Shirley Levingston

Hays Tabernacle CME Marks 70th Year

Hays Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church observed their 70th Church Anniversary on Nov. 19, in their edifice located at 10121 S. Central Ave., in Los Angeles. Hundreds of people joined Pastor Mark Hardin and his congregation for the celebration, which included a fellowship dinner and powerful preaching by the Rev. Dr. James E. Markham, pastor of Emmanuel Temple CME Church in Victorville. Markham, a pastor for more than 35 years, is well known for his ministry that emphasizes spiritual and church growth through the power of prayer.

Lewis Metropolitan CME hosts L.A. District Conference

The 2016 Los Angeles District Conference of the Southern California Region of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church will convene on Friday, February 5 through Saturday, February 6, at Lewis Metropolitan C.M.E. Church, 4900 S. Western Avenue in Los Angeles. The Rev. Mark A. Hardin, Los Angeles District presiding elder will preside. The Rev. Willie B. E. Boyd, Jr., of Lewis Metropolitan C.M.E. Church the Host Pastor is the host pastor. The conference begins on February 5, at 7 p.m., with an Opening Service of Worship processional led by President Shirley Levingston and the Los Angeles District Women’s Missionary Society followed