St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church

We’re coming to UCLA!

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Join Archbishop Franzo King and members of the Saint John Coltrane Church Ensemble, featuring Franzo King Jr. tenor saxophone, Wanika King Stephens, bass and Karl Nueckel, drums, at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an afternoon celebrating the life, music, and spiritual legacy of Saint John William Coltrane in his centennial year.

Archbishop King will share from more than six decades of the Coltrane Church’s journey, followed by music from the Church Ensemble, carrying forward the message that has been at the heart of this ministry since its beginning: A Love Supreme.

UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Friday, October 9, 2026

2:00–4:00 PM

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Coltrane Inspired Worship

Experience moments where music becomes prayer, worship, and a pathway to the Spirit.

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Fort Mason Center 2 Marina Blvd. Building D, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94123

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Archbishop King and Church Ensemble at UCLA

Friday, October 9, 2026 | 2:00PM

UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music 445 Charles E. Young Dr East 2520 Schoenberg Music Building Los Angeles, CA 90095

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Community Outreach

People helping people

The Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church has a long and beautiful history of caring for those in need. From our free hot vegetarian meals program, which served the community for decades, to our free clothing program and music classes — ministries that only ended because skyrocketing rents in San Francisco left us without a permanent full-time space — we have remained committed to serving our neighbors with love and dignity.

Today, that work continues through free meals and food program, counseling, radio broadcasting, care for seniors, prison outreach. We continue to care for those in the community who are struggling, because we know the sacred value of caring for our neighbors.

If you would like to get involved, please contact us at info@coltraneaoc.org.

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Come as you are, and when you visit, and if you feel called, bring your instrument, your poetry, your dance. Every voice and every offering to God adds wood to the fire, warming the whole community through sound, fellowship, and love.

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