Rev. Theodore Payne IV

Payne Returns Home as Pastor of Bryant Temple AME

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)May 12, 2016

Returning home is a dream come true for the Rev. Theodore Payne IV. As the new pastor of Bryant Temple AME Church in Los Angeles, he heads the congregation of his youth where his grandparents served as spiritual leaders for 33 years. Payne, who is marking his seventh month at Bryant Temple, was among the pastoral appointments made by Bishop Theodore Larry Kirkland, Sr., last October and no one could be happier. “I am grateful to serve in my home church, a church where my grandmother and grandfather, Rev. and Mrs. V.L. Brenson, served from 1969 to 2002 and I

Religion

Curry Temple Holds Friends and Family Day

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)April 6, 2016

Curry Temple CME Church will hold their Annual Friends and Family Day on Sunday, April 10, at 3 p.m., at 322 W. Rosecrans Avenue in Compton. According to Pastor Joseph C. Gardner Sr., the theme is “Friendship Evangelism.” The guest preacher is the Rev. Theodore Payne IV, pastor of Bryant Temple AME Church in Los Angeles. “We encourage the community to join us for an afternoon of worship along with a powerful, Christ-centered message by Rev. Payne,” said Pastor Gardner. Accepting the call to preach in 1997, the Rev. Payne was ordained an AME itinerant elder in 2003. He has