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ABOUT

Bishop Robert G. Rudolph

BISHOP ROBERT G. RUDOLPH, JR.

Pastor • Prelate • Governmental Affairs Liaison • University System Trustee

Bishop Robert G. Rudolph dedicated his life to the Lord at the precocious age of five.  He preached his first sermon while standing on a chair in the pulpit two years later.  It was clear to all around him that God’s hand was on his life and at the age of 11, Bishop Rudolph was licensed as a minister.  Public speaking and discourse were gifts Bishop was given by God, after being delivered from a condition of stuttering.  As a teenager, he won the distinguished National Oratorical Contest of the Church Of God In Christ.  Shortly thereafter, this young man was summoned to the denomination’s world headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee where the late Presiding Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr., formally ordained him as an elder at the tender age of 16.  Afterward, he received intensive training in religion and graduated from the C. H. Mason Bible College.  Rudolph has over 33 years of pastoral experience and continues his pastoral ministry.  Bishop Rudolph is happily married to Lady Michelle Parham Rudolph who supports his ministry wholeheartedly.

In 2016, he was appointed by Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake as the Adjutant General of the Church Of God In Christ.  From 2016 – 2021, as the Chief Minister of Protocol of the denomination, the National Adjutancy Corps experienced exponential growth.  He instituted innovative trends in technology, expanded the organizational and administrative structure, and developed monumental platforms for service.  Since 2022, Bishop Rudolph has served the denomination under the leadership of Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard as the Governmental Affairs Liaison where he establishes and maintains constructive relationships with elected and appointed officials on a local, state, and federal level.   In addition, he is an Assistant Dean of the Episcopal Academy, where his responsibilities include the training and mentorship of newly appointed Bishops.

Rudolph has held numerous positions within the Church Of God In Christ at all levels which have included: C. H. Mason Foundation Board of Directors, Special Assistant to the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary/Records, Scribe of the National Adjutancy, Associate White House Liaison, Interim Prelate, Executive Administrative Assistant to the Prelate, Executive Secretary to the Bishop, Jurisdictional Secretary, and District Superintendent.  In 2014 at the 107th Holy Convocation of the Church Of God In Christ, after being elected president of the largest episcopal class in the history of the church, he was consecrated to the Office of Bishop.  In November 2019, he received the official Episcopal Appointment as Prelate of the St. Maarten Rehoboth Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Church Of God In Christ, Inc.  In this position, he provides executive direction and leadership to eastern Caribbean churches and ministries. 

Rudolph’s secular career spanned three decades of government which included: being a clerk for the Arkansas General Assembly, an aide to a United States Congressman as well as in the Office of the Arkansas Attorney General, and later as Special Assistant to the Governor of Arkansas.  In all, Bishop Rudolph has worked in the administrations of four Governors.  In 2021, after serving diligently on the Youth Justice Reform Board, and participating in the White House Roundtable of African American Faith Leaders; Governor Asa Hutchinson appointed him as a member of the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees on which he now serves as board secretary.  The ASU System, based in Little Rock, serves over 40,000 students annually on eight campuses in Arkansas, Mexico, and globally online with a $400 million budget. His board service allows his involvement with the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

Bishop Rudolph earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Henderson State University.  He received his theological training from both the Jackson Theological Seminary and the C. H. Mason Bible College.  As a result of his academic achievements, Rudolph was a Fellow of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.  Rudolph’s lifelong contributions to the field of religion and public service have enabled him to be a guest lecturer in government at colleges and universities across the country and he is a recipient of an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.

Bishop Robert G. Rudolph
Bishop Robert G. Rudolph
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