Pentecostal Assemblies of the World

The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) sends letter to Gov. Brown to approve the Application for Commutation of Donald James Bohana

December 5, 2018 Via Federal Express Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Governor State of California, Office of Legal Affairs State Capitol 1303 10th Street Sacramento, CA 95814-4900   In the Matter of Donald James Bohana Application for Commutation of Sentence Conviction Date: July 2, 1998 (Murder, Second) THRU: African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church American Baptist Churches, USA Berean Missionary Baptist Association, Inc. Bible Way Church World Wide, Inc. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Church of God in Christ Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church House of God International Bible Way Church of Jesus

Bishop Gentry Richardson, Sr., Passes

The faith community continues to mourn the passing of Suffragan Bishop Gentry W. Richardson, Sr., the longtime leader of Bethlehem Temple Church in Los Angeles. Bishop Richardson, who died on July 15, was well known in South L.A. for his 40-year tenure as assistant pastor of Bethlehem Temple and more than 17 years as the pastor. Throughout his long ministry, Richardson developed several ministries that positive impacted the congregation and the community-at-large. Church members and ecumenical leaders joined Bishop Richardson’s family in honoring his legacy at a celebration of his life on July 28, at Peace Apostolic Church in Carson.