Services for Reverend James M Lawson, Jr

LOS ANGELES - July 2, 2024 - PRLog -- Services for Rev. James Morris Lawson, Jr. are scheduled:

1) Observances begin on Friday, July 5, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, with a wake at Angelus Funeral Home at 3875 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90008. During the wake, there will be an open microphone for those who wish to share tributes and remembrances.
2) Rev. Lawson's Memorial service will be held Saturday, July 6, 11:00 am at Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90018.

Both services will be livestreamed via the Holman United Methodist Church website. Access the live stream here.

Members of the media are asked to register attendance at bonnie.boswell@gmail.com. In your email, please include:

1) the name of your outlet
2) name and contact info of correspondent
3) the number of persons attending
4) vehicle (van or car)
5) office/emergency contact info
6) handicap access needs

The Rev. James Morris Lawson, Jr. was a lifelong proponent of social change through peaceful protest. Frequently dubbed an "architect of the Civil Rights Movement," Rev. Lawson drew on the teachings of Mahatma Mohandas K. Ghandi to steer the movement's vanguard toward nonviolent solutions to labor abuses and Jim Crow laws, which often went hand in hand. He continued to teach nonviolence through monthly Soulforce workshops at Holman United Methodist Church, where he served as senior pastor for 25 years and as Pastor Emeritus after his retirement in 1999.

Holman United Methodist Church – The Church of the Bells (holmanumc.com)