On Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 Bethel AME Church, Monrovia will host their 2nd Annual Unity Celebration at the Monrovian Restaurant and Banquet Room located at 534 S Myrtle Ave. An open invitation is extended to the residents of the city of Monrovia and surrounding areas. Dinner tickets are $45 per person.
This event will showcase civic unity as well as honor a great embodiment of this theme: Former Mayor of Duarte Lois Gaston, the First African-American Woman to hold the position. She was named the 44th Assembly District Woman of the Year in March of 2009 by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino. She has been a crisis mediator and strong community supporter for Monrovia and Duarte.
The special guest speaker will be Rev. Mark Whitlock Jr. the pastor of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Irvine. The Unity Celebration will conclude on Feb. 28 with a Sunday worship service at Bethel AME Church, Monrovia with the dynamic guest speaker Bishop C. Garnett Henning, the 112th Elected Bishop of the AME Church (Retired).
For more information, sponsorship opportunities, or to purchase your dinner tickets visit www.bethelmonrovia.com or call Bethel AME Church, Monrovia, at (626) 930-1120.
