Bishop S.E. Iglehart TXSW Jurisdictional Prelate

BISHOP SAMUEL EDWARD IGLEHART  is the first of seven  children born

to the late Bishop Thaddeus D. and Dessie M. Truitt Iglehart.  He is godly proud to be

counted as a  third generation descendant of the Church of God in Christ.  Anointed as

 a young man,  he received the call to the gospel ministry at the age of twenty-four and

was ordained at the age of thirty-one.

Bishop Iglehart attended the Waco Independent Public Schools and graduated from A.
J. Moore High School. He attended Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas; Prairie View A.M.
& N. College, Prairie View, Texas; Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia; Texas
Southern University, Houston, Texas and The International Seminary. He holds a
Master of Business Administration Degree and a Master’s Degree in Bible Theology. He
is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.  He
is the Jurisdictional Prelate of the Texas Southwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, which is
comprised of more than 126 churches. He has served in several leadership roles which
include: Chairman of the Licensed Ministers Board; President for over ten years of the
Jurisdictional Young People Willing Worker Department; District Superintendent of the
Greater Temple District for fifteen years; Pastor of various churches for over thirty six
years and First Administrative Assistant to the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart for twelve and
a half years.

Bishop Iglehart became Pastor of Childress Memorial Church of God in Christ on
September 27, 1997. Under the leadership of this great Pastor, the church is growing
spiritually and financially. The manifestation of Bishop Iglehart dedication to his
calling and his love for people is unmistakable in the exuberance in which he
undertakes the daily challenges of his ministry. Whether he is with an officer of the
church or a small child, Bishop Iglehart is never too busy to show how important each
member is to the church. Such behavior has inspired the membership to love and
appreciate him; and even more to “catch his vision“for the growth of Childress
Memorial.  His vision is to make Childress Memorial a “one-stop complex of service,”
with facilities to care for the whole man both spiritually and naturally. The church will
provide services such as: a daycare and Christian Academy for the children, a learning
center for adults, recreational facilities for all ages, barber and beauty salon, credit
union, a Christian Book Store, and an office support and print shop center.  We have
already begun in our quest to renovate and enhance the beauty of the church.   Among
his other accomplishments, Bishop Iglehart was inducted into the “Who’s Who Society
of Outstanding Church Leaders” May 1989. He is a former member of the “Pastoral
Care Board” for Scott and White Hospital and a life time member of the NAACP, and an
ardent supporter of the United Negro College Fund. Bishop Iglehart is a working
member of the College of Bishops; Secretary of the Judiciary Committee and a member
of the Public Relations Committee. He is presently serving his second year term as
secretary of the Inter-Jurisdictional Council of Texas Bishops.  Bishop is a devoted

family man. He is married to Gloria Cosey Iglehart. They have six children.