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California<\/span><\/div>\n  <\/a>\n  <ul class=\"nav-links\">\n    <li><a href=\"#\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#about\">About<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#sermons\">Sermons<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#events\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#give\">Give<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#connect\" class=\"nav-cta\">Plan a Visit<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n<section class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"hero-badge\"><div class=\"hero-badge-line\"><\/div><span class=\"hero-badge-text\">Bearing Witness to Freedom Since 1919.<\/span><div class=\"hero-badge-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-h\">Worship God.<br>Serve the People.<br><em>Transform the World.<\/em><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">A prophetic AME congregation in the heart of East Oakland \u2014 where the gospel demands justice and the church shows up for its community.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"hero-btns\">\n      <a href=\"#sermons\" class=\"btn-a\"><i class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i> Watch This Week<\/a>\n      <a href=\"#connect\" class=\"btn-b\"><i class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i> Plan Your Visit<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"times\"><div class=\"times-inner\">\n      <div class=\"si\"><div class=\"si-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div>\n        <div class=\"si-text\"><h4>Morning Prayer<\/h4><p>Sunday \u2014 8:00 AM<\/p><span>Chapel<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"si\"><div class=\"si-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div>\n        <div class=\"si-text\"><h4>Main Worship<\/h4><p>Sunday \u2014 11:00 AM<\/p><span>Sanctuary<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"si\"><div class=\"si-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div>\n        <div class=\"si-text\"><h4>Community Night<\/h4><p>Tuesday \u2014 6:30 PM<\/p><span>Fellowship Center<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"welcome-sec\" id=\"about\">\n  <div class=\"sp\">\n    <div class=\"wg\">\n      <div class=\"w-img-w fu\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1507003211169-0a1dd7228f2d?w=700&#038;q=80&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces,top\" alt=\"Pastor\">\n        <div class=\"w-bar\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fu fu-d2\">\n        <div class=\"tag\">A Word From Our Pastor<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"sh2\">Faith That Works<br>in the Real World<\/h2>\n        <blockquote class=\"w-q\">&#8220;Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.&#8221; \u2014 James 1:27<\/blockquote>\n        <div class=\"w-text\"><p>Allen Temple AME Church has been a fortress of faith and a force for change in East Oakland for over 100 years. We feed the hungry, house the homeless, educate the young, and advocate for the voiceless \u2014 while worshipping Jesus with everything we have.<\/p><p>We believe that Sunday morning worship and Monday morning justice are not separate things. They are one seamless act of devotion to God.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"p-row\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"p-av\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1559839734-2b71ea197ec2?w=200&#038;q=80&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces\" alt=\"Rev. Dr. Carolyn M. Jackson\">\n          <div><h5>Rev. Dr. Carolyn M. Jackson<\/h5><span>Senior Pastor \u00b7 Allen Temple AME Church<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"stats-band\"><div class=\"stats-inner\"><div class=\"stat fu \"><div class=\"sn\">105 Yrs<\/div><div class=\"sl\">In East Oakland<\/div><\/div><div class=\"stat fu fu-d1\"><div class=\"sn\">3,000+<\/div><div class=\"sl\">Members &#038; Partners<\/div><\/div><div class=\"stat fu fu-d2\"><div class=\"sn\">32<\/div><div class=\"sl\">Social Programs<\/div><\/div><div class=\"stat fu fu-d3\"><div class=\"sn\">$6.4M<\/div><div class=\"sl\">Community Investment<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"scrip\">\n  <q>&#8220;The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.&#8221; \u2014 Luke 4:18<\/q>\n  <div class=\"scrip-div\"><\/div>\n  <cite>Allen Temple AME Church &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; Our Anchor Verse<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"events-sec\" id=\"events\">\n  <div class=\"sp\">\n    <div class=\"eh\">\n      <div><div class=\"tag\">What&#8217;s Happening<\/div><h2 class=\"sh2\">Upcoming Events<\/h2><\/div>\n      <a href=\"#\" class=\"val\">View All <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eg\" style=\"position:relative;\">\n        <div class=\"ev fu \">\n          <div class=\"ev-img-w\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ev-img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1529156069898-49953e39b3ac?w=700&#038;q=80&#038;fit=crop\" alt=\"105th Church Anniversary\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ev-date-badge\"><span class=\"dd\">Ju<\/span><span class=\"dm\"> 15<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ev-body\"><span class=\"ev-tag\">Anniversary<\/span><h3>105th Church Anniversary<\/h3>\n            <p>Centennial and 5-year celebration weekend<\/p><a href=\"#\" class=\"ev-link\">Learn More <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ev fu fu-d1\">\n          <div class=\"ev-img-w\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ev-img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1469474968028-56623f02e42e?w=700&#038;q=80&#038;fit=crop\" alt=\"Community Health Fair\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ev-date-badge\"><span class=\"dd\">Ju<\/span><span class=\"dm\"> 28<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ev-body\"><span class=\"ev-tag\">Health<\/span><h3>Community Health Fair<\/h3>\n            <p>Free medical, dental, and mental health services<\/p><a href=\"#\" class=\"ev-link\">Learn More <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ev fu fu-d2\">\n          <div class=\"ev-img-w\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ev-img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1516450360452-9312f5e86fc7?w=700&#038;q=80&#038;fit=crop\" alt=\"Oakland Reparations Forum\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ev-date-badge\"><span class=\"dd\">Ju<\/span><span class=\"dm\"> 19<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ev-body\"><span class=\"ev-tag\">Justice<\/span><h3>Oakland Reparations Forum<\/h3>\n            <p>Faith community conversation on reparations<\/p><a href=\"#\" class=\"ev-link\">Learn More <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"sermons\" style=\"background:var(--s);padding:88px 56px;text-align:center;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:680px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <div class=\"tag\" style=\"color:var(--a2);justify-content:center;\">The Word<\/div>\n    <div class=\"tag\" style=\"color:var(--a2);justify-content:center;display:none;\"><\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display', serif;font-size:clamp(2rem,3.5vw,3rem);color:#fff;margin-bottom:18px;\">Listen. Learn. 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