Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ
| Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ | |
|---|---|
| Temple of Deliverance Cathedral of Bountiful Blessings | |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Church of God in Christ |
| Website | www.bbless.org |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1975 |
| Founder(s) | Bishop G.E. Patterson |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Bishop Milton Hawkins & Luke Robinson |
Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ is a Pentecostal church located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded March 6, 1975 by the late Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson. The church's current pastor is Milton Hawkins & Luke Robinson nephews of the founder. The Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ is one of the largest churches in the city of Memphis and the Church of God in Christ denomination. The same name is also used by a church located in Topeka, Kansas. That city is notable as the location where the Pentecostal movement had its origins in 1901.
G. E. Patterson founded the Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ as the Bountiful Blessings Temple of Deliverance in 1975. The Church became affiliated with the Church of God in Christ in 1988.
Gilbert Earl Patterson was born September 22, 1939 in the parsonage next door to the Church of God in Christ in Humboldt, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Bishop William Archie Patterson Sr. and Mary Louise Patterson. He was the brother of the late Elder William Archie Patterson Jr., Evangelist Mary Alice Patterson Hawkins, Supervisor Lee Ella Patterson Smith, and Evangelist Barbara Patterson Davis. He became a Christian in May 1951 at age 11 at Holy Temple Church of God in Christ in Memphis, where his father was the pastor. At that time, a revival was being held by Elder Johnny Brown.
In May 1952, the Patterson family moved to Detroit, Michigan. While in Detroit, at age 16 Patterson was baptized on September 16, 1956 at his father’s church (New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ). One month later young Patterson also felt called to the ministry, and he preached his first sermon on January 22, 1957. The sermon text was Isaiah 59:9; his subject was “We Wait For Light, But We Walk In Darkness”. He was licensed by his father in March 1957, and ordained by Bishop J. S. Bailey on August 28, 1958.
In Detroit Patterson graduated from Hutchins Intermediate and Central High School, and attended the Detroit Bible Institute. As a teenager Patterson was a choir member, lead singer in the New Jerusalem Ensemble and a part-time national evangelist. While still a teenager, he spoke at the National Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ and the International Youth Congress. On two occasions, he preached before Bishop C. H. Mason.
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