Arriving Guest We sincerely appreciate your coming to Northern California as we celebrate the Home Going of this great Saint of God. Dr. Mattie McGlothen The Jurisdictional Bishops of Northern California and respective Jurisdictions want to assist you in anyway possible during your stay. Phone numbers and contacts are provided for your convenience as well as schedules and information. • Bishop W. W. Hamilton • Bishop B. R. Stewart • Bishop W. S. Wilson • Bishop L. B. Johnson • Bishop M. J. Clifton • Bishop J. Dickens • Bishop L. McGathen PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL UPON US, See Reverse Side For Information Numbers Elder J. W. Macklin • (510) 783-9377
Tuesday/Wednesday May 10-11,1994 Holiday Inn, Bay Bridge, Emeryville (510) 658-9300 - COGIC Concierge San Francisco Airport/Transportation Monitors (415)517-5974 Oakland Airport/Transportation Monitors (510)421-5224 Pare Oakland/Transportation Monitors (408) 482-7670 Richmond Auditorium/Command Post (510)220-8182 Central Dispatch Glad Tidings Church Hayward, CA (510) 783-9377 Emergency Page l-(800) 504-6143
DR. M. McGLOTHEN Area/Regional/National Adjutants Thank you for your willingness to serve. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Schedule Tuesday Evening 5:00p.m. Richmond Auditorium (Please remain after service to assist our guests in returning to their hotels.)
Wednesday Morning 7:00 a.m. Richmond Auditorium (Please remain after the service to assist our guests in returning to their hotel and to the airport.)
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DR. MATTIE McGLOTHEN, GENERAL SUPERVISOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
NATIONAL, HOMEGOING CEEEBRATION FOR
DR. MATTIE CARTER MCGLOTHEN CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST GENERAL SUPERVISOR INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN WEDNESDAY THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MAY TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY FOUR ANNO DOMINI RICHMOND AUDITORIUM CIVIC CENTER 403 CIVIC CENTER PIAZA RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
THE BISHOP EOUIS HENRY FORD PRESIDING PRELATE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST CHIEF OFFICIANT
ASSISTING OFFICIANTS MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL BOARD THE BISHOP CHANDLER DAVID OWENS FIRST ASSISTANT PRESIDING BISHOP THE BISHOP CLEVELAND LANDIS ANDERSON SECOND ASSISTANT PRESIDING BISHOP THE BISHOP OZRO THURSTON JONES, JR. THE BISHOP PHILLIP AQUILLA BROOKS THE BISHOP J. NEUAL HAYNES THE BISHOP CHARLES EDWARD BLAKE THE BISHOP LEVI E. WILLIS, SR. THE BISHOP ROY LAWRENCE HAILEY WINBUSH THE BISHOP LEROY ANDERSON THE BISHOP ITHIEL CLEMMONS THE BISHOP GILBERT EARL PATTERSON
THE OBITUARY Almighty God in His infinite wisdom dispatched one of His choice angels to rescue from this mundane earthly existence to eternal bliss with Him, our beloved and sainted, General Supervisor of the Department of Women of the Church of God in Christ, Dr. Mattie Carter McGlothen. Dr. McGlothen was the eleventh of fifteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Evans T. Carter, in Mexia, Texas, a small town near Dallas. She resided in Mexia until the age of six when her family moved to Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and thought surely she must be in heaven, for it was the first time that she had ever been "to town" or seen the bright "city lights." She attended the public schools of Sapulpa, Oklahoma until the age of fifteen when she contracted tuberculosis, and was kept out of school for over a year. Because she was behind in her studies, she was sent to Quindaro, Kansas to complete her education. There, she attended and graduated from Quindaro College in February of 1922. She taught school in Depew Oklahoma for four years. In May of 1922, she returned home to find that her mother was saved. In July of that same year, Dr. McGlothen heard about a Pentecostal revival conducted by Elder Fray, Elder Burgess, Elder Griffin (who later became her pastor) and Mother Powell. God used Mother Powell to persuade her to come inside, where she received the baptism of the Holy Ghost and was healed. Dr. McGlothen met the late Bishop George W. McGlothen in September, 1922. Through following her heart and obedience to Elder C. Range, they were united in holy matrimony in Joplin, Missouri in 1923. Since her conversion, Mother McGlothen has been a faithful servant to her Lord and church. In 1924, Mother McGlothen acknowledged her call to ministry. She united in ministry with her husband as he served as pastor of churches in Tulsa, Hugo and Idabelle, Oklahoma; Des Moines, Iowa; Fresno, Los Angeles, and Richmond, California. In 1933, she was appointed California State Supervisor and installed in April, 1934. She was given the Northern area while Mother Hale was Supervisor in the Southern area under the leadership of Bishop S. M. Crouch. On December 13, 1939, Mother Lizzie Roberson appointed Mother McGlothen State Supervisor for the States of California and Washington. From 1944 to November, 1957, she served as Supervisor