Leadership

The administration of the Church of God at the international level is under the supervision of the General Overseer (Presiding Bishop), three assistants (executive bishops), the secretary general, and eighteen councilors constituting the International Executive Council of the church.

Dr. Raimond F. Cullpepper (General Overseer CoG International)

2010-2012 International Executive Council (l-r): Mitchell Maloney, Nick Park, Daniel Vassell, J. David Stephens, David Munguia, Mike Chapman, Jerry Chitwood, Gary Sears, Tony Scott, Mark Walker, Thomas Propes, Donald Walker, Loran Livingston, Ishmael Prince Charles, Lamar Vest, Martin Taylor, John Childers and Gerald McGinnis.

Dr. Douglas LeRoy (General Director CoG World Missions)

Douglas LeRoy has been associated with World Missions since 1982 when he became the Coordinator of Information. In 1985 he was appointed Superintendent of Western Europe; a position later renamed Field Director of Western Europe/Mediterranean/Middle East. He returned to the States in 2000 when he was appointed as Administrative Assistant. Prior to his World Missions appointments, LeRoy served as a pastor, educator, and state youth director in Florida, Oklahoma Kentucky, and North & South Dakota. LeRoy has a Doctor of Ministry degree from the European Theological Seminary in Belfast, N. Ireland (U. of Liverpool Consortium). LeRoy comments, "When God gave me a new heart at conversion, He gave me a heart for missions because that is the nature of God."

Dr. Larry G. Hess (Field Director)

lhess@cogwm.org

Brenda V. Hess (Women's Ministries Area Coordinator)

brendavesthess@aol.com

Larry Hess was appointed field director of Europe: Western/Mediterranean/Middle East at the 2006 General Assembly, and at the 2010 General Assembly was appointed as the Field Director of Europe and the Middle East. Before joining World Missions, he spent 16 years as the international director of ministerial development. He has also served as a state youth and Christian education director, chaplain with the Ministry to the Military in Spain, and as a pastor in Colorado, Florida, Virginia and Louisiana. He is also a published author of three books, many articles, training programs and Church of God licensing materials. He has also served on numerous church boards and committees. He has served for the past 17 years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).