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Carney Ends Maranatha's Search : The Legacy Goes On!
lopment projects.
During his five-year term with the
World Vision, Carney made eight
trips to Africa. His longest stay
was for three weeks (each trip).
Haiti and the West Indies.
His focus is, primarily, working
with pastors in urban areas in the
United States — looking at issues,
such as: economics, community
development,
evangelism,
and
ways in which the church could
have a real active mission in ser
ving the poor.
Carney resigned his pastorate
position with the Second Baptist
Church in Wheaton, Illinois, about
five years ago when he was asked
to join the World Vision team.
Photo by Richard J. Brown
Glandion W. Carney
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
In January of 1986, the very foun
dation of the Maranatha Church
was shaken not by one death but
by the deaths of both their pastor
and their first lady. John and
Yvonne Garlington were killed in a
tragic car accident.
Maranatha received the Garling-
tons for the last time and held a
grand "Home Going Celebration
which spread throughout the Port
land community.
The Rev. Dr. Joshua Phillips held
down the fort until someone was
selected to man the helm of Mara
natha.
On October 24th, 1987, the Rev.
Glandion W. Carney was officially
installed as the new pastor of Mara
natha Church. He brings with him
a variety of skills and talents, such
as: organization of conferences and
workshops for pastoral training; ur
ban work and evangelism; inner-
city activities director; Youth for
Christ International organizer; W y
cliffe
Bible
Translators
Inter
national, Board of Directors; Chris
tian Leadership Development for
World Vision, director, U.S. Mini
stry; pastor; author; development
of ethnic leadership; Chairperson
for the Leadership '88 Conference
(a ministry of the Lausanne Com
mittee for World Evangelization).
Glandion Carney's rich and varied
background of urban work and
evangelism has taken him all over
the United States, into Eastern
Europe, Africa, Central America,
Mt. Olivet Host a
Christmas Bazaar
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
frozen), beautiful and unique crafts,
wreaths, wall hangings, etc., for
Christmas gifts.
It all happens this Saturday, Dec
ember 5th, 1987, from 11:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m.
Chicken dinners and Ham dinners
are also being sold for $3.00 each
by the Searchlight Missionary Cir
cle.
Get a friend and "Come on
Down!"
The first Saturday in the month of
December, for twenty years, is a
date to set aside.
This year is no different.
The Mt. Olivet Baptist Church,
at 116 NE Schuyler Street and First
Avenue, will host as Annual Christ
mas Bazaar complete with Christ
mas music, goodies, handmade
crafts and lots of warm fellowship.
Don't forget to stock up on
homemade pastries (that can be
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"God used John for a significant
reason — to raise the conscious
ness and awareness of both congre
gations throughout the United
States and the communities in Ore
gon of the need to respond to those
who are less fortunate, in many
cases. I feel that John's ministry
still lives in those who really under
stand his mandate of responsibility.
Through the World Vision, he
was involved with a movement
called BAR AC (Black American Re
sponse to the African Crisis). This
is an independent movement from
the World Vision. Over one-million
dollars was raised by the BARAC
movement.
Three-hundred-thou
sand dollars was given to World
Vision, and the remainder of the
monies were used for the purcha
sing of relief items such as: grain,
vehicles and water wells.
In the World Vision, Carney's
keen interest was in development,
rather than evangelism; thus, he got
involved with human things like
the water wells, crop farming, land
development and economic deve
"M y understanding of John's
ministry is that of appreciation and
greatfulness for what work he has
done . . . and somehow I want to
see what he has started continued.
"I look at it as John passing the
baton, and now it's my turn to run
the race. Then, eventually, one day
. . . I will pass the baton to someone
else.
"So, with that perspective,
I don't feel smothered or intimidated
or even threatened by the legacy
John has left.
"John and I are two different
individuals with two different kinds
of perspectives and two different
kinds of ministries — but with the
same heart that God's work MUST
be done."
Carney feels that in today s
society people really have a heart
and want to grow in their faith.
They want to know how to share
their faith in the marketplace, in
community issues, and through
Come Carol With
Us December 5
Carney brought tours to Africa.
Included in these tours were per
sonalities such as Dick Gregory,
Martin Luther King III, and other
people of that nature who could
give them a good perspective of
what really happens in the United
States.
