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Burns Releases ‘A Prayer Book for Healing’

December 5, 2018

Author Tierra Burns offers a timely resource to help people tap into the power of prayer. Her new work, “Bombarding Heaven in Unity: A Prayer Book for Healing” aims to assist those who may be uncomfortable communicating with God. Explaining her reason for addressing this topic, Burns said her two-fold goals are to encourage people to increase their prayer life and learn to pray before a crisis occurs. “My ultimate goal is to express the power of prayer in God’s healing process and introduce prayer as a lifestyle to build a relationship with God,” said Burns. “I felt called to

Religion

Homegoing Services Set for Rev. Rocellia Johnson, Founder of Bethany Baptist Church

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorOctober 3, 2018

When the Rev. Rocellia Johnson migrated to Los Angeles in 1941, no one foresaw that God would use his ministry in such an impactful way. But empowered with Christ’s favor, Pastor Johnson drew thousands of people to the Lord by organizing Bethany Baptist Church of West Los Angeles in 1958, founding Bethany Christian Bible College (BCBC) in 1978 and serving 27 years as executive director of the National Evangelism Movement (NEM). Even after retiring as Bethany’s senior pastor in 2009, Johnson moved to pastor emeritus status where he still shared his time and talents with the church and BCBC, always

Religion

Pastor Tate and Fellowship Monrovia Spreads Gospel to All Cultures and Ages

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorApril 25, 2018

In 2012, God instructed the Rev. Albert Tate to plant a church in Monrovia. Although surprised by the command, he obediently followed and founded Fellowship Monrovia. Now six years later, Tate leads one of the largest congregations in San Gabriel Valley. However, size is not what makes Fellowship so distinctive, but rather it’s the composition of the membership and the breadth of the ministries. “We are a Gospel-centered, multiethnic, intergenerational church. We exist to make disciples,” said Tate, who is pastor to 3,000+ members who worship at the church’s two campuses located in Monrovia. As for Fellowship’s appeal to

Religion

Greater Ebenezer welcomes Pannell

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 27, 2016

Pastor Solomon L. Drake and congregation of the Greater Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church will have Dr. William E. Pannell as the guest speaker at their 10:45 a.m. worship service on Sunday, January 31. Dr. Pannell is a noted author, civil rights leader and pioneer in the African-American evangelical church. He has served has the Fuller Theological Seminary community for more than 45 years in various capacities including member of the Board of Trustees, member of the teaching faculty and as Dean of Chapel. In 2015, in recognition of his outstanding contributions, Dr. Pannell was honored with the naming of the