What are your life goals?
Find the motivation, confidence and tools you need to achieve your dreams at the Wealth-Building Workshop.
Churches throughout the Los Angeles area are partnering with the USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement and CIT/OneWest Bank for this workshop.
Get help with:
- Buying a home
- Getting rid of debt
- Saving for the future
- Paying for college
- Repairing your credit
- Starting or growing a business
- Planning for retirement
Join us to build your wealth and your community!
Resources
If you have been to a workshop, you can access resources here.
You can find additional resources here: Financial Assistance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Financial Fitness Program
The Murray Center envisions churches becoming centers of financial fitness, benefiting their members, their communities and ultimately, their bottom line! In addition to hosting Wealth Building Workshops, church partners are expected to start a Wealth Building Ministry to help their members follow up on what they learn about at the workshop. The Murray Center is currently building resources for churches to start its ministry.
If your church is interested in hosting a workshop, contact Rev. Najuma Smith-Pollard.
The Financial Fitness Program is in partnership with CIT/One West Bank.
Upcoming Events
Building Back Wealth in Communities of Color – Faith Leaders Sessions
Join us to learn proven strategies to empower individuals, families and your organization to build wealth in communities of color. The USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement’s Building Back Wealth webinar brings critical financial knowledge to faith leaders to share with their communities.
Register for faith leader sessions: https://bit.ly/cm-wealth
November 3, 2021 @ 10 am PST – Faith Leaders Session
December 1, 2021 @ 10 am PST – Faith Leaders Session
Each session is open to all, but the Fall 2021 workshops are particularly geared to pastors, clergy and lay leaders of congregations or faith organizations and nonprofits. On November 3, we want to strategize with faith leaders in Los Angeles and Orange counties. And on December 1, we want to connect with leaders in San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura countries. Participation is welcome beyond these counties as well.
Community sessions will be held in 2022.
Past Events
January 20, 2017 @ 7 pm – Personal Finance
January 21, 2017 @ 9 am – Small Business
Greater Zion Church Family
2408 N. Wilmington Avenue
Compton, CA 90222
March 25, 2017 @ 10 am – Personal and Small Business Finance
Harvest Tabernacle Bible Church
1746 East 55th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
May 16, 2017 @ 6:30 pm – Choose either personal or small business track
Iglesia Evangelica Latina Bethel
1250 Bellevue Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90026
June 15, 2017 @ 6:30 pm
Personal and Business Finance
Greater Zion Church Family
2048 N. Wilmington Avenue
Compton, CA 90222
August 5, 2017 @ 10 am
Personal and Business Finance
Heavenly Vision Church
243 West 85th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90003
August 19, 2017 @ 10 am
Personal and Business Finance
Hosted by East Los Iglesia Orthodoxa
at Saint John Bosco Church
5516 Duerte Street
Vernon, CA 90058
August 28, 2017 @ 6:30 pm
Personal and Business Finance
New Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
402 East El Segundo Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90061
September 9, 2017 @ 10 am
Divine Fellowship Community Baptist Church
1110 N. Dwight Avenue
Compton, CA 90222
September 14, 2017 @ 6:30 pm
City of Refuge
14527 South San Pedro Street
Gardena, CA 90248
September 26, 2017 @ 6:30 pm
Heavenly Vision Church
243 West 85th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90003
January 24, 2018 at 7 pm
Workshop Location
1020 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Host Church
Greater Page Temple
In collaboration with:
Street Ministries of Los Angeles
January 27, 2018 at 10 am
Host Church
Heavenly Vision Church
243 West 85th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90003
In collaboration with:
Greater St. Matthew Church
New Freedom Ministries
Crossing Ministries
April 11, 2018 at 7 pm
Workshop Location
1020 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Host Church
Power of Faith Church
In collaboration with:
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7 pm
Workshop Location
1020 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Host Church
Citadel of Hope COGIC
In collaboration with:
Zion Temple Community Church
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 10 am
Host Church
New Life Church
2729 Vernon Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90008
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 7 pm
Workshop Location
1020 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Host Church
New Life C.C.C.
