02/11/2026
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUÉ
Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc.
From the Office of the College of Bishops
Ad Clerum et Ad Populum Dei
The College of Bishops of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc., having gathered in sacred convocation and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, announces that the canonical process of discernment for the Office of International Presiding Bishop has been duly completed.
In accordance with our Constitution, Canons, and venerable ecclesial tradition, the College of Bishops has elected The Very Reverend Bishop James E. Curry, Jr., as Presiding Bishop–Elect (Episcopus Praeses Electus) of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc.
Furthermore, with profound gratitude for his decades of faithful, sacrificial, and visionary leadership, the College of Bishops hereby designates The Most Reverend James D. Tindall, Sr., as International Presiding Bishop Emeritus (Praeses Internationalis Emeritus Titularis) of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc.
This titular honor, Praeses Internationalis Emeritus Titularis, signifies that Bishop Tindall shall forever retain the dignity of the office he has borne with distinction, and shall be accorded the ceremonial honors, precedence, and reverence befitting one who has shepherded the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc., with wisdom and steadfast devotion.
The date and liturgical order for the Rite of Installation (Ritus Installationis) of the Presiding Bishop–Elect shall be announced through the official communication channels of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc.
The College of Bishops exhorts all clergy, delegates, and faithful to receive this announcement with unity of spirit, charity of heart, and fidelity to the order of the Church. All official information regarding this transition shall proceed exclusively from the College of Bishops and the Office of the Board of Directors. We ask the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ, Inc., clergy and delegates to refrain from unofficial postings or announcements, so that the dignity of this moment may be preserved in ecclesial order and harmony.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam — To the Greater Glory of GOD our Father, and the LORD JESUS CHRIST.