Louis, Missouri- as recommended by the late Bishop S. Blake, Sr., Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, Inc. In November of 2016, Bishop Rhodes was the first, in Texas, Southwest history, to be consecrated Auxiliary Bishop by The Most Reverend Bishop C. Bishop Rhodes is in his nineteenth year as Jurisdictional Trustee Board Chairman and has served in the capacity of interim pastor and district superintendent for approximately 20 churches and districts, as assigned by the jurisdictional prelate, the late Bishop S.E. For the past 23 years, he has served as Jurisdictional Treasurer, from the ranks of Assistant Treasurer, and as Vice Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Most recently, he served approximately nine years as Administrative Assistant for the Texas Southwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. He has served in the very progressive Greater Temple District for 26 years, from the ranks of the District Secretary to 21 years as District Superintendent. With more than 31 years of dedicated service to the Lord and His Church, Bishop Rhodes remains actively involved as a leader and most supportive member at the local, jurisdictional, and national levels.

Prior to this ecumenical appointment, Bishop Rhodes served as pastor of the Greater Zion Temple Church of God In Christ, in Temple Texas for approximately 20 years, where he led the ministry to exceptional growth, expanding its service territory and ministry outreach efforts through evangelism, pastoral teaching, and various civic and social partnerships across the state of Texas and into the southern regions of the country. Drew Sheard, Presiding Bishop of the Church Of God In Christ, Inc., on December 2, 2021, following the transition of the late Bishop Samuel E. Rhodes is the Pastor of Praise Cathedral Church of God In Christ, in San Antonio, Texas.

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