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Conferences slated
by Kathryn H a ll Boglt
REV. M IC H A E L S. JONES
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Pastor earns degree
Rev. M ich ae l S. Jones, F C B A
C hurch Business A d m m is lra lo r o f
M a ra n a ih a
C h u rch
has been
designated a “ Fellow in C hurch
Business A d m in is tra tio n " (F C B A )
by the N a tio n a l Association o f
Church Business Administrators.
Rev. Jones was one o f 14 can
didates
approved
by
the
Professional Training and Standards
C o m m ittee o f N A C B A for suc
cessfully com pleting the prescribed
training. She/he has joined the 500
( hurch Business A d m in is trato rs
who have attained this hallm ark of
professionalism.
H e qualified for the certification
as a result o f fu lfillin g specific
prerequisites over a period o f years,
in
m anagem ent
experience,
education, association activity and
com pleting seminars at approved
ed u ca tio n a l
in s titu tio n s.
The
sem inars co n tain such subjects as
strategic Planning M an ag em en t,
Stew ardship
and
Fin an cial
M anagem ent, Church Accounting,
Personnel M an ag em en t, M u ltip le
S ta ff
D evelopm ents,
T im e
M a n a g e m e n t , C o n g r e g a t io n a l
Leadership D evelo p m en t, O ffic e
M anagem ent, In fo rm a tio n Sys
tem s
M a n ag em en t,
P ro p erty
m anagem ent, legal and tax m a t
ters, C h ristian Perspectives, T h e
o lo g y o f C h u rc h , P o lic y , and
specific d e n o m in a tio n a l re q u ire
m ents. The c e rtific a te was p re
sented at the 28th N A C B A A n
nual Conference in Charlotte, N .C .,
b y C .K . Madison, PT&S Chairman,
and Robert A. Young, President of
NACBA
Tw o churches of Portland’s Black
c o m m u n ity are a n tic ip a tin g the
opening o f re g io n a l conferences
during the week beginning August
6 th . B oth are expected to hold
sessions each day o f the week and
each w ill bring conference sessions
to a close on Sunday, August 12th.
Both are Methodist Episcopal chur
ches. M inisters say the plans were
made separately and the coincidence
was just th at — a co incidence fo r
their congregations.
The Rev. Matthew W atley, pastor
o f Bethel A fric a n
M e th o d is t
Episcopal
C h u rch
and
his
congregation, will hold the Seventh
A n n u a l co nference o f the Puget
Sound Conference o f Churches, the
smallest conference o f the A M .E .
F ifth E p isco p al D is tric t. T h e R t.
Rev. H e n ry W . M u rp h o f Los
Angeles w ill be presiding bishop.
Delegates are expected fro m
W ashington, Oregon, Idaho, M o n
tana and from Anchorage and Fair
banks, Alaska. The Rev. Jewell B
De W itty, presiding elder of Seattle,
will assist Bishop M urph.
A ll co n ference sessions w ill be
held at Bethel A M .E . C h u rc h at
Jarrett St. A w elcom ing banquet,
how ever, w ill be held at the Red
Lion at Jantzen Beach on Tuesday
evening, August 7th.
A t Allen Temple o f the Christian
M eth o d ist Episcopal C h u rc h , the
Rev. E .J .
E d w ard s and his
congregation w ill host the Alaska
P a c ific
Annual
C o n fere n c e,
opening at church headquarters on
August 7th. The Rt. Rev. Nathaniel
L. Linsey will arrive a day earlier lo
greet m in isters and lay people o f
eleven
churches
in
O reg o n ,
W ash in g to n and A la s k a . A ll
C M E. sessions w ill he held at
Allen Temple, according to the Rev.
Edwards.
Grace Collins
Memorial Center
Day Care
• Kindergarten
• Pre-School
'Latch Key Program'
Children 6 wks.
to 11 yrs.
