Phillips Temple marks 109th year
February 17, 2016
Phillips Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church, 971 E. 43rd Street, will celebrate 109 years in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 21. Morning worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. A special anniversary luncheon will follow. Senior Bishop Lawrence L. Reddick III, presiding prelate of the Eighth Episcopal District of the CME Church, will be the guest preacher. His district encompasses the state of Texas and the island country of Jamaica. The theme is “The Investment Factor: A Multigenerational Church reaching out to the Next Generation.” The scriptural emphasis is Joel 2: 16-17. “For 109 years, Phillips Temple has been a