African Methodist Episcopal Church
Soothe your soul with the spiritual support, fellowship, and welcoming environment you'll find at Emmanuel H.M. Turner African Methodist Episcopal Church. We offer several church ministries that extend God's message throughout our community.
Sistering Retreat
Our next retreat is scheduled for July 7-9, 2023, and will be held in Riverside, California. The registration fee is $125 and is due by June 30th. For more details, contact us at Sisteringretreat@gmail.com.
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Bartimaeus Ministry
We invite you to join us as we prepare lunch for those who are hungry in our community. This event is on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. For more information, please contact the church. Phone: (323) 985-4164 or Email.
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Growing our Urban Garden
We are planting fruit trees to provide healthy options for our community. We invite you to come and help us address a critical need in the surrounding community.
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Learn About Our Services by Calling
(323) 985-4164
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About Us
We are blessed to have Reverend Joyce Reece Kitchen, a Los Angeles native, as our pastor. She is a strong advocate for reading and education in general, and she practices what she preaches, as her credentials show. Her numerous degrees are as follows:
- Bachelor of Sociology, University of Southern California (U.S.C)
- M.S.W. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Bachelor of Health Science, California State University at Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
- P.A. Certification (Master's equivalent), Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School
Pastor Joyce (as she is fondly referred to) has a diverse and rich history of service to the community in addition to being an Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Before and during her current work as our minister and pastor, she spent an enriching career helping others for 17 years as a physician assistant specializing in pediatric care. She also worked as an adoption specialist with the Department of Children and Family Services.
Pastor Joyce also helped build and launch The National Family Life and Education Center, a non-profit agency that provides services to "at-risk" youth and their families.
There is a saying that goes: "You do best, what you do most." Over the years, Reverend Joyce Reece Kitchen has been a vehicle for love, service, and charity. We at Emmanuel-Henry McNeal Turner firmly believe she has done it well, and we think she is "The Best."
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Our Mission
The people of God called Emmanuel - Henry McNeal Turner African Methodist Episcopal Church are striving to communicate the truth of God's Word through the participation, outreach, and evangelism activities that others, as well as ourselves, may lead a Christ-centered life.
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"For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland." - Isaiah 43:19 NLTA.
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Church Family and Friends
Whether you're part of the church or not, we have a free gift for you! I'm excited to share that our church has access to an extensive, new video library called RightNow Media! It's like the "Netflix of Video Bible Studies" and has a HUGE library of faith-based videos that you can access whenever and wherever you want on your phone, tablet, computer, or on your T.V at home.
You will have FREE access to thousands of video resources to help you with parenting, marriage, discipleship, and more. It includes content for all ages and stages of life, and all of your family members are invited to set up their own accounts as well. Now, let's create your free account!
There are two simple steps:
- Click on the link below to create your private account and start watching right away!
- Download the RightNow Media app for your smartphone, tablet, Apple T.V, Roku, or Amazon Fire T.V. We hope you and your family enjoy this gift from all of us here at Emmanuel AME Church!
-Emmanuel AME Church Staff-
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Contact
Phone (323) 985-4164
Service Area South Central Los Angeles
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Hours of Operation Tuesday, 12:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday, By Event Sunday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Address 5200 Compton Ave Los Angeles, CA 90011
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