The Church of God in Christ, International was founded by Elder C. H. Mason in 1897 in Memphis Tennessee. He and several others aimed to establish a church with a stronger appeal and greater encouragement for all Christians and believers, a church which would emphasize the doctrine of entire sanctification through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

The name " Church of God in Christ" was revealed to Bishop Mason while walking along a certain street in Little Rock, Arkansas. The following scripture supported his revelation: I Thessalonians 2:14, "For ye brethren became followers of the Churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye have suffered like things of your own countrymen even as they have of the Jews." All of the brethren unanimously agreed to the name of " Church of God in Christ."

THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST is a Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in which the word of God is preached, ordinances are administered and the doctrine of sanctification or holiness is emphasised, as being essential to the salvation of mankind.

Our Church is commonly known as being Holiness or Pentecostal in nature because of the importance ascribed to the events which occurred on the Day of Pentecost, the 50th day after the Passover, or Easter as being necessary for all believers in Christ Jesus to experience.

Our Church is also considered to be a member of the great Protestant body though it did not directly evolve from the European or English Reformation but had its origin within the General Association to the Baptist Church.

Under Bishop Mason's spiritual and apostolic direction our church has grown from ten congregations in 1907, to the largest Pentecostal group in America. The membership of the Church of God in Christ grew from three million in 1973 to an estimated 5.2 million in 1997.

Churches under the parent body in Memphis, Tennessee, are now established throughout the United States, on every continent, and in many of the islands of the sea.

COGIC Aston itself had its beginnings in the early sixties. A small group of committed believers, under the leadership of our late Evangelist R Wallace, began seeking the Lord concerning His will for the development of the church. Under the now leadership of Pastor G E Folkes, the Church is affiliated to the Church of God in Christ Inc. with its main Headquarters in Memphis Tennessee. United States of America., under the overall leadership of Bishop G. E. Patterson our International Presiding Bishop. Bishop Alvin E. Black is our Jurisdictional leader for the United Kingdom. The headquarters here is based in Luton, Dunstable, Bedfordshire.