I found this online via bcnn1.com*This fall Charles Patterson Sr. took over the reigns of historic Pentecostal Temple Institutional Church after his father, the late J.O. Patterson Jr. passed away this summer. The 34-year-old has already hit the ground running and has seen attendance double since he began pastoring the Memphis, Tenn., church.
Church of God in Christ’s presiding bishop, Charles Blake, (Right) instated Charles Patterson Sr. this fall to pastor historic Pentecostal Temple Institutional Church.
“I totally attribute the growth and the strength of the church through this process to the Lord,” Patterson told Charisma News. “The church has joined together in consecration. The move of the Spirit in the services is great. People are coming, people are getting saved, people are being blessed. And because of that, because of the move of the Lord, the membership is growing.” click here to read more
