Welcome to the Ohio North First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction

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.

Mission Statement
Identifying, developing, releasing and effecting change in God's people to the work of a state-wide ministry and the building up of the body of Christ.
 
Encouraging individuals, equipping local churches and their leaders, enhancing districts and exalting God through the unified ministries of the Ohio North First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.
 
Given by the late Right Reverend Walter E. Jordan - Sixth Bishop in Historical Succession