History
Following a meeting on May 29, 1992 convened at Cleveland, Ohio by Bishop Ellis, several congregations affiliated together as the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ. The then newly formed United Pentecostal Churches of Christ recognized Bishop Ellis as their general overseer and president on August 22, 1992. Bishop Ellis continued in this role with United Pentecostal Churches of Christ for twelve years until he resigned in June 2004. As of 2014, at least two distinct Pentecostal Christian denominations look to the May 29, 1992 meeting convened by Bishop J. Delano Ellis as their starting-point or as a particular landmark on their journey, and that regard the first twelve or more years of the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ as part of their history; these two are the Pentecostal Churches of Christ and United Covenant Churches of Christ; the Pentecostal Churches of Christ also regards 1935 as its year of organization through the Pentecostal Church of Christ in Cleveland.''Pentecostal Churches of Christ'' entry in ''Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2012'', edited by Eileen W. Linder, published by National Council of Churches of Christ in USA. When Bishop Garnes was installed as presiding bishop of United Covenant Churches of Christ (October 30, 2009), Bishop Ellis was chief installer at the ceremony of installation. In 2020, after the death of Bishop J. Delano Ellis, Bishop Darryl D. Woodson was elected as second presiding bishop for the Pentecostal Churches of Christ.See also
* J. Delano Ellis * United Pentecostal Churches of Christ * United Covenant Churches of ChristReferences
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