A Bibliography of Books on the History of the African American Phase of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement: Volumes Published Since 1990
Compiled by J. Gordon Melton (January 1, 2023)
This work builds on the pioneering bibliographical work of Charles Edwin Jones:
Jones, Charles Edwin. Black Holiness: A Guide to the Study of Black Participation in Wesleyan Perfectionist and Glossolalic Pentecostal Movements. Metuchen, NJ: American Theological Library Association/Scarecrow Press, 1987. 388 pp.
And of Sherry DuPree
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod. African-American Holiness Pentecostal Movement: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992.
It concentrates on works of history, biography and autobiography published since 1990 and thus does not include works in the larger fields of theology, ethics, and ecclesiology.
Also, not included: histories of local churches, biographies of Pentecostal lay people who made their mark in a secular endeavor; books primarily for a juvenile audience; and books primarily about missionaries serving outside of the US. This list also includes works on Daddy Grace, who in spite of his flamboyance, operated in a Pentecostal world as does the United House of Prayer for All People which he founded. In like measure, not included are works by and about Father Divine and Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, (aka “Rev. Ike”), both of whom operated out of a metaphysical New Thought context and showed no interest in Pentecostalism.
It also does not include the many works relative to the Azusa Revival and William J. Seymour and his associates.
The bibliography presents its material under six broad subjects as follows:
Reference Words
General Studies
Black Pentecostals in Predominantly White Churches
Works concerning Trinitarian Churches
Celebrity Personalities
This work builds on the pioneering bibliographical work of Charles Edwin Jones:
Jones, Charles Edwin. Black Holiness: A Guide to the Study of Black Participation in Wesleyan Perfectionist and Glossolalic Pentecostal Movements. Metuchen, NJ: American Theological Library Association/Scarecrow Press, 1987. 388 pp.
And of Sherry DuPree
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod. African-American Holiness Pentecostal Movement: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992.
It concentrates on works of history, biography and autobiography published since 1990 and thus does not include works in the larger fields of theology, ethics, and ecclesiology.
Also, not included: histories of local churches, biographies of Pentecostal lay people who made their mark in a secular endeavor; books primarily for a juvenile audience; and books primarily about missionaries serving outside of the US. This list also includes works on Daddy Grace, who in spite of his flamboyance, operated in a Pentecostal world as does the United House of Prayer for All People which he founded. In like measure, not included are works by and about Father Divine and Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, (aka “Rev. Ike”), both of whom operated out of a metaphysical New Thought context and showed no interest in Pentecostalism.
It also does not include the many works relative to the Azusa Revival and William J. Seymour and his associates.
The bibliography presents its material under six broad subjects as follows:
Reference Words
General Studies
Black Pentecostals in Predominantly White Churches
Works concerning Trinitarian Churches
- Church of God in Christ
- Charles Harrison Mason
- Various Denominations
- General Sources
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the Wiorld
- Various Oneness Denominations
Celebrity Personalities
I. Reference Books
Burgess, Stanley M., ed. The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002.
Davis, Lenwood G., comp. Daddy Grace: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992. 130pp.
Alexander, Estrelda Y., ed. The Dictionary of Pan-African Pentecostalism. Vol. 1: North America. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2018.
Folk, Holly, with J. Gordon Melton, comps. T. D. Jakes: A Bibliographical Study. Tulsa, OK: Holy Spirit Research Center, 2022.
Glazier, Stephen D., ed. Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions. Wilmington, NC: Consortium Books, 1978. 2 vols. 9th ed.: Detroit: Gale/Cengage Learning, 2016. 2 vols. 1720 pp.
-----. Resource Guide for the Study of Pentecostalism in Texas. Waco, TX: Institute for Studies of Religion, 2020. 165 pp.
Murphy, Larry G., J. Gordon Melton, and Gary L. Ward, eds. Encyclopedia of African American Religions. New York: Garland Publishing, 1993. Rpt.: New York: Routledge, 2011.
Payne, Wardell J., ed. Directory of African American Religious Bodies: A Compendium by the Howard University School of Divinity. Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1991.
Burgess, Stanley M., ed. The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002.
Davis, Lenwood G., comp. Daddy Grace: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992. 130pp.
Alexander, Estrelda Y., ed. The Dictionary of Pan-African Pentecostalism. Vol. 1: North America. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2018.
Folk, Holly, with J. Gordon Melton, comps. T. D. Jakes: A Bibliographical Study. Tulsa, OK: Holy Spirit Research Center, 2022.
Glazier, Stephen D., ed. Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions. Wilmington, NC: Consortium Books, 1978. 2 vols. 9th ed.: Detroit: Gale/Cengage Learning, 2016. 2 vols. 1720 pp.
-----. Resource Guide for the Study of Pentecostalism in Texas. Waco, TX: Institute for Studies of Religion, 2020. 165 pp.
Murphy, Larry G., J. Gordon Melton, and Gary L. Ward, eds. Encyclopedia of African American Religions. New York: Garland Publishing, 1993. Rpt.: New York: Routledge, 2011.
Payne, Wardell J., ed. Directory of African American Religious Bodies: A Compendium by the Howard University School of Divinity. Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1991.
II. General Studies
Alexander, Estralda Y. Black Fire: One Hundred Years of African American Pentecostalism. Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2011.
Barba, Lloyd, Andrea Shan Johnson, and Daniel Ramiraz, eds. Oneness Pentecostalism: Race, Gender, and Culture. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2023.
Brogdon, Lewis. The New Pentecostal Message?: An Introduction to the Prosperity Movement. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2015.
Harrison, Milmon F. Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith Movement in Contemporary African American Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2005.
Dreuitt, Vernell Antonio. The Challenge of Black Pentecostalism. N.p.: Xlibris, 2009.
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod, and Herbert C. DuPree. African-American Good News (Gospel) Music. Washington, DC: Middle Atlantic Regional Press, 1992.
Harold, Claudrena H. When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in the Soul and Hip-Hop Eras. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2020.
Harrison, Milmon F. Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith Movement in Contemporary African American Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2005.
Kossie, Karen Lynell. The Move Is On: African-American Pentecostal-Charismatics in the Southwest. Houston: Rice University, Ph.D. dissertation, 1998. [Posted at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/19277]
Lewin, Edwin. Filled with the Spirit: Sexuality, Gender, and Radical Inclusivity in a Black Pentecostal Church Coalition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. [Re: Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM)]
Marina, Peter. Getting the Holy Ghost: Urban Ethnography in a Brooklyn Pentecostal Tongue-Speaking Church. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.
Mitchem, Stephanie Y. Name It and Claim It? Prosperity Preaching in the Black Church. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press 2007.
Sanders, Cheryl J. Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Smith, Sharon D. The Black Pentecostal Church: My View from the Pew. Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press, 2016.
Walton, Jonathan L. Watch This!: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism. New York: New York University Press, 2009. [Includes chapters on T. D. Jake, Eddie Long, and Creflo and Taffi Dollar.]
Williams, Melvin D. Community in a Black Pentecostal Church: An Anthropological Study. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1974.
Wills, Cheryl. Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music. New Yor: Amistad, 2022.
Yong, Amos, and Estrelda Y. Alexander, eds. Afro-Pentecostalism: Black Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in History and Culture. New York: NYU Press, 2011.
Alexander, Estralda Y. Black Fire: One Hundred Years of African American Pentecostalism. Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2011.
Barba, Lloyd, Andrea Shan Johnson, and Daniel Ramiraz, eds. Oneness Pentecostalism: Race, Gender, and Culture. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2023.
Brogdon, Lewis. The New Pentecostal Message?: An Introduction to the Prosperity Movement. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2015.
Harrison, Milmon F. Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith Movement in Contemporary African American Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2005.
Dreuitt, Vernell Antonio. The Challenge of Black Pentecostalism. N.p.: Xlibris, 2009.
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod, and Herbert C. DuPree. African-American Good News (Gospel) Music. Washington, DC: Middle Atlantic Regional Press, 1992.
Harold, Claudrena H. When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in the Soul and Hip-Hop Eras. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2020.
Harrison, Milmon F. Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith Movement in Contemporary African American Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2005.
Kossie, Karen Lynell. The Move Is On: African-American Pentecostal-Charismatics in the Southwest. Houston: Rice University, Ph.D. dissertation, 1998. [Posted at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/19277]
Lewin, Edwin. Filled with the Spirit: Sexuality, Gender, and Radical Inclusivity in a Black Pentecostal Church Coalition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. [Re: Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM)]
Marina, Peter. Getting the Holy Ghost: Urban Ethnography in a Brooklyn Pentecostal Tongue-Speaking Church. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.
Mitchem, Stephanie Y. Name It and Claim It? Prosperity Preaching in the Black Church. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press 2007.
Sanders, Cheryl J. Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Smith, Sharon D. The Black Pentecostal Church: My View from the Pew. Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press, 2016.
Walton, Jonathan L. Watch This!: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism. New York: New York University Press, 2009. [Includes chapters on T. D. Jake, Eddie Long, and Creflo and Taffi Dollar.]
Williams, Melvin D. Community in a Black Pentecostal Church: An Anthropological Study. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1974.
Wills, Cheryl. Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music. New Yor: Amistad, 2022.
Yong, Amos, and Estrelda Y. Alexander, eds. Afro-Pentecostalism: Black Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in History and Culture. New York: NYU Press, 2011.
III. Black Pentecostals in Predominantly White Churches
Clark, Clifton, and Wayne Solomon, eds. Skin Deep: Pentecostalism, Racism and the Church. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2021. [Re: Church of God (Cleveland, TN)]
Enough: 40th Anniversary Commemorative Edition. Milwaukee, WI: National Black Fellowship of the Assemblies of God, 2020. Souvenir volume.
Jackson, Joseph. Reclaiming our Heritage: The Search for Black History in the Church of God. Cleveland, TN: Church of God Black Ministries, 1993.
Michel, David. Telling the Story: Black Pentecostals in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). Cleveland, TN: Pathway Press, 2000.
Newman, Joe. Race and the Assemblies of God Church: The Journey from Azusa Street to the Miracle of Memphis. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2007.
