Interfaith Leaders to Celebrate Unity Prayer Service Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the LA Uprising

Online, April 24, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Los Angeles, CA - South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (South Central LAMP) will be hosting an inter-faith prayer service and breakfast to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles civil unrest at 10AM on April 27th at Saint Patrick's Church in South Los Angeles. The prayer service is being held to remember those who suffered during the struggle and to move forward for a brighter future for South Central Los Angeles. The service will also recognize the community agencies who serve the residents of Central Los Angeles including A Place Called Home and All People's Community Center.

The prayer service begins at 10 AM and will be followed by a complimentary networking breakfast. Clergy from African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Catholic, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist faiths will lead the service.

South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project was founded in the wake of the civil unrest of 1992. Eight congregations of Catholic Sisters came together to survey the neighborhood and perform a thorough needs assessment in South Central Los Angeles. What they found lacking were parent education and English programs for the Latina/o immigrant community, especially with childcare offered on-site. Today, South Central LAMP is a community-based nonprofit organization, offering educational services and family advocacy to over 300 individuals per year.

Event: A Prayer for South Central
April 27, 2012

Saint Patrick's Church
1046 East 34th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Hosted by: South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (South Central LAMP)
Continental breakfast to follow service
This is a free event open to the community

Website: SouthCentralLamp.org
For more information contact: Nancee Lee-Allen 323-234-1434 ext. 108
[email protected]