Dorothy Vails-Weber

Lay Witness Night Highlights AME SoCal Conference

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion Editor and and Jacqueline Dupont-Walker, Contributing WriterOctober 25, 2017

Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District of the AME Church convened the Southern California Annual Conference (SCC) this week at the LAX Hilton Hotel, 5711 W. Century Blvd. in Los Angeles. The pastors and members of the 55 churches in the conference will participate in the business sessions, workshops and worship services. The gathering concludes with the Closing Worship and Commissioning Service on Sunday, October 29. The Rev. Darryl Walker of New Philadelphia AME Church is the host pastor of the conference. Among the highlights is Lay Witness Night on Friday, October 27, at 7 p.m.

Religion

Fugh Headlines SCC Lay Revival

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorMay 3, 2017

Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the AME 5th Episcopal District, will headline the 7th Annual Community Revival starting Thursday, May 11 through Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m. The services, sponsored by the Southern California Conference Lay Organization (SCCLO) of the AME Church, will be held at Second AME Church, 5500 S. Hoover Ave., in Los Angeles. The theme is “Laity Called to be a Holy Nation.” A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Fugh was elected and consecrated as the 131st bishop in 2012. Four years later, he was assigned to his current position where he serves as chief