
Southern California, overseeing more than 250 churches that compose
the jurisdiction. He was succeeded by Bishop Joe L. Ealy.Bishop Blake
is married to Mae Lawrence Blake, a native of Michigan, and they have
three children together, Charles Blake II (Jr.), Lawrence Blake, and
Kimberly Blake, and they have eight grandchildren.
Arkansas) is the current Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in
Christ, Inc., a 6 million-member Pentecostal-Holiness denomination. On
March 21, 2007, he became the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in
Christ, Inc., as a result of Presiding Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson's
death. In a November 2007 special election, he was elected to complete
the unexpired term of his predecessor as Presiding Bishop. In November
2008, Bishop Blake was re-elected to serve a four-year term as
Presiding Bishop. In November 2012, Bishop Blake was re-elected again
to serve a four-year term as the Presiding Bishop. He was reelected to
a third term as Presiding Bishop on November 15, 2016.Blake is the
fifth Presiding Bishop (and seventh leader) of the historically
African-American denomination. From 1985 until 2009, he was the
Jurisdictional Prelate of the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of
Southern California, overseeing more than 250 churches that compose
the jurisdiction. He was succeeded by Bishop Joe L. Ealy.Bishop Blake
is married to Mae Lawrence Blake, a native of Michigan, and they have
three children together, Charles Blake II (Jr.), Lawrence Blake, and
Kimberly Blake, and they have eight grandchildren.
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