Close-up view of an order of service sign posted on the wall of Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church, located at 2525 W. Vernon Ave. It gives days and times, and lists "Rev. Dr. Clyde W. Oden, Jr. - Senior Pastor". Verso on photograph states that this church was formerly known as Sephardic Brotherhood Temple (Jewish), possibly dating as far back as the 1950s. The African Methodist Episcopal Church was the first African-American organized and incorporated denomination in the U.S. The church, born in protest against slavery and against dehumanization of African people that were brought to the American continent as free labor, has been one of the forerunners of education within the African-American Community. The A.M.E. church estimates approximately 5,000,000 members worldwide, 9,000 ministers, and 7,000 congregations in more than 30 nations. Photo dated: April 2004.
Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) Methodist church buildings--California--Los Angeles Anglican church buildings--California--Los Angeles Church buildings--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs
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