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Founded and build in 1902 by Elder Junius L. Clifton under the name Community Church of God in Christ has won uncountable souls to the Lord during it's existence.  The pastorate was passed on to Bishop Ted Thomas in 1967, and the church multiplied and increased in membership.  Bishop Thomas stabilized the structure of the church leadership, and equipped members with the knowledge defeating the devil & becoming victorious in their living.

In 2002, New Community cut the ribbon at the grand opening of our new Christian Center Complex.  Bishop Thomas saw the need of a new sanctuary due to the growth and expansion of the ministry, so plans were made to destroy what is now the former sanctuary, move the worship services to the new Christian Center Complex, & begin building a new sanctuary.

At the ground breaking ceremony of the new sanctuary, Bishop Thomas announced that the new sanctuary would not only stand as the new sanctuary members and the public, but it also would be the new STATE TEMPLE.  In lieu of this, Bishop said that the church name would no longer be "New Community COGIC," but rather "New Community Temple COGIC."

The new state temple is underway with heavy construction in a race to finish the building as quickly as possible.  The excitement is in the air as the members and public nearby awaits the grand opening which is planned to be at the end of 2003.  The building is designed to hold approximately 1600 individuals & the audio environment is state of the art technology with building acoustics that defy the rules.  The best is yet to come!!!  To God be the glory!!!