R.I.P. – Elder Norvell Woolfolk; Accompanied Clara Ward Singers

Photo, Remembrance and Funeral Service Information Courtesy of Pastor Mack C. Mason:

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE FOR HOMEGOING SERVICES!

The Charles Harrison Mason Historical Society of the Church of God in Christ mourns the loss of its founder and International President Elder Norvell Woolfolk of Chicago, IL.

Elder Woolfolk passed away this week in Portsmouth, Virginia, where he was cared for by his daughter, Sarah and family.

Elder Woolfolk was born in Madison, IL where he became a noted musician, and had the distinction of playing for Bishop C. H. Mason, Bishop and Mother Bostic, and even accompanied the famous Clara Ward Singers.

Elder Woolfolk was a world traveler and a graduate of historic Howard University in Washington, DC. Upon the death of his father, he was appointed to pastor in Madison, IL by Bishop Turner.

Elder Woolfolk later moved to Chicago and retired from Chicago Public Schools as a history teacher. His love for history and the Church of God in Christ gave birth to the C. H. Mason Educational Foundation under Presiding Bishop J. O. Patterson in 1969. He later reorganized the C. H. Mason Historical Society under Bishop Chandler D. Owens and received re-appointments by the late Bishop G. E. Patterson and again earlier this year by Presiding Bishop Charles Edward Blake.

During his illness in Chicago and Virginia, and until the time of his passing, Elder Woolfolk was excited and determined to complete the publication of his life story, with the assistance of Pastor Mack Mason and Faithday Press.

FINAL HOMEGOING SERVICES OF
ELDER NORVELL V. WOOLFOLK,
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT OF
C. H. MASON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

NOTE: By request of the Woolfolk Family, and to better accommodate the vast
anticipated audience, the location for the Homegoing Services for Elder Norvell Woolfolk has now been changed to:

FREEDOM TEMPLE COGIC
1459 WEST 74TH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

BISHOP CODY MARSHALL,
HOST PASTOR

BISHOP JAMES C. AUSTIN,
OFFICIATING

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009
VISITATION 6:00 PM
FUNERAL 7:00 PM

Info (312) 266-7258 St. Luke COGIC