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Northern Georgia
Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Church of God In Christ
Bishop Mark Walden is a native of Louisville, GA. He was educated in Jefferson County and later obtained a certificate in Church Management from the C.H. Mason Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA. Bishop has been a lifelong member of the Church of God In Christ. He has served in the Church of God In Christ for forty-four years. He is currently the pastor of the House of God Church of God In Christ in Thomson, GA.   
Bishop Mark Walden was called to the ministry and received his minister’s license in 1971, after which he traveled the southeastern states sharing God’s rich Word. In 1973, he was ordained as an elder and founded the House of God Church of God In Christ, which began on Dean Avenue’s Society Hall in Thomson, GA. The first House of God sanctuary, located at 1091 Dallas Drive, in Thomson, Georgia, was dedicated in 1976.

From 1983 to 1993, Bishop Walden served as the Expeditor of Northern Georgia COGIC Finance Committee and the Superintendent of the Augusta District. He was appointed Chairman of the General Assembly and Elders Council and First Administrative Assistant to the late Bishop J. Howard Dell, of the Northern Georgia Jurisdiction and served from 1987-1992.

God continued to elevate Bishop Walden in His kingdom. In 1992, Bishop Walden was appointed Coordinator of the Eastern Georgia Fellowship of the Churches of God In Christ until his appointment as Bishop Prelate of the Northern Georgia Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in 1994. He was officially inaugurated as Bishop of the Northern Georgia Second Jurisdiction, by the late Bishop Louis Henry Ford in 1995.

Bishop Walden continues his Christian walk as the pastor of the House of God Church of God In Christ. In July 1999, the second House of God sanctuary, located at 441 Jackson Street, Thomson, Georgia, was dedicated. As God continues to expand Bishop Walden’s vision, he opened the doors to Shalom Temple Church of God In Christ in Sandersville, GA on March 29, 2003.

His most recent appointment was made in April of 2005, by Bishop John H. Sheard of Detroit, Michigan, as the Area Bishop of the Southeastern states of the Churches of God In Christ and these states include Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Bishop Walden has demonstrated an unfaltering commitment to uphold the standards of his faith along with the ethical and moral teachings of this great church. He is a man of Godly character, great strength and an anchored inspiration to serve the Lord.

On February 22, 2007, Bishop Walden received the Mason
Distinguished Leadership Award at the Founder's Day Banquet for the C.H.
Mason Theological Seminary (1907-2007) "A Glorious Past and Embracing A
Promising Future". Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Colllege Park, GA .
Bishop Mark Walden
Bishop Walden is married to Dorothy J. Walden and from this union they have nine children, twenty-five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Bishop Walden is a man of loyalty, dedication, and commitment. God has blessed Bishop Walden over the years for all of his dedicated service.
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