CHURCH LEADERS PLAN RALLY : PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING OPPOSITION TO HATE CRIMES.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley ministers are organizing a rally for Monday night to call for unity and peace and to voice support for efforts to bring those who commit hate crimes to justice. The Antelope Valley Ministerial Done under the direction of a supervisor; not involving discretion or policymaking. Ministerial describes an act or a function that conforms to an instruction or a prescribed procedure. It connotes obedience. Association, an organization representing about 45 churches, will sponsor the gathering scheduled for 6 p.m. in front of Lancaster City Hall, 44933 Fern Ave. The program is scheduled to include remarks from Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford and Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
The rally is being organized in the wake of a recent series of hate crimes in Lancaster. ``I felt we needed help so I called upon the ministerial group to take the leadership and put the lid on this terrible thing that has happened,'' said Lancaster Vice Mayor Henry Hearns, minister of the First Missionary Missionary Aubrey, Father converts savages to Christianity. [Fr. Lit.: Atala] Boniface, St. missionary to the German infidels in 8th century. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 271] Davidson, Rev. Baptist Church in Littlerock. The statement of commitment prepared for the event reads: ``By my presence here, I am committed to: Unity of all ethnic groups. Peace and understanding between all people. Support for law and order. Swift apprehension The seizure and arrest of a person who is suspected of having committed a crime. A reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in Self-Defense against the potential attack. and conviction of all those who commit hate crimes. Support for victims of hate crimes. Making our community safe from crime, hatred, and violence of any kind.'' ``There comes a time when you have to stand up and let the unlawful people know they aren't welcome in our community,'' said the Rev. Walter Forte of Growing Valley Baptist Church Valley Baptist Church is a Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California. It features a large campus of classrooms and an auditorium. The church itself has two level seating with two large screens in the front walls for those sitting in the upper balcony. in Lancaster. ``We need to unite and keep our city what it ought to be - a place of unity and peace.'' |
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