O’Quinn, Dorethea A. Silent Voices, Powerful Messages: the historical influence and contribution of the African-American experience in the Foursquare Gospel movement. Los Angeles: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, 2002.
Williams, Darnell K. Wing to Rise: Blacks, Leadership and the Assemblies of God. N.p.: DK Williams Enterprises, 2020.
Clark, Clifton, and Wayne Solomon, eds. Skin Deep: Pentecostalism, Racism and the Church. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2021. [Re: Church of God (Cleveland, TN)]
Enough: 40th Anniversary Commemorative Edition. Milwaukee, WI: National Black Fellowship of the Assemblies of God, 2020. Souvenir volume.
Jackson, Joseph. Reclaiming our Heritage: The Search for Black History in the Church of God. Cleveland, TN: Church of God Black Ministries, 1993.
Michel, David. Telling the Story: Black Pentecostals in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). Cleveland, TN: Pathway Press, 2000.
Newman, Joe. Race and the Assemblies of God Church: The Journey from Azusa Street to the Miracle of Memphis. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2007.
O’Quinn, Dorethea A. Silent Voices, Powerful Messages: the historical influence and contribution of the African-American experience in the Foursquare Gospel movement. Los Angeles: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, 2002.
Williams, Darnell K. Wing to Rise: Blacks, Leadership and the Assemblies of God. N.p.: DK Williams Enterprises, 2020.
IV. Works concerning Trinitarian Churches
a. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC)
Asberry, Robert Lee. A Study of Leadership Styles in the Church of God in Christ in Texas. Dallas: Dallas Theological Seminary, Th.M. thesis, 1982.
Atkins, Rodney Lamar. The Texas Bishops: Paving the Way for the Future. N.p.: the Author, 2003. [Posted at: https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2A3BXZS4FNJH0&SMLS=1&RW=1600&RH=775]
-----. Women of Grace and Power: Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2006.
Bean, Bobby. This is the Church of God in Christ. Atlanta, GA: Underground Epics Publishing, 2001.
Brown, Ladrian P, comp. Great Was the Company of Those that Published: the Rise and Demise of the Ministry of the D. J. Young Publishing Company in the Church of God in Christ. Kansas City, KS: D. J. Young Heritage Foundation, 2010.
Butler, Anthea D. Women in the Church of God in Christ: Making a Sanctified World. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2007. 224 pp.
Chism, Jonathan. Saints in the Struggle: Church of God in Christ Activists in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019.
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod. A Compendium: Bishop C.H. Mason, Sr. Founder of the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2017.
-----. Exposed!!!: Federal Bureau of Investigation Unclassified Reports on Churches and Church Leaders. Washington, DC: Middle Atlantic Regional Press, 1993.
Faulkner, Juanita Williams, and Raynard D. Smith, eds. It Is Written: Minutes of the General Assembly, Church of God in Christ, Held in Memphis, Tennessee, 1919-1932. N.p.: Flywheel Ministries Press, 2017.
From the Beginning of Bishop C. H. Mason and the Early Pioneers of the Church of God in Christ. Memphis, TN: Church of God in Christ, 1991
Goodson, Glenda Williams. Bishop Charles Harrison Mason and Those Sanctified Women! The Church of God in Christ offers paradigm for the transformation of the church woman's ministries through the positive influence of C.O.G.I.C.'s chief apostle. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2018.
-----. Mason's Texas Children: The Intersection of Faith and Education at Page Normal Industrial and Bible Institute. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2022.
-----. Royalty Unveiled: Women Trailblazers in Church of God in Christ International Missions 1920 -1970. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2011.
Hamilton, Ovell. Pentecostalism, Populism, and the Historic Development of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC). Georgia State University, Ph.D. dissertation, 2017. [Posted at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1068&context=history_diss]
-----. Sanctified Revolution. The Church of God in Christ: A History of African American Holiness. Itapira, SO, Brazil: UP Books, 2021.
Henry, Emma Jean. Miracle Prayer Line: The Way of Holiness. Church of God in Christ. Hillside, IL: Christian Book Publishing Company, 2022.
Henry, Kevin W. C., Sr. The Texas Connection: A History of the Church of God in Christ in Texas. Spring, TX: Choose Change Publishers, 2018.
Jimerson-Phillips, Benjamin O. COGIC History & Truth: the Photographic History. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
McBride, Calvin S. Frank Avant vs. C. H. Mason: Mason and the Holy Ghost on Trial. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, 2009.
-----. Walking Into a New Spirituality: Chronicling the Life, Ministry, and Contributions of Elder Robert E. Hart, B.D., LL.B., D.D., to the CME Church and COGIC: With Some Additional COGIC History. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, 2009.
McNeal, Louis. Fire in the Desert: a History of Black Pentecostals in Arizona and the Making of the Church of God in Christ. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2007.
-----. From the Backside of the Desert to God's Mountaintop: a centennial celebration of the Church of God in Christ in Arizona, 1911-2011. Gilbert, AZ: Acacia, 2012.
Martin, S. R., Jr. On the Move: A Black Family’s Western Saga. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 2009.
Owens, Robert. Never Forget: Leadership, Routinization and Transformation in a Charismatic Organization from the founder to the Successors of the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2002. Rev. ed. as: COGIC History: The Dark Years. N.p.: the Author, 2017.
Pleas, Charles H. Fifty Years Achievement from 1906-1956: a Period in History of the Church of God in Christ. Memphis, TN: Church Public Relations, 1991.
Robinson, Calvin. A Period in Western Florida History, 1940-2015. Quincy, FL: the Author, 2016.
Souvenir Book: The Inaugural Dinner Celebration of Mother Emma Frances Crouch as International Supervisor of the Department of Women, Church of God in Christ, Inc. Memphis, TN: Church of God in Christ, 1994.
White, Calvin, Jr. The Rise to Respectability: Race, Religion, and the Church of God in Christ. Fayetteville, AK: University of Arkansas Press, 2012.
Williams, J. T. Our Pentecostal Birthright: Preserving our Godly Heritage in the Midst of Transition. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2019.
Williams, R. F. Facts about the Temple: Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis, TN: COGIC Publishing House, 2020.
b. Bishop Charles Harrison Mason
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod. A Compendium: Bishop C.H. Mason, Sr. Founder of the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2017.
Green, Eugenia. Mason: the Profiling of a Saint. N.p.: Education Plus, 2012.
Hill, Elijah L. The 1917 FBI Files of Bishop Charles Harrison Mason. N.p.: the Author, 2015.
Mason, Mack C. Bishop John O. Mason on Heaven's Railway: the making of a bishop and his contributions to the history of the Church of God in Christ. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2009.
-----. Make Room for the Holy Ghost: the Azusa Street Revival, Bishop C.H. Mason, and One Hundred Years of Pentecostalism in America. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2006.
Scott, Mable Springfield. Faith Over Fear!: Bishop Charles Harrison Mason & the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: BookBaby, 2017.
Smith, Raynard D., ed., With Signs Following: The Life and Ministry of Charles Harrison Mason. St Louis, MO: CBP, 2015.
Thuston, L. F. Decently & In Order in The Sanctified Church: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Bishop C. H. Mason & The General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. Farley, MO: C. McIntyre Publishing House, 2013.
Clemmons, Ithiel. Bishop C. H. Mason and the Roots of the Church of God in Christ. Bakersfield, CA: Pneuma Life Publishing, 1996.
Weaver, Elton H., III. Bishop Charles H. Mason in the Age of Jim Crow: The Struggle for Religious and Moral Uplift. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020.
c. Various Trinitarian Pentecostal Denominations
Copeland, Claudette, and David Michael Copeland. A Journey of Champions: From Success to Significance. Windcrest, TX: New Creation Christian Fellowship, 2006. [Souvenir volume. The Copelands founded New Creation Christian Fellowship of Windcrest (suburban San Antonio), Texas.]
Dailey, G Randolph, Jr. Things You Should Know About the House of God: The Hebrew Pentecostal Handbook. N.p.: the Author, 2022. [Re: The House of God, which is the Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People]
Gregory, Chester W. The History of the United Holy Church of America, Inc., 1886-2000. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 2000.
King, Ulysses S., Sr. Fountainhead: The Beginning: A History of Christ Holy Sanctified Church. Ed. by Ulysses S. King, Jr. Maitland, FL: Xulon Press, 2021.
Kofi, Laura Adorka. The Church: Why Mother Established the Church and What It Stands For. Jacksonville, FL: The Ile-Ife, n.d. [Re: the African Universal Church]
Montier, Gerald, and Carolyn Montier. Remembering the Past: Apostolic Faith Mission/Celebrating the Present: Apostolic Faith Church of God. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011.
Onwumelu, Uchenna Regina. African Pentecostalism in America: a Study of a Nigerian Charismatic Church in South Florida. Miami, FL: Florida International University, M.A. thesis, 2010. [Posted at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5687&context=etd]
Payne, Leonard M., Jr. My People Yesterday, Today and Forever: A History of the Glorious Church of God in Christ. N.p.: Xlibris, 2008.
Sherrill, Larry S. The House of God, Inc. Church History: It All Started in 1863. N.p.: the Author, 2014. [Re: The House of God, which is the Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People]
Turner, William Clair, Jr. The United Holy Church of America: A Study in Black Holiness-Pentecostalism. Durham, NC: Duke University, Ph.D. dissertation, 1984. Published by Gorgias Press, 2006. [Turner’s papers are on deposit at Duke University.]
a. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC)
Asberry, Robert Lee. A Study of Leadership Styles in the Church of God in Christ in Texas. Dallas: Dallas Theological Seminary, Th.M. thesis, 1982.
Atkins, Rodney Lamar. The Texas Bishops: Paving the Way for the Future. N.p.: the Author, 2003. [Posted at: https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2A3BXZS4FNJH0&SMLS=1&RW=1600&RH=775]
-----. Women of Grace and Power: Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2006.
Bean, Bobby. This is the Church of God in Christ. Atlanta, GA: Underground Epics Publishing, 2001.
Brown, Ladrian P, comp. Great Was the Company of Those that Published: the Rise and Demise of the Ministry of the D. J. Young Publishing Company in the Church of God in Christ. Kansas City, KS: D. J. Young Heritage Foundation, 2010.
