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Presiding Elder
Rev. Clifton McDowell, Sr.
Brooklyn, NY
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The National Association of the Church of God Board of Directors welcomes its newest officer, Rev. Dr. Cheryl Sanders, and employee, Rev. Dr. Arnetta McNeese Bailey to the on-going work and care of this great Association.
The tremendous levels of experience, knowledge and commitment these individuals bring to the NACOG will be a blessing to the work of the Association.
Please join us in welcoming these servants of God.
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NACOG Board of Directors
Presiding Elder & Board Chairman - Rev. Clifton McDowell, Brooklyn, NY
Chief Operating and Development Officer - Rev. Dr. Charles Myricks, Jr., Akron, OH
Chief Financial Officer - Rev. James Brown, Atlanta, GA
Secretary - Rev. Cynthia Thomas, Chicago, IL
Homeowners Association President - Min. Beverly Alford, District Heights, MD
National Men - Rev. Erwin Lee, Hollywood, FL
National Seniors - Sis. Reba Fowler, Akron, OH
National Ushers - Bro. Joseph Scarborough, Lynchburg, SC
National Women - Rev. Saundra McNeese, Houston, TX
NIYC - Min. Michael Copeland, Brooklyn, NY
Convention Services Director - Sis. Donna Ravenell, Summerville, SC
Regional Director North - Rev. Stephen Terry, Sr., Fort Wayne, IN
Regional Director South - Rev. Dr. Derrol Dawkins, Birmingham, AL
Regional Director West - Rev. Chris Conedy, Las Vegas, NV
Director At-Large - Rev. Dr. Jeffery Frymire, Kissimmee, FL
Presiding Elder Emeritus - Rev. Dr. Miki Merritt, St. Louis, MO
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The Vice Presiding Elder serves on the Executive Committee of the National Association, presides at all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee in the absence of the Presiding Elder, assists the Presiding Elder in collaboration with the Board of Directors in setting Vision, Mission, and Directives that drive, promote, and maintain the general welfare, work, and ministries of the Association, and serves as the Chair of the Program Committee.
Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D., is professor of Christian Ethics at the Howard University School of Divinity where she teaches courses in Christian ethics, pastoral ethics and African American spirituality. Her key areas of research and writing are African American religious studies, bioethics, pastoral leadership and womanist studies. Dr. Sanders has been Senior Pastor of the Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C. since 1997.
She has ministered nationally and internationally for more than 30 years as a preacher for church services, camp meetings, conventions, conferences and revivals. In 2005, she was honored as one of the elders in the fall issue of The African American Pulpit: Those Preaching Women.
Dr. Sanders has lectured at colleges, universities and seminaries all over the United States, including the 2005 C. Eric Lincoln Lectureship at Clark Atlanta University and the Staley Distinguished Christian Scholar Lectureship. She has held visiting professorships at Harvard Divinity School and High Point University, and taught as an exchange professor at Wesley Theological Seminary and the Lutheran Seminary at Gettysburg. She is an author of more than 100 articles and several books, including "Ministry at the Margins" (1997); "Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture" (1996); and "Empowerment Ethics for a Liberated People" (1995).
She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Swarthmore College and two graduate degrees from Harvard Divinity School: Master of Divinity, cum laude and Doctor of Theology in the field of applied theology. In 2002, she was awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky.
She is married to Dr. Alan Carswell, and is the mother of two adult children, Allison and Garrett.
We welcome Dr. Sanders to this role!
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The Chief Operating and Development Officer (CODO) has the primary responsibility of leading the day-to-day operations of the National Association, including oversight of the campgrounds, fundraising, annual campmeeting and mid-year leadership conferences, human resources, and NACOG national ministries. The CODO executes the strategic plan and operational/capital budgets as established by the Board of Directors. The CODO also works with our Partners in Ministry throughout the Church of God Movement (including Church of God Ministries, Regional Pastors, universities, and agencies) to ensure collaboration and maximum effectiveness.
As the key full-time employee of the Association, the CODO is directly accountable to the Association's Board of Directors Executive Committee for all general duties and administrative responsibilities.
Rev. Dr. Arnetta McNeese Bailey has served the Church of God as an advocate for reconciliation, an inspired preacher, and as a servant leader. Her passionate faith informs her life and her work. Rev. McNeese Bailey is the Executive Director of Christian Women Connection. Under Rev. McNeese Bailey’s leadership, Women of the Church of God transformed into Christian Women Connection to become “a place for every woman, where every woman takes her place.”
She is the founder and Executive Director of Pricilla’s Lost and Found and In the Company of Good Men, faith-based mentoring programs for women and men in transition. Rev. McNeese Bailey writings can be found in Bridges curriculum published by Warner Press and in Called to Minister, Empowered to Serve.
Arnetta has served numerous organizations and ministries, serving the National Association of the Church of God, Children of Promise, Circle of Missions Committee, Executive Leadership Strategic Planning Committee of the Church of God, and the Church of God Reconciliation Task Force.
While the Church is Rev. McNeese Bailey’s passion, her leadership is evident in the secular world as well where she serves on the Connect Marketplace & Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA) Advisory Board and the Buffalo/Niagara Customer Advisory Council. Arnetta also served with Special Olympics and Big Brothers & Sisters of America.
Arnetta has traveled extensively as a keynote speaker for national conferences and conventions throughout the United States. In addition to being a featured guest on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, she has preached and taught internationally in the countries of India, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Bermuda, and the Caribbean.
Rev. McNeese Bailey holds a degree from Ashland Theological Seminary in African American Religious Studies and a Master of Theological Studies from Anderson University School of Theology. In 2016 she received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Anderson University.
She has three adult children, Merlelynn, Markus & Jamal and is the proud grandmother of two. Arnetta is a member of Sherman Street Church of God, Anderson, Indiana.
We welcome Dr. Bailey to this role!
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At the Annual Campmeeting of the National Association of the Church of God on August 7, 2013, the General Assembly unanimously affirmed, adopted and signed this
Declaration of Interdependance.
Rev. Dr. Charles Myricks, Jr.
CODO
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To our friends and loved ones of Sister Phyllis Newby,
"Mama Miss"
We are grateful to God to report that Sister Phyllis is doing well as she is recovering from COVID. She tested positive for COVID on August 7th and after a week and a half, she has tested negative. Praise the Lord!
Thank you for praying!
We so appreciate all the prayers and calls of support. She continues with a cough, some pneumonia and fatigue. Her oxygen saturation is staying high and no longer needs assistance. Naturally, she requires a lot of rest and sleep. Her caregivers, the kids and doctor friends have done a great job. We thank them with all our hearts! Please continue to pray for her continued healing!
Earthquake & Storm Update
We also know that you would like to be made aware of how to pray and help with those suffering from the damaging earthquake and storm. Pastor Vital, who lives in Les Cayes, lost his home and church building but the family survived without injury. There are multitudes suffering. We will update as we receive information.
Thank you for your love and prayers!
Tami Spurlock, Hand to the Plow Ministries, Inc
Jennifer Holmes, Mission Haiti, Inc.
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We are grateful for each and every monthly contributor to NACOG!
We pray for your continued well-being in body, mind, soul, and finances.
Please, continue to support your local congregation.
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