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ELDER JOSHUA L. RUSSELL SR.

Elder Joshua L Russell Sr was born in Milwaukee WI in May of 1983. He is
the 2nd oldest son of Supt Lincoln E Russell Sr and District Missy Betty D
Russell. Bro Joshua is the proud Father of 5 young men Darian Russell,
Joshua Russell Jr, Evan Russell, Xavier Russell, and Ethan Russell.

He is a product of the Milwaukee Public School educational system and
graduated with his degree in Business Administration from Carthage College
in 2005.

Brother Joshua accepted Christ in a January Revival at his home church
Little Community COGIC in 2008. In 2009 He was appointed to the Deacons
Board at Little Community Church before He accepted his call to the
ministry and became a licensed minister in the COGIC in 2013. After
faithfully serving as a minister, he was recommended to the “Bishop JC
Williams School of Ministry in 2016 and graduated as Valedictorian in his
class in 2017. Then in 2018 – he was consecrated by the laying on of hands
by the late great Bishop JC Williams of the WI 3rd Jurisdiction – and was
promoted to the title of “Elder '' in the Church of God in Christ.

Bro Joshua did his best to serve his Pastor and local assembly working as
Action Ministries President, LC Men’s Dept Chairman and Group Captain,
Praise and Worship Team, Finance Committee, and whatever his hands found
to do.

At a jurisdictional level, he served as the secretary of the Elders council of
the 3rd Jurisdiction of WI and Chairman of the Missions Dept in both the
Wisconsin 3rd and Wisconsin 1st Jurisdiction – under the irreplaceable
leadership of World Missions President Pastor Jerome Smith Sr. In March of
2021 – due to health challenges – He was asked by Pastor Jerome Smith Sr,
to assist in the ministry of Greater Praise Church where he was Founder and
Pastor, until his health challenges improved. It was the prayer of the Lord's
people that Pastor Smith would make a full recovery and return to resume
his duty as Pastor. However, the will of our Lord differed from ours, and
God called Pastor Smith home to be with him on April 27, 2021. After his
passing – at the approval of the founding Pastors Wife Lady Markeitha
Smith, and with the recommendation of his Superintendent – Pastor Lincoln
Russell Sr – the Honorable Bishop Sedgwick Daniels, General Board
Member- assigned Bro Joshua as Interim Pastor of the Greater Praise COGIC
on Sept 11, 2021.

Bro Joshua loves the Lord and intends to serve Him and His people as God
would give him the breath and the strength to do so.