Butler, Anthea D. Women in the Church of God in Christ: Making a Sanctified World. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2007. 224 pp.
Chism, Jonathan. Saints in the Struggle: Church of God in Christ Activists in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019.
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod. A Compendium: Bishop C.H. Mason, Sr. Founder of the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2017.
-----. Exposed!!!: Federal Bureau of Investigation Unclassified Reports on Churches and Church Leaders. Washington, DC: Middle Atlantic Regional Press, 1993.
Faulkner, Juanita Williams, and Raynard D. Smith, eds. It Is Written: Minutes of the General Assembly, Church of God in Christ, Held in Memphis, Tennessee, 1919-1932. N.p.: Flywheel Ministries Press, 2017.
From the Beginning of Bishop C. H. Mason and the Early Pioneers of the Church of God in Christ. Memphis, TN: Church of God in Christ, 1991
Goodson, Glenda Williams. Bishop Charles Harrison Mason and Those Sanctified Women! The Church of God in Christ offers paradigm for the transformation of the church woman's ministries through the positive influence of C.O.G.I.C.'s chief apostle. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2018.
-----. Mason's Texas Children: The Intersection of Faith and Education at Page Normal Industrial and Bible Institute. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2022.
-----. Royalty Unveiled: Women Trailblazers in Church of God in Christ International Missions 1920 -1970. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2011.
Hamilton, Ovell. Pentecostalism, Populism, and the Historic Development of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC). Georgia State University, Ph.D. dissertation, 2017. [Posted at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1068&context=history_diss]
-----. Sanctified Revolution. The Church of God in Christ: A History of African American Holiness. Itapira, SO, Brazil: UP Books, 2021.
Henry, Emma Jean. Miracle Prayer Line: The Way of Holiness. Church of God in Christ. Hillside, IL: Christian Book Publishing Company, 2022.
Henry, Kevin W. C., Sr. The Texas Connection: A History of the Church of God in Christ in Texas. Spring, TX: Choose Change Publishers, 2018.
Jimerson-Phillips, Benjamin O. COGIC History & Truth: the Photographic History. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
McBride, Calvin S. Frank Avant vs. C. H. Mason: Mason and the Holy Ghost on Trial. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, 2009.
-----. Walking Into a New Spirituality: Chronicling the Life, Ministry, and Contributions of Elder Robert E. Hart, B.D., LL.B., D.D., to the CME Church and COGIC: With Some Additional COGIC History. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, 2009.
McNeal, Louis. Fire in the Desert: a History of Black Pentecostals in Arizona and the Making of the Church of God in Christ. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2007.
-----. From the Backside of the Desert to God's Mountaintop: a centennial celebration of the Church of God in Christ in Arizona, 1911-2011. Gilbert, AZ: Acacia, 2012.
Martin, S. R., Jr. On the Move: A Black Family’s Western Saga. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 2009.
Owens, Robert. Never Forget: Leadership, Routinization and Transformation in a Charismatic Organization from the founder to the Successors of the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2002. Rev. ed. as: COGIC History: The Dark Years. N.p.: the Author, 2017.
Pleas, Charles H. Fifty Years Achievement from 1906-1956: a Period in History of the Church of God in Christ. Memphis, TN: Church Public Relations, 1991.
Robinson, Calvin. A Period in Western Florida History, 1940-2015. Quincy, FL: the Author, 2016.
Souvenir Book: The Inaugural Dinner Celebration of Mother Emma Frances Crouch as International Supervisor of the Department of Women, Church of God in Christ, Inc. Memphis, TN: Church of God in Christ, 1994.
White, Calvin, Jr. The Rise to Respectability: Race, Religion, and the Church of God in Christ. Fayetteville, AK: University of Arkansas Press, 2012.
Williams, J. T. Our Pentecostal Birthright: Preserving our Godly Heritage in the Midst of Transition. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2019.
Williams, R. F. Facts about the Temple: Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis, TN: COGIC Publishing House, 2020.
b. Bishop Charles Harrison Mason
DuPree, Sherry Sherrod. A Compendium: Bishop C.H. Mason, Sr. Founder of the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: the Author, 2017.
Green, Eugenia. Mason: the Profiling of a Saint. N.p.: Education Plus, 2012.
Hill, Elijah L. The 1917 FBI Files of Bishop Charles Harrison Mason. N.p.: the Author, 2015.
Mason, Mack C. Bishop John O. Mason on Heaven's Railway: the making of a bishop and his contributions to the history of the Church of God in Christ. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2009.
-----. Make Room for the Holy Ghost: the Azusa Street Revival, Bishop C.H. Mason, and One Hundred Years of Pentecostalism in America. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2006.
Scott, Mable Springfield. Faith Over Fear!: Bishop Charles Harrison Mason & the Church of God in Christ. N.p.: BookBaby, 2017.
Smith, Raynard D., ed., With Signs Following: The Life and Ministry of Charles Harrison Mason. St Louis, MO: CBP, 2015.
Thuston, L. F. Decently & In Order in The Sanctified Church: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Bishop C. H. Mason & The General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ. Farley, MO: C. McIntyre Publishing House, 2013.
Clemmons, Ithiel. Bishop C. H. Mason and the Roots of the Church of God in Christ. Bakersfield, CA: Pneuma Life Publishing, 1996.
Weaver, Elton H., III. Bishop Charles H. Mason in the Age of Jim Crow: The Struggle for Religious and Moral Uplift. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020.
c. Various Trinitarian Pentecostal Denominations
Copeland, Claudette, and David Michael Copeland. A Journey of Champions: From Success to Significance. Windcrest, TX: New Creation Christian Fellowship, 2006. [Souvenir volume. The Copelands founded New Creation Christian Fellowship of Windcrest (suburban San Antonio), Texas.]
Dailey, G Randolph, Jr. Things You Should Know About the House of God: The Hebrew Pentecostal Handbook. N.p.: the Author, 2022. [Re: The House of God, which is the Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People]
Gregory, Chester W. The History of the United Holy Church of America, Inc., 1886-2000. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 2000.
King, Ulysses S., Sr. Fountainhead: The Beginning: A History of Christ Holy Sanctified Church. Ed. by Ulysses S. King, Jr. Maitland, FL: Xulon Press, 2021.
Kofi, Laura Adorka. The Church: Why Mother Established the Church and What It Stands For. Jacksonville, FL: The Ile-Ife, n.d. [Re: the African Universal Church]
Montier, Gerald, and Carolyn Montier. Remembering the Past: Apostolic Faith Mission/Celebrating the Present: Apostolic Faith Church of God. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011.
Onwumelu, Uchenna Regina. African Pentecostalism in America: a Study of a Nigerian Charismatic Church in South Florida. Miami, FL: Florida International University, M.A. thesis, 2010. [Posted at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5687&context=etd]
Payne, Leonard M., Jr. My People Yesterday, Today and Forever: A History of the Glorious Church of God in Christ. N.p.: Xlibris, 2008.
Sherrill, Larry S. The House of God, Inc. Church History: It All Started in 1863. N.p.: the Author, 2014. [Re: The House of God, which is the Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People]
Turner, William Clair, Jr. The United Holy Church of America: A Study in Black Holiness-Pentecostalism. Durham, NC: Duke University, Ph.D. dissertation, 1984. Published by Gorgias Press, 2006. [Turner’s papers are on deposit at Duke University.]
V. Works Concerning Oneness Churches
a. General texts
Casseberry, Judith. The Labor of Faith: Gender and Power in Black Apostolic Pentecostalism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press Books, 2017. [A study of the women of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.]
Richardson, James C., Jr. With Water and Spirit: History of African American Apostolic Denominations in the U.S. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2019. [Richardson is the Presiding Bishop of the Apostolic Church of Christ in God.]
Showell, Cornelius. The Path to Glory: The History of Black Apostolic Organizations and the Pioneers that Shaped the Movements. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2022. [Showall is the Apostle Bishop of The First Apostolic Faith Church, a congregation of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World based in Baltimore, Maryland.]
b. Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Anniversary: 60th, 1958-2018. Remembering Our Past, Embracing Our Future. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma State Council, 2018. [Souvenir volume]
Convention Program and Heritage Souvenir Book. Indianapolis, IN: Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1980. [Souvenir volume]
The 80th Anniversary and Homecoming Reunion of the Apostolic Family of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. Indianapolis, IN: Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1995. [Souvenir volume]
French, Talmadge L. Early Interracial Oneness Pentecostalism: G. T. Haywood and the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (1901-1931). Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publication, 2014.
100th Anniversary Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1916-2015: 100 Convention Celebration. Indianapolis, IN: Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 2015. [Souvenir volume]
Paddock, Ross Perry. Apostolic Roots: An Interracial Heritage. Jackson, MI: Alpha Omega Publishing Company, 2020.
Sims, Jane A. Telling Our Story: a Brief History of Women in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. N.p.: the Author, 2003.
Tyson, James Laverne. Chalices of Gold: a narrative and pictorial history in seven volumes of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, A.D. 33-1930. Volume 1. Warren, OH: Pentecostal Publications, 1990. [First volume of a projected seven-volume work.]
-----. The Early Pentecostal Revival: History of the Twentieth-Century Pentecostals and the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1901-30. Hazelwood, NJ: Word Aflame Press, 1992.
c. Various Oneness Denominations
Billingsley, Scott. It's a New Day: Race and Gender in the Modern Charismatic Movement. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2008. [Includes a chapter on T. D. Jakes and the Potter’s House.]
Brown, Tomie L. Sharing Our History with Others: The Churches of Christ Holiness unto the Lord as We Know It. N.p.: the Author, 2014.
Centennial Celebration, 1919-2019: Celebrating Our Past; Reimagining Our Future. N.p.: Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 2019. [Souvenir volume]
Centennial Celebration, 1919-2019: the Apostolic Legacy Continues. N.p.: Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 2019. [Souvenir volume]
The Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.: the Half that Has Never Been Told. Hartsville, SC: Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., n.d. 4 pp.
Golden Memories: 50 Years of Pastoral Service, 1919-1969. Columbus, OH: Church of Christ of Apostolic Faith, 1969. [A 32-page booklet published in honor of Bishop Karl F. Smith's 50th anniversary as pastor of Church of Christ of Apostolic Faith in Columbus, Ohio.]
