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nstitutional C.O.G.I.C. Radio Choir
"He lives, he moves, he abides
I in me,” testifies Rev. Carl W ill
iams Jr. when describing his thor
ough gospel career as the influ
ential leader o f Institutional
Ic.O .G .I.C . Radio Choir.
Ironically,"He Abides In Me”
I is also a key upcoming single of
which Rev. Williams serves as
soloist on the choir’s 25th up
coming album entitled “After The
Rapture" on CGI Records. Other
singles to be released on the 12
I selection project are the title cut
‘After The Rapture”, "I Will
I Worship" and “ Ready To Meet
The Lord”, which features W ill
iams’ cousin Bishop J.C. White
as
so lo ist.
In s titu tio n a l
C.O.G.I.C. Radio Choir is a close
knit family. In fact, the music
m inistry’s own stable o f writers
wrote most o f the tracks on "A f
ter The Rapture". “God has given
us fantastic writers. All o f our
songs have a message”, Williams
declares. Bro. Isaiah “ B utch”
Heyward wrote 7 tracks and Pas
tor LeRoy Woodise wrote two
worship and praise songs. Mean
while, Rev. Williams, a self-de
scribed critical perfectionist, pro
d u c e d all o f the tracks.
The Brooklyn, New York-
Ibased choir was formed and
I trained in 1953 at Institutional
Church o f God in Christ by its
current shepherd Bishop Carl
Williams Sr. from a lowly store
front locale. As youngsters, both
Rev. Williams Jr., choir direc-
tor/songwriter Bishop J.C. White
and organist Prof. Alfred White
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Group. When Bishop Williams Sr.
went on the air in 1954, both groups
were then combined into the cur
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The year was 1956, when a
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Installation of New
Pastor for Martin
Luther Memorial
Lutheran Church
Rev. Herman Hawkins will be in
stalled as the new pastor for the con
gregation of Martin Luther Memo
rial Lutheran Church on July 5, 1998.
The 4:00 p.m. service will be held at
the Lutheran Community Center,
4219 N.E. Ml.K Jr. Blvd. Hawkins
will also serve as the Director of
Lutheran Inner City Ministries, the
social ministry agency of the church.
Hawkins was raised in northeast
Portland, attended Concordia Uni
versity and graduated from Concordia
Seminary in 1985. He has since
served ministries in San Jose, and
Fresno, Chicago and Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Hawkins will return to
Portland with his wife Glenda and
their II year old daughter, Christina.
Hawkins is excited to, "serve
Jesus Christ in a quality multi-eth
nic, multi-faceted, m ulti-dim en
sional church and center that seeks
to serve inner-city children and their
families.”
He believes that his personal mis
sion is to “humbly serve Christ and
His gospel in a radical love manner
where God’s spirit will evidence,
empower and equip others for trans
formed relationship that matter
most."
Oregon/Washington
Conference
Western Episcopal District
To Hold 109th
Annual Session
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The 109th Session of; the Oregon/
Washington Conference will convene at:
P a u lin e AME Zion C hurch
3 5 9 3 Sunnyvlew N.E.
Salem , Oregon
June 24-28, 1998.
The Reverend Joyce Smith, Host Pastor; the Reverend L.J. Th
ompson, Host Presiding Elder; Mrs. Barbara S. Carr, Missionary
Supervisor, and Bishop Clarence Carr, Presiding Prelate who pres
ently serves in the capacity o f the Chairman o f the Board o f Bishops
for the AME Zion Denomination.
Theme: Our Mandate and Model for Ministry
Luke 4:18-19
All are invited and welcome to attend any or all
sessions daily.
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