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Portland Observer, December 5, 1984, Page 9 "" ■ 3 L , n ® n ® K î ALLEN T E M P L E C M E C H U R C H • < f * C orner of 8th and S k id m o re Sunday School 9 30am Sunday Worship 11 00am Christian Youth Fellowship 6 00pm (second and fourth Sundays) Elonza J . E d w a rd s (P astor) Send notice o f your church activities and events lo: Religion Editor. Portland Observer P O . B o x ) 1 )7 Portland O R 972OB SOUL CITY RECORDS Listen to th e G o sp el T rein on S ta tio n Records - Pool Tablea - Video Black identity key Games - Top 100 'N ew Releases' Albums - 46s - Cassettes 820 N. K illin g s w o rth to church g ro w th Black identity can be key to a Black church's growth, according to pastors o f three o f the fastest-growing con gregations in the 1.7 million member United Church o f Christ. A predominantly-white denomina tion, the United Church has shown overall membership declines during the past decade, slipping fro m 1.9 million in 1973. But thanks to striking gains in some congregations, its Black m em bership has increased fro m 43.400 in 1973 to 53,450 in 1981. The reason is Black theology, com m unity service activities and Black music augmented by use o f the media for evangelism, say the ministers o f trinity United Church o f Christ, C hi cago; Shaker H eights C o m m u n ity United Church o f Christ, O hio, and People's C o n greg ation al C h u rch , Washington, D .C . “ New members at T rin ity are taught, ‘ W e are unashamedly Black and unapo log etically C h ris tia n ’ , ” pastor Jeremiah Wright points out. “ As a result o f M artin Luther King Jr.'s death. Blacks started affirm ing their own roots and heritage,” he ex plains. “ O u r members asked them selves, ‘ A re we going to be a Black church in the Black community or a white church in Black face?' ” " T h e y opted to discard the upper- middle-class ‘typical congregational parish’ that specializes in European liturgical forms, European music and an occasional ‘ Negro s p iritu a l',” he reports. " In s te a d , they adopted a worship style that speaks directly to the Black comm unity, incorporating Black preaching and Black music.” Trinity has over 3,600 active mem bers to day; it had 87 in 1972. The church was recognized as the United C hurch’ s fastest-growing congrega tion at the denomination’s 1983 gen eral Synod. M em bership at Shaker H eights Community Church has jumped from lix people in 1980 to 625 cu rren tly under the leadership o f Charles Reese, who also rejects domination by main stream theology. “ Black churches have had to stma- Tuesday BibU Band Thursday Chow Rahaarsal 84 N .E. K illin g s w o rth • 281 0499 " A warm spirit of fellowship always'' ■i The C h u rc h ------ BqlwpUYfWm» M ‘Oueofe ttv <bt w ir ts t « A is p S t Tuesday Friday kA I I V 330pm 7 00p.m . Sunday School 9 15a m Morning 11 15 a m Worship 8 30p m UP w w Evangelistic 8 00 p m Worship §8* r 1 1 :0 0 a .m . -0 : 0 0 p .m . gle between white European theology and theology true to themselves,” he remarks. “ Most o f us have opted for white European theology .” Some Black churches, however, “ have done a tremendous job in ad justing theology." he points out. “ It needs to be more explicitly done in the United Church o f Christ.” At Peoples C o n greg ation al Church, were membership has leaped fro m 700 in 1968 to 1,600 today, pastor A . Knighton Stanley joins his colleagues in distinguishing Black theology from white theology. “ Most white preaching does not get many people to aspire to a higher internal spiritual order and only oc casionally addresses social justice issues.” he notes. "B la c k ministers preach to the aspirations o f people, telling people how to be better about love, power and justice.” Such issues are also reflected in the community services Peoples Con gregational provides. They include day care, free food and clothing pro grams, a youth foundation and a so cial service training program for lay members. Similarly, Trinity has a food co-op, a credit union and is developing low- income housing. Shaker Heights has senior citizens and alcohol abuse pro gram s, a hunger center that feeds 250 people a month, a clothing center and financial counseling. In line w ith their theological em phases, the three churches blend Black anthems, spirituals and hymns with European music. " O n e can't separate music from Black th e o lo g y ,” M r. Reese feels. " W e d o n ’ t ignore Beethoven, Strauss and Bach because all music is for Black folks, but what we bring to it is our very soul.” M r. Stanley charges white churches with believing that " n o cultural ex pressions in religion are valid except European expressions.” “ O n any given Sunday at T rinity, the worshiper