U.S. Senator Alex Padilla joined long-time allies and friends in South Los Angeles on May 29, as he visited churches returning to in-person services.
Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake, Sr. stopped the rumormongers and gossipers in their tracks by announcing his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease during the worship service of West Angeles Church of God in Christ on April 24.
Ministry begins at home, and although Phyllis Leftwich has been instrumental in changing the lives of the people on various levels on the continent of Africa for nearly 20 years; she and her local team here in Los Angeles, have been feeding the hungry, providing housing, personal hygiene items, and much here at home too.
L.A.’s community, political and faith leaders share best wishes and words of advice on ways to have a happy new year in 2022.
West Angeles Church of God in Christ will cease in-person worship for the next two weeks and only hold virtual services through the end of 2021.
Our Lord instructs the believer to ask, seek and knock, because these three words cover the whole spectrum of prayer.
Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake announced the elevation of his son, Elder Charles Blake II, to co-pastor of West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 21.
City of Refuge, Faithful Central Bible Church and West Angeles Church of God in Christ will all resume in-person worship services on Sunday, July 4.
The Right Reverend Charles E. Blake Sr., presiding bishop emeritus of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the largest Black Christian denomination in the country with a membership of 6.5 million, and an international statesman and humanitarian, has been named to the National Advisory Panel of The PuLSE Institute (Institute for Public Leadership and Social Equity), a national anti-poverty think tank headquartered in Detroit. Blake will join Dr. Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and a member of the board of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in South Africa; Sister Simone Campbell, a leading Catholic social justice advocate
Below is a list of local ministries that are holding virtual worship services.
West Angeles Church of God in Christ plans its Spring Revival on March 15, at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., at the Cathedral, 3600 S. Crenshaw Blvd., in Los Angeles, said Bishop Charles E. Blake, pastor. The revival continues on March 16-18, at 7 p.m., at the North Campus sanctuary, 3045 S. Crenshaw Blvd., in L.A. The revivalist is Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Patterson. On March 21, at 9 a.m., the Brotherhood Organization presents Super Saturday. Bishop Charles Blake, Sr., Earvin Magic Johnson, Princeton Parker and Romell Witherspoon will discuss transitional career paths, personal financial planning and money
West Angeles Church of God in Christ plans its Spring Revival on March 15, at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., at the Cathedral, 3600 S. Crenshaw Blvd., in Los Angeles, said Bishop Charles E. Blake, pastor. The revival continues on March 16-18, at 7 p.m., at the North Campus sanctuary, 3045 S. Crenshaw Blvd., in L.A. The revivalist is Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Patterson. On March 21, at 9 a.m., the Brotherhood Organization presents Super Saturday. Bishop Charles Blake, Sr., Earvin Magic Johnson, Princeton Parker and Romell Witherspoon will discuss transitional career paths, personal financial planning and money
Holman United Methodist Church hosts a nonviolence workshop with Rev. James Lawson on Feb. 22, at 9 a.m., at 3320 W. Adams Blvd., in Los Angeles. The session will share nonviolent strategies to effect social change. Refreshments will be served. On Feb. 23, at 4 p.m., the 60th Annual Concert of Spirituals take place. The Holman choir will perform. William Campbell, Jr., is the music director and Robert Johnson, Jr., is the organist. The donation ranges from $15-to-$50. The Heritage Festival takes place on Feb. 29, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. For details on all events, call (323) 703-5868.
Faith in God has guided Arista Pemberton throughout her life and as she pursues a professional singing career, she’s taking the Lord with her, ever confident that He is with her. “I know that I have a calling on my life to sing gospel music and this is what God has me here to do, so I know it is going to work out for me sooner or later,” says the 35-year-old vocalist and composer. A native of Los Angeles, Pemberton started singing and dancing as a young child. Rhythm and blues was her favorite genre as a teen, but
Jubilation filled the air as Bishop Charles and First Lady Mae Blake simultaneously celebrated their 51st pastoral anniversary and burned the $65 million mortgage on the West Angeles Cathedral. The joyous observance, attended by thousands of members of West Angeles Church of God in Christ along with several special guests, was held on Jan. 12, during the 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. worship services. Bishop Joe Ealy, presiding prelate of the denomination’s Southern California First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, delivered uplifting sermons at the morning services and the Grammy-winning artist Kurt Carr performed with the Kurt Carr Singers at all