18t h an nualo ctober 3 — 9, 2011

18TH ANNUAL
NATIONAL HOLY CONVOCATION
OCTOBER 3—9, 2011
WHAT WE BELIEVE
GOD IS LOVE AND LOVE IS FOR EVERYONE!
It is impossible to love each other without a sense of mutual (equal) worth
and respect for each other.
Romans 13:10 Love worketh no ill to a neighbor: Therefore Love is the
fulfilling of the law.
1 John 4:20 It is impossible to Love God, whom we’ve never seen and hate
our brothers and sisters whom we see every day. God is neither male nor
female; God is spirit and spirit has no gender.
Liberation Theology for all, a theology that frees the oppressed, therefore:
- Not a male-dominated hierarchy
- Not oppressive to women
- Not just European in scope
- Must relate to People of Color and their various cultures around the world
- Not oppressive to Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual people
- Allows us to think and discern through human reason and experience
- Not oppressive to Native Americans or their spirituality or any other
oppressive use of scripture.
- We believe in the teachings of Jesus but we do not dismiss all other
faiths as wrong or second to our way of believing.
God is greater than any religion, denomination or school of thought.
God is spirit, alive and at work in the Moslem Mosque, the Jewish Synagogue, the Christian Church and the Tribal Ritual. God is everywhere present. We believe the Bible and all great spiritual writings or guides must be
read taking into consideration the time of their writing, the traditions practiced at that time and the fact that we have the right to question and examine
all interpretation.
A person’s belief system:
- Must be supportive of healthy self-acceptance
- Must support spiritual growth
- Must encourage physical, psychic and mental health
Enlightenment and revelation are continuous and did not stop with the
Bible Writers
CHURCH HISTORY
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
Unity Fellowship Church, Los Angeles (UFCLA) was founded in 1982
by Reverend Carl Bean for openly gay and lesbian African Americans.
The first meetings were held in the private residence of Rev. Bean, on
Cochran Avenue in Los Angeles. In 1984, a reorganization took place
in the last residence of the late Archbishop William Morris O’Neill,
located on South Burnside Avenue (also the ordination site of our
founder).
Weekly Bible studies then moved to the home of Deacon Christine
Tripp. UFCLA received its nonprofit status in 1985. The first UFCLA
public worship service was at the Cockatoo Inn on Hawthorne Blvd in
Inglewood. It was then decided by the membership to move the worship service to a more central location, so that it would be more accessible to those on public transportation. The new location was the Ebony
Showcase Theatre on Washington Boulevard , which was an integral
part of the culture of the black community. Public worship continued at
the Ebony Showcase Theater until 1988. It was then that Unity Fellowship Church purchased its first property, and moved to West Jefferson
Boulevard.
The Unity Fellowship Church Movement (UFCM) was registered in
1990 as a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, headquartered at the Jefferson Boulevard site. Presently, the UFCM network is far reaching
with various national departments, urban outreach ministries, the national mass choir, periodicals and constituency-based programs nationwide.
Our Mission
The primary work of the UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
(UFCM) is to proclaim the “SACREDNESS OF ALL LIFE”, thus focusing
on empowering those who have been oppressed and made to feel shame.
Through an emerging international network, the UFCM works to facilitate
social change and improve the life chances for those who have been rejected
by society’s institutions and systems. Although its pivotal work focuses on
the urban weak and powerless, the scope of its work is inclusive and has significance for all people.
WE
18TH ANNUAL NATIONAL HOLY CONVOCATION
OCTOBER 3 - 9, 2011
HOST HOTEL
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON LOS ANGELES WESTSIDE
6161 WEST CENTINELA AVENUE
CULVER CITY, CA 90230
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
NATIONAL DENOMINATION HEADQUARTERS
5147 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90016
ARCHBISHOP CARL BEAN, D.MIN
FOUNDER/PRESIDING PRELATE
A H E A RT F E LT W E L C O M E
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UFC L OS A NG ELES
THE MOTHER CHURCH FAMILY
WELCOMES OUR NATIONAL DENOMINATION!
FROM THE OFFICE OF
ARCHBISHOP CARL BEAN,D.MIN,
FOUNDER/PRESIDING PRELATE
Dear Unity Family: Welcome!
“WE” the Mother Church, Pastoral staff, Deacons, Trustees, Ushers,
Choir, Musicians, Audio Visual and Membership...open our hearts
and home to you ALL.
“WE” need each other more than ever before! Not in a shallow, dismissive way, but earnestly available for one another. Hate crimes are
on the rise, new homophobic legislation, economic loss, suicides, feelings of deep despair and loneliness…. Empty religious slogans won’t
do!! “WE” must share whatever “WE” have with each other … time,
talent, money, food, hugs, kind words, smiles, prayer, encouragement!! Yes… this year, wherever our eyes or thoughts fall… our hearts
must register… “WE”.
