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UpLift Christian Fellowship 4745 W. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90056 (310) 927-3476 Pastor Anthony Thompson
Lifeline Fellowship Christian Center 2556 N. Lake Ave., Altadena, CA 91001 (626) 797-3585 ⢠F: (626) 797-3233 ⢠www.lifelinefcc.org Pastor Charles D. Dorsey
Sunday Worship: 10am Bible Study Wednesday: 7pm
Sunday School: 9am Early Worship (Glory Prayer): 8am Morning Worship: 10:30am Evening Worship (1st & 2nd Sun.): 5pm Wed. Bible Study: 7pm
Weller Street Baptist Church 129 S. Gless St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (323) 261-0949 ⢠F: (323)264-6601 ⢠www.wellerstreetlive.com Pastor K.W. Tulloss Sunday School: 8am Sunday Morning Worship: 9am Tues. Bible Study: 6:45pm www.wellerstreetlive.com âWeÂhaveÂnotÂwalkedÂthisÂwayÂbeforeâÂJoshua 3:1-6
West Angeles Church of God In Christ 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016 (323) 733-8300 Bishop Charles E. Blake Sunday School: 8am & 10:30am Early Worship: 8am Morning Worship: 11am Evening Worship (North Campus): 7pm Wed. Mid-Week Worship: 7pm Sun. Radio Broadcast KJLH 102.3FM: 10am www.westa.tv
In Carson
Judson Baptist Church 451 E. 223rd St, Carson, CA 90745 (310) 834-2630 ⢠F: (310) 513-0943 ⢠www.judsonbc.net Dr. Johnny V. Baylor, Pastor/Teacher
Sunday Worship Service: 9:30am Childrenâs Church (Except 5th Sun): 9:30am 2nd & 4th Sun. Speak Life Youth Ministry: 12:30pm Wed. Bible Study: Noon StreamingÂliveÂatÂjudsonbclive.net
Peace Apostolic Church 21224 Figueroa Street, Carson, CA 90745 (310) 212-5673 Suff. Bishop Howard A. Swancy Sunday School: 10am Morning Worship: 11:45am Evening Worship: 6:30pm Wed. Noon Day Bible Class: 12:30pm Wed. Bible Class: 7:30pm
Resurrection Church L.A. 1135 East Janis St. Carson, CA 90746 Office Address: 1143 East Janis St. Carson, 90746 (310) 626-4864 ⢠www.resurrectionchurchla.org Pastor Joseph Carlos Robinson Service times: 8am, 10am, 12:15pm Communion: every 5th Sunday Tuesday Bible Class: 7:30pm
Citizens of Zion Missionary Baptist Church In Compton 12930 No. Lime Ave., Compton, CA 90221 (310) 638-0536 ⢠F: (323) 636-2080 ⢠www.citizensofzion.org Rev. Bobby Newman, Jr., Senior Pastor; Rev. B.T. Newman, Pastor (Pastor Emeritus) Sunday School: 9am Morning Service: 10:45am Wed. Mid-Week Bible Study: 7pm
Greater Zion Church Family 2408 North Wilmington Avenue, Compton, CA 90222 (310) 639-5535 ⢠E: GreaterZionCF@gmail.com Reverend Michael J. Fisher & Dr. W. Jerome Fisher, Pastor Emeritus Sunday Morning Worship: 9am, 11am & 5pm Wed. Bible Studies: Noon-7pm www.greaterzionchurchfamily.com
Pastor Profile: Geremy Dixon Church: First Church of God Center of Hope Hometown: Los Angeles Education: Southern California School of Ministry How Long at church: Four years Family: Wife, Adrienne and three children (Dixon is the son of former pastor, Bishop Gregory Dixon) ItâsÂbeenÂfourÂyearsÂsinceÂyouâveÂbeenÂbackÂinÂLosÂAngeles after taking over as pastor following the death of your DadâhowÂareÂthingsÂgoing?ÂHaveÂyouÂhadÂtoÂmakeÂmany adjustments? A. Weâre closing out four years of me being back which is amazing and a lot of great things are happening. Weâre seeing the seeds we planted initially start to harvest. There were some that were probably very ecstatic about my ministry and others who werenât, because change is just difficult. Then I have a pretty distinct methodology of delivery so that even made another group. Plus Iâm the son and some think I just got it [the church] because Iâm the son. The up side is that our rate of growth has outpaced the folks who were transitioning out, so we never saw it financially. In fact all of our metrics went into the positive. We grew financially, we grew in Sunday attendance and we grew in our volunteer base. So while a lot of churches who go through the sudden loss of a leader will experience the loss where itâs noticeable at least for a season, we had a legitimate foundationâ to the credit of my father and his predecessor, so our bones were good and we were able to grow. I told my congregation that I am harvesting where I did not plant where I did not sowâwalking into the work of the people who came before me and Iâm extraordinarily blessed.
