Jackson Memorial Temple Church Of God In Christ Inc. The Historic Pilgrim Temple Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
What Church of God in Christ teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeweakACNA no unified position (some dioceses ordain women, others not). GMC restricts by role. COGIC restricts bishop role but ordains women to other ministries.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Jackson Memorial Temple COGIC - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Give Watch Live Events Calendar of Events Announcement Requests Baptism Signup 2026 Annual JMT Car Show 2026 Vacation Bible School What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs The following are the core beliefs of Jackson Memorial Temple COGIC based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblSource ↗
mission
<!DOCTYPE html> Jackson Memorial Temple COGIC - Mission and Vision Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Give Watch Live Events Calendar of Events Announcement Requests Baptism Signup 2026 Annual JMT Car Show 2026 Vacation Bible School Mission & Vision Go therefore and make disciples... The Mission The mission of Jackson Memorial Temple COGIC is the same mission Jesus gave his followers: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Vision The vision of Jackson MemorialSource ↗
mission
Jackson Memorial Temple COGIC - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Give Watch Live Events Calendar of Events Announcement Requests Baptism Signup 2026 Annual JMT Car Show 2026 Vacation Bible School What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs The following are the core beliefs of Jackson Memorial Temple COGIC based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines. GodSource ↗
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