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L.A. Native Francine Brookins Elected 141st AME Bishop

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJuly 14, 2021

The Rev. Francine A. Brookins, Esq., was elected as the 141st bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church during the denomination’s 51st Quadrennial Session of the General Conference held July 6 -10 in Orlando, Florida. Brookins, the pastor of Bethel AME Church in Fontana, is the fifth woman to be elected to the AME episcopal level. She follows in the footsteps of her late father, the Right Rev. H. Hartford Brookins, who served decades as a AME bishop and became internationally known as a civil and human rights advocate. Bishop Francine Brookins has been assigned as the presiding prelate of

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First AME Plans Annual Missionary Day

Vicki Phillips, Contributing WriterMay 26, 2021

The Sarah Allen Women’s Missionary Society of First AME Church-Los Angeles, will hold its Annual Missionary Day on Sunday, May 30, at 12 noon. According to Pastor J. Edgar Boyd, the keynote speaker for the event will be the Rev. Francine Brookins, pastor of Bethel AME Church in Fontana. The virtual service, which honors individuals who have significantly impacted the South L.A. community even during the pandemic, may be viewed online via the church’s website at http://www.firstamechurchla.org. The honorees include Dr. Belinda Allen, executive director of West Angeles Community Development Corporation; Chancela Al-Mansour, Esq., executive director of the Housing Rights Center; and

L.A. Religious Leaders Join Together in Support of Congresswoman Waters In Response to Death Threats

Kimberlee Buck, Staff Writer July 5, 2018

On Monday, July 2, around 30 local religious leaders and community supporters met at the Congresswoman’s Los Angeles office on 10124 S. Broadway for a press conference.