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The work of Dr. Keith with her faith, her courage and her untiring efforts contributed immensely to the influence of the church. The Church grew spiritually and physically under her divine leadership.
Again the church suffered a great loss on July 14, 1962, with the death of Dr. Keith. In 1962, [[Image:Jenkins.jpg|thumb|[[Dr. James W. Jenkins]]]] [[Dr. James W. Jenkins ]] was selected and ordained Chief Overseer and Senior Bishop of The House of God Which is the Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth Without Controversy, Inc. Keith Dominion. His primary concern was, “To Make Progress.” During his tenure, the Courtesy Welfare Program was launched to assist members in emergencies; the church was placed on a budget system and Dr. Jenkins escalated a Church Building Program on the local level; the church received Tax Exemption Status from the federal government; churches were chartered in the states of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Texas and California; and the National Missionary Society was also initiated. During the period of 1966 to 1969, the Church’s Song Book was revised, and the Church’s Newspaper and Sunday School Books were continued.
By 1969, the deep sense of responsibility, broad vision, and persistent faith moved Dr. Jenkins to begin the financial drive for a new Headquarters Complex Building program on a cash basis. Property for the new Headquarters Complex was also purchased that same year. In 1976, the J.W. Jenkins Dormitory was built and dedicated. The second dormitory, the W.L. Nelson Dormitory, was dedicated in 1977. By the end of 1979, the Ervin Memorial Community Building was completed. Land, houses and apartments were donated in support to Dr. Jenkins’s new Headquarters Complex Building Program. A temple was also erected in Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. By 1981, the dream over the years had flourished into the erection and dedication of the Headquarters Sanctuary in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. James W. Jenkins was held in esteem by the community and most of all, in the abiding affection and admiration of his beloved followers. The doors of life were quietly closed for Dr. Jenkins on July 15, 1990.
[[Image:Jcelliott.jpg|thumb|[[Bishop James C. Elliott]]]] God graciously tendered His mercies upon us, and on August 9, 1990, He anointed and appointed the Fourth Chief Overseer of the church, [[Bishop James C. Elliott]]. He began his administration with the theme, "Continuous Progress Through Evangelism." [[Image:Overseerfletcher.jpg|thumb|[[Bishop Rebecca W. Fletcher]]]]
Again the church suffered a great loss on May 26, 2004, with the death of Dr. Elliott. In September 2004, [[Bishop Rebecca W. Fletcher ]] was selected and ordained Chief Overseer and Senior Bishop of The House of God Which is the Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth Without Controversy, Inc. Keith Dominion.
