David Holdridge
| David Holdridge | |
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 Screen Shot 2021-02-19 at 10.07.17 PM.png Bishop David Clyde Holdridge | |
| Native name | David Clyde Holdridge |
| Born | 1943/12/26 |
| 🏡 Residence | Talisay, Cebu, Phillipines |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Christian Bishop |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/archbishopdavidholdridge/ |
| https://twitter.com/AbpDCHoldridge | |
| https://www.facebook.com/David.C.Holdridge/ | |
| Styles of David Clyde Holdridge | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
David Clyde Holdridge (1943-2020) was an American Christian bishop. He serves as Presiding Bishop of Christ’s Church Fellowship, Inc. On his Twitter account, he describes himself as "Fully Pentecostal, Fully in Apostolic Succession." He was also known as Archbishop Dionysius.
An online biography on Encyclopedia.com states: "Christ’s Church Fellowship (CCF) was founded in 2007 by David Holdridge of Resurrection Cathedral in Roswell, New Mexico. Holdridge had had a long career as a lay preacher, reaching into the late 1960s. In 1971 he received the Pentecostal baptism of the Holy Spirit. After working in various churches for a decade, in 1983 he founded Resurrection Tabernacle in his hometown of Roswell, New Mexico. The tabernacle participated in the original Christ’s Church fellowship that grew out of the Conference on Spiritual Renewal, begun in Nashville, Tennessee, as a vehicle for the Charismatic renewal that had spread among the congregations of the Churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The national CCF organization became dormant in 2002, and Resurrection Tabernacle was among a small number of churches that attempted to perpetuate the CCF tradition. It continued to use the CFF logo and the name on its web site. Among the other congregations continuing the CCF tradition were a number of African-American churches. In the meantime, Holdridge’s brother had become an Orthodox priest, and Holdridge had become acquainted with several independent Catholic bishops. In 2005 he accepted the consecration offered by Abp. Michael Wrenn as a bishop in the Celtic Anabaptist Communion. From Wren he received multiple lineages of apostolic succession. In early 2007 Holdridge, then the bishop at Resurrection Cathedral (the former Resurrection Tabernacle), reincorporated CCF under the leadership of a synod of bishops. Christ’s Church Fellowship is a conservative Pentecostal church that draws on the Restoration tradition of the Churches of Christ and Christina Church (Disciples of Christ) and affirms the Bible as the eternal, inerrant, verbally inspired word of God. The fellowship has done some of its most creative work on revisioning the Church. It believes that Christians are called on to be both “salt and light” to their communities, and henceforth, it envisions a church committed to witnessing continually (“24/7”). The witness will include prayer and worship, especially toward all whom they encounter, whom they see as people sent to them by God. Bishop Holdridge has emerged as ecumenical leader. He has developed a variety of close relationships with other churches, and is either in fellowship with or a member of the World Harvest Church Ministerial Fellowship, the United Christian Church and Ministerial Association, Miracle Revival Fellowship, the Celtic Anabaptist Communion, the Reformed Catholic Church of America, the Cowboy Ministers Association, and the Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches."[1]
Ministries[edit]
| Title | Ministry | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Board Member | Bloodbought Ministry | |
| Presiding Archbishop & Prelate | 24/7 Christian Church Fellowship International | 2014- |
| Presiding Bishop | Christ’s Church Fellowship, Inc. | 2007-2014 |
| Pastor | 24/7 Jesus Church, Inc. | 2002-2007 |
| Pastor | Resurrection Tabernacle | 1997-2002 |
| Pastor | Orthodox Mission of St. Michael & the Angels | 1994-1997 |
| Pastor | Orthodox Mission of St. Domitius, Martyr | 1991-1994 |
| Pastor | Resurrection Tabernacle | 1986-1991 |
| Associate Minister | (Various Baptist Congregations) | 1985-1986 |
| Associate | Christian Evangelism in Los Angeles, California | 1973-1983 |
| Director | East Long Beach Street Mission, Long Beach | 1970-1973 |
| Pastor | Seventh Day Friends, Roswell | 1968-1970 |
| Prelate | Holy Order of the Sons of Levi | |
| Member | Black Preaching Network |
Significant Dates[edit]
- 26 Dec 1943 - Born
- 17 Sep 2005 - Consecrated to the Episcopate by Michael Wrenn (Celtic Anabaptist Communion)
- 9 Oct 2007 - Consecrated sub conditione by Michael Wrenn by Rodney Rickard
- 26 Nov 2020 - Born to eternal life
Education[edit]
- 1962 - Diploma, Roswell High School, Roswell, New Mexico
Honorary Degrees & Degrees from Non-accredited Institutions[edit]
- 1980 - B.Min., Whithorn School of Theology
- 1980 - D.D.
- 1995 - Ph.D. Religion
- 2004 - D.Min., St. Luke Evangelical School of Biblical Studies
- Unk - Ph.D. Biblical Studies, St. Luke Evangelical School of Biblical Studies
- Unk - S.T.D. Sacred Theology, UMST
Ordinations & Consecrations[edit]
- 15 Apr 2015 - Holdridge consecrated Michael A. Burger, Jr. to the Episcopate, with Symeon