McGee, Paula L. Brand New Theology: The Wal-Martization of T.D. Jakes and the New Black Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017.
Mathews, Madonna M. It Came to Pass: the Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God: Centennial Historical Documentary. Springboro, OH: Braughler Books, 2022.
Moore, Shirley Ann, comp. 'Sail on little ship, sail on': The Apostolic Assemblies of Christ, Inc. History Book: 50 Years of Progress, 1970-2020. N.p.: lulu.com, 2021.
Newman, Leroy. The Birthing of a Church. Cambria Heights, NY: Time Ministry Books, 2020. [Re: Church of the Apostolic Faith]
Showell, Cornelius. The Bible Way Story: Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ World Wide: Historical Compilation. N.p.: Broad Wing Press, 2022.
Williams, Pandora R. Outstanding Women and their Contributions to the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. N.p.: International Missionary Department, COOLJC, 1994.
a. General texts
Casseberry, Judith. The Labor of Faith: Gender and Power in Black Apostolic Pentecostalism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press Books, 2017. [A study of the women of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.]
Richardson, James C., Jr. With Water and Spirit: History of African American Apostolic Denominations in the U.S. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2019. [Richardson is the Presiding Bishop of the Apostolic Church of Christ in God.]
Showell, Cornelius. The Path to Glory: The History of Black Apostolic Organizations and the Pioneers that Shaped the Movements. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2022. [Showall is the Apostle Bishop of The First Apostolic Faith Church, a congregation of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World based in Baltimore, Maryland.]
b. Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Anniversary: 60th, 1958-2018. Remembering Our Past, Embracing Our Future. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma State Council, 2018. [Souvenir volume]
Convention Program and Heritage Souvenir Book. Indianapolis, IN: Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1980. [Souvenir volume]
The 80th Anniversary and Homecoming Reunion of the Apostolic Family of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. Indianapolis, IN: Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1995. [Souvenir volume]
French, Talmadge L. Early Interracial Oneness Pentecostalism: G. T. Haywood and the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (1901-1931). Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publication, 2014.
100th Anniversary Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1916-2015: 100 Convention Celebration. Indianapolis, IN: Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 2015. [Souvenir volume]
Paddock, Ross Perry. Apostolic Roots: An Interracial Heritage. Jackson, MI: Alpha Omega Publishing Company, 2020.
Sims, Jane A. Telling Our Story: a Brief History of Women in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. N.p.: the Author, 2003.
Tyson, James Laverne. Chalices of Gold: a narrative and pictorial history in seven volumes of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, A.D. 33-1930. Volume 1. Warren, OH: Pentecostal Publications, 1990. [First volume of a projected seven-volume work.]
-----. The Early Pentecostal Revival: History of the Twentieth-Century Pentecostals and the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1901-30. Hazelwood, NJ: Word Aflame Press, 1992.
c. Various Oneness Denominations
Billingsley, Scott. It's a New Day: Race and Gender in the Modern Charismatic Movement. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2008. [Includes a chapter on T. D. Jakes and the Potter’s House.]
Brown, Tomie L. Sharing Our History with Others: The Churches of Christ Holiness unto the Lord as We Know It. N.p.: the Author, 2014.
Centennial Celebration, 1919-2019: Celebrating Our Past; Reimagining Our Future. N.p.: Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 2019. [Souvenir volume]
Centennial Celebration, 1919-2019: the Apostolic Legacy Continues. N.p.: Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 2019. [Souvenir volume]
The Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.: the Half that Has Never Been Told. Hartsville, SC: Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., n.d. 4 pp.
Golden Memories: 50 Years of Pastoral Service, 1919-1969. Columbus, OH: Church of Christ of Apostolic Faith, 1969. [A 32-page booklet published in honor of Bishop Karl F. Smith's 50th anniversary as pastor of Church of Christ of Apostolic Faith in Columbus, Ohio.]
McGee, Paula L. Brand New Theology: The Wal-Martization of T.D. Jakes and the New Black Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017.
Mathews, Madonna M. It Came to Pass: the Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God: Centennial Historical Documentary. Springboro, OH: Braughler Books, 2022.
Moore, Shirley Ann, comp. 'Sail on little ship, sail on': The Apostolic Assemblies of Christ, Inc. History Book: 50 Years of Progress, 1970-2020. N.p.: lulu.com, 2021.
Newman, Leroy. The Birthing of a Church. Cambria Heights, NY: Time Ministry Books, 2020. [Re: Church of the Apostolic Faith]
Showell, Cornelius. The Bible Way Story: Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ World Wide: Historical Compilation. N.p.: Broad Wing Press, 2022.
Williams, Pandora R. Outstanding Women and their Contributions to the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. N.p.: International Missionary Department, COOLJC, 1994.
VI. Biographical/Autobiographical Works
Alexander, Estrelda Y. Limited Liberty: The Legacy of Four Pentecostal Women Pioneers. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2020. [Includes discussion of Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate and Ida Robinson]
Bimba, Joseph Billy. Lord I’m Yours, Send Me. Charlotte, NC: CB Publishing, 2013. [A COGIC minister]
Blocker, James C. Yours Because of Calvary: the Life and Times of Apostle Arturo A. Skinner. N.p.: Xulon Press, 2017. [Skinner led a pioneering healing/deliverance ministry in Brooklyn, New York.]
W. L. Bonner Literary Committee, with Bishop William L. Bonner. And the High Places I'll Bring Down: Bishop William L. Bonner, the Man and His God. Detroit: Author. 1999.
Bonner, W. L. My Father in the Gospel: Bishop R. C. Lawson. N.p.: the Author, n.d. [pamphlet]
Boone, G. M. [George Marshall]. This is My Story. N.p.: the Author, 2021. [Boone is the founder of the Apostolic Assemblies of Christ, a Oneness denomination.]
Boyd, Mildred. He's the Master of Every Situation: the Life and Faith of Mother Boyd. Indianapolis, IN: Just Word Publishing, 2005. [Boyd was an evangelist with the PAW.]
Brown, Samuel Marcus. Son of a Bishop: My Testimony. N.p.: RoseDog Books, 2006. [Brown was the son of a COGIC bishop.]
Buckner, Theresa et al. 21st Century Women Apostles: Answering the Call. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
-----. 21st Century Women Apostles: Relationship Counsel. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
-----. 21st Century Women Apostles: Understanding Apostolic Authority. N.p.: the Authors, 2016.
Cheever, Idell Williams, with JoAmm Reese. The Life of a Legend. N.p.: Diamond Publishing, 2019. [Cleever is the founder of the independent Pentecostal Miracle Deliverance Center in Savannah, Georgia.]
Collier, Howard L., Sr. Sacred Justice: a Reflection of My Life. N.p: the Author, 2010.
Combs, Ruby. The Miraculous Healing of Evangelist Ruby Combs. N.p: the Author, 2015. A 29-page booklet. [Combs is a COGIC evangelist.]
Clark-Jackson, Diana. Reconciled: Black by Experience: My Struggle for Legitimacy. N.p.: Total Publishing and Media, 2016.
Clements, Kirby, Sr., and Sandra Clements. Navigating the Journey: Our Journey to and beyond the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Decatur, GA: Clements Family Ministry, 2014. [Clements now leads the International Communion of Charismatic Churches.]
Collier, Howard. The Bishops of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Piqua, OH: Ohio Ministries, 1990.
Copeland, Claudette. Coming Through the Darkness: Cancer & One Woman’s Journey to Wholeness. San Antonio, TX: Destiny Press, 2000. [Copeland is the co-founder of the New Creation Christian Fellowship, a megachurch in Windcrest (suburban San Antonio), Texas.]
Dallam, Marie W. Daddy Grace: A Celebrity Preacher and His House of Prayer. New York: New York University Press, 2007. 261 pp.
DeCaro, Louis A., Jr. A Shepherd in Harlem: the Life and Times of Ezra N. Williams. N.p.: lulu.com, 2012. [Williams is an Assemblies of God minister.]
Douglas, Patricia. I Was Adopted Twice: My Parents' Love, My Father's Redemption. Nashville, TN: Sweet Pea Publishing, 2020. [Douglas is the senior pastor of World Covenant Church International. Brentwood (suburban Nashville), Tennessee.]
Echols, CheVonceil. The Real First Lady: Biography of Mother Grace Hill. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2021. [Hill was a member of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.]
Ellis, J. Delano, II. From Ghetto to Glory. N.p.: Trafford Publishing, 2014. [Ellis founded the Joint College of African American Pentecostal Bishops.]
Ellis, William Anthony, Sr. My Story, to His Glory. Matteson, IL: Life To Legacy, LLC, 2011. [Ellis was a bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Falson, Jennell Peterson. The Apostle Rev. W. J. Peterson: a Memoir. Detroit, MI: Pentecostal Church of God, 1980.
Farley, G. M. Charles O. Miles tells 'my life story'. Baltimore, MD: Faith in Action, n.d. [1960s?].
Farley, Ollie Mae. The Life He Chose: Biography of Pastor Tom Weeks, Jr. N.p.: Xlibris, 2011. [Weeks was a COGIC pastor.]
Fields-Davis, Melissa with Jan Newby. Memoirs of the Saint: A Life Well Lived... In The Wealthy Place: Life & Legacy of Melissa Fields-Davis, A Mother in Zion. Clear Shores, MI: Appleseed Professional Development, 2014. [Fields-Davis is a member of the Perfecting Church in Detroit, a congregation led by Bishop Marvin L. Winans.]
Fountain, John W. True Vine: a Young Black Man's Journey of Faith, Hope, and Clarity. New York: Public Affairs, 2003. [Fountain is affiliated with COCIC.]
Garrett, Gary W. The Life and Times of Bishop Morris E. Golder. Joplin, MO: Apostolic Christian Books, 2000.
Golder was a leading bishop of PAW. Garrett (a white Oneness minister) is the founder of the Apostolic Archives in Joplin, Missouri.
-----. A Man Ahead of His Times: The Life and Times of Bishop Garfield Thomas Haywood. Joplin, MO: Apostolic Christian Books, 2002.