will hear the full spec trum o f Black music, from the com mon meter hymn, to the traditional songs, up to the latest Andre Crouch YOU ARE W ELCOM E TO W O R SH IP AT Noon Clay Prayer » oil n)co. Cr bolinc 55 Friday without which iw man shall sec l h e ^ LOVU « w a rn li it. Morning Prayer <1 ___ _______ 9 00am Prison M in istries, Inc. R eaching the Total M a n litx ly . M in d . . . & S p irit, Prison M in is trie s . Inc. 4042 N . M ic h ig a n A v e . Portland, OR 97227 284 7563 _ • Prison M inistries provides: Chapel services, counseling and variation • Prison M inistries Is: A non profit, religious, tax deductible, organization (IRS 5101738231 •H n a n c ia l 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 TH E G O SPEL A C C O R D IN G TO ST. MATTHEW CHAPTER 1 21 A nd she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name | ■ JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. j | 22 N ow all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was | ! spoken o f the Lord by the prophet, saying. ■ 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, ■ and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, IcferfwMm S u n d ay M o rn in g s 8:30 8 a .m . T h e G reater S t. S te p h e n M is s io n a ry B a p tis t C h u rch T alap h o n a: 287 6691 or 666-1577 "The Church on the G row" II Paters 3:18 Pastor A . B arn ard D e ve rs, I 3924 N. W illia m s A ve. T elep h o n e: 287 6691 or 281 0647 B ish o p S ta ln a r s p e a k s to s c h o o l c h ild re n d u rin g his v is it to S t. A n d rew s C hurch. (Photo: Richard J. B row n ) Sunday School 9 30 a m St. Andrews honors patron by Robert Lothian November 30 is St. Andrew's feast day, and each Novem ber 30th, St, Andrew Catholic Church does some thing special to honor their patron saint. This year the fifth and sixth graders from St. Andrew School conducted the Friday m orning mass, on the theme “ Friendship and Serving O th ers.” they were joined by a special guest, au xilia ry bishop o f the P o rt land Catholic Archdiocese, Kenneth Steiner, who gave the homilie. Under a bright red banner pro claim ing M a rtin Luther King's “ I have a d re a m ,” the children read from the 23rd Psalm ant; other Bible selections, and led those assembled in prayer. Steiner, dressed in white robes, di rected thoughts of friendship to other countries — Ethiopia, Latin America and Poland. “ I f we realize that ev eryone in the world are our brothers and sisters, there would be no poverty or starvation,” he said. “ G od’s friends are our friends, and that means we should be friends with everyone.. . . we all belong to one hu man fam ily.” Steiner then blessed presents which the students later presented to the staffs o f the St. Andrew social service programs — H ealth H e lp medical clinic, the legal clinic, and the Jesuit volunteer house. The children de livered the presents and messages o f thanks fot work performed by the so cial services during the year. Am ong the special presents was $10.66 raised by the students them selves at a Thanksgiving party, which they entrusted to bishop Steiner to be sent for famine relief in Ethiopia. Steiner had recently returned from the Catholic Bishop's conference in Washington, D .C ., which produced the historic pastoral letter on the eco nomic state o f the U.S. and the world. The letter calls for sweeping reforms to bring economic justice to the poor. Instead o f staying at the Hilton with most o f the other bishops, the Christmas concert set The Chancel C hoir o f M o u n t O li vet Baptist Church, under the direc tion o f C a rl T . H a rris , presents its Christmas concert, December 9th, at 5 p .m . at M o u n t O live t Baptist Church, N .E . 1st and Schuyler Streets. N o admission. C o m e W e H a ve a Place W h e re You C an S arva The “ Keep Christ in C h ristm as” festival w ill hold its 31st A n n ual Christm as A d vent festival in the dow ntow n P o rtlan d H ilto n H o te l b allro o m , Sunday, Decem ber 9, 1984, 12 noon till 8 p.m . Admission is free. For in fo rm ation , please call 281-6543 or 254-8312. ST. P H IL LIP S A N G E L S C H IC K E N B O X L U N C H 120 N.E. Knott Sunday, Dec. 16, 1964 11:30 to 2 p.m. Carry Out or Eat There THE M O U N T O LIVET B A P T IS T C H U R C H N .E . First (s S ch u yler • 284-1964 Northwest delegation stayed in Black parishes in the Washington area dur ing the conference, said Steiner. While at St. Andrew, Steiner visited classes at St. Andrew School, accom panied by principal James S. H a rri son. ” 1 do try to get around to the different classes and schools,” said Steiner. “ (The children) usually have plenty o f questions about w hat a bishop does.” John H Jackson. 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