09/01/2026
THE WALL IS MORE THAN BRICKS. 🧱
“Let us rise up and build.” — Nehemiah 2:18
Sunday at Bryant Temple AME Los Angeles was about what it really means to build.
Dr. Thema Bryant — renowned psychologist, author, professor, minister, former President of the American Psychological Association, and ordained elder in the AME Church — brought a powerful Word about purpose, Nehemiah, and refusing to come down from the work God gave you.
“People can love you and sit on your wings at the same time.”
After service, she stayed to sign books and connect with the congregation.
My Creole Table also served calas and café au lait to help raise money for our YPD. Calas are historic New Orleans rice fritters rooted in African and Creole foodways, once sold by Black women as a means of survival, independence, and economic opportunity.
And then came the biggest moment of the day:
Our YPD Vice President came forward and gave their life to Christ — and will soon be baptized. 🙏🏾
That’s why we build.
Not just programs. Not just events. PEOPLE.
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” — Psalm 127:1
The Word. The history. The service. The next generation. Salvation.
THE WALL IS STILL RISING. 🧱
Bryant Temple AME Los Angeles
Rev. Dr. Dwaine A. Jackson, Senior Pastor & CEO
PEOPLE. PURPOSE. POSSIBILITY.
FaithInAction DontComeDown
