District Superintendent

Michael Charles Williams

Early Life: Born October 25, 1941 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Turner Williams, Sr. Grew up and completed Elementary School in Little Rock, Arkansas; completed Junior High School in Monterey, California; and graduated from the Department of Defense American High School in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Marital Status: Married, December 19, 1964, to Patricia Ann Davis in St. Louis, Missouri. Father of two sons: Michael Carl Williams and Malcolm Charles Williams, twin boys born in San Antonio, Texas, and two daughters: Michelle Corv´air Royal, born in St. Louis, Missouri, and Monique Clarice Williams, born in Ankara, Turkey.

Education: • High School Diploma, Kaiserslautern American High School, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 1959. • University of Alaska, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1962-1963, majoring in Political Science. • University of Maryland at Osan Air Base, Korea; Karamursel, Turkey; and Clark Air Base, Philippines, intermittently between 1963-1971 majoring in Political Science & History. • University of San Angelo, San Angelo, Texas, 1972-1974, majoring in Business Administration. • Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, BS, Business Management, 1975. • University of Missouri at Columbia, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, MBA, 1978. • Lael University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1982-1984, majoring in Biblical Studies and Pastoral Ministry. • Texas A&M, Commerce, Texas, 1986-1988, post graduate studies in Counseling & Guidance.

Life Experiences: Completed almost 25 years of military service in the USAF culminating in September 1985 as Chief, Special Security Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Served in Vietnam, flew 96 combat missions. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and numerous other military accolades. Saved on Saturday, August 6, 1977, at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. Received the precious gift of the Holy Ghost in 1980 and called to the ministry in August of 1983.  Ordained an elder in June 1987 under Bishop J. Neaul Haynes, presiding prelate of the Texas Northeast Jurisdiction. Given pastoral appointment to Greater Rose of Sharon COGIC in September 1989 with passing of Superintendent A. C. Craig. Served in Jurisdictional capacity on National Credential Report matters for three years preceding April 2004 elevation to Superintendent of the Greenville South District.

District Missionary

JoAnn Crosby

Missionary JoAnn Crosby is a native of Greenville, Texas and a product of the stewardship of the late Supt. L.C. Crosby and Mother Maggie Crosby.  She was saved at the age of 15 and received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost at the age of 23 on Labor Day at noonday prayer.

Missionary Crosby is the wife of Pastor Bobby D. Crosby, mother of two (Robert E. Crosby and Rebecca A. Crosby-Singletary), and the grandmother of three.  Missionary Crosby holds a full-time job as Property Manager for a real estate firm in Richardson, Texas.

Missionary Crosby has served faithfully in her home church in various capacities: Sunday School and YPWW secretary, Sunshine Band President, personal secretary to the late Supt. L.C. Crosby until his demise.  She also came up through the ranks in District work, serving on Mother Mattie Burleson’s staff as Sunshine Band President and assistant Secretary Department of Women.  Missionary Crosby also served as the District Sunday School Field representative with the late Supt. Aaron Walden and later served as Supt. Walden’s District Missionary during his ten years of stewardship.  She continues to serve in this position and is a tremendous help to Superintendent Michael Williams, the District and Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction where the Bishop J. Neaul Haynes is the presiding prelate.

In this regard, She is held in the highest esteem by our blessed State Supervisor for the Women's Department, Mother Freddye Carter, and the Jurisdictional First Lady, Mother Vivian Haynes, as well as pastors within and without the District.  All acknowledge the Spiritual gifts of faith, wisdom, knowledge and helps effectually at work in her life.  Particularly noteworthy is her work and love for the Home & Foreign Mission arena.  She has been lauded for her exemplary support of COGIC field mission endeavors on at least two separate occasions.

During her tenure in office Missy Crosby has produced a Department of Women Handbook-A Tool for Auxiliary Leaders, 3 Souvenir Journals and a Department Cookbook.  Missionary Crosby’s driving force has been believing in God’s word when He said “Go in My Vineyard and work, whatever is right….”  Missionary Crosby has believed God for her livelihood, deliverance, burden barrier, company keeper, mind-regulator; she finds all that she could want or need in Christ our LORD—to God be the Glory for His marvelous work.