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Church Supervisor Honored
A gala coronation w ill be held
in honor o f M other D ella M ae
Johnson, the new ly appointed
W o m en ’s Supervisor o f O regon
First Jurisdiction o f the C hurch
o f G od In Christ.
T he event w ill be held at the
C olum bia R iver D ouble Tree
Hotel, 1401N. H ayden Island Dr.
on Saturday, April 2 0 at 5:30p.m .
The them e w ill be called “G o d ’s
C hosen H andm aiden - St. Luke
1:28.”
T h is y e a r ’s s p e c ia l g u est
speaker is Dr. B arbara M cCoo
Lewis. She will bring the gospel
m essage at the gala coronation
and during the state W o m en ’s
Convention that will be held from
April 1 6 - 1 9 ,7 p .m .at theW alker
Tem ple C O G IC , located at 5023
N. M ichigan Ave.
M other Johnson is the fourth
supervisor o f the w om en’s d e
partm ent o f O re g o n ’s First ju ris
diction o fC O G IC , with more than
22 churches, including m issions
in Portland, E ugene, La G rande,
K lam ath Falls an d M edford.
She w as appointed the p o si
tion by the honorable Bishop A.R.
H opkins, Prelate o f O regon First
Jurisdiction. A n official installa
tion service w as held last N ovem
ber, w ith m ore than 75,000 m em
bers in attendance during the an
nual International H oly C onvoca
tion in M em phis.
A p a s t o r ’s w if e , M o th e r
Johnson is fondly called “First
L ady” o f C ornerstone C O G IC in
northeast Portland, w here she has
w orked faithfully w ith her h u s
b a n d , S u p e r in te n d e n t B .E .
Johnson, in various feeding and
clothing m inistries o f the church
and assists in the overall opera
tions o f the church. She also
served as assistant supervisor for
12 years under the tutelage o f
M other Lula Mae Cook, who died
in April 2000.
M o th e r J o h n s o n ’s sp e c ia l
g u est M o th e r L ew is is the S u
p e rv iso r o f the D ep artm en t o f
W om en fo rC a lifo m ia ’s Fist Ju
risd ic tio n an d a m e m b er and
ch u rc h a d m in istra to r at N ew
A n tio c h C O G IC w h ere h er h u s
b an d is th e p asto r.
T ickets for the gala coronation
are $40 per person or $75 per
couple.
For m ore inform ation, call Dee
J. W alk erat 503-288-0397 orcall
Laverne Davis at 503-380-8616.
Begin the Journey
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall
SW Broadway & Main
Door* Open at 6 p.m.
Program Begins at 7 p.m.
Rally for Human Dignity at Pioneer
Courthouse Square begins et 8 p.m.
Featuring
Keynote Address by Judy Shepard and
Brent Scarpo
Screening of Award Winning Film
"Journey to a Hate Free Millennium*
Music by The Porttand Gay Men’s Chorus
Singer/Songwriter Randi Oriscol
Welcome and Closing Remarks by
Senator Margaret Carter and Alice Kern
Donation Helps Bridge Education Gap
Learn about opportunities to get involved
Visit with partner organiaations in the lobby
N ew
Bill Gates talks with
Antwoinette Hayes,
12, about a computer
program she was
working on at a Boys
& Girls Club in
Orlando, Fla. (AP
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(A P ) — T he Bill & M elinda
G ates Foundation offered $40 m il
lion T uesday to create 70 schools
aim ed at im proving high school
, graduation and college attendance
rates for disadvantaged young
people.
A m ong the planned schools are
eight high schools for tribal com
m unities in W ashington state; and
14 high schools nationw ide prima-
o b itu a ries
Kathy R. Mitchell
Funeral services were
held Monday, March 18,
2002, in New Hope Baptist
Church in Portland for Kathy
R. Mitchell, who died March
7 at age 46.
Kathy R. Martin was bom
Aug. 10,1955, in Sylacauga,
Ala., and moved to Portland
in 1965. She graduated from
Grant High School and Port
land State University. She
was a clerk for the Internal
Revenue Service.
