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Lutheran Brotherhood Provides $ 1 Mil for Ministries
U ELC A Urban Ministry Program
The Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA) will begin dis
tributing grants in February 1999 for
innovative urban ministries thanks to
a $1-million grant from Lutheran
Brotherhood. The money will help
the church’s Division for Outreach
launch a ten-year initiative, "In the
City for Good.”
"In the City for Good” calls for
new education programs tor urban
lay leaders, culturally relevant wor
ship opportunities, support for the
training and salaries o f urban pas
tors, and cooperation with commu
nity groups in solving neighborhood
problems. The initiative will award
5500,000 in grants each year to help
congregations adapt to and trans
form their neighborhoods.
"The ELCA has declared that we
are “In the City for G ood,’ said the
Rev. H. George Anderson, presiding
bishop o f the ELCA. “We are ex
cited about the potential to strengthen
our outreach in cities o f the United
States and Caribbean through a de
cade-long urban ministry emphasis.
“This significant financial com
mitment from Lutheran Brotherhood
creates an alliance in which our re
spective missions o f evangelism and
fraternal activities converge,” said
Anderson. "We are thankful that
Lutheran Brotherhood jo in s the
ELCA in building a solid foundation
for urban ministries in the 21st cen
tury.”
The $1 million from Lutheran
Brotherhood will be given to the
Division for Outreach over the next
five years and will be combined with
money from the division’s budget,
the ELCA Church Council and the
church’s Vision for Mission Fund.
Lutheran Brotherhood has also pro
vided dollars for evaluation o f the
grants so that learning from the new
work can assist the whole church.
“The In the City for G ood’ en
dowment fond provides an excep
tional opportunity to support inno
vative urban ministries,” said Robert
P. Gandrud, Lutheran Brotherhood
president and CEO. "This $1-mil
lion grant exem plifies Lutheran
Brotherhood’s commitment to aid
Lutheran ministries and congrega
tions as well as how we serve through
stewardship.”
Rev. Jerrett L. Hansen o f Balti
m ore, le a d e r o f the E L C A ’s d i
v is io n fo r O u tr e a c h ’s u rb a n
m in is try team say s th a t “ In the
C ity for G o o d ” p re se n ts a th ree-
d im e n s io n a l v is io n o f tr a n s
fo rm in g p e o p le ’s liv e s, c o n g re
g a tio n s and c o m m u n itie s. “ U n
til
p e o p l e ’s
h e a rts
are
c h a n g e d ,” he n o te s, “ n o th in g
e lse w ill c h a n g e .”
The House of Rahab Staying Afloat
by
J oy R w io s
Over 60 women and chi ldren whose
liv es have been d evastated by
addiction(s), domestic violence or
prostitution call the House o f Rahab
home. These women and children in
need are graciously welcomed and
allowed to stay until they can become
self-sufficient.
A sign in the lounge for them reads:
All who enter here find love.
The House o f Rahab is the state’s
largest transitional housing facility
located in NE. Portland’s Parkrose
neighborhood. Charlene Newman is
its founder. For three years, it has
served as a safe refuge for hundreds of
women and children.
Maintaining such generosity has a
price.
Just recently, the building’s owner
Recital
An Organ Recital featuring five
organists affiliated with Augustana
Lutheran Church is scheduled at
3:00 PM on Sunday, November 1,
1998. Organists Mark Huth, Walter
K rueger, G lenn L udtke, Paul
Torgerson and Dena Turner will
perform m usic by J.S. Bach,
Buxtehude, Clerambault, Franck,
Nyquist and others on the church’s
1989 Marceau Pipe Organ. A free
will offering to benefit the music
program o f the church will be re
ceived. A reception hosted by the
church’s Worship and Music Com
mittee will follow the recital.
The church is located at 2710
NE 14th Avenue, Portland. For
further inform ation contact the
church office at (503) 288-6174.
had announced plans to sell the prop
erty for $400,000 with a down pay
ment o f $50,000. Fortunately, the
Newmans were able to set a verbal
agreement to secure the facility which
helped ease them out o f their financial
crisis that’s still not over.
Losing the House o f Rahab would
be a serious hardship for these women
and children as there are so few tran
sitional housing facilities like it. It’s
exceptional by design and intent.
“The main purpose o f the House of
Rahab is to help women break the
cycleofself-defeating or self-destruc
tive lifestyles,” explained its founder.
All their basic amenities are provided
for and support systems are available
to them as a means of leading health
ful, productive lives.
The nurturing environment o f the
House of Rahab has proven success
ful over the years. Close to 40% o f the
women who had lived there have
Daniels
Memorial
Church
C e le b r a te s
P a s to r H a rry B.
D a n i e l s J r . & W ife
6 th A n n i v e r s a r y A p
p r e c ia tio n S e rv ic e .
W e i n v i t e a l l to
com e & fe llo w s h ip .
