New Philadelphia A.M.E. Church

"This is a Place where the Holy Ghost Reigns"

Church Calendar

6380 S. Orange Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90805
(562) 422-9300

Office Hours: The church office is open Tuesday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm.

Sundays:
8:00am - 8:50am
Sunday School & New Member Classes

9:00am
Joint Praise and Worship Service

Wednesdays:
7:00pm
Pastor's Bible Study

Thursdays:
12:00pm
Mid-Week Bible Study

Baptisms: All Baptisms are done on the 3rd Sunday of each month. No prior arrangements are required!

Prayer Requests: Prayer request forms are available in the Prayer Box in the foyer of the Church. You can also submit your prayer requests online. Click here.

Announcement Deadline: If you'd like to make an announcement in the church bulletin or during service, please submit your announcement requests by 12:00 noon on Tuesdays. Click here to submit online.

Rev. Darryl E. Walker
Senior Pastor, New Philadelphia AME Church

Darryl E. Walker was born in Denver, Colorado where he was educated in the public schools. He attended the Metropolitan State College; receive his Bachelor in Theology (B.Th), and his Master in Divinity (M.Div.) from New Hope Bible College & Seminary. Darryl E. Walker was licensed to preach in 1971, admitted to the Colorado Annual Conference in 1972, ordained an Itinerant Deacon in 1974, and ordained an Itinerant Elder in 1977. He married Yvonne M. Smith in the fall of 1977 and together they raised two sons, Donovan and Eric.

Rev. Darryl Walker has served as pastor of Mt. Olive A.M.E. (Emporia, Kansas), Allen Chapel A.M.E. (Cheyenne, Wyoming), Ebenezer A.M.E. (Bremerton, Washington), Parks Chapel A.M.E. (Los Angeles, California), St. John A.M.E. (Omaha, Nebraska), Allen A.M.E. (Tacoma, Washington), Ebenezer A.M.E. (Kansas City, Missouri), Turner Memorial A.M.E. (Hyattsville, MD), and is now the proud pastor of New Philadelphia A.M.E. Church in Long Beach, California. Under the guidance of Rev. Walker, New Philadelphia recently purchased and moved into a beautiful church complex.

Pastor Walker served on the 2008 and 2012 Compilation Committee of the Doctrine & Discipline of the A.M.E. Church, and the 2012 right-sizing of the delegations to the General Conference of the AME Church. He has served as Assistant Coach for the Los Angeles Unified School District and President of many Ministerial Alliance Groups. Additionally, he has served on the executive boards of the NAACP, the Black Health Care Coalition, the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa, Inc. in Washington, DC, and as the Chief Executive Officer of the Henry McNeal Turner Early Learning Center in Oxon Hills, Maryland.

Previously, Pastor Walker was voted to be one of the 100 most influential persons in Kansas City, Missouri, and "Pastor of the Year" by the Northwest Missouri Conference Lay Organization. He was the 2015 Southern California Conference Lay Organization “Pastor of the Year”, an honoree. His New Philadelphia “NuPhilly” church family votes him “Pastor Extraordinaire”.