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Page 7 Portland Observer April 6,1989
RELIGION
wounded spirit. The environment has
strengthened me.”
Steve acknowledges that U lPs
presence at Western was an important
factor in his college choice. He says, “ I
figured that it had to be a pretty good
school i f my friend U lf was here. Prayer
and Coach H ills ’ recruiting played a
big part, too. He d id n ’ t pressure me, but
he did stay in touch. I saw Western play
once and spent time w ith the team, and
I thought the players were friendly as
w ell as being good athletes.”
T heir lives have run a parallel course
on the hardwood, and their lives outside
o f basketball also are remarkably similar,
starting w ith the fact that U lf was born
ju s t six days before Steve.
Both are psychology majors who
plan to graduate from W B C this year
and are interested in working with young
people.
Steve has spent seven years dealing
w ith issues related to youth gangs and
drugs th ro ug h P o rtla n d ’ s S e lf-
Enhancement Program. He may explore
career p o s s ib ilitie s
in fashion
merchandising or art design-he has
LIFELONG
FRIENDS LEAD
WARRIORS
When U lf Spears and Sieve Adams
first became friends in elementary school,
in Portland , they probably never
envisioned the roads they w ould travel
together.
They probably did not realize that as
high school sophomores they would
team up w ith future Los Angeles Laker
A.C. Green to w in Oregon’ s state A A A
basketball title. U lf and Steve played 4
years o f varsity basketball at powerhouse
Benson Polytechnic High in Portland
before graduating in 1983.
They probably did not foresee being
recruited by dozens o f college coaches
and playing together for tw o years at
the U niversity o f Idaho in Moscow,
Idaho, an N C A A D ivision I School in
the Big Sky Conference.
And they certainly never anticipated
finishing their college careers together
at Western Baptist College, just an hour
away from where it a ll began. But that
is exactly what has happened and today
they provide Western’ s W arriors w ith
the fearsome one-two punch that comes
w ith having two o f the d istrict’ s most
talented players.
When U lf, a 6 ’ 5" off-guard who
averages 15 points a game while sinking
65% o f his hots, transferred to W B C in
1987, he was the first m ajor college
athlete to play fo r the W arriors since
Roger M osier came to Salem from the
U niversity o f Southern C alifornia and
proceeded to lead the nation in scoring,
averaging 33.9pointspergam e in 1971.
This past fall Steve joined U lf at Western
Baptist College and he currently is the
district leader in scoring at 26 ppg. and
in rebounding, averaging 9 per game.
Steve scores on over 50% o f his shot
attempts. Coach Tim H ills characterizes
him as a very “ hungry, aggressive
player.”
While at Idaho, they both were starters
. and U lf led the Vandals in scoring,
averaging 18.5 points per game his
sophomore year. H ills , now in his 18t'.
year o f coaching say», t hey are very
coachable men who are good to be
around. A lot o f times, m ajor college
transfers come into a small college
program w ith bad attitudes. Thathasn’t
been a problem at all w ith U lf and
Steve.”
Sieve Allows
worked as art director fo r the Portland
Observer. He also plans to actively
pursue opportunities to play professional
basketball either in the N B A or Europe.
The Western Baptist W arriors
traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee and
placed third in the N C C A A tourney.
The team was lead by Steve Adams
who scored 33 points and U lf Spears
w ith 25 points. H alftim e score was
W B C 58 - Bethel 49. The final score
was W B C 1 1 5 -B e th e l 94.
A fte r all the dust had settled, Steve
Ulf Spears
held the conference record for scoring
As a high school player, U lf was
w ith 1,033 fo r the season, first-team
recruited by more than 30 D ivision I
A ll-A m erica n N C C A A and first-team
schools. Steve attracted even more
A ll-A m erican N A IA , W B C ’ s M VP.
attention, receiving over 70 scholarship
Steve’s high scoring achievement
offers. Steve, a 6 ’6 ” a small forward,
became the first tim e in the history o f
seriously considered e n ro llin g at
the N C C A A that a single player has
Syracuse. Both chose the U niversity o f
ever scored over 1,000 total points. The
Idaho.
previous record was held by Karl Hess
W ith backgrounds such as these, what
in 1979-80 w ith 961 points.
brought U lf and Steve to Western Baptist
U lf came away w ith second-team
from Idaho, when they could have
A ll-A m erica n , A ll Conference player
selected a number o f other colleges?