-----. A Man for his Times: the Life and Times of Elder Robert Franklin Tobin. Joplin, MO: Apostolic Christian Books, 2001.
Goodson, Glenda Williams. The Appropriate Churchman: the Life Story of Bishop J. Neaul Haynes, Second Vice President of the Church of God in Christ. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, [2003].
-----. I Want My Life to Reach Out and Touch Somebody! A biography: Gladys Venolia Johnny Ray Alexander Williams. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2014.
-----. The Making of a Legend: last active bishop appointed by Bishop C. H. Mason, Bishop Allie T. Moore. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2006. Issued with 2 accompanying cds.
-----. Rediscovering an American Classic: Essays on the Life of American Educator Dr. Arenia Conelia Mallory, 1926-1976. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2016.
Gray, Holloway. Walking in the Shadow of Greatness: Trusting God When You Can’t Trace Him. N.p.: M Publications, 2012. [Autobiography of an associate of T.D. Jakes.]
Green, Bertha M. From the Cradle to the Pulpit. Owings Mills, MD: GreeneHouse Media, 2008. [Green was a state overseer for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.]
Haden, Charles Benjamin, Jr. Bishop John Edward Marshall: Man of Miracles. N.p.: the Author, 2022. [Marshall is the founder/pastor of the Free Union Gospel Church in Louisa County, Virginia.]
Hall, Thelma Manning, with Charles Edward David. Charles Edward Davis, D.D.: a servant's life: the chronology. Martinsville, IN: Fideli Publishing, 2019. [Davis was a PAW pastor.]
Hill, Elijah J. COGIC Bishop's Historic Photos: the great cloud of witnesses. Washington, DC: the Author, 2008.
-----. Women Come Alive. Arlington, TX: Perfecting the Kingdom International, 2005.
Hoffman, Rose M. Put God First: the Autobiography of Mother Agatha Lockhart. N.p.: the Author, 2021. [Lockhart served in COGIC.]
Holt, Tyeesha. Nothing Gay about Being Gay. Dallas, TX: Saint Paul Press, 2015. Foreword by Marvin L. Winans.
Hopkins, Ivory L. Memoirs of a General. Harbeson, DE: Pilgrims Ministry of Deliverance, 2018.
Huddleston, Samuel. Five Years to Life. Tarrytown, NY: Chosen Books, 1991. [Biography of an Assemblies of God minister.]
Hunter, Paul E. Prophets and Profits: What's to be learned from Daddy Grace and others like him. Revelation Books, 1996.
Evans, Kermeshea Hilliard. Going To Church to Catch Hell. N.p.: New Era 4 Life Publishing, 2010. [Evans is the daughter of I. V. Hilliard.]
Jakes, T. D. Mama Made the Difference: Life Lesson My Mother Taught Me. New York: Berkley Books, 2006.
Jay, Dr. I Know a Man: You Need to Meet Him! The authorized biography of evangelist Deloris Scott (DD). New York, NY: iUniverse, Inc., 2005.
Johnson, Charles. Another River to Cross. Shippensburg, PA: Treasure House, 2002.
Johnson, Content. Saved, Sanctified, and Filled with the Devil: 7 Reasons Why I Loved God But Hated the Church and My Redemption From It All. N.p.: the Author, 2018.
Johnson, Larry L. Chosen: a tribute to the legend, patriot, man with a vision. N.p.: the Author, N.d. [c. 2015]. [A biography of S. P. Rawlings, the Chief Apostle (1950-1991) of one branch of the House of God, Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People.]
Johnson Mary Mangum, with Inez Cole Barber. The Life and Works of Mother Mary Mangum Johnson, Founder of Church of God in Christ in the State of Michigan. N.p.: the Author, n.d.
Jones, Clifton. Dying at the Doctor's Door. St. Louis, MO: Hodale Press, 1994. [Clifton Jones is a bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Jones, Ethel L. Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bishop William Rimson, D.D.: he lived life with passion and purpose while creating possibilities. N.p.: the Author, 2017. [A COGIC bishop]
Joseph, Kesean. God of Our Fathers: Skinner, Washington and Mosley: A Legacy of Signs, Miracles and Wonders. N.p: the Author, 2021. [Joseph is a bishop with the Church of God in Christ International.]
Keith, Pearl. Drugs, Alcohol, and Men Killed Me, then God Healed Me. Hagerstown, MD: Fairmont Books, 2000.
Kelly, Lorenzo L. Live Again! My Story: a Miraculous Memoir. N.p.: Xlibris, 2010. [Kelly is a COGIC bishop.]
King, Ulysses Stephen, Jr. Running Away: The Memoir of a Bishop's Son. Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press, 2015. [King’s father was a bishop of Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church.]
Kue, Eleanore. Healing Hands, Healing Heart: the Dr. Eleanore Kue Story. N.p.: the Author, 2018. [Kue, a doctor, is also an Assemblies of God minister.]
Lassiter, Ronald K, Sr. But God! The Memoirs of a Spiritual Walk. N.p.: the Author, 2015. [Lassiter is a minister of the Church of God in Christ.]
Lee, Shayne. T. D. Jakes: America's New Preacher. New York: NYU Press, 2007.
Lee, John T., Sr. A Documentary History of Bishop Alfred William Johnson, Sr. Havre de Grace, MO: the Author, 1992. [Johnson was the founder of the Pentecostal Assembly of Churches of Jesus Christ, a oneness denomination.]
Lewis, MeHarry H. Mary Lena Lewis Tate - A Street Called Straight: The Ten Most Dynamic and Productive Black Female Holiness Preachers of the Twentieth Century. Nashville, TN: New and Living Way Pub. Co., 2002.
-----. Mary Lena Lewis Tate: Thundering Daughters (1903-2003). Nashville, TN: New and Living Way Pub. Co., 2009.
-----. Mary Lena Lewis Tate: Vision!: the woman who compassed a man (Jeremiah 31:22): A biography of the founder and history of the Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Inc. Nashville, TN: New and Living Way Pub. Co., 2005.
Lockett, Patsy. The Lord Never Meant for You to Lose: My Journey. N.p.: Xulon Press, 2007. [Lockett is a member of the independent Jericho City of Praise in Landover, Maryland.]
Long, Eddie. The Untold Story: The Story of Adversity, Pain, and Resilience. N.p.: Four Rivers Design, 2016. [Televangelist Eddie Long was a bishop with the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.]
Long, Ed, Jr. Son of a Bishop. Atlanta, GA: G.O.D., Inc., 2022. [Re: Bishop Eddie Long]
Love, Herman L. Chronicles of a Faith Walker. N.p.: the Author, n.d. [Biography of a COGIC Minister]
McCoy, Eugene B. Dr. Mattie Moss Clark: Climbing Up the Mountain: the life and times of a musical legend. Nashville, TN: Sparrow Press, 1994. [Gospel singer and member of COGIC]
McDaniel, Betty F. Man with a Vision: Bishop Arthur M. Brazier. Westchester, IL: Lithocolor Press, 1996. [Brazier is a bishop with the Apostolic Church of God.]
Morton, Paul S. Changing Forward: Experiencing God's Unlimited Power. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2012. [Morton is the founder of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.]
The Most Reverend Charles Edward Blake, Sr. Memphis, TN: Church of God in Christ, 2013. [Blake was the presiding bishop of COGIC.]
Mullins, Charles C. Bishop Monroe Randolph Saunders, Sr., M.Div., D.Min., S.T.D.: A Prince of Pentecost. N.p.: Xlibris, 2017. [Saunders heads the United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic).]
Nagbe, K-Moses. You Be Pilot, I'll Be Preacher: a Short Life Story of Bishop E. Pailey Sherman. N.p.: Pentina Publishers, 2014. [Nagbe serves in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Owens, Rosalie S. Bishop Ida Bell Robinson: The Authoritarian Servant Leader. N.p.: the Author, 2022.
Price, Betty. Through the Fire and Through the Water: My Triumph over Cancer. Los Angeles, CA: Faith One Publishing, 1997. [Price is the wife of the late Word of Faith televangelist Frederick K. C. Price.]
Rash, E. R., and Doris Jean Rash-Konneh. Encampment of Angels: a Church of God in Christ preacher in the Mississippi Delta. N.p.: Doris Jean Rash-Konneh, 2016. [Biography of COGIC Minister]
Redmon, Chris. Giant Steps in Faith: the story of Alvin and Euodias Tate. Copiague, NY: L.U.A.M.S., 1996. [Alvin Tate was the bishop of Soul Saving Station for Every Nation of the Christ Crusaders of America.]
Roberts, Alva D., with Sharon Roberts Walker and Sharon A. Hayes. My life with Brother Isaiah: a tribute to Bishop Isaiah Leon Roberts. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2009. [Roberts was a COGIC bishop.]
Roberts, Billie. Out of Crime into Christ: a Life Story. [New York]: the Author, n.d. [32-page booklet; Roberts was the founder of Soul Saving Station for Every Nation of the Christ Crusaders of America.]
Roundtree, Cheryl. A Father of the Fatherless: the Father's love and a Daughter's Journey. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press, 2013. [COGIC pastor]
Simon, Marjorie. Now the Storm Is Over: the Testimony. Atlanta, GA: The Storm is Over Publishing, c2001. [Storm is a member of Creflo Dollar’s World Changers Church International.]
Sims, DeCarlous E. Bishop, You're Still Delivering Oil: a tribute from a son to a father. N.p.: the Author, 2010. [48-page booklet; DeCarlous E. Sims is the presiding prelate of the General Assembly of The Holy Church in The Lord Jesus Christ in The Apostles' Doctrine.]
Smith, Aaron J. A Devout Man. Atlanta, GA: JacLyn Enterprises, 1998. [A biography of Karl F. Smith, a PAW bishop.]
Smith, Mary F. The Child Bride (no one knew my pain): a True Story. N.p.: 1st Books Library, 2001. [Re: Miracle Valley, Arizona]
Stanfield, Frank. Unbroken: the Dorothy Lewis Story. Leesburg, FL: Kingstone Publishing, 2011. [Lewis is the co-pastor of the independent New Directions Family Worship Center in Ocala, Florida.]
