Richard E. Lee

CMEs Plan Spring Convocation and Quadrennial Celebration

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion Editor and and Richard E. Lee, Contributing WriterApril 5, 2018

The Southern California Region of the CME Church will open their Spring Convocation and Quadrennial Celebration on Friday, April 13, at Lewis Metropolitan CME Church, 4900 S. Western Ave., in Los Angeles. Bishop Bobby R. Best, presiding prelate of the CME Ninth Episcopal District, will oversee the gathering. The Rev. Travis Morris is the host pastor. Activities begin with registration at 8 a.m. The agenda includes worship services, business sessions and leadership development training. At 1 p.m., Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the AME Fifth Episcopal District, will be the keynote speaker at the Closing Worship Service. On

Religion

Bishop Best Appoints CME Pastors for 2017-18

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJuly 26, 2017

Bishop Bobby Best, presiding prelate of the Ninth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, recently announced the pastoral appointments for the Southern California Region (SCR). The assignments were revealed on July 22 at the close of the historic combined annual conference session of the district’s five regions. The joint session was held in Phoenix, Arizona, in conjunction with the Christian Leadership Training School. For the Los Angeles District, the Rev. Mark A. Hardin was named presiding elder and pastor of Hays Tabernacle. Other appointments were the Rev. Joseph C. Gardner, Sr. – Curry Temple, the Rev. John Deron

Religion

CMEs feature Miles College President

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 7, 2015

Miles College President Dr. George T. French, Jr., will be the keynote speaker on Sunday, October 11, at the 2015 National Connectional Lay Day celebration of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. The 3:30 p.m. celebration will take place at Lewis Metropolitan CME, 4900 S. Western Ave., in Los Angeles. For more than 100 years, Miles College, located in Birmingham, Alabama has continued its mission of educating future local, national, and global leaders. Dr. French is the institution’s 14th president. “We are indeed fortunate to have an opportunity to hear directly from the president of Miles, one of the oldest and most