N C C A A and N A IA .
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U lf says that when he visited W B C , is
It w ill cause much wonderment to
the people were warm and friendly,
see just what other parallel events w ill
“ I ’ d been treated so w rongly in the past
occur in the lives o f these tw o young
and I appreciated the honesty I found at
men from the Northeast Portland
Western. I prayed about m y decision
com m unity.
and fe lt comfortable w ith W B C ,” he
This only goes to show you that it is
adds. “ I fe lt like I had been bruised and
possible to rise above your environment.
beaten in the secular w orld and Western
These tw o had a very special “ stick”
has been kind o f a healing salve to my
to fig ht w ith. They had God on their
side!
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CHURCH
DEDICATION
CELEBRATION
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The Philadelphia Community Missionary Baptist Church
238 NE Mason Street Portland, OR 97211
PRESENTS:
M rs Gcncvia Jones in fu ll gospel concert on Sunday, May 21st at 3:30 !
pm M rs Jones in a J & B Gospel Recording A rtist from Vicksburg,!
M ississippi. This is her (first) 1st West Coast gospel concert to promote h e r;
newest album (her 2nd). She has rendered concerts in Chicago, Illin o is ,!
D etroit, M ichigan, New Y ork C ity and several other states. Mrs. Jones has <
also appeared with such great gospel recording artists as the M ighty Cloud j
o f Joy, The Sensational W illiam s Brothers, The Jackson Southcmaires and ;
many more. She is w ell known throughout the southern slates, M ississippi
and Louisiana. Mrs. Jones brings to Portland a rich sound in traditional
gospel music.
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NO Admission Charge......' K1 F W IL L OFFERING
C O M LO N E COME A LL
For inform ation call M ary O. McSwain - 281-4777
G. W illiam s - 288-1814
Come and enjoy an evening o f great gospel sounds.
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There is a special dedication
celebration going on the entire week o f
March 27th through A p ril 1,1989 at the
Overstreet Powerhouse Temple Church
o f God in Christ.
There w ill be over 30 churches
participating in the week-long festivities.
Each night there w ill be a different
speaker and not one but three choirs
lending their voices to celebrate the
completion o f the building.
The pastor, Rev. Mary Smith; her
husband, the assistant pastor; the
members, friends and construction
workers all jo in in to say “ Praise the
Lord from whom all blessings How.”
For G od has tru ly blessed the
congregation o f this church. He sent so
many blessings th c ir-u n til they cannot
be numbered properly.
Services w ill begin at 7:30 each night.
The celebration w ill be concluded on
Sunday, A p ril 2, 1989 at 3:00 p.m.
service. The dedication message w ill
be delivered by the Bishop Nathaniel
Jones, Jr. o f Bastrow, C alifornia. He is
the Bishop o f the State o f Idaho
Jurisdiction, in which the Overstreet
Church is a member. In the absence o f
the Bishop, Mrs. L .M .C rcar, supervisor
o f the w om en’ s department o f the Slate
o f Idaho, w ill be the alternate speaker.
Joining in, the celebration on Sunday,
w ill be the members, choirs and pastors
o f the Fellowship Missionary Baptist
Church and the Christian Fellowship
Church.
“ T O L L TH E B E L L DONE GO T
OVER A T L A S T !”
FAREWELL
HOMECOMING
RECEPTION
21 DAY COMMUNITY- WIDE REVIVAL
This is probably the firs t o f its kind.
Rev. Robert Weaver, evangelist/
minister, w ill be conducting a 21 day
com m unity-wide revival which w ill be
held in 7 (seven) different locations
throughout the com m unity. The first
location w ill be the Greater Faith Baptist
Church located at 931 N. Skidmore St.,
Rev. Chester W. Staples, pastor on
A P R IL 2, 3, & 4, 1989. The second
location w ill be the St. Andrews Catholic
Church on the comer o f NE 9lh and
Alberta Street, Father Ben Prison, rector
on A P R IL 5 ,6 , & 7,1989. The services
w ill begin at 7:00 p.m. nightly.
sinners to come into a saving knowledge
o f Jesus Christ.