In collaboration with:
God’s Temple of Deliverance Church
Lily of the Valley Christian Church
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 9 am
Workshop Location
1110 N. Dwight Avenue
Compton, CA 90222
Host Church
Divine Fellowship Community Baptist Church
Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 10 am
Workshop Location
13426 S Avalon Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90061
Host Church
Cornerstone Community Church
Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 11 am
Financial Literacy Community Party
Inspired Enrichment
8461 San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003
Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 11:30 am
Workshop Location
2401 W. Jefferson Blvd. #211d
Los Angeles, CA 90018
In collaboration with:
Rosebuds & Lamisha Hines
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 10 am
Cornerstone Community Church
13426 S. Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90061
Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 3 pm
Workshop Location
1746 E. 55th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Host Church
La Casa Del Senor
Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 10:30 am
Workshop Location
LA Trade Tech College
400 West Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Cedar Hall
Room K210
Host
Rev. Victoria Franklin
Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 9 am
“Fire Up Your Finances”
Word of Engagement Community Church
1153 Valencia St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 1 pm
“Protect yourselves & Protect your assets”
Workshop Location
Harvest Tabernacle Bible Church
1746 E. 55th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Host Church
The House of the Lord (Min. Crystal Wong)
Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 10 am
Workshop Location
1110 N. Dwight Ave.
Compton, CA 90222
Host Church
Divine Fellowship Community Baptist Church
Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 10 am
Workshop Location
1177 W 25th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Host Church
Ward AME
Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 11 am
Workshop Location
1746 E. 55th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Host Church
Harvest Tabernacle Bible Church
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11 am
Workshop Location
4103 W Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Host Church
McCarty Memorial Christian Church
Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 10 am
Workshop Location
13426 S Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90061
Host Church
Cornerstone Community Church
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 11 am
Workshop Location
1746 e. 55th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Host Church
Victory Outreach of Latina LA
Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 12 pm
Workshop Location
1746 E. 55th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Host Church
Toro Ministries
Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 3 pm
Workshop Location
3205 East Avenue S.
Palmdale, CA 93550
Host Church
People’s African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
In collaboration with:
M & C Ministry, Palmdale
Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 12:30 pm
Workshop Location
3612 West 64th St.
Inglewood, CA 90301
Host Church
2nd African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Inglewood
Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 9:30 am
Workshop Location
1087 North Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
Host Church
1st African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Pasadena
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 9:30 am
Workshop Location
1023 South Canyon Blvd.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Host Church
Shiloh African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Monrovia
Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 9:30 am
Workshop Location
1414 North La Brea Ave.
Inglewood, California 90302
Host Church
Zion Miracle Ministries, Inglewood
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH A CRISIS WEBINARS
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Host Church: Zion Temple Community Church, Los Angeles
Pastor Vincent Holmes
Thursday, May 14, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Host Church: Ebenezer Christian Love Church
Pastor Rickey Hodges
Thursday, May 21, 2020 @ 7 pm
Host Church: New Mount Pleasant MBC
Pastor Phillip Lewis
Thursday, June 11, 2020 @ 7 pm
Host Church: The Experience Christian Ministries, Inc.
Pastor Shep Crawford
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 @ 6 pm
Host Church: The Junction Church
Pastor Lee Finnie
Monday, July 13, 2020 @ 10:30 am
Host Church: Allen Chapel AME & Inland Empire AME Ministerial Alliance
Pastor Barry Settles and Rev. Steven Shepard
Tuesday, July 14th @ 7 pm
Host Church: People’s Independent Community Church of Los Angeles
Pastor Roshod Hall
Saturday, July 18, 2020 @ 10 am
Host Church: Divine Fellowship Community Church
Pastor Ralph Irving
Thursday, September 24, 2020 @ 11 am
Hosts: Southern Pacific District (SPD), Assemblies of God
Pastor Carlos Rincon