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After 53 years of heading one of the largest congregations in Los Angeles, Bishop Charles and Lady Mae Blake are stepping down as spiritual leaders and will pass the mantle to their son, current Co-pastor and Pastoral Designee Elder Charles Blake II, and his wife, Lady DeAndra Blake.    

Most people will agree that Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake, Sr. is the epitome of a faith leader. That description is highly accurate.   As the senior pastor of West Angeles Church of God in Christ,

Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington made a special appearance at the recent "Blessing of the Elders" ceremony at the Museum of the Bible. 

Pastor A.R. Bernard was honored by Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington at the Museum of the Bible's “Blessing of the Elders” ceremony that paid tribute to the faith-filled legacy of leaders in the black Church. 

(RNS) — ‘I believe the 21st century will see the Black church lead the way to hope and healing in a deeply divided nation,’ said the Rev. A.R. Bernard.

Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake, Sr. stopped the rumormongers and gossipers in their tracks by announcing his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease during the worship service of West Angeles Church of God in Christ on April 24. 

The Los Angeles faith community endured another tumultuous year in 2021 yet maintained faith in the goodness of God. Those event were chronicled in the top stories covered in the L.A. Sentinel Religion section during the year.

Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake announced the elevation of his son, Elder Charles Blake II, to co-pastor of West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 21.

Aaron Blake’s strategy to engage the Church to stem the crisis.

Presiding Bishop Emeritus Blake Joins The PuLSE Institute Advisory Panel By Sentinel News Service Presiding Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Blake Sr. (The PuLSE Institute) The Right Reverend Charles E. Blake Sr., presiding bishop emeritus of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the largest Black Christian denomination in the country with a membership of 6.5 million, and an international statesman and humanitarian, has been named to the National Advisory Panel of The PuLSE Institute (Institute for Pu...