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Lindsey Preaches at Brookins-Kirkland AME

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorNovember 27, 2019

“Your breakthrough is next,” proclaimed the Rev. Roosevelt Lindsey, Jr., as he delivered a dynamic sermon on Nov. 17, at Brookins-Kirkland Community AME Church in Los Angeles. BKCAME Pastor Mary S. Minor invited Lindsey, presiding elder of the L.A. South-Las Vegas District of the Southern California Conference of the AME Church, to preach before her congregation, which includes retired Bishop T. Larry Kirkland, Sr., retired Episcopal Supervisor Mary L. Kirkland, as well as Lindsey and his wife, Dr. Kaye Lindsey. Lindsey did not disappoint as he brought a message that emphasized God’s omnipotence and the power of prayer. Urging parishioners

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Fugh Announces AME SoCal Pastoral Appointments

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorOctober 30, 2019

Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the 5th Episcopal District of the AME Church, announced the pastoral appointments for 2019-2020 at the close of the 95th Session of the Southern California Conference on Oct. 27. The Rev. Roosevelt Lindsey, Jr., presiding elder of the L.A. South-Las Vegas District, was reappointed and also assigned to supply Bethel-Blythe. The Rev. Dr. Allen Williams, Sr., presiding elder of the L.A. North District, was also reappointed. The assignment of new leaders included the Rev. Carolyn Baskin-Bell to First AME – Santa Monica, the Rev. Michael Carr to Holy Trinity-L.A., the Rev. Arthur B.

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Whitlock Shares Insight Into Move to Reid Temple AME in Maryland

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJuly 17, 2019

As pastor of Christ Our Redeemer AME, he led the largest Black church in Orange County The Rev. Mark E. Whitlock, Jr., now serves as the spiritual leader of one of the largest churches in the AME denomination – Reid Temple AME in Glenn Dale, Maryland. Bishop James L. Davis, presiding prelate of the AME Second Episcopal District, announced the appointment July 11. Whitlock succeeds the Rev. Dr. Lee Washington, who retired after leading the congregation since 1989. Whitlock’s ministry is well known throughout the greater Los Angeles area. As the pastor of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Irvine, he

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Fugh Announces AME SoCal Pastoral Appointments

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorOctober 24, 2018

Amid shouts of praise and repeated applause, Bishop Clement W. Fugh concluded another spirit-filled session of the Southern California Annual Conference (SCC) of the AME Church. During the Closing Worship and Commissioning Service on Oct. 21, hundreds of parishioners filled the ballroom at the LAX Hilton to hear a powerful service by retired Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry and the 2018-19 SCC pastoral appointments by Bishop Fugh. As presiding prelate of the 5th Episcopal District, Fugh oversees AME churches in Hawaii and the 14 states west of the Mississippi River. While the majority of SCC pastors were reassigned to their churches,