MEET OUR PASTOR

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The Reverend Doctor Hugh Kerry Wesley, was elected and ordained an Itinerant Elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the 138th Session of the California Annual Conference in 2002. He currently serves as the Pastor/Teacher of Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church, Stockton, California, and has served in that capacity since Fall 2022. 

He is married to his partner in life and ministry, Vivian Elizabeth, and they are the pleased parents of twin daughters Vanessa and Victoria. 

Doctor Wesley holds a Certificate in Theology from the Interdenominational Theological Center of Atlanta, Georgia, a Bachelor of Science degree in Adult Education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, a Master of Divinity degree from American Baptist Seminary (West) of Berkeley, California, and the Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary of Dayton, Ohio.

0ur Ministerial Leadership   

The Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins, JD.,        Presiding Bishop

The Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry, Presiding Elder

The Rev. Dr. Hugh K. Wesley, Pastor

Rising Above

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you” – James 4:10

     While we are gifted by God with talents and abilities that we may enhance the Creation we inhabit, we must be careful in the recognition of what God has given us.  I believe 

that humbling ourselves before God, acknowledging God’s centrality in our lives will keep us “focused” on not only the source and sustainer of our lives, but the source of our gifts, creativity, and ability to “make a difference” on behalf of humankind as we serve the Kingdom of God. Serving God with a whole heart will cause us to “rise above” self-serving attitudes and behaviors that James characterizes as “asking and not receiving because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.” 

-- James 4:3

Prayer: “O God, you have blessed and gifted me with not only the ability to accomplish great things in this world, but also with the ability to make the world a better place. I humble myself before you this day that you may direct my words, steps, and deeds in the way you would have me to go” -Amen

-Rev. Hugh K. Wesley, DMin,

Senior Pastor

November 2024 Message