Eternal Love,
Archbishop Carl Bean, D.Min
Founder and Presiding Prelate
Autographed Copies Available During Convocation
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
HOUSE
OF
BISHOPS
ARCHBISHOP CARL BEAN,D.MIN
WEST JURISDICTION
LOS ANGELES, LONG BEACH, RIVERSIDE,
SAN DIEGO
SR. BISHOP ZACHARY G. JONES
NORTH JURISDICTION
NEW YORK,DETROIT,
BUFFALO
ROCHESTER,
BISHOP JACQUELYN HOLLAND
MID-ATLANTIC JURISDICTION
NEWARK, NEW BRUNSWICK, BALTIMORE,
PHILADELPHIA, COLUMBIA
BISHOP TONYIA M. RAWLS
SOUTH JURISDICTION
ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE, CHARLESTON,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
BOARD
OF
ELDERS
REV. ELDER KEVIN E. TAYLOR
UFC NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
MID-ATLANTIC
JURISDICTION
REV. ELDER HARRIS THOMAS
UFC BALTIMORE, MD
MID
-ATLANTIC
JURISDICTION
REV. ELDER ANTONIO JONES
ATLANTA, GA
SOUTH JURISDICTION
REV. ELDER BENITA RAMSEY
RIVERSIDE, CA
WEST JURISDICTION
JURISDICTIONS OF
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
West
Unity Fellowship Church Los Angeles
Archbishop Carl Bean, D.Min , Founder/Pastor
5147 Jefferson Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 938-8322 | www.ufcclosangeles.org
Unity Fellowship Church Riverside
Rev. Elder Benita Ramsey, Pastor
2025 Chicago Ave., Suite A-20
Riverside, CA 92507
951-848-6070 | www.ufccriverside.org
Unity Fellowship Church Long Beach
Rev. Carol Jackson, Pastor
717 E. Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562) 489-1017
Unity Fellowship Church San Diego
Rev. Gerald Green, Pastor
4241 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 572-9485
JURISDICTIONS OF
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
North
Unity Fellowship Church
New York, NY
Sr. Bishop Zachary G. Jones, Founder
Rev. Valerie Holly, Senior Pastor
2578 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11207
718-385-2406 | www.ufcnyc.org
Unity Fellowship Church Buffalo, NY
Rev. Gerard Williams, Founder/Pastor
Worship Services at The Fellowship Christian Center
1420 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14209
347-238-9299 | www.unityfellowshipbuffalo.com
Unity Fellowship Church Rochester, NY
Rev. Alicia Heath-Toby, Pastor
125 Caroline Street
(@Lutheran Church of Peace)
Rochester, NY 14620
973-476-4061 | www.ufcrochester.org
Unity Fellowship Church Detroit
Rev. Azuka Milledge, Pastor
4458 Joy Road
Detroit, Michigan 48207
(313) 526-1426 | www.ufc-detroit.org
JURISDICTIONS OF
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
Mid-Atlantic
Unity Fellowship Church
Newark, NJ
Bishop Jacquelyn Holland, Prelate
Rev. Janyce L. Jackson, Pastor
11 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-424-9555 | www.litufc.org
Unity Fellowship Church New Brunswick, NJ
Rev. Elder Kevin E. Taylor, Founder/Pastor
1250 Marigold St
North Brunswick, NJ
(732) 214-0390 | www.ufccnb.org
Unity Fellowship Church Baltimore, MD
Rev. Elder Harris Thomas, Founder/Pastor
4077 Old York Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 244-0884 | www.ufcb.org
Unity Fellowship Church Philadelphia, PA
Rev. Jeff Haskins, Founder/Pastor
Services Held at Arch St. United Methodist Church
55 North Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-222-3180 | www.ufccphiladelphia.org
Unity Fellowship Church Columbia, MD
Rev. Dorothy Harris, Founder/Pastor
8995 Lambskin Lane
Columbia MD 21045
(301) 275—5310 | www.ufccolumbia.org
JURISDICTIONS OF
UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH MOVEMENT
South
Unity Fellowship Church Charlotte, NC
Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls, Founder/Pastor
127 Eastway Drive
Charlotte, NC, 27805
704-567-5007 | www.ufccharlotteNC.org
Unity Fellowship Church Atlanta, GA
Rev. Elder Antonio Jones, Founder/Pastor
9 Gammon Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404-798-1725 | www.unityfellowshipchurchatl.org
Unity Fellowship Church Washington, DC
Rev. Abena McCray, Founder/Pastor
502 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington , DC 20001
(202)238-9322 | www.ufcdc.com
Unity Fellowship Church Charleston, SC
Rev. Robert Arrington, Founder/Pastor
2810 Ashley Phosphate Rd, Ste B-10
North Charleston, SC 29418
843 767-2795 | www.unityfellowshipchurchcharlestonsc.org
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O:
Photography Credit : Mike Jones — UFCC Los Angeles
Program Design/Layout: Anthony Batiste — UFCC Los Angeles
Mother Church Support: Joy Ambeau, Rene Barnes,
Rev. Russell Thornhill, Rev. Leslie Burke, Rev. Clarence Edwards
Life In Color Design Studio—www.lifeincolordesign.com
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