In Transition New Employees (Voted 8/13/15)
Lois N. DeWitt
Teaching Principal, Linda Vista Elementary School, as of 7/1/15.
Rodney Balmes
Assoc. Pastor, Central Filipino church, as of 9/1/15.
Changes within the Conference
(Voted Aug. 13, 27; Sept. 10, 22, 2015)
(Voted 8/27/15)
Christopher Famisaran
From Pastor, El Monte English Church, to Pastor, El Monte English church/Assoc. Pastor, Temple City Church, as of Sept. 1, 2015. (Voted 9/10/15)
Lawrence S. Dorsey
From Pastor, Delaware Ave. church, to Pastor, Delaware Ave./ University churches, as of Jan. 2, 2016.
(Voted 8/13/15)
(Voted 10/22/15)
Pastor, Santa Clarita church, as of 8/8/15.
From Pastor, La Voz-Sylmar Span./ Eastmont Span. churches, to Pastor, Lynwood Span./South Gate Span. churchs, as of Nov. 16, 2015.
Richard Roethler
Saul Aispuro
Javier Caceres
From Pastor, Canoga Park Span./ Shalom Span. churches, to Pastor, El Sereno Span./EastMont Span. churches, as of Feb. 1, 2016.
Pablo Gaitan
From Pastor, Lynwood Span./South Gate Span. churches, to Pastor, La Voz-Sylmar/Lancaster Span. churches, as of Nov. 1, 2015.
Javier Huerta
From Pastor, El Sereno/Silver Lake Span. churches, to Pastor, Canoga Park Span./Shalom Span. churches, as of Nov. 1, 2015.
Ordinations
Carlos Granados Aug. 29, 2015
Yonny Jimenez Aug. 1, 2015
Albert Peterson Aug. 15, 2015
Retiring
Myriam Salcedo-Gonzalez As of Nov. 1, 2015
Luis Liñan-Olvera
From Pastor, West Hollywood Span. Church, to Pastor, West Hollywood Span./Silver Lake Span. churches, as of Dec. 1, 2015.
“Granddaddy’s Turn”
Winning Acclaim for Local Member
M
ichael Bandy, a member of the Glendale City church, is keeping his day job in Hollywood, but he is continuing to receive a string of accolades and awards for his co-authoring of two books for children and young people— “White Water” and “Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box;” and the “White Water” film. Both the books and film center on kid- and family-friendly stories that look back at segregation in ways that children and young people can readily understand. The “White Water” film has been shown at numerous film festivals, garnering warm responses and reviews, including the Pan African, Selma, Chicago Black Film festivals, and the Cleveland Urban and Montreal film festivals. It was the highest rated TV movie for TVOne cable and satellite channel. It was also nominated “Best TV Movie” by Cablefax Magazine and received numerous other recognitions as well.
• Southern California Conference
“Granddaddy’s Turn, A Journey to the Ballot Box,” by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein, is the second book by Michael Bandy that has drawn significant public attention and awards because of its subject matter. The book is a fictionalized account about the struggle for voting rights in the civil rights-era South through the true-life story of a boy and his grandfather and is beautifully illustrated by James E. Ransome. This moving story focuses a spotlight on a difficult facet of U.S. history with grace and poignance. Bandy has a gift for writing about difficult topics in ways that reveal facts
with personal warmth, conveying the humanity of each character. “Granddaddy’s Turn” is told from a young boy’s perspective, as he accompanies his grandfather to the polls the first time he is permitted by law to vote. What happens at the polls that day and years later form the basis of a story reminding readers of the importance of having a vote—and of using it, whenever possible. This book has received rave reviews by numerous prestigious reviewers, including the New York Times. “Granddaddy’s Turn” and “White Water” are available at Amazon.com.