Complex sentence: The parents, K.C. and Alpha Stewart, held the family together as Christians, part of the doctrines of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and encouraged musical expression in the household.
Split into simpler sentences: The parents, K.C. and Alpha Stewart, held the family together as Christians. As part of the doctrines of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), they encouraged musical expression in the household.