Bishop W.McCollouffh
By Audrey C. Lodato
Port Staff Writer
Since becoming bead of
the United House of Prayer
For All People in I960,
Bishop Walter McCoUougb
has brought about gra^fr
to the church in new and
exciting ways, according to
N.C. Mother House pastor.
Apostle C. B. Gibson.
As chairman of the Ge
neral Council at the time of
founder and first bishop
Daddy Grace’s death in
January, i960. Bishop
McCollough was in charge
of funeral arrangements.
Instead of flying the body
back from California,
Bishop McCoUougb ar
ranged, with his own fi-(
nances, noted Apostle Gib
son, to have the body
brought through the vari
ous states for viewing by
the church membership,
thus providing succor lb a
time of trial and grief.
“It was such a shock and
surprise,’’ the Mother
House pastor recalled.
“Daddy McCoUougb held
us together during the
turmoil. We were without a
bishop but we were never
without a leader. He stood
out even before Bishop
Grace had died.’’
Apostle Gibson stated
that Bishop McCollough, a
South Carolina native, be
came a member of the
House of Prayer here in
Charlotte at the age of 14.
He worked up through the
ranks and served as pastor -
in the Anacostia section of
Washington, D.C., be
forebeing promoted to pas-'
tor of the mother church in
Washington. This automa
tically made him chairman
of the District of Colum
bia He served in this po-,
sition until the time of ,
Daddy's Grace’s death.
He is a aaaay w au of
the members,” Apoetle
Gibson testified. “His per
sonality projects just what
he is. called. He gives as
much time and attention to
the rttembers as to his im
mediate family.”
As an aside, Apostle Gib
son indicated that the bi
elebrating his 50th
anniversary this
year. Hi* children are pre
sently working closely with
him.
In this, his 25th anni
versary as bishop of the
House of Prayer, Daddy
McCollougb is being cham
pioned for Ms “eseelleaoe
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Added Apostle Gibson,
“We firmly believe be was
born for the job.’’
The North Carolina
chairman cited some of
Bishop McCollough’s ac
complishments. “The
building program has been
fantastic." Town houses
and apartments have been
developed in various com
munities for members and
non-members alike, “so
low income and under
privileged people can af
ford to live in nice apart
ments. We are taking
'tWSi
money and giving it back to
yjg.peO£le :' ____
TD> fact, the lwsbop was
recently recognized with
the Distinguished Com
munity Service Award
from the National Urban
Coalition for oustanding
achievement in improving
die quality of life for
people in the community,
bis representative pointed
out.
Bishop McCollough be
gan a scholarship program
to help young people go to
college, and started the
bait rolling with a $12,000
contribution.
He founded a seminary
located in Richmond, Va.,
to upgrade the ministry.
He organized the Coali
tion of Concerned Citizens,
whose primary project is
voter registration, encou
raging people to exercise
their rights and take part in
community affairs.
He has provided jobs,
gotten young people more
involved in the church, and
given members “the in
centive to be somebody.”
He has established a pen
sion program for minis
ters.
He has developed a self
sufficient transportation
fleet.
According to Apostle
Gibson, the church has also
become more formally
structured in the past 25
years than it had been pre
viorisfy~~
Houses of Prayer are
presently established in 26
states and membership
numbers around four or
five million. The church is
in the process of updating
its membership
Goals are to spread the
Gospel and establish
churches in every state in
the union.
Recently designated
titles of apostles (minis- |
ters) and saints help pro
vide additional spiritual
strength in the church.
“The higher you are in j
position, the more humble
you have to be,” noted [
Apostle Gibson.
"The church has made a
360 degree turn around in
improving its spiritual
level," he added.
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Sunday School
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