Word of Encouragement Marks 4th Year of Ministry
April 11, 2018
Founding Pastor Najuma Smith-Pollard and WOE congregation plan breakfast celebration In 2014, after four years of much prayer and preparation, the Rev. Dr. D. Najuma Smith-Pollard founded Word of Encouragement Community Church (WOECC) in Los Angeles. At the time, she told the Sentinel, “The new assignment has been a passion brewing in my heart since 2010. But, I was clear then that I needed to remain steadfast where I was and wait on the timing of the Lord.” When God gave the sign, Smith-Pollard launched WOECC and now, she and the congregation will mark their 4th year of Christian and