Fifth Episcopal District

Fugh to Assume Presidency of AME Council of Bishops

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJune 14, 2017

General Board meeting and Investiture ceremony set for June 19-21 The Right Rev. Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District of the AME Church, ascends to the presidency of the international denomination next week. His investiture ceremony will take place June 20 during the Council of Bishops and General Board meeting that begins Monday, June 19, and continues through Wednesday, June 21, at the Hilton LAX Hotel, 5711 W. Century Blvd., in Los Angeles. Hundreds of AMEs are expected to participate in the business sessions and worship services. Also, the gathering will feature the presentation of

Religion

Kirkland to Retire as Bishop, Not as Preacher

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)March 2, 2016

The Right Rev. Theodore Larry Kirkland, Sr., will soon enter a new phase of his ministry as a preacher of the Gospel. Currently, he serves as the presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which includes 14 Western and coastal states. However, due to the denomination’s mandatory retirement age, the bishop will officially retire in July 2016 at the AME Church’s General Conference. Members of the Fifth Episcopal District plan to salute his accomplishments during the district’s Mid-Year Convocation at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton Hotel. The convocation’s opening worship service on Wednesday, March

Religion

Kirkland preaches Christmas Eve Service at FAME

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)December 23, 2015

Continuing his annual tradition, Bishop T. Larry Kirkland, Sr., will deliver the Christmas Eve message on Thursday, December 24, at 6 p.m., at First AME Church, 2270 Harvard Boulevard in Los Angeles. “The life-changing messages delivered by Bishop Kirkland have profoundly impacted lives throughout the world as he preached the uncompromising word of God,” said Pastor J. Edgar Boyd. “As we celebrate Christ, the real reason for the season, we encourage the greater Los Angeles community to attend and hear a powerful, uplifting word from the Lord.” Bishop Kirkland is the presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District of the

Religion

AME Southern California Annual Conference Underway

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 21, 2015

The Rev. Willie B. Boyd, Jr., the newly appointed pastor of Lewis Metropolitan CME Church and presiding elder of the Los Angeles – San Diego District, will be one several dynamic speakers proclaiming The Word at the 91st Session of the Southern California Annual Conference of the AME Church (SCAC). He will preach on Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m., at the Men’s Witness Night service at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 W. Century Boulevard. Open to the public, the service is among the official activities, convened by the Rt. Reverend T. Larry Kirkland, presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal