01/20/2026
Our hearts are heavy but yet we rejoice as another soldier has gone home to be with the Lord. Bishop Arthur R. Linder of 154 Kirkwood Dr., passed away, Monday, January 19, 2026 at his residence.
He was born December 5, 1940 in Salisbury, North Carolina to the late Dugar Linder and Robertta Alexander Linder. He was married to the late Mother Rose Jackson Linder and later to Mother Sandra Dean Linder.
He served as pastor of the Mt. Sinai Glorious Church of God for the past 53 years. He was Senior Prelate of the Glorious Church of God, Inc.
The Local Celebration of Life: Bishop will lie in state Friday, January 30, 2026 from 3:00-5:00P.M., Words of Reflection from 5:00-6:00P.M. Celebration of Life Service 6:00-8:00P.M.
National Homegoing Service Saturday, January 31, 2026@10:00A.M.
All services will be held at Mt. Sinai Glorious Church of God,716 Jefferson St.
Left to cherish precious memories of Bishop Linder are a loving and caring wife, Mother Sandra Dean Linder, four sons: Arthur Ray Linder Jr., Steven Linder, Derek Allen Linder(Nicole) and Everett Cordell Linder, 16 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; A stepdaughter, Glenda McEachern(Keith),One sister, Roberta M. Chandler, One brother, John Thomas Linder and a host of other relatives and friends, The Mt. Sinai Church Family and the Glorious Churchof God, Inc. family.
The family is at the residence and will receive guests daily from 2:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Please be considerate of the visiting hours!
D.L. McLaughlin Funeral Home, 4960 Riverside Dr. is humbly serving the Linder family.