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Churches & Religion
Founded 1972 by Bishop Donald L. Alford — 1025 W. Western Avenue, South Bend
Founding: Indiana University South Bend's Civil Rights Heritage Center records that Bishop Donald L. Alford, ordained an elder in 1964, "founded Pentecostal Cathedral Church of God in Christ in 1972." Alford became Prelate of the Fourth Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Indiana North Central, of the Church of God in Christ. The congregation worships at 1025 W. Western Avenue, its stated vision, as the University of Notre Dame directory quotes it, to build "a local community of believers empowered by the Holy Spirit, transforming a city and region for Jesus Christ."
Sources:
- Indiana University South Bend, Civil Rights Heritage Center, Trailblazers profile of Bishop Donald L. Alford — the 1972 founding, his 1964 ordination, and his jurisdiction office.
- University of Notre Dame Campus Ministry, Places of Worship directory — the Western Avenue address and the church's stated vision.