Bishop Otis & Mother Arlene McCormick
Bishop Otis McCormick, our senior pastor, and his wife Mother Arlene McCormick are well established as leaders in the local community as well as in the International Churches of God in Christ.
Bishop McCormick has served with distinction as a Regional and State Evangelist and Public Relations Director for the Alaska Jurisdiction, and was Pastor of four churches within the state. He currently is a strong promoter of men’s ministries and their roles as husbands, fathers, and leaders. He has served as President of the Fairbanks Chapter of the Kiwanis Club and is listed as a prominent leader in the field of Religion and Membership Organizations in the prestigious Who’s Who in America 2007-2008 edition.
Bishop McCormick followed the leading of the Holy Spirit and began a ministry in the North Pole area, the result of which is presently New Jerusalem Church of God In Christ. He was later appointed District Superintendent for the Northern District of the Church of God In Christ, Alaska Jurisdiction. He is a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He has been married to the wife of his youth for over 64 years and strongly encourages men through his pattern to love their wives and children. Bishop McCormick is a Holy Spirit led Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He knows how to lead and follow. His example to those who know him is: “Follow me as I follow Christ.”