The Ohio North First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction - COGIC, Inc. is led by Bishop Edward T. Cook. Established in 1917 by our founder, Bishop Mack E. Jonas, who was appointed Overseer of Ohio and Michigan at the National Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ in Memphis, Tennessee. Later that same year he organized the first Church of God in Christ in Ohio. We are honored to be the Mother Jurisdiction of the state of Ohio.