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Church Boy
The Life Story of Gospel Music Sensation Kirk Franklin
Him as a young
e has three platinum albums
adult. As a re
to his credit and his face
sult, there are
recognized by millions, but
no holds barred
he wasn’t bom to a privileged family
w hen
K irk
o f entertainers. Surprisingly, this
c h a lle n g e s
music sensation, who is now worth
today’s young
millions to his record label, was raised
people to reject
m near-poverty and never even gradu
a life o f sex and
ated from high school. And now, for
rebellion to fol
the first time, millions o f fans can
low after God
read Kirk’s entire rags-to-riches story
w ith
p u re
in the pages o f Church Boy, his auto
h e a rts .
H is
biography from Word Publishing.
m e ssa g e w ill
Complete with photos and never-
inspire young
before stories, Church Boy is the
people ev ery
only a u th o riz e d sto ry o f K irk
w here to con
Franklin’s life and music. Within its
sider how they
pages, Church Boy reveals how mu
s h o u ld
liv e
sic shaped the life o f this award
their
lives.
winning songwriter, performer and
Readers will
producer. And it reveals how God
d
isc
o v e r how
was always nearby-from the poorest
gosp
el m usic
streets o f Ft. Worth, Texas, to the
g
reat
M ilton
cavernous performance halls o f this
Bigham helped
country. Gospel and R&B music
introduce Kirk
fans, young people and aspiring mu
to the G ospel
sicians will be inspired by Kirk
M usic W o rk
Franklin’s remarkable story.
sh o p s
of
K irk’s trademark energy and hu
America where
mor come through in every chapter
he become a fa
o f his story, but also do the sad de
vorite o f mass
tails o f his early years o f poverty and
choirs around
heartache. A musical prodigy, his
die country. And
elderly adopted mother collected and
they’ll see how
sold aluminum cans to pay for Kirk ’ s
K irk ’s form a
piano lessons. He was teased be
tion o f a group
cause o f his talent, nicknam ed
c
a lle d
“ The
“Church Boy” because he was the
F
a
m
i
ly ”
choir director o f his church at age
ch
an
g
ed
the
eleven, and was regularly beat up on
the church grounds. So Kirk had to course o f his life-their first recording
find other means o f being accepted went platinum. Church Boy recounts
by his peers; means that always in the media blitz and financial success
clude girls, trouble, and the “coolest" that followed all three o f their record
ings. And it also details his recording
group o f friends he could find.
With brutal honesty, Church Boy project with God’s property which,
describes how Kirk rebelled against has gone double platinum and estab-
H
lished him as a master o f R&B and
hip-hop as well as gospel.
Church Boy also shares p er
sonal details such as the story o f
m eeting his w ife Tam m y and the
truth about his infam ous fall from
a darkened M em phis stage, w hich
could have ended
his career. Kirk
talks openly and
warmly about his
love for his ch il
dren, his debut to
h is
d eceased
m other, and his
a p p re c ia tio n o f
friends who keep
him accountable.
K
i r k
F ranklin’s other
m ajor release is
an album entitled
“The Nu N ation
P r o j e c t ”
(G o sp o C en tric),
w h ich fe a tu re s
U 2 ’s B o n o , R.
K elly , M ary J.
Blige, The Fam
ily a n d m o re .
“The N u N ation
Project” won the
C o n te m p o r a r y
Soul G ospel A l
bum o f the Y ear
at the 1999 41«
annual G ram m y
Awards.
Kirk Franklin
has been honored
w ith d o z e n s o f
awards including
G ram m y’s, Soul
Train awards, Stel
lar awards. Image
aw ards,
D ove
awards, and Excel-
lence awards. His three platinum
albums have sold more than 5.6 mil
lion copies in six years, and such
celebrated artists as Whitney Hous
ton have recorded his songs. Kirk
and his wife Tammy reside near Dal-
las-Ft. Worth with their children.
God in his youth and returned to
High School Bible Club Commemorates
Christian Heritage Month And
Celebrates Sixth Year of Existence
Im age C h an g ers, an official
chartered club at Thom as Jefferson
high School, Portland, O regon is
celebrating its sixth year. W hat
began in 1993 as an inform al gath
ering o f 15 students in the school
library quickly grew to over 30
students and now has Bible groups
in m iddle schools?
To celeb rate its sixth year, Im
age C hanges is spo n so rin g a third
play for the C om m unity en titled,
“ K eep It R eal” . T his dram atic
m usical is w ritten and directed by
1996 R o se F e s tiv a l P rin c e s s
Renee W atson, also a Jefferson
graduate. The p ro d u ctio n w ill
ta k e p la c e at the end o f the
school’s events held in com m em o
r a tio n o f C h r is tia n H e rita g e
M onth, A pril 1999.
