Bishop C. Garnett Henning

A Passion for Revealing God’s Accessibility Drives Tyler’s Ministry

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorNovember 28, 2018

First-time pastor aims to provide a relevant and engaging place to meet Christ According to the Rev. Kirkpatrick Tyler, his appointment to St. Mark AME Church is the ideal match for his type of ministry. The first-time pastor, now entering his third year in the position, dreamed of sharing God’s availability with others and believes he can fulfill his vision at St. Mark’s. “God has always placed in my heart a passion for making the Gospel accessible, relevant and engaging as well as providing a place where folks can seek God, meet Christ and not be victimized by ‘church

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Bishop C. Garnett Henning, Spiritual and Social Justice Giant, Passes Away

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorMay 16, 2018

Spiritual giant and champion for social justice are frequently used to describe the Right Rev. Cornal Garnett Henning, Sr. Known locally and internationally as a passionate religious leader and human rights advocate, Bishop Henning passed in Los Angeles on May 15. His celebration of life service will be held on Wednesday, May 23, at 11 a.m., at First AME Church, 2270 S. Harvard Blvd. in Los Angeles. Henning’s legacy in L.A. includes serving as pastor of Ward AME Church from 1972 to 1980 where he moved the ministry beyond the church walls to establish multiple community outreach and social service

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Ward AME Pastors Share Legacy of Outreach

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorDecember 22, 2016

When Bishop Frank Madison Reid III preaches at on December 25, at 10 a.m., on Christmas Day at Ward AME Church, he will join both his predecessor and his successor in saluting the congregation’s long history of outreach to the community. Prior to Reid’s appointment in 1980, the Rev. C. Garnett Henning, now a retired AME bishop, served eight years as pastor where he established several ministries to help others including the Ward Area Redevelopment Department, Inc. (W.A.R.D.), an umbrella corporation for many programs, including the William Grant Still Community Music School. Under the current leadership of Pastor John E.