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Pastors, Faith Leaders, and Stakeholders who desire to listen, learn, love, and engage with the LGBTQIA+ community for the enhancement of the Kingdom are invited to this exciting gathering. Hosted by Crossroads United Methodist Church, the Journey to Love Summit is being planned by a
Holman United Methodist Church will be hosting its annual Black College Summit on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Holman UMC is located at 3320 Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018. Over 20 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Admissions representatives will
Los Angeles City Council has declared Friday, September 22, Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. Day and with great reason. Lawson, architect of the Civil Rights Movement, turns 95 today. He’ll celebrate his birthday with a teach-in at Holman United Methodist, where he is pastor emeritus,
The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday honored civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson, three days ahead of his 95th birthday, by declaring Sept. 22 as “Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day” annually in the city. The council recently passed a resolution commemorating Lawson, and a celebration
September 12, 2023 LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Known as one of the pioneering architects of the civil rights movement, Rev. James Lawson Jr., for more than half a century, has been a force for justice and an influential teacher of non-violence. In honor of Rev. Lawson’s leadership
August 7, 2023 From humble beginnings as one of seven children born to sharecropper parents in rural Louisiana, retired United Methodist Bishop Melvin G. Talbert took his ministry of justice and love for all people around the globe. He died Aug. 3 at the age
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
December 30, 2022 The approach of the new year should be a time of hope. As a pastor, I also see loneliness as families remain separated from a loved one in jail. And as someone who has been in jail, I know firsthand what it
by Larry R. Hygh Jr., Ed.D.* COMPTON, Calif. – “They can’t, they won’t, they never will stop the party…This is God’s party,” declared Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth preaching for the 30th anniversary celebration of ministry for Crossroads United Methodist Church (UMC) in Compton, California, on
October 18, 2022 On a spring Wednesday at St. Mark United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, volunteers huddle around tables, organizing bulk boxes of pantry items for the Wednesday pick-up. Reverend Gary Bernard Williams and Labrenda Joyce Parker, one of his congregants, walk down