On December 5, the Northeast
Portland neighborhood will be filled
with yuletide cheer as volunteers
from area churches affiliated with
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
lend their voices in a Christmas
time Carol-A-Thon.
Individual carolers and church
choirs will be generating sponsors
to support their vocal efforts.
Money raised will benefit three
Northeast Portland non-profit pro
jects: The Job Opportunity Bank,
Project Linkage, and the Northeast
Emergency Food Program.
"It is a wonderful way to share
the spirit of the Holidays while help
ing these important community ser
vices," says event church coordina
tor Barbara Swicegood.
People in the neighborhoods are
encouraged to join the caroling by
calling the Job Opportunity Bank,
288-1602. People who would like to
sponsor a caroler are also encou
raged to do so. The event has al
ready attracted several enthusiastic
carolers who would be more than
willing to accept your pledge dollar.
The event will take place Saturday,
December 5, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
with a soup supper and celebration
to follow.
Donations
are
also
being
accepted to help support these im
portant services in Northeast Port
land. If you would like to make a
donation, please make your check
out to Ecumenical Ministries of Ore-
gon-CAROL-A-THON, and send it
to Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon,
at 0245 S.W Bancroft, Portland,
OR 97201.
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Live Nativity
The Mt. Scott Church of God
will present a Live Nativity on Dec
ember 19-23 from 7:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. each evening. The Live
Nativity will consist of three scenes
depicting the birth of Jesus, the
three wise men following the star,
and a living Christ scene.
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church members will portray the
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To view the scenes, drive east of
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national perspective. Although they
were not close friends, their paths
crossed and they established a pro
fessional relationship.
In Carney's words, "Garlington
was a great pastor, a good man, a
humanitarian. He had a heart for
the people and a deep love for God.
He left behind a very strong legacy.
"Maranatha is a very large church
and, God forbid, if we ever assume
that it itself is the church. It is
simply a facility where people come
to be encouraged and nourished,
says Carney. "The church really is
the people in those areas of society
with the witness for the gospel and
the witness in relation to integrity
and commitment."
Carney would like to see Mara
natha multiply its impact beyond the
four walls: in City Hall, city govern
ment,
through
various
other
marketplace experiences; with the
counselors, lawyers, teachers, etc.
- people finding an opportunity to
express themselves in their consti
tuencies; their vital faith, their love
for the Lord, their concern and com
mitment for humanity and for others
less fortunate than themselves.
The vehicle Carney plans to use
to implement this plan and put it in
action is the Holy Scripture.
Together, with the support of his
wife Marian, their four children,
and the Holy Spirit, Maranatha
Church shall certainly move forward
and become a pinnacle in the North
east community with the Rev. Glan
dion W. Carney at the helm.
New Hope
Pulpit Still
Empty
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
The New Hope Missionary Bap
tist Church, located at 3725 N. Gan-
tenbein is still looking for a pastor.
On Sunday, while out in the com
munity, I spoke to one of the mem
bers from New Hope, and she feels
that it will be six months to a year
before they find someone to fill the
position.
The Rev. Walter Brown is serving
as the interim pastor.
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educational concerns.
As the new pastor of Maranatha
Church, he will be attempting to
simply provide a theological plan for
people to understand how to really
be a witness outside of the church
— in the community.
The last oversees trip was two
years ago to Addis Ababa which is
the capital of Ethiopia. There he
actually got involved in the land
developing process through the
BARAC movement.
Take all of these responsibilities,
couple it together with his love for
people and his ability to pastor,
then you discover the reasons he
was chosen from such a broad field
of candidates to fill Maranatha's
request for a pastor and spiritual
leader.
Maranatha's search for a pastor
went out nationwide.
Carney was recommended by a
pastor friend of his out of San
Diego, California.
Garlington and Carney were not
strangers to one another. Carney
met John Garlington approximately
twelve years ago at which time they
were both involved in a Leadership
Conference which brought together
some 500 young adults to focus on
the issues of leadership. John Gar
lington was one of the early speak
ers for that conference.
They were also involved in ecu
menical concerns with a group call
ed "DESTINY" which brought to
gether some 1,500 Black youth to
focus on mission from an inter-
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