Second AME Church Marks 116th Anniversary
July 31, 2024
Second African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, led by Pastor Marvin McKenzie, will hold their 116th Anniversary worship service on Sunday, August 11, at 11 a.m.
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Faith leaders across the state are pondering whether to continue requiring their congregants to wear masks, after California dropped its COVID-19 mask mandates last month.
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An editorial last week in the L.A. Times began: “The coronavirus outbreak may have you feeling scared, frustrated, and powerless. In stressful times, there’s a tendency to panic and, say, buy up all the pasta and bottled water. But we’re all in this together, and it’s far better for all involved if we choose to help our fellow human beings rather than rip the last roll of toilet paper from their hands….” We, the members of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders, could not agree more. The panic buying and hoarding we are witnessing is of no value –
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