ferent things musically. For some that was a little much. The thing that really endears people to us is the same thing that causes people to say this might not be my cup of tea. Most importantly, we are thinking of new ways to be a church that is focused on the world outside our building. For example, we created this program this campaign called âGenerousâ. We raise money, volunteer hours, and food and all of it goes to external organizations. What we figured was that there were organizations (like foster care, Habitat For humanity) that were already doing great work. We didnât want to reinvent the wheel or create new structures in our ministry. We just finance them. We collect canned goods and give it away to organizations that were already handing out food. We also ask our members to volunteer anywhere in our city at another organization. Part of the premise of that was we believe that you build a financial hedge of protection around your house when youâre generous to people who donât live there. Some people thought that was great. Others maybe were a little challenged because they saw the needs of people right in our church and even though we were doing things internally, it wasnât as highly publicized as the external stuff.
DidÂyouÂhaveÂthoseÂwhoÂwantedÂtoÂwaitÂandÂseeÂwhatÂyou couldÂdo? A. Yeah, we had people who were like, âwell let me just see whatâs going on hereâ. Some fell in love with what we were trying to do and others decided to go a different direction.
WhatÂdoÂyouÂthinkÂsetsÂyouÂapart? A. When I first got back to LA I would at times of special prayer for healing in a situation, I wouldnât lay my hands on people. Not because I didnât want to, but I was trying to train them that your neighbor can lay their hands on you or you can lay your hands on yourself. I teach people that they have the same access to Holy Ghost power to lay hands on their finances, their children, at their jobs⌠That thereâs no secret sauce and you donât have to contact me or a staff pastor every time thereâs something that you need from God. The miracle is not bound to the person. Some people love it and others felt I was too disconnected from them. I get that. I understand where it comes from and appreciate the sentiment, but at the same time I wanted to encourage them to think a little bit differently.
WhatÂdoÂyouÂthinkÂwasÂtheÂdeterminingÂfactor? A. That is a loaded question and the answer is different for everyone. Iâm most passionate about creating a nontraditional environment that is accessible to a lot of different types of people. With that, Iâm utilizing a lot of creativity in how we deliver the messageâfrom the teaching to building huge sets for our services and trying dif-
WhenÂinÂthisÂprocessÂdidÂyouÂmissÂyourÂdadÂthe most? A. When I run up against questions in ministry that I canât answer. A lot of us as spiritual leaders have a hard time saying that publicly, but we get a lot of situations or even literal questions that we just donât know the answer to.
The most specific time for me was making the decision to come back to the church. I was in Atlanta pastoring. We didnât have a lot of members, but we had some folk who were ready to do something great. Then this came up and it was not only making the decision to come, but under what terms I would come back. Iâd never negotiated with an organization to lead it and my father would have been a resource. WhatÂwasÂtheÂbiggestÂlessonÂyouÂlearnedÂfromÂhim? A. His ability to be measured in his responses. He wasnât impetuous or reactive. He had the gift of temperanceâ the strength of restraint. Iâm still digesting that and oddly enough as certain provocations present themselves it shows me how much more I have to learn from thatâŚwhere I have to be more measured like he was. DidÂyouÂalwaysÂknowÂyouÂwouldÂbeÂaÂpastor? A. Growing up a pastorâs kid, everyone says youâre gonna be a pastor and you fight it at first. I was 16 when I decided I was going to preach. Ironically, in 1997, Pastor continued to page 24