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D a n ie ls M e m o ria l
C h ru c h , lo c a te d at
1234 NE
K i l l i n g s w o r t h S t.
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Grace Covenant
Fellowship
F a ll T erm ‘98 S c h e d u le o f
C la s s e s
G ra c e C o v e n a n t F e llo w s h ip
is o f f e r in g fa ll te rm c la s s e s to
be h e ld on S u n d a y m o rn in g s ,
b e g in n in g O c to b e r 1 1, 1998 -
D e c e m b e r 2 0 , 1 9 9 8 . A ll
c la s s e s a re b e in g h e ld at G ra c e
C o v e n a n t F e llo w s h ip @ 5 4 5 0
N E F la n d e r s (o n e b lo c k so u th
o f G lis a n ) C la s s e s b e g in at
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM . Y ou
m a y jo in us a t 1 1:00 AM fo r
lig h t r e fre s h m e n ts and f e llo w
sh ip .
C la s s e s a re fre e and o p e n to
th e p u b lic . P le a se c a ll n o w to
r e g is te r , (5 0 3 ) 28 1-5 8 5 0
moved on and gotten a job.
Single women choosing to stay at
the facility are required to only pay
$325 a month or based on a sliding
scale to stay. With that, they receive
24-hour supervision, their own room,
three meals a day and group therapy
sessions (on w o m e n ’s issues,
parenting and anger management of
fered weekly). The minimal rent re
quirement doesn’t even folly cover
operating costs which run $25,000
monthly.
Keeping the House ofRahab afloat
is Charlene Newman’s main concern.
Donations given by the Soroptomist
organization are helping to foot the
bill until January o f next year. This
may be enough to receive other finan
cial offers. Volunteers and food dona
tions are also needed.
Once the Newmans pull the House
o f Rahab out o f its survivalist state,
they can focus on upgrading the prop
erty and including other vital services
for these women and children. This
involves expanding the facility to in
clude two nearby buildings, connect
ing a sewer within 5 years, developing
a computer lab, plus other plans being
considered.
“We can’t survive without com
m unities pulling to help,” said
Charlene Newman. An account has
been set up through the U.S. Bank
(Argay Square Branch on 4100 NE.
122nd) to receive donations.
“We believe with the love and
respect for the women we have here,
families and communities will ben
efit. We feel lives will be changed
and these women will be able to
enter the community with esteem
and con fid en ce w hich w ill be
passed on to all who touch their
lives. We hope you will find a way
to work with us,” asks Charlene
Newman.
“Preparing For
War”
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supported 'b y you.
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Conference
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Where: Christ Life Christian Center
5017 N. Interstate (on Alberta)
When: The Whole Month of October
Wednesdays thru Sundays
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10-3pm seminars on Saturdays
For more information call:
285-4231
Jerome Cox Tanner
Funeral Director
I
n Loving Memory of---------
Ellen Elizabeth W ood- Preston
October 2 2 ,1 9 2 7 -Septem ber 19,
1998
Ellen Elizabeth Wood - Preston,
bom October 22, 1927 in Portland,
Oregon to W ilhelmina (Billie) and
George H. Wood passed away on
September 19, 1998 at her home in
Milwaukie, Oregon. Ms. Preston was
educated in public schools and at
tended the Portland Art Institute. She
worked retail most o f her adult life
and retired from a State o f Oregon
position in 1991. Ms. Preston’s pas
sion for performing and visual arts in
her youth helped to refine her talents
as an adult to become one o f the areas
most sought after theatrical stage
managers. She continued to work for
Lakewood Community Center part-
time in the ticket office until her
illness. She leaves a rich artistic
legacy throughout the greater metro
politan area. Ms. Preston is survived
by her son Robert (Bobby) Lee
Fouther Jr., a daughter Elizabeth
Fouther - Branch, her grandson Rob
ert Lee Branch Jr., a granddaughter
Karin (Nya) N. Branch and numer
ous cousins, nieces, nephews and a
large extended family. We will cel
ebrate her life w ith a m emorial
perform ance held on O ctober 22,
1998 at 11:00am. At the Interstate
Firehouse C ultural Center (IFCC)
5340 N. Interstate A venue. There
will also be a tribute and dedica
tio n on O c to b e r 25, 1998 at
2:00pm. In the Lake Oswego Com
m unity T heater at the Lakewood
C o m m u n ity C e n te r 368 S tate
Street. For inform ation about the
E llen W ood-P reston M em orial
Fund please call Bobby or Liz at
(50 3 )7 2 1 -1 7 5 7 .
Fellowship Missionary
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11:00 A M Morning Worship
the Lord's Supper
(1st Sunday)
Children's Church
(1st, 2nd and 4th Sunday)
6:00 PM Training Union
(2nd and 4th Sunday)
7:15 PM Evening worship
(2nd and 4th Sunday)
11:00 AM Baptismal Service
(4th Sunday)
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