Holman United Methodist Church

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Apr 18 2013

Event set to raise program funds

Ten years ago, the Rev. Dr. Henry L. Masters, former pastor at Holman United Methodist Church, involved a troubled teenager being mentored in a prayer breakfast program.

Unfortunately, the young man stole all the money collected and disappeared. That incident fueled the creation of a new program at Holman designed to give youth alternatives to taking the wrong path in life.

Called Jobs For Kids, the summer youth employment program was launched in 2003, and grew out of the church’s then 1-year-old community development corporation (CDC).

Feb 7 2013

Honored at Gospel Jazz Night

Local residents and laity gathered recently at Holman United Methodist Church, located at 320 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, for Gospel Jazz Night, and to honor members of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. Area VI (TLOD).

Moderator Denise Jackson welcomed the group of 34 women and men and thanked them for their ongoing humanitarian service to youth and adults in various communities for 48 years.

Stanley O. Williford  |   OW Editor
Nov 17 2011

She took the lead in education legislation

Teresa P. Hughes, the second African American woman elected to the California Legislature, first as an assemblywoman and later as a state senator, will be memorialized on Monday at Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams Blvd., in Los Angeles.

A resident of Castro Valley, Hughes, 80, died Sunday after a sudden illness, said her husband, Dr. Frank Staggers Sr. 

Stanley O. Williford  |   OW Editor
Jan 27 2011

Bernice turns down presidency

 Bernice Albertine King finally ended the long standoff with the organization her father helped found by refusing to become its next president.

Her decision continues to leave rudderless the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which has been beset with quarrels and infighting.

Mar 5 2009

Bishop Violet L. Fisher to speak

 Los Angeles, CA -- Bishop Violet L. Fisher of Wilmington, Del., is scheduled to conduct a three-nights revival, Wednesday through Friday, March 11-13. The revival will begin at 7 p.m. at Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams Blvd., and is sponsored by the Ebony Prophets of Greater Los Angeles.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.