The schedule o f events held on
campus is as follows:
Monday, April 19 Gospel Music
Showcase (rap, hymns & contempo
rary songs)
Tuesday, April 20 Christian Lit
erature (poetry, monologues)
Wednesday, April 21 Dramatic
Expressions (dance, mime)
Thursday, April 22 Official Kick
O ff KEEP IT REAL, PLAY @ JHS,
7:00 PM
Friday, April 23 Image Changers
Reception
The purpose o f Image C hang
ers is to positively change the im
age o f inner-city youth as w ell as
across the nation through prom o
tion o f biblical values. The club is
d e d ic a te d to eq u ip p in g young
people to be respectful and re
sponsible in academ ics and social
relationships.
D uring its six y ears Im age
C h a n g e r s h a s e x p a n d e d to
afterschool program s at the high
school and m iddle school levels.
Tw o branchesclub are at the g e n
der-specific groups. M en o fV a lo r
a n d W o m e n o f E x c e lle n c e .
Jesus Comes to Oregon
Seminar Emphasizes Community Outreach
Using Jesus Video
A rea pastors, church leaders
and local citizens interested in
spreading the hope o f the Gospel
through an easy, im pactful pro
gram, are invited to attend an all-
day sem inar on Friday, A pril 23,
at the Double Tree H otel Portland
in Portland, Oregon.
This one-day Leadership B rief
ing, sponsored by Jesus Video
Project, offers attendees the op
portunity to coordinate a highly
effective outreach distributing the
Jesus video, a full-feature movie
depicting the life, teachings and
m essage o f Jesus C hrist. R egistra
tion begins at 7 a m. The inform a
tion-packed conference presents
speakers, workshops and handouts
for promoting community outreach
using the video. C ost is $20 and
includes continental breakfast and
lunch The D ouble T ree H otel
Portland is located at Lloyd C en
ter, 1000 NE M ultnom ah Street.
M ultnom ah Street. For directions,
call the hotel at (503) 281-611 1.
“W e’re bringing the Leadership
Briefing to Oregon to o ile r local
church organizations the training
and support to make a successful
m inistry outreach, said Pam ela
Dumas, conference coordinator.
“ W e ’ll sh a re e x c itin g w a y s
churches have team ed up to use
the video, and offer the resources
and encouragem ent to make the
JESUS video available to the local
com m unity."
By w orking w ith church o rg a
n iz a tio n s and v o lu n te e rs, the
Jesus V ideo P roject aim s to give
the g ift o f a Jesus video to each
hom e in A m erica. Since 1992,
m ore than 5 m illion hom es in
A m erica have receiv ed a video
through this program .
“ I t’s a com pletely no p re s
s u re ' approach to sh arin g the
G ospel and is an ideal tool for
both sm all and large ch u rch es,”
notes L loyd O lson, directo r o f
the Jesus V ideo Project. “ W e’ve
found that people are very recep
tive to receiving the video and
view ing it in the convenience and
privacy o f th eir ow n hom es.”
To reg ister for the L eadership
B riefing in P ortland, or for more
inform ation about the Jesus Video
Project, call (toll free), 888-Jesus-
36. A dditional L eadership B rief
ings scheduled throughout 1999
will be offered in C alifornia and
New York.
Based in A rrow head Springs,
CA, the Jesus V ideo Project is a
m inistry o f Cam pus C rusade for
Christ. Since the p ro je c t’s incep
tion in 1992, m ore than 8,500
churches have offered the Jesus
video as part o f their com m unity
outreach efforts.
C lasses for 8,h graders are con
ducted to assist w ith the tran si
tion from m iddle school to high
school. The clubalso sponsored
tw o p lay s and h o lds seasonal
clothing drives.
Tell them you read it in
Brother Waverly Davis
Funeral services were held at
Maranatha Church o f God in Port
land for Waverly Lyn Davis, on April
8th, 1999, who was called home April
3rd at the age o f 59.
Mr. Davis was bom December
26, 1939 in Halifax North Carolina.
During the late 1950’s Mr. Davis
came to Seattle, Washington from
New York, where he played basket
ball at Power Memonal High S chool,
under a scholarship to play basket
ball at Seattle University he gradu
ated from college in 1967. Mr. Davis
moved to Portland in 1973. He was
first employed at O.L.C.C. in 1974.
In 1976 Mr. Davis was employed,
with Lederle Laboratories a pharma
ceutical firm, for years. Mr. Davis
coached basketball at M arkham
Middle School where his oldest son
played, also during that time in 1983
Mr. Davis was appointed to the Port
land Rose Festival Association as a
member ofthe BoardofDirectors. In
1990 Mr. Davis formed the very first
African American Festival in Port
land, Oregon. Mr. Davis became a.
member o f the Fellowship Baptist
Church. Mr Davis was first married
to Alice Samples and later remarried
Sheila E. Davis.
