West Adams District

Toni Malone Performs at Zoe Christian Fellowship

Zoe Christian Fellowship of Los Angeles will host “Buttons – Root of the Soul” starring Toni Malone on September 28, at 3 p.m., in their edifice located at 2521 S. West View St., in Los Angeles. Bishop Frank L. Stewart is the senior pastor. Directed by Jeff Anderson Gunter, “Buttons – Root of the Soul” is an audience-interactive, one-woman musical production written by Malone, a multi-talented singer, actress and playwright. A captivating portrayal of real life events, the production tells the courageous story of Susanna Callaway, also known as Button, who navigates her journey of life facing many adversities along

Brown Named Holman UMC Interim Senior Pastor

Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. is the new interim pastor at Holman United Methodist Church in L.A.’s West Adams District. Brown will serve a one-year term according to Bishop Grant Hagiya of the California-Pacific Conference. A retired bishop of the United Methodist Church, Brown has held various pastoral and executive roles in the denomination. Recruited while in seminary by the Western Pennsylvania Conference, he directed a ministry in two public housing projects and pastored two congregations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1979. He served next on the program staff of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, followed by a promotion to