COGIC, Memphis

Downtown hotel concerns cited as factor in COGIC decision to move convention out of Memphis after 2025
Kevin Kane, president of Memphis Tourism, acknowledged the challenges posed by the city's limited hotel capacity. He pointed to the 600-room Sheraton Hotel connected to the convention center as a key example. Kane noted that it will take more than two years to renovate the hotel to meet first-class standards, further exacerbating the problem.
COGIC moving convocation out of Memphis again, bishop says
The Church of God In Christ will move its annual Holy Convocation out of Memphis in 2026, Bishop Brandon Porter confirmed Tuesday.
COGIC moves its largest event from Memphis to St. Louis
The Church of God in Christ held its annual event in St. Louis from 2010 to 2019. It returned to Memphis in 2022. Sophia Surrett is a recent University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers restaurants, residential real estate, and hospitality and tourism.
COGIC moves annual convention out of Memphis
The convention brings up to 25,000 people to Memphis every year and contributes more than $30 million to the local economy.
COGIC moving annual conference out of Memphis, mayor says
“We didn't necessarily want to leave Memphis, but we do know transition many times happens,” said Dr. Anthony Coleman, Marion Sunset COGIC pastor. From singing and dancing to a word of prayer, over 30,000 COGIC attendees, or Saints, made their way to the Bluff City for the Holy Convocation in 2024.
COGIC convention leaving Memphis after 2025
The Church of God in Christ’s annual Holy Convocation is leaving Memphis again. The 2025 convention will be held in Memphis, but the event will move to St. Louis for 2026 through 2028. The convention took an 11-year hiatus away from Memphis but returned in 2022.
Hotel concerns cited as factor in COGIC decision to move convention out of Memphis after 2025
The church’s annual convention, which draws as many as 25,000 attendees and contributes over $30 million to Memphis’ economy each year, will return to St. Louis.
Church of God in Christ votes to leave Memphis for its annual Holy Convocation
The Church of God in Christ, better known by the acronym COGIC, will move its annual convocation out of Memphis once again.
St. Louis wins big annual convention – again
COGIC has other conferences and meetings throughout the year, including its Auxiliaries in Ministry event held in St. Louis ...