• Hr rxr.hst
• Hot Lunches
•S u c k s
4-year old kids at Grace Collins
M e m o ria l C an ter learn h o w to
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Mon fn
6 30am 600pm
Call
281-6930
128 N.E. Russell St.
5-year old kids at Grace Collins
s tu d y hard on school w o rk
before going outside to play.
Grace Collins
Memorial Center
“ Day Care
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Sunday
Mornings
• 30 9 i m
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
C orner of 8th and S kid m o re
Sunday School 9 30am
Sunday Worship 11 00am
Christian Youth Fellowship 6 00pm
(second and fourth Sundays)
Elonze J. E d w ard s (Peator)
The Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church
Telephone: 666 1577 • message 283 1770 • office 284 6706
' The Church on the G row" HPeter 3:18
Rev. A. B ern erd D evera. I. Peator
T em p o ra rily . our w o rsh ip services are b em y held tn th«»
S an ctu ary o f the N e w Jerusalem M B C , lo cated at
1615 N.E. Killingsworth St.
S u nday W o rsh ip . 1 0 0 p m • S u n d ay Evening 7 0 0 p m
W ad n a ad ay Evening. 6 3 0 p m
Come We Have a Piece Where You Can Serve
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THE MOUNT OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH
N.E First b S ch u yler • 284 1964
Joh n H Jackson. M in ister, M Ed
M D
9 30 A M C hurch S chool
11 00 A M C o ngregational W orship
5 00 P M
10 00 A M
Vesper Service
Baptism Fourth Sunday
11 00 C o m m un ion Each First Sunday
The American Baptist Convention, American Baptist Churches of
Oregon: Loti Carey Foreign Mission Convention: National, Oregon,
Portland Ecum enical M inistries, Am erican Bible S ociety, M b M
Board.
We are featuring the
Hour of Power
. X
A C om m unity Firstl
W h e re
13 years of service honored
The Paradise B aptist C hurch is
honoring Rev. and M rs. Robert C .
H ill’s 13th anniversary o f service to
their congregation on August 6th ,
7 :3 0 p .m .
N ig h tly services w ill be held
throughout the week and on August
12th at 3 p m ., fe a tu rin g various
choirs o f the city. A banquet is set
for Saturday night August 11 th, at 8
p .m .
Paradise Baptist C hurch invites
all to jo in w ith them to help make
this a wonderful event. They're loc-
ted at «735 N . C o m m erc ial A v e .,
Portland, Oregon.
Roy Edward Clay, a member and
deacon o f the New Jerusalem
M issio n a ry B aptist C h u rc h , ex
pressed to his pastor his call to
preach several months ago Brother
Clay stated th at, “ I have felt that
God has been w orking with me or
callin g me fo r a long tim e; and I
th in k it is tim e that I answer his
call." When asked “ W hy he wanted
to preach," Brother Clay stated, " I
see the problem s going on around
us— p ro blem s in the w orld and
problem s in the church — and the
many people who seem lo s t."
B roth er C la y was b orn in F o r
dyce, A rka n s as on Janu ary 30,
1944 H is fa m ily m oved to P o rt
land, O reg o n, when he was I year
old. He attended school in the Port
land area, where he graduated from
Jefferso n H ig h S ch o ol. H e is
married to Lottie Clay and has three
children— all girls.
He became a member of the M orn
ing Star B aptist C h u rc h in 1979.
There he sung in the choir and served
as president o f the B ro th erh o o d
Auxiliary.
In August 1981, he, along with 21
other members, was called to start a
saved,
b a c k s lid e r s
for positions and positions for conditions
EM M ANUEL
TEMPLE
1032 N. S u m n er
287 2223
YOU ARE WELCOME TO W O R SH IP AT
Tuesday
84 N .E . K illin g s w o rth • 281 0499
Thursday
Choif Rehearse!
"A warm spirit of fellowship always"
7 00 p m
Sunday
if
«4.
