Watts Area Ministers (WAM) recently hosted a faith and community leaders breakfast meeting featuring Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The breakfast gathering was hosted by Pastor Charles Harris at his Village Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1521 East 111th Street in Watts.
Watts Area Ministers hosts their Pre-Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration on Jan. 6, at 11 a.m., at the Martin Luther King Shopping Center, 103rd St. and Compton Ave., in Los Angeles, said the Rev. Dr. Reginald Pope, WAM president. The theme is “Fighting to Fulfill the Dream.” The celebration includes a peace march led by the Black Diamond Drill Team, scholarships presented to students, music and refreshments. Pastor John Hopkins of the True Vine Baptist Church of Lynwood will be the keynote speaker. The public is invited to attend. Call (213) 713-7108 for information. Crenshaw United Methodist Church welcomes
Faithful Central Bible Church holds The Original Praise Party on Dec. 31, at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., in The Tabernacle, 321 N. Eucalyptus in Inglewood, said Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, pastor. Anita Wilson will perform and Bishop Ulmer will preach. To learn more, call (800) 883-3675. First AME Church-L.A. plans New Year’s Eve Watch Night Service on Dec. 31, at 9 p.m., at 2270 S. Harvard Blvd., in Los Angeles, said Pastor J. Edgar Boyd. The service includes carnival festivities from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Hour of Power from 11 p.m. to midnight. For details, call (323)
Several churches and organizations in the Los Angeles area will hold Good Friday and Easter Sunday worship services to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The following list highlights the activities of some of the sponsoring ministries who invite the public to attend. People’s Independent Church of Christ Bishop Craig A. Worsham and his congregation will host Good Friday worship on April 14, at 12 p.m. The Rev. Dr. E.V. Hill II will preach. Also, services are set for 6:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., on Resurrection Sunday. A fellowship breakfast will be held at 8 a.m.
The Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray will join the Watts Area Ministers, Inc., (WAM) at its annual salute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. WAM’s King Day Celebration is set for Friday, January 15, at 11 a.m., at the Martin Luther King Shopping Center on 103rd Street and Compton Avenue. “We are summoning people, particularly from the Watts Community, to gather with us in a peace march around the center then assemble adjacent to the only monument in Southern California dedicated to Dr. King, erected by the artist, Charles Dickson,” said the Rev. Dr. Reginald A. Pope, WAM