Olivet Lutheran Church

A Powerful Music: Dr. Diane White-Clayton and the UCLA African American Music Ensemble

Joanie Harmon, Contributing WriterFebruary 19, 2025

The UCLA African American Music Ensemble will perform its winter concert of gospel, hymns, and spirituals on Sunday, March 2 at 3 p.m. at Olivet Lutheran Church, directed by Diane White-Clayton, PhD, lecturer at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, who discusses the power of music in the Black church and the origin of enslaved people that created it.

Religion

Olivet Lutheran Hosts ‘Grown Women – Real Talk’

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJuly 25, 2018

Finding scriptural support for decisions in life can be challenging, but a new workshop hopes to bring clarity to those with questions. The “Grown Women – Real Talk” session will provide a wealth biblical insight during the event set for Saturday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Olivet Lutheran Church, 2606 W. Imperial Highway in Hawthorne. According to Deacon Tempie Beaman, “This exciting and heartfelt session ‘is as real as it gets’ as the truths of scripture are aligned with the circumstances of our daily lives. This is the kind of gathering where you can ask personal