With a passion and zeal for the lost and hurting world, our church is looking for ways to build bridges to a cynical and jaded society. We aim to take a different approach in reaching out and helping people along the journey. It’s very important to believe that you’re the one. We aim to take a different approach in reaching out and helping people along the journey. We stress cultural relevancy and utilize all media and means to communicate the church message. It’s very important to believe that you’re the one.
Sundays at 10:30 AM PT
Sunday School 9:00 – 10:15
1102 Fourth Street
San Fernando, CA 91340
Everyone “belongs” at Parks Chapel AME Church. Are you ready to make it official
Loving God:
The Mission of the AME Church is to minister to the social, spiritual, and physical development of all people.
The Purposes are:
The ultimate purposes are : (1) make available God’s biblical principles, (2) spread Christ’s liberating gospel, and (3) provide continuing programs which will enhance the entire social development of all people.
Serving Each Other:
We serve God by serving each other. At every level of the Connection and in every local church, the AME Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the AME Church evolved: that is, to seek out and save the lost, and to serve the needy. It is also the duty of the Church to continue to encourage all members to become involved in all aspects of church training.
The Objectives | Changing The World:
In order to meet the needs at every level of the Connection and in every local church, the AME Church shall implement strategies to train all members in: (1) Christian discipleship, (2) Christian leadership, (3) current teaching methods and materials, (4) the history and the significance of the AME Church, (%) God’s biblical principles, and (6) social development to which all should be applied to daily living.
Rev. Dr. Allen L. Williams was appointed Presiding Elder of the Los Angeles North District of the Southern California Conference on October 26, 2014. This district comprises 27 congregations stretching across Southern and Central California, Los Angeles to the Riverside, San Bernardino, Inland Empire, Lompoc, and Bakersfield. His goal for each congregation is to equip pastors and congregations with the tools for the implementation of effective discipleship principles and kingdom building.
The Rev. Francine A. Brookins, Esq., was elected as the 141st bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church during the denomination’s 51st Quadrennial Session of the General Conference held July 6 -10 in Orlando, Florida.
Brookins, the pastor of Bethel AME Church in Fontana, is the fifth woman to be elected to the AME episcopal level. She follows in the footsteps of her late father, the Right Rev. H. Hartford Brookins, who served decades as a AME bishop and became internationally known as a civil and human rights advocate.
Bishop Francine Brookins has been assigned as the presiding prelate of the 18th Episcopal District, which covers Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and a portion of Mozambique in the continent Africa.
“As your bishop … I will continue to be a builder of healthy people, programs and media content, opening doors and making room to meet the mental, physical, financial, education and spiritual needs of all people,” said Brookins in a promotional video.
In a note to her supporters on her website, Brookins wrote, “For six and a half years you have remained steadfast and solid in pushing me when I wanted to stop and leave this to the rest of those seeking to serve. God is great and greatly to be praised, we have been running a long time, but we are not tired. Today may you be encouraged in your fatigue. You do make a difference. You matter to me and to many.”
A native of Los Angeles, Bishop Brookins was ordained an AME itinerant elder as well received her Masters of Divinity degree from Pacific School of Religion in 2002. Previously, she earned her B.A. from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from George Washington National Law Center.
In 2009, then-Bishop T. Larry Kirkland, Sr. appointed Brookins to Bethel-Fontana. The church was without an edifice, but in two years, Brookins led the congregation in constructing the building. Not only did she serve as project manager, but also extended compassion, care, teaching and preaching to her membership throughout the process.
Prior to her leading Bethel, Brookins served four years as pastor of Wright Chapel AME Church and as a general civil attorney and mediator in Oakland, CA.
Rev. Tyler is the Pastor of Parks Chapel AME Church San Fernando Valley. In addition to his pastoral duties, Rev. Kp has provided faith-based leadership, youth empowerment, and team-building training and development for various community and faith-based organizations.
Professionally, Pastor Tyler has a 15-year history in community organizing and organizational development and, in 2014, launched his company, The Fig Tree Development Group. Pastor Tyler serves as the Deputy Chief of Government and Community Affairs for Urban Alchemy, one of the largest employers of formerly Incarcerated and Long Term Offenders in the Country and the former Director of Skid Row Strategy for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. An activist in heart and in action Pastor Kp uses the ministry of Jesus Christ as His Guide for Activism.
Pastor Tyler is the Grandson of Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry(Ret.) and the Nephew/ Godson of Rev. Timothy E. Tyler, pastor of Shorter Community AME Church in Denver, CO.
He is an Alum. of Morris Brown College in Atlanta Ga. with his Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management, he is a National Urban Fellow Alumni with a Masters of Public Administration from the City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch School of Public Affairs and pursuing his Master of Theological Studies at Azusa Pacific University.
Pastor Tyler stands on the Promise of Job 36:11 and has committed to a life of Obedience and Service, he has a deep Love for his family Gods People and God's word!
SIS LOGAN JOHNSON
MINISTER OF MUSIC
Logan Johnson is a multimedia composer from St. Louis, Missouri . She began playing piano at age of 5, and over the last 20 years she has practiced and molded her craft.
In 2013, Logan attended the "Mecca" of all HBCU's : Howard University. She has performed Former President Barack Obama, and performed at the 2016/2017 Kennedy Center Honors with the acclaimed Howard Gospel Choir. She has a Bachelor of Music in Music Composition From Howard and a Masters's in Screen Scoring at New York University where she was awarded the prestigious Alan Menken Scholarship. She is member of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, Composer Diversity Collective and Grammy U.
REV. DR. L. FISHER HINES
RETIRED
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