Lewis Metropolitan C.M.E. Church

Call 2 Worship – January 17

Greater Emmanuel Temple continues the Central California District Council’s Leadership Conference though Jan. 19, at 3740 E. Imperial Highway in Lynwood. Participants include Bishop T. Douglas, Sr., Suffragan Bishops Vanessa Ussery and David Rhone, Dr. Byron Brazier and Dr. Rickey Allman. Visit centralcdc.org for details. COGIC First Jurisdiction Department of Women plans “Unveiling Vision 20/20” on Jan. 19, at 9 a.m., at Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, 1399 E. 33rd St., in Los Angeles. Speakers and workshops will focus on the theme, “God’s Unlimited Power Unleashed in the Lives of Women@Work” based on Ephesians 1:18-19. Bishop Joe Ealy is

Call 2 Worship – July 26

First Ladies Health Initiative sponsors a Back to School Party on July 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the First Ladies Health House, 2249 South Hobart Blvd., in Los Angeles. Free vaccinations will be available for children and free health screenings for adults for diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and various cancers. Also, 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed to students. For details, call (424) 234-8483 or (773) 405-1250. AME Southern California Conference Women In Ministry presents an Appreciation Luncheon and Comedy Show on July 28, at 12 p.m., at First AME Church, 2270

CMEs Plan Spring Convocation and Quadrennial Celebration

The Southern California Region of the CME Church will open their Spring Convocation and Quadrennial Celebration on Friday, April 13, at Lewis Metropolitan CME Church, 4900 S. Western Ave., in Los Angeles. Bishop Bobby R. Best, presiding prelate of the CME Ninth Episcopal District, will oversee the gathering. The Rev. Travis Morris is the host pastor. Activities begin with registration at 8 a.m. The agenda includes worship services, business sessions and leadership development training. At 1 p.m., Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the AME Fifth Episcopal District, will be the keynote speaker at the Closing Worship Service. On

Warren Chapel CME Marks 72 Years

Warren Chapel CME Church will mark its 72nd anniversary on Sunday, January 21, at 3:30 p.m., at in the edifice located at 1039 Elberon Ave., in San Pedro. According to Pastor Adam D. Stevenson, the theme is “Saved to Serve” based on Ephesians 4:11-13. The guest preacher is the Rev. Travis Morris, pastor of Lewis Metropolitan CME Church and presiding elder of the Los Angeles-San Diego District. “We invite the public to attend and be prepared for a good time in the Lord,” said Stevenson, who added that a luncheon will precede the service. Dr. Vanilla Brooks is the program

Lewis Metropolitan CME hosts L.A. District Conference

The 2016 Los Angeles District Conference of the Southern California Region of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church will convene on Friday, February 5 through Saturday, February 6, at Lewis Metropolitan C.M.E. Church, 4900 S. Western Avenue in Los Angeles. The Rev. Mark A. Hardin, Los Angeles District presiding elder will preside. The Rev. Willie B. E. Boyd, Jr., of Lewis Metropolitan C.M.E. Church the Host Pastor is the host pastor. The conference begins on February 5, at 7 p.m., with an Opening Service of Worship processional led by President Shirley Levingston and the Los Angeles District Women’s Missionary Society followed