Bishop GE Patterson

Published: Jan. 19, 2024, noon

The Late Bishop GE Patterson wide open with a message of prayer for healing.\xa0Gilbert Earl Patterson\xa0(September 22, 1939[1]\xa0\u2013 March 20, 2007[2]) was an American\xa0Holiness Pentecostal\xa0leader and\xa0Pastor\xa0who served as the National Presiding Bishop and Founder of the Temple of Deliverance COGIC Cathedral of Bountiful Blessings and Chief Apostle of the\xa0Church of God in Christ\xa0(COGIC), Incorporated.[3][4]\xa0Bishop Patterson was the second youngest person to ever be elected Presiding Bishop of COGIC at the age 60 in 2000, second to his predeceased uncle Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr who was 56 when he was elected Presiding Bishop in 1968.[5][6]