of all of Northern California under the Bishop E. B. Stewart. In November, 1957, Bishop E. E. Hamilton came to Northern California and began a work with twenty-two churches that grew to sixty-three churches by the time the Jurisdiction was officially organized injanuary, 1958. Mother McGlothen was then appointed Supervisor of California Northwest Jurisdiction where she has served faithfully for over thirty-six years with five Jurisdictional Prelates: Bishops E. E. Hamilton, S. R. Martin, Milton Mathis, Clarence Davis, and W. W. Hamilton. In addition to her duties as jurisdictional supervisor, Dr. McGlothen served the International Women's Department as President of Hospitality for over 28 years and Assistant General Supervisor to Mother Annie Baily. In 1976, she was appointed General Supervisor of the International Department of Women by the late J. O. Patterson, Sr., Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. She also served with the Bishop L. H. Ford since the inception of his administration as Presiding Prelate of the Church of God in Christ. Under the prolific leadership of Dr. Mattie McGlothen, the International Women's Department has had phenomenal growth. She has either organized or reorganized the International Hospitality, the Education and Scholarship Fund, the Bishop's Wives Scholarship Fund, the Screening Committee for the Jurisdictional Supervi-
sors, the McGlothen Foundation, the Emergency Relief Fund, the WE 12, the Lavender Ladies, the Leadership Conference for Jurisdictional Supervisors and National Workers, the CaliforniaNorthwest First Thursday (now First Saturday) Union meetings, and the Business and Professional Women's Federation. Through her initiative and with the assistance of the International Women's Department in 1938, a home was built for missionaries in the Bahama Islands; the guest house on the Lexington School Campus was furnished; in 1984, a pavilion was built in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for senior citizens and unwed mothers; from 1985 through 1991, three homes were purchased in Memphis, Tennessee which now comprise the McGlothen Complex and houses the administrative offices of the International Women's Department. The Women's International Convention under her supervision has the distinction of being the second largest convention held in the Church of God in Christ, and is noted and distinguished throughout the United States for its organization and positive influence. Since 1989, the Women's International Convention has, from its proceeds, contributed to the underprivileged and community projects in each convention city. The magnitude of this great woman of God can be seen in the numerous awards, citations, and recognitions she has received. Among those are honorary degrees of Doctors oi Laws and Divinity; recognition by Mars Press in the Biographical Dictionary of African American Holiness-Pentecostals: The Dr. Mattie McGlothen Library/Museum, Richmond, California; the Mother Mattie McGlothen Home of Love and Hope Emergency Shelter, Memphis, Tennessee; and Dr. Mattie McGlothen Senior Housing, Oakland, California. She also has been honored by the state legislatures of California, Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Tennessee, and has received the keys and honorary citizenship to many cities throughout the United States. She has been cited by the Charles Harrison Mason System of Bible Colleges, the Charles Harrison Mason Theological Seminary, the Religious Workers Guild, Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr. and many other church organizations for outstanding, dedicated and loyal service to the Church of God in Christ. Mother McGlothen was honored in Contra Costa County, California as "Woman Builder of the Year", May 1988, and was a member of the Parole Board of Contra Costa County for many years. The final chapter in the Book of Life for Dr. Mattie McGlothen has been written. A great woman of God whose labor and suffering has produced a good work. Mother McGlothen was proclaimed by hundreds, and rightfully so, as a woman of great wisdom, devotion, stability and strongfaith in God. Her life and labor will always be remembered by those she served. There can be no greater postlude to a melodious life in Christ than to remind all who celebrate this "HOMEGOING" that Dr. Mattie McGlothen was indeed "GOD'S FAITHFUL HANDMAIDEN." She leaves to cherish fond and loving memories children she reared Earline McGlothen, James Richard McGlothen, Sandra De Ville, Madline Heldris, Karen and Nancy De Ville and Melody Cooper; eight grandchildren; twenty-nine great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren; one brother, Homer Carter, Des Moines, Iowa; a host of other relatives; long standing coworkers, Mother Freddie J. Bell, Madame Emily Bibby and Novelean Harris; and her loving and faithful companion and friend, Victoria Williams; the McGlothen Temple Church of God in Christ; the California Northwest Jurisdiction; the International Women's Department; and the entire Church of God in Christ whose lives are richer because she lived.