These meetings are designed to
awaken church fo lk and Christians to
their sense o f duty to God, their
fellowm en and themselves.
This need o f awakening is most
obvious at Sunday church services when
we see more pews than people.
These 21 days w ill give the people a
chance to join together and see something
unusual happen and leave them w ith an
experience—whereby those who know
the way w ill find themselves revived
and their lives enriched w ith the abiding
presence o f God. W ith their spirits on
fire-re ach ing outward from a pure
inward consciousness to contribute
largely to this ministry o f reconciliation.
C O M E !!!
SEE!!!
H E A R !!!
Witness the manifestation o f the
Power o f God.
Feel the th rill o f the touch o f the
unseen.
Receive healings fo r your spirit, soul
and body.
! Yes! Three big nights o f Spring
Revival Meetings filled with the gospel.
Rev. Weaver is on a mission fo r the
King o f Kings and he has accepted the
challenge to preach the word to the
masses in 21 consecutive days. Twenty-
one days to stir the minds o f saints and
God has “ a m iracle” w ith your name
on it!! The theme o f this revival is:
THERE IS A BETTER W A Y TO LIVE.
The remaining locations w ill be
published in the fo llo w in g
weeks.
JOHN 8:32 - ’ ’ ...And you shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make you
free.”
Jesus Loves You!
Allen Temple CME Church
4236 N.E. Eighth Avenue
(comer o f 8th & Skidmore)
Portland, Oregon 97211
(503) 287-0261
Phillip S. Nelson, Pastor
Psalm 34:3
A farewell and homecoming reception
w ill be held at the home o f Rev. and
Mrs. Rozell Gilmore, on Saturday, A pril
8th, from 3:00 to 8:00 P.M . at 3909 N.
Overlook Terrace.
Families and friends are invited to
stop by and v is it w ith M ichael and
LaVeta Jones and the G ilm ores. The
Jones w ill be m oving to Kansas C ity,
Missouri.
On February 1, 1989 M ichael was
promoted to D istrict Sales Manager by
Burroughs Welcome Company and
assigned to serve in the western region.
Since their marriage in 1977, Michael
and LaVeta, the daughter o f the Gilmores,
have shared an extensive amount o f
tim e and talents w ith the A frica n
Am erican com m unity o f Portland,
including that o f Michael serving as
Church Adm inistrator and LaVeta as a
Christian Day School teacher at
Maranatha Church.
The Rev. and Mrs. G ilm ore recently
returned to Portland to begin an out
reach mission known as “ Lutheran Inner-
C ity M inistries.”
CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENT
On Sunday, A p ril 9th, the Women o f
Z ion o f the First A frican M ethodist
Episcopal Z ion Church are celebrating
W om en’ s Day. The theme o f the event
is “ I Am A Woman - Speak to me,
Lord, I am listening” . A ll are invited to
jo in us in worship at our 11 a.m. service
when Reverend N ellie B. Thompson o f
the Pauline A M E Zion Church in Salem,
Oregon, w ill be giving our sermon.
F ollow ing the worship w ill be our
afternoon program at 2 p.m.. The
afternoon program w ill feature a Salad
B u ffe t Lun che on
w here
State
Representative Ms Margaret Carter w ill
address our assembly. A donation is
asked o f $5.00 fo r adults and $2.50 for
children.
Please Brother Man
and Sister Lady
How much longer before you show up
and Get your mind togather
No Fuss about who the
Pastor is.
No Argument over the
salary.
Healing, Peace and
Prosperity
Bishop W.G. Hardy
Little King
They have found the Place and
the Place is
Mt. Sinai Temple
Services Each Sunday
12 Noon and 8 PM
Come see what every one’s talking about
Mt. Sinai Temple
936 N.E. Beech
Portland, OR 284-0854
The Peoples Church
BISHOP W. G. HARDY
LITTLE KING
Thank you for your
Sweet Letter
Send Some More
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