Bishop Morris O. Jenkins, Jr. serves as the Jurisdictional Prelate of the historical

Texas Southeast First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. He is also Senior Pastor of both

Ellis Memorial Church of God in Christ and Evangelist Temple Church of God in

Christ in Houston, Texas. He is the Director of Higher Ground Community

Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that assists lower-income

residents in the East Houston area with not only their day-to-day needs but is

concerned with their spiritual well-being also. He possesses over 30 years of

progressive and executive ministerial experience.

He previously served as Bishop of the Republic of Peru Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction,

Coordinator and Workshop Facilitator for the Church of God in Christ Leadership

Conference under the direction of Bishop Jerry W. Macklin, Vice President of

Charles E. Blake Ministry Initiative for Small and Rural Churches, Jurisdictional

Secretary of the Texas South Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction under the

leadership of Bishop Prince E. W. Bryant, and Executive Board Member of the

Annual Ministers Conference at Prairie View A&M University, his alma mater.

Bishop Jenkins attained many other accolades and has accomplished much during

his time in the ministry. As a scholar-practitioner, Bishop Jenkins has developed

expertise in church growth and development, transformational leadership, and the

systematic spiritual development of new believers.