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Fugh Announces AME Pastoral Appointments

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorNovember 3, 2016

Bishop Clement W. Fugh reappointed the majority of Los Angeles-area pastors to their churches at the close of the Southern California Annual Conference of the AME Church during the Closing Worship and Commissioning Service on Oct. 30. As presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District of the AME Church, Bishop Fugh serves as chief shepherd as well as chief executive officer/administrator of all AME churches located in the 14 states west of the Mississippi River. The Southern California conference is comprised of 52 churches. The new pastoral assignments were The Rev. Denise Jackson to Johnson Chapel-El Centro, the Rev. Dwain

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Christ Our Redeemer Hosts AME SoCal Annual Conference

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorOctober 13, 2016

African Methodists throughout Southern California and the western U.S. will gather October 21 to November 1 for the 92nd Session of the Southern California Annual Conference of the AME Church and the Fifth District Planning Meeting. Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate, and Supervisor Alexia Butler Fugh, will oversee the both events as the new spiritual leaders of the Fifth Episcopal District. Pastor Mark E. Whitlock, Jr., the Rev. Dr. Mia Whitlock, first lady, and the members of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church (COR) are the conference hosts. “We’re excited about Christ Our Redeemer, the seed of Orange County,

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COR Church Hosts Mother’s Day ‘Hattitude’

Sentinel News ServiceMay 5, 2016

Christ Our Redeemer AME (COR) Church will honor all women at their annual “Hattitude” event on Sunday, May 8. The celebration is set for the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services in the edifice located at 45 Tesla in Irvine. “We invite all women in Los Angeles and Orange to worship with us on Mother’s Day and wear their best hat,” said Pastor Mark E. Whitlock, Jr. “For many centuries, African-American women have dressed from head-to-toe when attending church, matching their dress, shoes, purse, gloves and hat. “This was one of the few opportunities to remove the domestic aprons

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Nat’l Faith Leaders Conference Offers Resources to Churches and Businesses

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)April 14, 2016

Safety, sustainability, poverty and education are among the agenda topics at the National Faith Leaders Conference set for Friday, April 29 at 9 a.m., and Saturday, April 30 at 8 a.m., on the campus of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church (COR), 45 Tesla in Irvine.

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COR CDC and Cottonwood Church feed more than 500 families

Brittany K. Jackson (Contributing Writer)December 23, 2015

COR Community Development Corporation (CDC) and Avanath Capital Management partnered with Cottonwood Church on December 19 to provide hundreds of residents living in the Northpointe Apartments in Long Beach with exclusive toy giveaways, books, a catered breakfast and a special reason to give thanks for their fully-equipped living quarters, now complete with a newly constructed basketball court. Spearheaded by the Rev. Mark Whitlock, COR CDC president/CEO and senior minister of Christ Our Redeemer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Irvine, the dynamic event joined several community members, city officials, law enforcement and partners in Long Beach for some holiday cheer. The

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Price Chapel holds Steward’s Day

August 12, 2015

The members of Price Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church will host ‘Steward’s Day’ on Sunday, August 16, at 4 p.m., in their sanctuary located at 4000 West Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles. The theme is ‘Stewards Doing What They Are Called To Do.’ The scriptural reference is Titus 1:7 and I Peter 4:10. “We invite greater Los Angeles to join us as we recognize the godly, dedicated members of our Steward Board. Also, I believe you will be uplifted by the powerful preaching of the Rev. Mark E. Whitlock, Jr., pastor of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Irvine,” said