Second African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, led by Pastor Marvin McKenzie, will hold their 116th Anniversary worship service on Sunday, August 11, at 11 a.m.
The guest preacher will be the Rev. John E. Cager III, presiding elder of the Midwest North District of the AME Church, and a former pastor of Second AME.
Beginning his ministerial journey over 30 years ago, Presiding Elder Cager led six churches in Southern California. He also served as president of the Southern California Ministerial Alliance of the AME Church and as president of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders.
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Second AME was founded in 1908 and for more than 80 years, the church has been in the Vermont-Slauson corridor serving a diverse and multi-cultural community through ministry programs. A church member reflected, “What a blessing it is to exist as a station of faith, hope, justice and love for more than a century.”
Another congregant said, “This journey of faith reflects God’s hand of grace and mercy upon those who are faithful to the body of Christ.”
Among those who worshipped at Second AME and later entered into ministry are retired Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry, her son, the Rev. Dr. Timothy E. Tyler, who is the pastor of Shorter Community AME Church in Denver, Colorado, and the Rev. Kirkpatrick Tyler, pastor of Parks Chapel AME Church in San Fernando, California.
The community is invited to attend the service, which will be held in the sanctuary located at 5500 S. Hoover Street, Los Angeles.
