For more than eighty years, Christ Temple has opened its doors in Westland so that men, women and children might enter the Kingdom of God — and find a church family that cares for the whole person.
Our mission is to be a saving station in which men, women, and children, regardless of race, lineage or nationality, have the opportunity to enter the Kingdom of God according to the Bible Gospel Plan of Salvation.
Furthermore, our mission is to provide some of the various life-supporting physical and natural needs to our fellow man for the promotion of their well-being in the communities God has called us to serve.
To schedule an appointment for counseling or another pastoral service, call Bishop McClendon at (734) 326-3833.
Need a ride to service? Contact the church office at (734) 326-3833, and please let us know if your plans change.
Our Food Bank Outreach Ministry helps meet the physical needs of families in our community.
The Rita Watson Youth Scholarship Fund invests in the education of our young people.
We believe in the plan of salvation found in the Scriptures (John 3:5, John 3:16 and Acts 2:38): that God so loved the world that He gave His Son, and that every person must be born again of the water and of the Spirit.
Christ Temple Apostolic Church of Westland is a member of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.W.) and the P.A.W. Northern District Council.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son…"
John 3:16"Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
John 3:5"Repent, and be baptized every one of you…"
Acts 2:38"…in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins."
Acts 2:38"…and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Acts 2:38"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
2 Corinthians 3:17Christ Temple Apostolic Church was founded in 1944 by the late Elder F.E. Johnson. Services were first held in the Farnum and Fox Street area of Inkster, and eventually in the home of Brother and Sister Brady Keith at 4053 Fox.
The Christ Temple church family moved to its present location on Eton Street in Westland.
After Elder Johnson passed, Elder Samuel B. Ware was elected Pastor. Elder Ware expanded the church, erecting a beautiful new edifice — our former sanctuary — completed in 1976.
Under the leadership of Elder Ware, the current sanctuary was built and completed in 1988. Elder Ware was promoted to the office of District Elder shortly afterward, faithfully supported by his wife, First Lady Sister Della Mae Ware.
Due to recurring illness, District Elder Ware was officially retired under the direction of Diocesan Bishop Harry Herman. That same day, Assistant Pastor Elder Luke A. McClendon, Jr. was unanimously elected Pastor by the Christ Temple church family.
Pastor McClendon was elevated to the office of Suffragan Bishop, and in March 2022 was named Assistant Chairman of the P.A.W. Northern District Council.
By the help of the Lord, the support of his wife, Pastor Pamela McClendon, and the Christ Temple church family, Suffragan Bishop McClendon is striving to carry on and further expand this great work begun in 1944.
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