Rev. Shane B. Scott

Macedonia CDC Receives Grant to Support Business Accelerator Program

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 3, 2021

Macedonia Community Development Corporation announced a $150,000 grant from the Amgen Foundation on Jan. 26, to support its Watts Entrepreneur Business Accelerator (WEBA) program. The program provides technical assistance and access to capital to entrepreneurs and existing businesses in Watts and surrounding communities as well as businesses that hire Watts residents. “The generous support of the Amgen Foundation allows us to continue meeting the needs of local entrepreneurs and equipping them to be successful,” said the Rev. Shane Scott, Macedonia CDC Chairman/CEO and pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in the Watts area of Los Angeles. “This is a great example

Religion

Local Clergy Urge Focus on ‘Christ’ for ‘Christmas’

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Staff WriterDecember 24, 2020

Christmas is here and despite the devastating pandemic, people are still obsessed with commercializing the holiday. Although many believers recite, “Jesus is the reason for the season,” they also are among the crowds flocking to the stores and overspending on gifts instead of rejoicing about the coming of Christ and what it means to the world.

Religion

Faith Community to Salute Rev. Gil Fears

Sentinel News ServiceApril 18, 2018

Faith and community leaders will co-sponsor “We Appreciate and Celebrate – Rev. Gilbert “Gil” Fears.” The salute is set for Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m., at Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church, 5300 South Denker Ave., in Los Angeles. The Rev. DeNon A. Porter is the host pastor. Fears hosts “Edna Tatum’s Gospel Classics,” that airs on Sundays, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., on KPFK 90.7 FM. “Rev. Gil, as he is affectionately known, filled-in immediately for Edna Tatum when she suddenly became ill in 2013. Since her death in 2014, he has given outstanding service to all of Southern California