7 30 p m
Bible Band
Su nday School
M orning
The Ark of Safety
("hurch
of God
in Christ
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Bufwp UV Mww DO .IWr t-u
W orship
11 1 5 a m
6 30 p m
U .R W W
Evangelistic
W orship
A U ljrt-
9 15am
H < JO p rn
Tuesday Friday
N o on Day
Prayer
T o llo u ’ peace u'ilb
all men. f. boi me ss Friday
u’tlboul ivlucb no " T h e Pestor Speaks7 30 p m
man shall see Ibv
Lord
new local Baptist C h u rc h in the
N o rth ea st P o rtla n d area . Rev.
L e e A rth u r J. M ad is o n was the
o rg a n izin g p asto r. T h is was the
New Jerusalem Baptist Church— the
place o f his current church member
ship.
Brother Clay will be pleaching his
first sermon on Sunday. August 12,
1984, at 7:00 p .m . The entire city,
and others alike, are invited to come
and help lift up the name o f Jesus
and share this memorable occasion.
The church is located at 1615 N .E .
Killingsworth. Telephone 284-8705
or 284 1020.
H P ..
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S aturday
M ornin g Prayer
9 00 a m
Prison Ministries, Inc.
ROY ED W A R D CLAY
Reaching the Total M an
Body . M in d . . . &
Prison Ministries. Inc.
4042 N. M ic h ig a n Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
om « cmw m w m
284-7563
pum ,
• Prison M inistries provides: Chapel services, counseling and visitation
•Prison M inistries is: A non-profit, religious, tax deductible, organization
(1RS 61-0173823).
•Financial support Churches, individuals, businesses and foundations
•Prison M inistries. Inc. member of: APCCA American Protestant Correc
tional Chaplain Association, Associate member of: ACA American Cor
rectional Association
PRISON MINISTRIES. INC.
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C H A PLA IN BARRY BLACK
St. A ndrew s hosts m eeting
You are in v ite d to an open
meeting o f the Portland Sanctuary
C o alitio n on Tuesday, August 7th,
7 :3 0 , at S t. A n d re w ’ s C hurch
C o m m u n ity C e n te r, N .E . 8th and
Alberta.
T h e re w ill be w orkshops and
a re
services in M ay Public w elco m e C o m e hear
dynam ic messages such as
G od conditions
i ; £r I
{h i- B t lt it
Navy chaplain to speak here
The public is co rd ially invited to
hear C haplain Black on August 3rd
and 4th at the S h aro n C h u rch ,
located at 5209 N .E . 22nd , P o rt
land, Oregon.
L ie u te n a n t C o m m a n d e r Barry
Black is a c h a p la in in the U n ited
States Navy. He has received a Doc
to ra te o f M in is tr y fro m Eastern
T h e o lo g ic a l S e m in a ry . D r. Black
served as a pastor in the southern
states prior to becoming a chaplain.
Black is noted fo r his oral presen
tations o f speeches o f the late Dr
M a r tin L u th e r K in g.
H e a r D r . Black at 7:15 p.m ,
August 3rd and at 11.00 a m and
3:30 p .m ., August 4th.
so u ls
re c la im e d , h ea lin g s, m ira c le s , rig h t h ere in
o u r n e ig h b o r h o o d e v e ry W e d n e s d e y . 12
n o o n until
W e c eleb reted our first year of
REV A N D M R S ROBERT C. HILL
Brother answers call to preach
Michael end Diana M itch ell w are m arried on Saturday, July 28th,
by Judge Aaron Brown. The service and recaption w are held at PCC
Cascade campus.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Listen to the
Gospel Train
on Station
discussions about sanctuary, and
other ways to respond to the current
situation in Central Am erica and to
the c o n d itio n o f S alv ad o ran and
Guatemalan refugees. Call 230-9427
for more inform ation.
NUCLEAR WAR BALLOT
YES Q Let's have a nuclear war.
I'm sick of w aiting.'"'
N O Q I'd rather wait a little longer.
You only hive one vote
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