Cynthia Perry Ray Foundation

Call 2 Worship – April 19

Brookins-Kirkland Community AME Church sponsors a Prayer Breakfast on April 21, at 9 a.m., at 3719 W. Slauson Blvd., in Los Angeles, said Pastor Mary S. Minor. The Women’s and God Answers Prayer Ministries sponsor the event. To learn more, call (323) 296-5610. Westwood Presbyterian Church presents a concert featuring the compositions by Antonin Dvorak on April 22, at 5 p.m., at 10822 Wilshire Blvd., in Los Angeles. Maria Newman will direct and organist Dr. Namhee Han, soprano Christina Borgioli, mezzo-soprano Nandani Maria Sinha, tenor Scott Noonan, baritone Dimitri Smith and bass baritone Matthew Lewis will perform.  The donation is

Call 2 Worship

Southern California Region of the CME Church holds their Spring Convocation and Quadrennial Celebration on April 13-14, at Lewis Metropolitan CME Church, 4900 S. Western Ave., in Los Angeles, said Bishop Bobby R. Best, 9th District presiding prelate, and the Rev. Travis Morris, host pastor. The agenda includes worship services, business sessions and leadership development training. Bishop Clement W. Fugh of the AME Fifth District will speak on April 13 at 1 p.m. On April 14, at 6 p.m., a quadrennial celebration and banquet will be held for Best and his wife, Mrs. Jacqueline Howard Best at The Foundation Center,

Jenkins Empowers Clergy Wives to Transform Communities

     March is Women’s History Month – Champions of Faith This month, the L.A. Sentinel Religion section debuts “Champions of Faith,” a column about highlighting ordinary people inspired by their faith to make a difference in the community. In recognition of Women’s History Month, L.A.-area women will be featured during the month of March. What is your name and what is your ministry? I am Dr. Kathye D. Jenkins. I am the founder and president of the Cynthia Perry Ray Foundation, a nonprofit community-based outreach of the Gardena Valley and Vicinity Ministers’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows Sisterhood Connection. We

Cynthia Perry Ray Foundation Walks to Cure Arthritis

  Members of the Cynthia Perry Ray Foundation (CPRF), an outreach of the Gardena Valley & Vicinity Ministers’ Wives & Ministers’ Widows Sisterhood Connection, united with local congregations to participate in the “Walk to Cure Arthritis” at Exposition Park on May 14. Designating their team as “The Butterfly Queens,” CPRF joined the effort to support the Arthritis Foundation’s mission of conquering arthritis by spreading awareness and raising money for research to find a cure. “The Walk to Cure Arthritis is a great way to experience the power of standing together, giving back to the community, help increase awareness of this

CPRF Invests in the Future

The Cynthia Perry Ray Foundation (CPRF), an outreach of the Gardena Valley & Vicinity Ministers’ Wives and Widows Sisterhood Connection, will celebrate their 15th anniversary at the group’s 6th Annual Awards Musical Luncheon.