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Singing From The Pulpit:
• Preachers are the New
Stars of Gospel Music
The big gospel attractions used to be singers
like Shirley Caesar, country quartets and mass
choirs. Now, there’s a new trend taking the
gospel industry by storm: singing preachers.
Y es, those holy- rolling. Bible-belting advocates
o f righteous living are transforming their pulpits
into concert stages with themselves as the
stars. In the 1970s there were singing clergymen
like Clay Evans and James Cleveland, but this
new trend was kicked oft'by Bishop Carlton
Pearson, He’s done a series o f CDs based on
the annual Azusa conference held at his Higher
Dimensions Church in Tulsa. His latest “Live at
Azusa 3” (Atlantic Records) and all the previous
“Azusa” CDs have all sold over 100,000 copies.
Pearson’s latest Azusa CD is up for two Dove
Awards (Gospel's Gramm ies) at the 31 ” annual
Dove Awards which takes place April 20,h in
Nashville. It will be syndicated through the
Easter weekend. The “Live at Azusa” albums
grew out o f the conference worship experience.
“The songs that went over were old church
songs. People were crying. These old songs
are the ones that really touched people the
most. Those old songs kept us through the Jim
C row lin e s, c iv il rig h ts rio ts and the
assassinations o f Dr. King and President
Spring
Kennedy in the sixties.”
Bishop T. D. Jakes’s first CD Woman, Thou
Art Loosed (Integrity) was based on his
popularbook. The album was released in 1997
and sold over 200,000 copies. “The flow o f the
songs is built around the book,” Jakes says
o f the album’s success. “It is geared towards
restoration for women. It deals with inner
healing. I think the church was meant to be a
hospital for hurting people.” The CD was so
successful that Jakes followed up with Live
From the Potter’s House (Integrity) and Sacred
Love Songs (Island). Ironically, Bishop
Pearson nurtured Jakes’ career when he was
unknown. Pearson had Jakes speak at his
Azusa conference. It was broadcast on Trinity
Broadcasting Network and introduced Jakes
to the national church community. Another
preacher Pearson took under his wings is
Bishop Clarence E. McClendon. His first CD
Shout Hallelujah (Integrity) bows in May.
Integrity A&R executive Jerrel Gilliam says of
McClendon, “Part o f the Divine call on him in
establishing the Church O f The Harvest was
to be a house where praise and worship
would produce a fragrance that would be
carried around the world. He is not only
Bishop over the Church but he is the Worship
Leader for the church. Worship and spoken
word are both vital components o f this
dynamic ministry.”
Bishop Carlton Pearson
Revival
Restoration 2000
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The Spirit O f The Lord Is Upon Me. Because He Has Anointed Me
To Preach The Gospel... "
M essenger
Dr. Ron F. Mays, Pastor
(5,000 MemberCongregation)
Charity Church in Ft. Worth, Texas
Wednesday April 12'h 7:00 P.M.
Thursday April 13” 7:00 P.M.
F riday April 14,h 7:30 P.M.
Host Church
Allen Temple CME Church
4236N.E. Eight Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 287-0261 Dr. Leroy Haynes, Jr., Pastor
NEW LIFE MINISTRIES
PRESENTS
A Season o f Healing
“What The Church Needs To Know
About Drug Abuse.”
Beloved community volunteer dies at 76
Doshie Lee Clark
August 18, 1924 - April 2, 2000
Mrs. D oshieLeeClarkdiedofaheart
attack at a local hospital on April 2,
2000, but not until after cheering her
beloved Blazers on to victory.
Until her death on Sunday evening,
D oshie C lark, an adm ired and
respected community advocate,
much loved and treasuured wife,
mother, grandmother, sister and
friend made a positive impact on her
local school, neighborhood and family
communities.
When the last o f her nine children
entered school, she became a full time
volunteer at Martin Luther King Jr.
E le m e n ta ry , (th e n H ig h lan d
Elementary) in Northeast Portland.