Street, Lillie B., as told to E. Myron Noble. Reflections on My Life. Washington, DC: Middle Atlantic Regional Press, 2007.
Richardson, James C., Jr. God's Chosen Prelate: The Life and Ministry of Bishop James C. Richardson, Sr. N.p.: Broad Wing Press, 2019. [A bishop of the Apostolic Church of Christ in God]
Richardson, James C. A Man Like This: A Personal Reflection on the Thoughts of Bishop William Lee Bonner. Lanham, MD: Broad Wing Press, 2019. [Bonner is the presiding prelate of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.
Sims, Doris J. Roots Out of Dry Ground: the Mother Reatha Herndon Story. Brooklyn, NY: Welstar Publications, 2014. [Herndon served in COGIC.]
Starling-Mattthews, Carolyn. The Journey to Pentecost: a real-life story of a mother's search for God through the eyes of her daughter. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2012. [The author and her family are members of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.]
Stewart, Alexander C., and Sherry S. DuPreee. The Silent Spokesman: Bishop Robert Clarence Lawson Founder of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. New York City. ---: Displays for Schools, 1995.
Treadway, Lucinda. Passing Through Waters, Walking Through Fires: The Journey to the Other Side. N.p.: Professional Woman Publishing, 2012.
Tolbert, Odie H., Jr. New Chicago and Beyond: the Autobiography of Dr. Odie H. Tolbert, Jr. Jonesboro, AR: GrantHouse Publishers, 2009. [Tolbert was the National Archivist for the Church of God in Christ.]
Trotter, Larry D. Diary of a Church Boy. N.p.: the Author, 2021. [Trotter, left the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship for the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ (now known as the United Covenant Churches of Christ).]
-----. Living Above SEE Level: The True Story of Struggle, Stress, & Success. N.p.: Dunamis Publishing Associates, Inc., 2012.
Tyson, James Laverne. Catharsis: the story of my struggle with my Apostolic Pentecostal identity. Indianapolis, IN: Tyson Publishing Co., 2015. [Tyson was ordained as a PAW minister.]
Wagner, Lori. Through the Waters: The Life and Ministry of Evangelist Willie Johnson. Clarkston, MI: Affirming Faith, 2019. [Johnson was a Oneness Pentecostal evangelist originally ordained in the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ.]
Waid, Ora. A Blessed Life in the Making: the Life of Bishop R. C. Lawson. N.p.: International Women's Council of the COOLJC, 1994.
Walker, Christopher St. John. By My Spirit: a biography of Luther Martin Allison. N.p.: Brick by Brick Concepts, 2012. [Allison is the founder of the Bethel Born Again Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic, a Jamaican-based Oneness denomination with congregations in the United States and Canada.]
Walters, Steve B. A Shepherd's Journey: the Life Story of Apostle Lymus L. Johnson. N.p.: Steve Walters Ministries, 2002. [Johnson was a leading voice with the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.]
Walton, Anthony E. Under the Shadow II: the Full Story: the story behind the story of the 12-year prison sentence that drastically transformed a life. Paducah, KY: Mountaintop Publishing, 2015. [Walton is a minister of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Watson, Evander. TD Jakes: The Greatest Lessons through the Inspiring Life of TD Jakes. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
Wellman, Sam. T. D. Jakes. Ser.: Black Americans of Achievement. New York: Chelsea House Publications, 2000. Juvenile.
Wells-Hamilton, Claudia. Cookies Do Crumble: an autobiography. Mustang, OK: Tate Publishing, 2013. [A COGIC minister]
Wilkins, Vannest G. E., ed. Souvenir Book: '60 years--God and One Man': Bishop Samuel Kelsey, 1923-1983. Washington, DC: District of Columbia Jurisdiction, 1983. [Souvenir volume. Kelsey was a bishop of COGIC.]
Williams, Smallwood Edmond. This Is My Story. Washington, DC: William Willoughby Publishers, 1981.
Wilson, Elizabeth W. Growing Up COGIC: Success Stories Born in the Church of God in Christ. Atlanta, GA: Onyx Publishing House, 2010.
Woolard, E. L. The Long and Short of Life: a Retrospective Perspective of My Life. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2007. [Wollard was a COGIC minister.]
Youmans, Lyda C. Blessed Beyond Measure. N.p.: the Author, 2012. [Autobiography of a member of the Mount Calvary Pentecostal Faith Church]
Young, Richard. The Journey of T. D. Jakes: Living a Life of Faith, Blessing and Favor. New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House, 2008.
a. Celebrity Personalities
It is noted that West Angeles Church of God in Christ on Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, formerly pastored by Bishop Charles Blake, the national leader of the Church of God in Christ counted among its members Angela Bassett, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Magic Johnson, and Stevie Wonder.
Crouch, Andre, with Nina Bell. Through It All. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1974.
Dodge, Timothy. The School of Arizona Dranes: Gospel Music Pioneer. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.
Farrell, Claudia Stewart. Higher Than Me: The Story of Voices of Glory. Branson, MO: Invention Discovery Center, Purpose Publishing, 2012.
Foreman, George, with Ken Abraham. God in My Corner. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Inc., 2007. [Boxing champion George Foreman now pastors a Charismatic church in Houston.]
Green, Al. Take Me to the River: An Autobiography. New York: HarperEntertainment, 2000. Rpt.: Chicago: A Cappello Books, 2009. [Singer Al Green is also the pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis, Tennessee.]
Lynn, Abbott. I Got Two Wings: incidents and anecdotes of the two-winged preacher and electric guitar evangelist elder Utah Smith. Montgomery, AL: CaseQuarter, 2008.
McDonough, Jimmy. Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green. Da Capo Press, 2017.
Rita, David. Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye. New York: Da Capo Press, 1985, 2003. [Marvin Gaye’s father was a minister in the House of God, which is the Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People. A half-dozen biographical volumes on Gaye have appeared, each of which discuss in some degree his relationship with the House of God and the circumstances of his death at the hands of his father.]
Sanders, Deion, with Jim Nelson Black. Power, Money, and Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life. Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 1999. [Football star Deion Sanders is a staunch supporter of Jakes and the Potter’s House.]
Smith, Emmitt. Game On: Find Your Purpose—Pursue Your Dream. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2011. [Football star Emmitt Smith is a member of the Potter’s House.]
Strawberry, Darrell. Straw: Finding My Way. New York: Ecco, 2010. [Baseball star Darrell Strawberry is now a Charismatic preacher.]
Turner, Steve. Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye. New York: Ecco, 2000.
Wald, Gayle F. Shout, Sister, Shout!: the Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Boston: Beacon Press, 2007.
White, Reggie, with Jim Denney. In the Trenches: the Autobiography. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996. [White, an NFL Hall of Fame football player, was deeply influenced by Messianic Judaism.]
Wills, Cheryl. Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music. New York: Amistad, 2022.
Winans, CeCe, with Renita J. Weens. On a Positive Note: Her Joyous Faith, Her Life in Music, and Her Everyday Blessings. New York: Pocket Books, 1999. [Winans is a popular gospel singer and member of the Church of God in Christ.]
Winans, Marvin. Image Is Everything. Shippensburg, PA: Treasure House, 1996. [Raised in the Church of God in Christ, Winans founded the Perfecting Church in Detroit and later organized a new denomination, the Perfecting Fellowship International. He has also had a career in gospel music which has led to multiple Grammy, Stellar and Dove awards.]
Alexander, Estrelda Y. Limited Liberty: The Legacy of Four Pentecostal Women Pioneers. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2020. [Includes discussion of Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate and Ida Robinson]
Bimba, Joseph Billy. Lord I’m Yours, Send Me. Charlotte, NC: CB Publishing, 2013. [A COGIC minister]
Blocker, James C. Yours Because of Calvary: the Life and Times of Apostle Arturo A. Skinner. N.p.: Xulon Press, 2017. [Skinner led a pioneering healing/deliverance ministry in Brooklyn, New York.]
W. L. Bonner Literary Committee, with Bishop William L. Bonner. And the High Places I'll Bring Down: Bishop William L. Bonner, the Man and His God. Detroit: Author. 1999.
Bonner, W. L. My Father in the Gospel: Bishop R. C. Lawson. N.p.: the Author, n.d. [pamphlet]
Boone, G. M. [George Marshall]. This is My Story. N.p.: the Author, 2021. [Boone is the founder of the Apostolic Assemblies of Christ, a Oneness denomination.]
Boyd, Mildred. He's the Master of Every Situation: the Life and Faith of Mother Boyd. Indianapolis, IN: Just Word Publishing, 2005. [Boyd was an evangelist with the PAW.]
Brown, Samuel Marcus. Son of a Bishop: My Testimony. N.p.: RoseDog Books, 2006. [Brown was the son of a COGIC bishop.]
Buckner, Theresa et al. 21st Century Women Apostles: Answering the Call. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
-----. 21st Century Women Apostles: Relationship Counsel. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
-----. 21st Century Women Apostles: Understanding Apostolic Authority. N.p.: the Authors, 2016.
Cheever, Idell Williams, with JoAmm Reese. The Life of a Legend. N.p.: Diamond Publishing, 2019. [Cleever is the founder of the independent Pentecostal Miracle Deliverance Center in Savannah, Georgia.]
Collier, Howard L., Sr. Sacred Justice: a Reflection of My Life. N.p: the Author, 2010.
Combs, Ruby. The Miraculous Healing of Evangelist Ruby Combs. N.p: the Author, 2015. A 29-page booklet. [Combs is a COGIC evangelist.]
Clark-Jackson, Diana. Reconciled: Black by Experience: My Struggle for Legitimacy. N.p.: Total Publishing and Media, 2016.
Clements, Kirby, Sr., and Sandra Clements. Navigating the Journey: Our Journey to and beyond the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Decatur, GA: Clements Family Ministry, 2014. [Clements now leads the International Communion of Charismatic Churches.]
Collier, Howard. The Bishops of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Piqua, OH: Ohio Ministries, 1990.
