Complex sentence: In May 1975, pastor Michael Neville and his family came from Oklahoma to southeast Los Angeles to become pastor of a small church in Maywood, California, the then Pentecostal Church of God.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 1975, pastor Michael Neville and his family came to southeast Los Angeles to assume the pastorate of a small church in Maywood, California. Pastor Michael Neville came from Oklahoma to take over the then Pentecostal Church of God.