Portland Observer Thursday. June 28, 1980 Section II Page 23
SPENCER BARRETT
TERRY LYNN ROBERTSON
While in school and during the summers, Terry has
held a number o f jobs that have given her different
types o f experience. She supervised children fo r the
Y M C A , did o ffic e w ork at the M e tro p o lita n C redit
Union, was a stock girl at N ordstrom ’ s, did office work
fo r Commissioner Charles Jordan, the Fire Bureau, the
Neighborhood Inform ation Program and the O ffice o f
Neighborhood Associations, and was photographer and
writer fo r the Observer.
C urrently she is working in the finance department o f
the Urban League o f Portland.
Terry is active in her church — Bethel A M E — where
she is a member o f the Y outh Usher Board and the
Youth C hoir. She lives with her mother, Edna Rober
tson, and her younger sister, Felicia.
Since he was 12 years old, Spencer Barrett has wanted
to be a minister and has pursued that goal.
He came to Portland from Institute, West Virginia
and entered Jackson H igh School in his ju n io r year. His
quiet sincerity and enthusiasm fo r school brought him
election that spring to serve as Student Body President
during his senior year He also was president o f the
Black Student Union as a ju n io r.
Spencer came to Oregon as a medal winner in baton,
and soon made his mark as drum m ajor o f the Jackson
Band in which he played the trombone. So valuable was
his service that after he had entered college he was in
vited to lead the Jackson band in com petition in Santa
Rosa, C a lifo rn ia . He placed second in drum m a jo r
com petition. He also led the band in the Rose Festival
Parade that year.
Spencer was involved in many school activites in
cluding singing in the chorus and playing a leading in
“ Godspel.” He earned a letter in tennis. He also at
tended Boy’ s State.
Spencer a ttended the U n iv e rs ity o f P o rtla n d ,
graduating this May w ith a Bachelor o f Arts degree in
social service. H is study included in te rvie w in g and
counseling, social theory and practice, sociology and
psychology, social movements. W hile attending school
he worked fo r the M etropolitan Youth Commission as
an advisor to the council fo r one year, and during his
senior year was a student intern w ith the Northeast
Youth Service Center.
Since his ju n io r year in high school, Spencer has
worked fo r the Observer as a graphic arts cameraman.
The first step in his goal to become a minister was
achieved in 1976 when he became a Licentuate in the
A fric a n M e th o d is t E p is c o p a l C h u rc h , a p o s itio n
designed fo r preaching and study. Two years later he
was ordained a decon, allow ing him to perform all o f
SPENCER BARRETT
the services o f the m inistry except serving C om m union.
He has married, buried, and baptised and performed
the wedding cermony fo r his elder brother.
This fall Spencer hopes to be ordained as an Elder - a
fu ll minister. In the meantime, he participates fu lly in
the church and at this tim e is in charge while the Pastor
is away. He also is Superintendent o f the Sunday School
and teaches a Young A d u lt class.
Spencer plans to earn Master o f D ivin ity and Master
o f Social W o rk degrees fro m In te rd e n o m e n a tio n a l
Seminary in A tlanta, Georgia. From there he plans to
become a pastor.
He is the son o f Richard and Joanne Barrett.
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