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The Passing of Rev. Earl Green and Service information

harper — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:43:25 +0000

It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Rev. Earl Green of First A.M.E. Los Angeles has gone home to be with the Lord. Here is the information:

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR REVEREND EARL GREEN

Funeral services for the Reverend Earl Green, longtime Assistant Pastor of First AME Church of Los Angeles, who passed earlier this week, will take place in Los Angeles, California, beginning with public viewing on Saturday, May 15, 2010 through Sunday, May 16, 2010 and end with funeral services at the historic First AME Church of Los Angeles on Monday, May 17, 2010, the Family announced. Burial services will be held at Inglewood Park Cemetery. Reverend Green passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010, at the age of 76.

Pastor John J. Hunter along with his predecessors, the Reverend Dr. Cecil L. Chip Murray and Bishop H.H. Brookins will lead the Los Angeles community in celebrating the life of the Reverend Earl Green.

Public Viewing

9:00 AM ¾7:30 PM

Saturday, May 15, 2010 and Sunday, May 16, 2010

Angelus Funeral Home

3875 South Crenshaw Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90008

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF THE REVEREND EARL GREEN

The Reverend Dr. John J. Hunter, Officiating

The Reverend Dr. Cecil L. Chip Murray, Eulogist

The Right Reverend H. H. Brookins

FAME Freedom Mass Choir

Monday, May 17, 2010

11:00 AM

First AME Church of Los Angeles

2270 South Harvard Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90018

Entombment WITH MILITARY HONORS

Inglewood Park Cemetery

720 East Florence Avenue

Inglewood, California 90301

Family and Friends REPAST

The Allen House Earl Green Pavilion

2249 South Harvard Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90018

First AME Church of Los Angeles

FIFTH DISTRICT ORDAINED CLERGY RETREAT

harper — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:56 +0000

Preaching as a Gospel Remix: Communicating the Good News Across Generational Barriers

Wednesday, July 8 – Saturday, July 11, 2009
Courtyard by Marriott
Denver Cherry Creek
1475 South Colorado Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80222

RETREAT CLINICIAN

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Ann Knight
Professor of Homiletics, Atlanta, Georgia

BIBLE REFLECTION LEADER

Rev. Robert Ryland Shaw Dean, Missouri Annual Conference
Pastor – St. John AME Church – St. Louis, Missouri

RETREAT PREACHER

Rev. Michael Waters, M.Div.
Founder/Pastor – Joy Tabernacle AME Church – Dallas, Texas

Late Registration (Postmarked after June 1, 2009) $200.00
Includes:
All Sessions
Retreat Book and Materials
Plenary Session and Worship Services
Two Breakfast Meals (Thursday and Friday)
Friday Night Concert with 21:03
Thursday Youth -Clergy Olympics and Dinner Outing on the Campus of DU
Plenty of Recreation, Rest, and “ME” Time!

Make checks payable to:
Shorter Community AME Church
3100 Richard Allen Court
Denver, Colorado 80205

Click here for more information!

SPONSORED BY THE FIFTH DISTRICT COUNCIL OF DEANS
The Reverend Dr. Timothy E. Tyler, Fifth District Dean
The Reverend Benjamin Thomas, Host Dean
The Rt. Reverend Theodore Larry Kirkland, Presiding Bishop

Pastor Apologizes to Church for misuse of Credit Cards

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:32:42 +0000

The pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles apologized to his congregants Sunday for any embarrassment caused by disclosures that he had used church credit cards for sizable personal expenses and had failed to pay federal taxes for several years.

Pastor John J. Hunter, 51, used church credit cards to pay for at least $122,000 in personal expenses, including family vacations, clothes, jewelry, bikes and auto supplies, The Times reported Sunday. He and church finance officials said he had signed an agreement to repay the money and instituted stricter accounting policies, such as spending guidelines and more frequent audits, to guard against future problems.

“I stand not as a perfect servant but one who tries to be a faithful servant,” Hunter said, drawing scattered applause and murmurs of approval from congregants at the 10 a.m. service. “Our church is in sound financial condition. We are solid, perhaps more so than we have ever been. Our future is bright.”

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