Video: I See You

This sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. Cedrick Bridgeforth, on Sunday, December 2nd at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena. Reverend Dr. Cedrick D. Bridgeforth is the Superintendent of the Los Angeles District of the United Methodist Church. He was born in Decatur, Alabama, and served four years in the United States Air Force (1988-1992). After completing military service, he returned to Alabama where he held several odd jobs before enrolling at Samford University in Birmingham. He graduated in May 1997, with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion. Rev. Bridgeforth ventured to Southern California in the Fall of 1997 to enroll at the Claremont School of Theology, where he completed his Master of Divinity degree in May 2000.

In 1999, he accepted his first pastoral appointment to the Bowen Memorial United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. He served as Director of Alumni/ae and Church Relations at Claremont School of Theology (2001-2003), prior to accepting his appointment to Crenshaw U.M.C. Rev. Bridgeforth continued his quest for high achievement in academia by earning a Doctor of Education degree in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine University in 2005. Dr. Bridgeforth also serves as a course instructor for the University of LaVerne’s Ecumenical Center for Black Church Studies where he teaches courses in Preaching, Church Administration and Contemporary Theology.

Rev. Bridgeforth was appointed as the Los Angeles District Superintendent on April 1, 2008. The Los Angeles District is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse District within the worldwide United Methodist Church. He also continues to serve in several capacities within the United Methodist denomination and is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
He is deeply committed to revitalizing the Church of Jesus Christ. Rev. Bridgeforth’s preaching is a unique blend hip-hop and popular culture, mainstream literature, current events, spoken word, humor, along with the uncompromised Word of God. (Courtesy of http://www.lakejunaluska.com/cedrick-bridgeforth/).

First United Methodist Church, 500 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 796-0157 or visit www.fumcpasadena.org.