Copeland, Claudette. Coming Through the Darkness: Cancer & One Woman’s Journey to Wholeness. San Antonio, TX: Destiny Press, 2000. [Copeland is the co-founder of the New Creation Christian Fellowship, a megachurch in Windcrest (suburban San Antonio), Texas.]
Dallam, Marie W. Daddy Grace: A Celebrity Preacher and His House of Prayer. New York: New York University Press, 2007. 261 pp.
DeCaro, Louis A., Jr. A Shepherd in Harlem: the Life and Times of Ezra N. Williams. N.p.: lulu.com, 2012. [Williams is an Assemblies of God minister.]
Douglas, Patricia. I Was Adopted Twice: My Parents' Love, My Father's Redemption. Nashville, TN: Sweet Pea Publishing, 2020. [Douglas is the senior pastor of World Covenant Church International. Brentwood (suburban Nashville), Tennessee.]
Echols, CheVonceil. The Real First Lady: Biography of Mother Grace Hill. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2021. [Hill was a member of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.]
Ellis, J. Delano, II. From Ghetto to Glory. N.p.: Trafford Publishing, 2014. [Ellis founded the Joint College of African American Pentecostal Bishops.]
Ellis, William Anthony, Sr. My Story, to His Glory. Matteson, IL: Life To Legacy, LLC, 2011. [Ellis was a bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Falson, Jennell Peterson. The Apostle Rev. W. J. Peterson: a Memoir. Detroit, MI: Pentecostal Church of God, 1980.
Farley, G. M. Charles O. Miles tells 'my life story'. Baltimore, MD: Faith in Action, n.d. [1960s?].
Farley, Ollie Mae. The Life He Chose: Biography of Pastor Tom Weeks, Jr. N.p.: Xlibris, 2011. [Weeks was a COGIC pastor.]
Fields-Davis, Melissa with Jan Newby. Memoirs of the Saint: A Life Well Lived... In The Wealthy Place: Life & Legacy of Melissa Fields-Davis, A Mother in Zion. Clear Shores, MI: Appleseed Professional Development, 2014. [Fields-Davis is a member of the Perfecting Church in Detroit, a congregation led by Bishop Marvin L. Winans.]
Fountain, John W. True Vine: a Young Black Man's Journey of Faith, Hope, and Clarity. New York: Public Affairs, 2003. [Fountain is affiliated with COCIC.]
Garrett, Gary W. The Life and Times of Bishop Morris E. Golder. Joplin, MO: Apostolic Christian Books, 2000.
Golder was a leading bishop of PAW. Garrett (a white Oneness minister) is the founder of the Apostolic Archives in Joplin, Missouri.
-----. A Man Ahead of His Times: The Life and Times of Bishop Garfield Thomas Haywood. Joplin, MO: Apostolic Christian Books, 2002.
-----. A Man for his Times: the Life and Times of Elder Robert Franklin Tobin. Joplin, MO: Apostolic Christian Books, 2001.
Goodson, Glenda Williams. The Appropriate Churchman: the Life Story of Bishop J. Neaul Haynes, Second Vice President of the Church of God in Christ. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, [2003].
-----. I Want My Life to Reach Out and Touch Somebody! A biography: Gladys Venolia Johnny Ray Alexander Williams. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2014.
-----. The Making of a Legend: last active bishop appointed by Bishop C. H. Mason, Bishop Allie T. Moore. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2006. Issued with 2 accompanying cds.
-----. Rediscovering an American Classic: Essays on the Life of American Educator Dr. Arenia Conelia Mallory, 1926-1976. Lancaster, TX: HCM Publishing, 2016.
Gray, Holloway. Walking in the Shadow of Greatness: Trusting God When You Can’t Trace Him. N.p.: M Publications, 2012. [Autobiography of an associate of T.D. Jakes.]
Green, Bertha M. From the Cradle to the Pulpit. Owings Mills, MD: GreeneHouse Media, 2008. [Green was a state overseer for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.]
Haden, Charles Benjamin, Jr. Bishop John Edward Marshall: Man of Miracles. N.p.: the Author, 2022. [Marshall is the founder/pastor of the Free Union Gospel Church in Louisa County, Virginia.]
Hall, Thelma Manning, with Charles Edward David. Charles Edward Davis, D.D.: a servant's life: the chronology. Martinsville, IN: Fideli Publishing, 2019. [Davis was a PAW pastor.]
Hill, Elijah J. COGIC Bishop's Historic Photos: the great cloud of witnesses. Washington, DC: the Author, 2008.
-----. Women Come Alive. Arlington, TX: Perfecting the Kingdom International, 2005.
Hoffman, Rose M. Put God First: the Autobiography of Mother Agatha Lockhart. N.p.: the Author, 2021. [Lockhart served in COGIC.]
Holt, Tyeesha. Nothing Gay about Being Gay. Dallas, TX: Saint Paul Press, 2015. Foreword by Marvin L. Winans.
Hopkins, Ivory L. Memoirs of a General. Harbeson, DE: Pilgrims Ministry of Deliverance, 2018.
Huddleston, Samuel. Five Years to Life. Tarrytown, NY: Chosen Books, 1991. [Biography of an Assemblies of God minister.]
Hunter, Paul E. Prophets and Profits: What's to be learned from Daddy Grace and others like him. Revelation Books, 1996.
Evans, Kermeshea Hilliard. Going To Church to Catch Hell. N.p.: New Era 4 Life Publishing, 2010. [Evans is the daughter of I. V. Hilliard.]
Jakes, T. D. Mama Made the Difference: Life Lesson My Mother Taught Me. New York: Berkley Books, 2006.
Jay, Dr. I Know a Man: You Need to Meet Him! The authorized biography of evangelist Deloris Scott (DD). New York, NY: iUniverse, Inc., 2005.
Johnson, Charles. Another River to Cross. Shippensburg, PA: Treasure House, 2002.
Johnson, Content. Saved, Sanctified, and Filled with the Devil: 7 Reasons Why I Loved God But Hated the Church and My Redemption From It All. N.p.: the Author, 2018.
Johnson, Larry L. Chosen: a tribute to the legend, patriot, man with a vision. N.p.: the Author, N.d. [c. 2015]. [A biography of S. P. Rawlings, the Chief Apostle (1950-1991) of one branch of the House of God, Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People.]
Johnson Mary Mangum, with Inez Cole Barber. The Life and Works of Mother Mary Mangum Johnson, Founder of Church of God in Christ in the State of Michigan. N.p.: the Author, n.d.
Jones, Clifton. Dying at the Doctor's Door. St. Louis, MO: Hodale Press, 1994. [Clifton Jones is a bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Jones, Ethel L. Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bishop William Rimson, D.D.: he lived life with passion and purpose while creating possibilities. N.p.: the Author, 2017. [A COGIC bishop]
Joseph, Kesean. God of Our Fathers: Skinner, Washington and Mosley: A Legacy of Signs, Miracles and Wonders. N.p: the Author, 2021. [Joseph is a bishop with the Church of God in Christ International.]
Keith, Pearl. Drugs, Alcohol, and Men Killed Me, then God Healed Me. Hagerstown, MD: Fairmont Books, 2000.
Kelly, Lorenzo L. Live Again! My Story: a Miraculous Memoir. N.p.: Xlibris, 2010. [Kelly is a COGIC bishop.]
King, Ulysses Stephen, Jr. Running Away: The Memoir of a Bishop's Son. Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press, 2015. [King’s father was a bishop of Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church.]
Kue, Eleanore. Healing Hands, Healing Heart: the Dr. Eleanore Kue Story. N.p.: the Author, 2018. [Kue, a doctor, is also an Assemblies of God minister.]
Lassiter, Ronald K, Sr. But God! The Memoirs of a Spiritual Walk. N.p.: the Author, 2015. [Lassiter is a minister of the Church of God in Christ.]
Lee, Shayne. T. D. Jakes: America's New Preacher. New York: NYU Press, 2007.
Lee, John T., Sr. A Documentary History of Bishop Alfred William Johnson, Sr. Havre de Grace, MO: the Author, 1992. [Johnson was the founder of the Pentecostal Assembly of Churches of Jesus Christ, a oneness denomination.]
Lewis, MeHarry H. Mary Lena Lewis Tate - A Street Called Straight: The Ten Most Dynamic and Productive Black Female Holiness Preachers of the Twentieth Century. Nashville, TN: New and Living Way Pub. Co., 2002.
-----. Mary Lena Lewis Tate: Thundering Daughters (1903-2003). Nashville, TN: New and Living Way Pub. Co., 2009.
-----. Mary Lena Lewis Tate: Vision!: the woman who compassed a man (Jeremiah 31:22): A biography of the founder and history of the Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Inc. Nashville, TN: New and Living Way Pub. Co., 2005.
Lockett, Patsy. The Lord Never Meant for You to Lose: My Journey. N.p.: Xulon Press, 2007. [Lockett is a member of the independent Jericho City of Praise in Landover, Maryland.]
Long, Eddie. The Untold Story: The Story of Adversity, Pain, and Resilience. N.p.: Four Rivers Design, 2016. [Televangelist Eddie Long was a bishop with the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.]
Long, Ed, Jr. Son of a Bishop. Atlanta, GA: G.O.D., Inc., 2022. [Re: Bishop Eddie Long]
Love, Herman L. Chronicles of a Faith Walker. N.p.: the Author, n.d. [Biography of a COGIC Minister]
McCoy, Eugene B. Dr. Mattie Moss Clark: Climbing Up the Mountain: the life and times of a musical legend. Nashville, TN: Sparrow Press, 1994. [Gospel singer and member of COGIC]
McDaniel, Betty F. Man with a Vision: Bishop Arthur M. Brazier. Westchester, IL: Lithocolor Press, 1996. [Brazier is a bishop with the Apostolic Church of God.]
Morton, Paul S. Changing Forward: Experiencing God's Unlimited Power. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2012. [Morton is the founder of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.]
The Most Reverend Charles Edward Blake, Sr. Memphis, TN: Church of God in Christ, 2013. [Blake was the presiding bishop of COGIC.]
Mullins, Charles C. Bishop Monroe Randolph Saunders, Sr., M.Div., D.Min., S.T.D.: A Prince of Pentecost. N.p.: Xlibris, 2017. [Saunders heads the United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic).]
