First AME Church Los Angeles — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Dr. Timothy Tyler

Founded 1872

Denomination AME

Service Times Sunday mornings (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website famela.org

Pastor Credentials B.A. Morris Brown College; M.Div. Interdenominational Theological Center; D.Min. United Theological Seminary

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

AME Articles of Religion retain Trinitarian orthodoxy historically; specific affirmation not on page fetched — yellow.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not surfaced on /our-pastor page — yellow.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not surfaced on /our-pastor page — yellow.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

AME ordains women; FAME LA historically affirming-adjacent; gender dimension red per rubric.

AME normative ordination of women

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. Dr. Timothy Tyler is current pastor (B.A. Morris Brown, M.Div. Interdenominational Theological Center, D.Min United Theological Seminary — Dayton UTS has progressive trajectory).

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not described on page fetched.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

FAME LA is historically known for social-justice activism (Cecil Chip Murray legacy); social-gospel framing dominates — red per rubric.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Activist social-justice tradition; progressive framing standard — red.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

AME — progressive mainline Methodist; red per rubric extension for liberal-trajectory denominations.

WARNING!

Assessment

First AME LA ("FAME") is the oldest Black church in Los Angeles and one of the most politically connected, with a ministry model built on Black social-gospel organizing. AME denominational affiliation means full women's ordination including to the episcopate, and the church's cultural identity is self-consciously progressive.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

famela.org refused connection; actual primary domain appears to be famechurchla.org. Flag URL correction separately. Prior record 'prog-' prefix accurate.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source https://famela.org (ECONNREFUSED)
[2] Live source famechurchla.org/ministries/our-pastor/
[3] Live source First AME LA pastor 2025

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