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A Weekend with Rev. James Lawson on February 21st - 22nd at Wilshire UMC. Changing Times: Embracing Change in the 21st Century

A Weekend with Rev. James Lawson on February 21st - 22nd at Wilshire UMC

Saturday, February 21, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Wilshire United Methodist Church
4350 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010

We are glad to announce Rev. James Lawson will be our guest speaker for our Church Birthday Banquet (SPREAD THE WORD) on Saturday February 21st in the Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Additionally; Rev. Lawson will be our guest preacher on Sunday February 22nd for our 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.
 

Rev. Lawson is the retired pastor of Holman UMC in Los Angeles and now professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.  We encourage you to explore the following websites to become more familiar with some his noble achievements:

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lawson

www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/witnesses/james_lawson.html

www.vimeo.com/1188948

www.generalconference2008.org/james_lawson/

 

For tickets to the church’s birthday banquet call 323-939-3041 and/ or 323-931-1085.  We look forward to you joining us for in a “Weekend with Rev. James Lawson” as we celebrate our church’s 78th birthday’s theme entitled “Changing Times: Embracing Change in the 21st Century”.

 
See you there!

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Wilshire United Methodist Church Tel: 323-939-3041
www.ewilshireumc.org/

Sponsor(s): Wilshire United Methodist Church