Nagbe, K-Moses. You Be Pilot, I'll Be Preacher: a Short Life Story of Bishop E. Pailey Sherman. N.p.: Pentina Publishers, 2014. [Nagbe serves in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Owens, Rosalie S. Bishop Ida Bell Robinson: The Authoritarian Servant Leader. N.p.: the Author, 2022.
Price, Betty. Through the Fire and Through the Water: My Triumph over Cancer. Los Angeles, CA: Faith One Publishing, 1997. [Price is the wife of the late Word of Faith televangelist Frederick K. C. Price.]
Rash, E. R., and Doris Jean Rash-Konneh. Encampment of Angels: a Church of God in Christ preacher in the Mississippi Delta. N.p.: Doris Jean Rash-Konneh, 2016. [Biography of COGIC Minister]
Redmon, Chris. Giant Steps in Faith: the story of Alvin and Euodias Tate. Copiague, NY: L.U.A.M.S., 1996. [Alvin Tate was the bishop of Soul Saving Station for Every Nation of the Christ Crusaders of America.]
Roberts, Alva D., with Sharon Roberts Walker and Sharon A. Hayes. My life with Brother Isaiah: a tribute to Bishop Isaiah Leon Roberts. Hazel Crest, IL: Faithday Press, 2009. [Roberts was a COGIC bishop.]
Roberts, Billie. Out of Crime into Christ: a Life Story. [New York]: the Author, n.d. [32-page booklet; Roberts was the founder of Soul Saving Station for Every Nation of the Christ Crusaders of America.]
Roundtree, Cheryl. A Father of the Fatherless: the Father's love and a Daughter's Journey. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press, 2013. [COGIC pastor]
Simon, Marjorie. Now the Storm Is Over: the Testimony. Atlanta, GA: The Storm is Over Publishing, c2001. [Storm is a member of Creflo Dollar’s World Changers Church International.]
Sims, DeCarlous E. Bishop, You're Still Delivering Oil: a tribute from a son to a father. N.p.: the Author, 2010. [48-page booklet; DeCarlous E. Sims is the presiding prelate of the General Assembly of The Holy Church in The Lord Jesus Christ in The Apostles' Doctrine.]
Smith, Aaron J. A Devout Man. Atlanta, GA: JacLyn Enterprises, 1998. [A biography of Karl F. Smith, a PAW bishop.]
Smith, Mary F. The Child Bride (no one knew my pain): a True Story. N.p.: 1st Books Library, 2001. [Re: Miracle Valley, Arizona]
Stanfield, Frank. Unbroken: the Dorothy Lewis Story. Leesburg, FL: Kingstone Publishing, 2011. [Lewis is the co-pastor of the independent New Directions Family Worship Center in Ocala, Florida.]
Street, Lillie B., as told to E. Myron Noble. Reflections on My Life. Washington, DC: Middle Atlantic Regional Press, 2007.
Richardson, James C., Jr. God's Chosen Prelate: The Life and Ministry of Bishop James C. Richardson, Sr. N.p.: Broad Wing Press, 2019. [A bishop of the Apostolic Church of Christ in God]
Richardson, James C. A Man Like This: A Personal Reflection on the Thoughts of Bishop William Lee Bonner. Lanham, MD: Broad Wing Press, 2019. [Bonner is the presiding prelate of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.
Sims, Doris J. Roots Out of Dry Ground: the Mother Reatha Herndon Story. Brooklyn, NY: Welstar Publications, 2014. [Herndon served in COGIC.]
Starling-Mattthews, Carolyn. The Journey to Pentecost: a real-life story of a mother's search for God through the eyes of her daughter. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2012. [The author and her family are members of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.]
Stewart, Alexander C., and Sherry S. DuPreee. The Silent Spokesman: Bishop Robert Clarence Lawson Founder of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. New York City. ---: Displays for Schools, 1995.
Treadway, Lucinda. Passing Through Waters, Walking Through Fires: The Journey to the Other Side. N.p.: Professional Woman Publishing, 2012.
Tolbert, Odie H., Jr. New Chicago and Beyond: the Autobiography of Dr. Odie H. Tolbert, Jr. Jonesboro, AR: GrantHouse Publishers, 2009. [Tolbert was the National Archivist for the Church of God in Christ.]
Trotter, Larry D. Diary of a Church Boy. N.p.: the Author, 2021. [Trotter, left the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship for the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ (now known as the United Covenant Churches of Christ).]
-----. Living Above SEE Level: The True Story of Struggle, Stress, & Success. N.p.: Dunamis Publishing Associates, Inc., 2012.
Tyson, James Laverne. Catharsis: the story of my struggle with my Apostolic Pentecostal identity. Indianapolis, IN: Tyson Publishing Co., 2015. [Tyson was ordained as a PAW minister.]
Wagner, Lori. Through the Waters: The Life and Ministry of Evangelist Willie Johnson. Clarkston, MI: Affirming Faith, 2019. [Johnson was a Oneness Pentecostal evangelist originally ordained in the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ.]
Waid, Ora. A Blessed Life in the Making: the Life of Bishop R. C. Lawson. N.p.: International Women's Council of the COOLJC, 1994.
Walker, Christopher St. John. By My Spirit: a biography of Luther Martin Allison. N.p.: Brick by Brick Concepts, 2012. [Allison is the founder of the Bethel Born Again Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic, a Jamaican-based Oneness denomination with congregations in the United States and Canada.]
Walters, Steve B. A Shepherd's Journey: the Life Story of Apostle Lymus L. Johnson. N.p.: Steve Walters Ministries, 2002. [Johnson was a leading voice with the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.]
Walton, Anthony E. Under the Shadow II: the Full Story: the story behind the story of the 12-year prison sentence that drastically transformed a life. Paducah, KY: Mountaintop Publishing, 2015. [Walton is a minister of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.]
Watson, Evander. TD Jakes: The Greatest Lessons through the Inspiring Life of TD Jakes. N.p.: the Author, 2016.
Wellman, Sam. T. D. Jakes. Ser.: Black Americans of Achievement. New York: Chelsea House Publications, 2000. Juvenile.
Wells-Hamilton, Claudia. Cookies Do Crumble: an autobiography. Mustang, OK: Tate Publishing, 2013. [A COGIC minister]
Wilkins, Vannest G. E., ed. Souvenir Book: '60 years--God and One Man': Bishop Samuel Kelsey, 1923-1983. Washington, DC: District of Columbia Jurisdiction, 1983. [Souvenir volume. Kelsey was a bishop of COGIC.]
Williams, Smallwood Edmond. This Is My Story. Washington, DC: William Willoughby Publishers, 1981.
Wilson, Elizabeth W. Growing Up COGIC: Success Stories Born in the Church of God in Christ. Atlanta, GA: Onyx Publishing House, 2010.
Woolard, E. L. The Long and Short of Life: a Retrospective Perspective of My Life. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2007. [Wollard was a COGIC minister.]
Youmans, Lyda C. Blessed Beyond Measure. N.p.: the Author, 2012. [Autobiography of a member of the Mount Calvary Pentecostal Faith Church]
Young, Richard. The Journey of T. D. Jakes: Living a Life of Faith, Blessing and Favor. New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House, 2008.
a. Celebrity Personalities
It is noted that West Angeles Church of God in Christ on Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, formerly pastored by Bishop Charles Blake, the national leader of the Church of God in Christ counted among its members Angela Bassett, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Magic Johnson, and Stevie Wonder.
Crouch, Andre, with Nina Bell. Through It All. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1974.
Dodge, Timothy. The School of Arizona Dranes: Gospel Music Pioneer. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.
Farrell, Claudia Stewart. Higher Than Me: The Story of Voices of Glory. Branson, MO: Invention Discovery Center, Purpose Publishing, 2012.
Foreman, George, with Ken Abraham. God in My Corner. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Inc., 2007. [Boxing champion George Foreman now pastors a Charismatic church in Houston.]
Green, Al. Take Me to the River: An Autobiography. New York: HarperEntertainment, 2000. Rpt.: Chicago: A Cappello Books, 2009. [Singer Al Green is also the pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis, Tennessee.]
Lynn, Abbott. I Got Two Wings: incidents and anecdotes of the two-winged preacher and electric guitar evangelist elder Utah Smith. Montgomery, AL: CaseQuarter, 2008.
McDonough, Jimmy. Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green. Da Capo Press, 2017.
Rita, David. Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye. New York: Da Capo Press, 1985, 2003. [Marvin Gaye’s father was a minister in the House of God, which is the Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth, the House of Prayer for All People. A half-dozen biographical volumes on Gaye have appeared, each of which discuss in some degree his relationship with the House of God and the circumstances of his death at the hands of his father.]
Sanders, Deion, with Jim Nelson Black. Power, Money, and Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life. Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 1999. [Football star Deion Sanders is a staunch supporter of Jakes and the Potter’s House.]
Smith, Emmitt. Game On: Find Your Purpose—Pursue Your Dream. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2011. [Football star Emmitt Smith is a member of the Potter’s House.]
Strawberry, Darrell. Straw: Finding My Way. New York: Ecco, 2010. [Baseball star Darrell Strawberry is now a Charismatic preacher.]
Turner, Steve. Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye. New York: Ecco, 2000.
Wald, Gayle F. Shout, Sister, Shout!: the Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Boston: Beacon Press, 2007.
White, Reggie, with Jim Denney. In the Trenches: the Autobiography. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996. [White, an NFL Hall of Fame football player, was deeply influenced by Messianic Judaism.]
Wills, Cheryl. Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music. New York: Amistad, 2022.
Winans, CeCe, with Renita J. Weens. On a Positive Note: Her Joyous Faith, Her Life in Music, and Her Everyday Blessings. New York: Pocket Books, 1999. [Winans is a popular gospel singer and member of the Church of God in Christ.]
Winans, Marvin. Image Is Everything. Shippensburg, PA: Treasure House, 1996. [Raised in the Church of God in Christ, Winans founded the Perfecting Church in Detroit and later organized a new denomination, the Perfecting Fellowship International. He has also had a career in gospel music which has led to multiple Grammy, Stellar and Dove awards.]
