HISTORICAL SYNOPSIS

“…I will build my church…” (Mathew 16:18)

The Hand of Providence

The providential print of God’s hand can be clearly seen in the establishment of the Bronx East 165th Street Congregation of the Church of God of Prophecy.

This local church, like most New Testament congregations, was birthed as a result of the providential movement of God’s people from one place to another.

It was by the provident leading of God that our founding pastor, Bishop R.G Thompson, traveled to New York from Florida in 1941, supposedly to purchase a car and return to Florida. He never returned to Florida. His family joined him in New York and they resided in the Bronx.

In 1942 the family moved from the Bronx to Manhattan, New York City, where they purchased a home at 117 East 117 Street and opened up the first floor for prayer meetings. After a while this group that met for prayer was organized as a mission. After much prayer, labor and sacrifice the mission was organized as a church in November 1947 with approximately seven members, including Bishop Ronald George Thompson, its founding pastor. Read More