Greater St. Matthew Church of God in Christ

Mother Stella M. Watson

First Lady, Greater St. Matthew COGIC

 

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Mother Stella M. Watson is a native of Daingerfield, Texas and was born on March 5, 1951 to Elder Loyd and Dorothy Lee.  She is the third sibling of fourteen children born to this union.  She began serving the Lord at an early age as a member of Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Daingerfield, Texas.  She is a third generation member of the Church of God in Christ.  She is the wife of Bishop Paul L. Watson Sr., for 48 years and the mother of two, the late Paul L. Watson, Jr. and Priscilla L. Watson-Hill. She was blessed to receive high education, with a degree in Business at the Kentucky School of Business, Women Christian Council, and the list goes on. She lives her life by the adage,  "All that I am is because of God," she is highly favored and blessed to serve three general Supervisors of this great church.

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Local Accomplishments:

First Lady of House of Prayer Church of God in Christ from 1981-1990

First Lady of Hour of Prayer Church of God in Christ from 1993-2007  

First Lady of Greater Saint Matthew Church of God in Christ from 2007- present

President of Young Women’s Christian Council, Missionary Circle, Prayer & Bible Band

Licensed Evangelist Missionary 1986- Present

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District Accomplishments:  

Superintendent’s Wife 

District Missionary                                      

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Jurisdictional Accomplishments:

President of Sewing Circle of Germany Jurisdiction

President of Hospitality of Germany Jurisdiction

Jurisdictional Supervisor of Germany Jurisdiction 1992-2018

Assistant Jurisdictional Supervisor of Texas Northeast 2009-2014

Bishop Wife 2007- Present

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National Accomplishments:  

Mother Emma Francis Crouch: Appointments          

Member of the Souvenir Committee 1995-1997                       

Member of Steering Committee                                                                                                

Member of National Program Committee 1996-1997        

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Mother Willie Mae Rivers/ Mother Lewis: Appointments

Member of the DOW Program Committee 1998-2017

Secretary of the DOW Program Committee 1998-2000

Member of Steering Committee 1998-2017

Member of Special Convention Committee 1999-Present

Member of Executive Board 1998-Present

Assistant Executive Officer of the Finance Committee 1999-2017

Member of DOW Executive Staff 2008-Present

Selected as one of the COGIC 150 Influential Women for 2015 

 

Mother Barbara McCoo Lewis: Appointments

Financial Secretary of WIC 2017-Present

Member of the WIC Program Committee 2017-Present                              

Member of Board of Examiner &Orientation (Foreign Supervisor) 2017- Present