Word Of Encouragement Church

A native of Southern California, Dr. Najuma, became a member of First AME Church in Los Angeles in September of 1989; a move that changed her life forever. While there, under the leadership of Rev. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, she immersed herself in the church’s ministries and served in the Sunday School Department, choir, usher board and as a counselor for the Youth “Lock-In” services. Additionally, she served in ministries beyond the walls of the church, including the Social Concerns Commission. After several years as a member of the laity, she accepted her call to ministry in 1996 and says, “going into ministry was just the next level of service for me.” Dr. Najuma was ordained as a Deacon in 1996 and as an Itinerant Elder in the AME Church in 2000. Since that time, she has served as Assistant Pastor at Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Irvine, California; Pastor of A.K. Quinn AME Church in Moreno Valley, California; Pastor of St. James AME Church, in Los Angeles, California for 7 years and has recently returned to Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Irvine, California to serve as Pastor of Family Ministries.