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“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the lord, and he will repay him for his deed.” Proverbs 19:17

Rev Dr. William S. Epps

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Heavenly Father,

I have sinned against you. I want forgiveness for all my sins. I believe Jesus died on the cross for me and rose again. Father, I give you my life to do with as you wish. I want Jesus Christ to come into my life and into my heart. This I ask in Jesus' name. Amen!

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SBCLA NEWS 11-01-2020

a place where your history and future converge!

The HISTORIC SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

of Los Angeles

is the oldest African American Baptist church in Los Angeles,and it is actually one of the the oldest churches west of the Mississippi.

It was organized May 13, 1885 by Rev. C.J. Pierce his wife and one other unnamed person. It has met every Sunday for 135 years. Reaching its peak in 1965 with 2,500 members.

"It was born in the wake of the Reconstruction Period, nourished in the flux of the Black Diaspora, grew with development of a great western metropolis". Our song... "We are on our way, to inherit the promises of God... The Best is Yet to Come"

- Honorable Judge, Albert D. Matthews (retired)

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