Survivors include her
sons, Jerry L. Jackson II,
Aaron B. Gaither and Keenan
J. Gaither; father, Andrew
L. Martin Sr.; sister, Cora A.
Martin-Shorte; brother, An
drew L. Martin Jr.; and one
grandchild.
Arrangements by Cald
well’s Colonial Chapel.
rily for low-income Hispanic youth.
T he m oney w ill go to eight o r
ganizations, w hich will then d is
tribute it to create “early college”
high schools around the country.
Tom V ander Ark, executive direc
tor o f education for the Gates Foun
dation, said the project is designed
to “help bridge the gap betw een
high school and college, w here
w e lose too m any students” b e
cause they drop out.
U n d er the program , the G ates
Foundation will finance startup
costs but w o n ’t pay for running
the schools, V ander A rk said.
The partnership effort also in
volves the C arnegie Corp. ofN ew
York, the Ford Foundation and
W.K. K ellogg Foundation, w hich
will probably contribute $1 million
to $2 m illion each.
Building Divine U nity in the C om m unity
Maranatha Host
Proclaim
Mt. Olivet Explores ‘Christ in Passover’
Susan Perlman o f Jews for Jesus
hopes to enhance the Christian
understanding o f the New Testa
ment during her presentation on
the Jewish background for the com
munion celebration.
T h e e v e n t ta k e s p la c e on
W ednesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m.
at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 8501
n,
Don’t miss “What Will
YOU Do With Christ?”
an Easter program that
takes place on Friday,
N. C hautauqua Blvd.
N o n -C h ristia n s are w elco m e
to a tte n d th e d isc u ssio n an d
o b se rv e h o w Jew s fo r Je su s see
“ C h rist in P a sso v e r,” ch u rc h
o ffic ia ls said.
C ontact A lm a Scott at 503-240-
7729formore information. The event
is free and open to the public.
March 29 at 7p.m.
Fellowship Church Plans Celebration
A rea residents are invited to
attend an E aster celebration fea
turing great singing, special m u
sic and dynam ic in sp iratio n al
speaking, at the A irport H oliday
Inn Convention Center, 8439 N.E.
C olum bia Blvd. T he free public
please note the corrected date
celebration w ill be held M arch 31
from 11 a.m . to 1 p.m . It is spon
sored by northeast P o rtland’s F el
low ship C hurch under the d irec
tion ofP astors Steven and Aundria
Holt. For m ore inform ation, call
the church at 503-240-0347.
All services at:
MICHAEL E. HARPER, SR.
Agent
Maranatha Church
4222 NE 12th Avenue (12th &Skidmore)
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503-288-7241
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4004 SW Barbur Boulevard
Portland. OR 97201
Bus (5031 221 3050
Fax (503) 423-7144
Dr. T. Allen Bethel, Senior Pastor
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Rev. Cynthia Brathwaite, Associate Pastor
Uks • good nesghtxx State Farm « twra’ •
Saturday, March 30 at 6 p.m.
A “Resurrection Concert,”
featuring special guest
conductor Dorothy Davis,
Robin Henderson and the
Levitical Praise Chorale
from Tacoma, WA.
Come all and enjoy a
great time o f celebration in
the Lord!
Terry Lee Mitchell
Funeral services were
held March 14, 2002, in
Albina Christian LifeCenter
in Portland for Terry Lee
Mitchell, who died March 9
at age 36.
Mr. Mitchell was bom
June 26, 1965, in Portland,
where he lived all his life. He
graduated from Marshall
High School. Most recently,
he worked at Kay-Bee Toy
and volunteered at the Port
land Sickle Cell Anemia
Foundation.
Survivors include his fa
ther, Charles Johnson; sis
ter, Charlotte D.; and brother,
Timothy.
A rrangem ents
by
Killingsworth Little Chapel
of the Chimes.
W o rsh ip w it h u s a t th e :
A lb in a
C h ris tia n
L ife C e n te r
C h u r c h o f G od
(C le v e la n d T e n n e s s e e )
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A Services
Sundays
Sunday School: 9:45 A M
Morning Worship: 11 A M
Evening Worship: 6 PM
Wednesday
.Family Training Hour, 7PM
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5 5 2 2 IV. A lbina
Sr. Pastor
Bishop Samusi M. Irving
P o r tla n d , O regon
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