Survivors include his wife; son’s,
Kalauu Davis ofTigard, Malik Davis
o f Seattle, W ashington and Karim
Davis ofTigard.
Burial was at Skyline Cemetary.
The family suggests remembrances
to the Portland Rose Festival Asso
ciation. Funeral Arrangements by
Van and Van Funeral home.
In Loving Memory o f Carrie Can-
non. Sunrise January 9,1914 Sunset
March 29, 1999.
C arrie C annon was born in
Lagrange, Texas, on January 9 1914
to Henry McGuffery and Louise
Palmer who have preceded her in
death. Her daughter, Delois Aycox,
and sister, Margie Boyd, have also
preceded her in death.
C am e accepted Christ at an early
age. She moved to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia in 1935. She later moved to
Portland, Oregon in 1939. She met
and married Robert Cannon in 1951.
Carrie united with Vancouver
A venueFirstBaptistChurchin 1949.
She was a very devoted, active, and
loyal supporter in several church
functions and auxiliaries. Carrie
served in the following capacities:
Mission Board member. Sunday
School teacher, Superintendent of
the Jr. Sunday School Department.
U sher B oard m em ber, C hurch
Greeter/Announcer, Local/State/Na-
tional Usher to the National Baptist
Convention o f America, President of
the Elizabeth Circle Mission, Secre
tary/Treasurer o f Portland Sunday
School-BTU Congress.
C arrie was a m em ber/board
member o f several other organiza
tions: the Eastern Star Lodge - O r
egon Jurisdiction, M artin Luther
King, Jr. Facility board member,
past President o f the Oregon A sso
ciation o f Colored W om en's Club,
“ Keep Christ in Christm as” mem
ber, Church W omen United mem
ber and Local/State/ National Se
nior W om en’s Secretary.
Her memory will forever be cher
ished by her loving and devoted hus
band, Robert Cannon, 3 children:
Iris C. Aycox, from Los Angeles,
Donald Aycox, o f Seattle, Washing
ton, and Melvin Cannon o f Vallejo,
California, 12 grandchildren, 10 great
grandchildren, 6 great great grand
children, a host o f nieces, nephews,
cousins, many other family connec
tions, and close friends.
In Loving M em ory o f Floyd
Purcell Patterson bom 10-20-21
died 04-07-99. Floyd Patterson
was born in D isputanta, VA. He
retired from the U.S. Army in 1973
w ith an honorable discharge after
22 years o f service. He enjoyed
family and gave lots o f love. Sur
vivors o f Floyd Patterson Helen E.
P atterso n w ife, P o rtla n d , O R;
Juanita Patterson daughter, Peters
burg, VA; Tyrone Patterson son,
P o rtla n d
O re g o n ;
P a tr ic ia
Patterson daughter; Portland, O r
egon; Floyd Patterson son, Yuba
C ity, California; Larry Patterson
son, Portland. Oregon; Jacqueline
M cD onald P atterso n dau g h ter,
P o rtla n d , O re g o n , Ja c q u e lin e
Patterson daughter, Portland, O r
egon; E lizabeth T u ck er siste r,
Buffalo, New York; 28 grandchil
dren and 4 great grandchildren.
A GOSPEL REVIVAL MEETING
MAY l “- i ,k a t 7:00 PM
Let Jesus Christ be your target fo r the new Millennium.'
A gospel meeting will be held at the Mallory Avenue Church of Christ where you
can he-e-ear! About A Vision For The Church As It Grows Into The Next Millennium.
Where? M allory Avenue Church o f Christ: 3908 NE Mallory- Av.: Portland, OP
Our phone Slumber is (503) 288-1092. Call, and ask your question Tuesday Thru Friday
from 9AM to 12 Noon. Bro James Morrison. Minister
W A N T E D
KEYBO ARD PLAYER
Spirit filled & proficient in Gospel Music.
Able to teach as well as play
Full-Time Position with New Church in the area.
Call Sharlen at (503) 5 1 9 -1 3 7 9 or (503) 80 7-4 196
We encourage participation in the
National Black Evangelical Association
36th Annual Convention
Portland, Oregon, April 22 - 25. 1999
‘Redeeming and Restonng the City”
Embassy Suites, Portland Airport
For more information 288-8550
North Portland Bible College
4905 N Vancouver Ave . Portland, OR 97212, (503) 288-2919
in harmony with the NBEA theme, we are
making Hibhcal training affordable in the inner i ity
encouraging ( 'hrist-centered outreach
committed to an evangelical Statement o f l aiih
offering an urban ministry education associate degree
modeling interracial, interdenominational unity
Dr Otis F Brown, President
Edward Kent, Chairman o f the Board