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Bishop Arthur Brazier

Pastor, Apolistic Church of God

Bishop Arthur Brazier was first appointed to the Public Building Commission of Chicago on August 28, 1986 and serves as a community representative. He is the founder of the Apostolic Church of God on Chicago's South Side where he has served as pastor for more than 40 years. The church has an active membership of more than 18,000 parishioners. A member of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Brazier was elevated to the office of Bishop in 1976 as the Diocesan of the 6th Episcopal District of Illinois and also serves as Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of his denomination.

Bishop Brazier has an extensive background in community involvement. As part of his commitment to improve the quality of life for minorities, he became the founding president of The Woodlawn Organization, one of the most successful community organizations in the country. He also founded the Woodlawn Preservation and Investment Corporation and The Fund for Community Redevelopment and Revitalization. In addition, he served as vice president of the Center for Community Change, a Washington, D.C.-based organization for which he provided intensive technical assistance on large scale housing and commercial projects in various parts of the United States.

Bishop Brazier received his bible training at Moody Bible Institute and for two years conducted classes at North Park College and Theological Seminary on the subject of the church's role in community organizations. He has a Doctor of Divinity Degree from Mary Holmes College, a Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from North Park Seminary and a Doctor of Laws from Monrovia College of Industrial Institute of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The recipient of numerous honors, Bishop Brazier has received the Rockefeller Public Service Award from Princeton University and the Catholic Council of Working Life for the Love of Children Award from the Children's Home and Aid Society. He is the author of three books and his service in the U.S. Army included tours of duty in China, Burma and India during World War II and he earned two battle stars for the North Burma and Central Burma campaigns.