M rs. C lark not only served on
numerous education committees and
held offices in the PTA, she also
served two 3-year terms on educaiton
and policy committees at the state
level, benefiting all o f O regon’s
children. When the War on Poverty
P ro g ra m s u n d er th e Jo h n so n
Administration came to Portland, she
was there; serving on the frontlines
as a neighborhood volunteer to
mobilize community members. She
later became a paid worker with
Community Action Agency.
Insight gained through the W ar on
Poverty efforts later led to her work as
one o f the first Community Agents in
the Portland Public Schools and to
her involvement in the establishment
of the king Neighborhood
Facility. She continued her
h u m a n ita ria n w ork in
helping to raise funds and
awareness to establish the
permanent monument ofthe
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
statue.
Her work toward this goal
began a fte r h elp in g to
establish O regon’s first
acknowledgement o f Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’slife.
As a result o f her efforts,
former G overnor Robert
Straub signed abill as a first
step toward mandating Dr.
King’s birthday as a holiday
in Oregon. Today, a statute
of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. by renowned sculptor,
Michael Dente stands in the
courtyard o f the Oregon
Convention Center as a testament to
the fruit of her labors.
Mrs. Clark possessed that special
something that made her always go
the extra mile and never give up. Her
entire volunteer life, either as a leader
or as support, has been spent in the
betterment o f children and families.
Each organization she has served
including Jack & Jills o f America, Les
Femmes, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts,
Campfire Girls, Inc., Parent Teacher
Associations, and her church all have
children
And families at their core. All who
Presented By: Kevin & Joyce Howard
When: April 15,h 8:30 to 4:30
Where: Northeast Community Fellowship Foursquare
636 NE Stanton St.
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 288-2583
Workshop Topics:
1. What is addiction
2. Codependency
3. Family Intervention
Sponsored By: New Life Ministry at Northeast
Community Fellowship Foursquare in cooperation
with Resurrection Drug Abuse Program.
Five Dollar Donation At The Door For Lunch
C arolyn Johnson G am ble, O zie
Jo hnson Jr., B everly Johnson-
Edmondson, Linda Beasley, Harold
Clark, Larry Clark, Donald Clark, and
Ricky Clark: other include spouses of
daughters and son: Jeddy Beasley,
James Edmondson andSKClark. Mrs.
Clark was the grandmother o f 26 and
great- grandmother to 20. In addition
she leaves a host o f talented and
beautiful nieces and nephews and
other adopted family members who
were always welcomed into her home
and family.
The funeral will be held at 5828 N.E.
8th at Bethel AME 11:00 April 7th.
knew her say, “She is a very special
lady.”
In 1998, she w as M ultnom ah
County’s 5lh recipient o f the Gladys
McCoy Citizen Involvement Award
for her lifetime achievements.
Mrs. Clark leaves cherish memories
with her husband and best friend
Hilary Thomas Clark ofmore than 50
years, along with family members:
her sisters Zelda Weatherall, Faye
Goode, Merle Rogers, Mary Jean
W inters, and Doris Cumby: her
brothers Alvin Brannon, Johnnie Ray
Brannon, and Melvin Brannon: her
children L urlene Sham sud-D in,
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Do you feel the lack of choice in education puts your child at a disadvantage?
Find out how parents across the nation are taking control of their children's
education through charter schools - a no-cost alternative to traditional public
schools. To learn more about the options available to your kindergarten
through fifth-grade child, attend an information meeting about the new
Portland Arts & Science Academy, a charter school offering:
• Small classes
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fine arts and world history
• Spanish instruction starting in kindergarten
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• One computer for every three students
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Information Meetings:
The former St. Charles Catholic School
5 3 10 Northeast 42nd Avenue
Wednesday April 5 -7:00 p.m.
Thursday April 6 -7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 8 -11:00 a.m.
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www.mosaicaeducation.com
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