Schools and Institutions of Higher Learning
In 1918, COGIC opened its first institution of higher learning, the Saints Industrial and Literary School in Lexington, MS. The school enjoyed its greatest growth and success under the leadership of Dr. Arenia C. Mallory (1904–1976). Bishop Mason appointed her as head of the school in 1926 and she led the school to become an accredited junior college until her retirement in 1976 after fifty years of service. The school closed in 1977, but was reopened for a brief period as Saint's Academy, a private co-educational grade school in the early 1990s under the administration of Bishop L.H. Ford. The school and college remain closed at present. In 1968, COGIC established the C.H. Mason Theological Seminary to train its ministers and ministry leaders.
Today COGIC operates the All Saints Bible College, Memphis, TN, the C. H. Mason system of Bible Colleges, and the C. H. Mason Theological Seminary, an institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and part of a consortium of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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