Discover how love has unified a Los Angeles community through decades of civil unrest, gentrification and natural disasters when the Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin shares the story of Holman United Methodist Church, an historic church embodying its Wesleyan heritage as a center for community organizing and worship.
Guest: Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin
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Cyrus-Franklin leads an initiative to address housing instability through the Inglewood First UMC Affordable Housing Development Effort.
Cyrus-Franklin gets his spirit in shape by listening to vinyl records, such as "Yellow Dandelion," by Joe Armon-Jones and Georgia Anne Mudrow.
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This episode posted on Feb. 21, 2025.
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