THE ORDER OE HOMEGOING CEEEBRATION *Where indicated, please stand Wednesday, May 11, 1994 10:00 A.M.
QUIET MOMENTS
The Organist
THE CALL TO WORSHIP "The hour ofHomegoing Celebration has come, O Lord, hear our prayers, And accept our meditations, As <we glorify Thy Name." Amen
The Bishop
THE PROCESSIONAL The Adjutant General *THE PRESIDING BISHOP The Assistant Presiding Bishops The General Board The jurisdictional Pastors and Elders The Visiting Clergy The Family â&#x20AC;¢THEHYMNOFJOY
The Choir and Congregation "The Unclouded Day "
* THE PRAYER OF COMFORT
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THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE
The Bishop Psalm 90
THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 15: 5 J-58 THE SELECTION THE TRIBUTES (3 minutes) The Assistants
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The Northern California Regional Choir The International Department of Women Mother Emma Crouch First Assistant General Supervisor
The Boards
Mother Freddie Bell Second Assistant General Supervisor
The Auxiliaries and Units
Mother Willie M. Rivers Third Assistant General Supervisor
The Women's International Convention Mother Olive Brown Secretary, International Department of Women
THE SELECTION
The Northern California Regional Choir
T H E T R I B U T E S (3 minutes) The International Missions Department
The Bishop Carlis L. Moody President, International Missions Department
The Area Bishops of California The Area Jurisdictional Supervisors
THE SELECTION
Mother Elizabeth Nash Supervisor, Southern California Second Jurisdiction
The Northern California Regional Choir
THE RESOLUTIONS The Board of Bishops
The Bishop ]. Howard Sherman Chairman
The General Church
The Bishop W. W. Hamilton General Secretary
The Office of the Presiding Bishop
The Elder A. Z. Hall Secretary to the Presiding Bishop
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDING BISHOP
THE SERMONIC HYMN
The Choir and Congregation "Amazing Grace "
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T H E ACKNOWLEDGMENT The family of the late Dr. Mattie Carter McGlothen wishes to acknowledge with sincere gratitude the numerous expressions of concern, love and sympathy. We have sustained a great loss and your support has helped us immensely. We pray God's blessings on you always.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS JURISDICTIONAL SUPERVISORS
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS SUPERINTENDENTS, PASTORS AND ELDERS CALIFORNIA NORTHWEST JURISDICTION
FLOWER BEARERS NATIONAL ADJUTANT SISTERS NATIONAL AUXILIARY AND UNIT PRESIDENTS
INTERMENT SUNSET VIEW CEMETERY EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIA
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO FOUCHES HUDSON FUNERAL HOME OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
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Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need. He lets me rest in the meadow grass, And leads me beside the quiet streams, He restores my failing health and helps me do what honors Him the most; Even when walking through the dark valley of death I will not be afraid. For your are close beside me, guarding, guiding all the way. You provide delicious food for me in the presence of my enemies, Your have welcomed me as your guest, blessings overflow, Your goodness and unfailing kindness shall be with me all of my life and afterwards, I WILL LIVE WITH YOU FOREVER IN YOUR HOME. Psalm 23 (The Living Bible)
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