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dividuals.
T h e V a n c o u v e r A venue
Church was founded in 1944
in Vancouver, with approxi­
mately 25 African American
members holding services in
a o n e -ro o m W orld W ar II
housing project. U nder the
ministerial leadership of na­
tive Louisianan, Rev. Dr. O.B.
W illiams, the church moved
to its current location at 3138
N. Vancouver Ave. and grew o d ist C h u rc h , a latelSO O s
to include som e 1,300-plus S candinavian co n g regation
that once inhabited the cur­
parishioners.
A historical highlight to the rent edifice o f Vancouver Av­
b o o k is a w ritte n c a p su le enue Church.
The e d ific e is h isto ric a l
about the local African Ameri­
can community by long-time both by its architecture and
local historian and former city fo r the c h u r c h ’s c o n trib u ­
o f P o rtla n d C o m m issio n e r tions to the community. It was
built in 1909 when the area
Dick Bogle.
O regonian w riter and local w as k now n as the c ity o f
historian John Terry also con­ Albina. The building which
trib u te d a w ritte n h isto ry turns 100 in Septem ber is one
piece about the Central M eth­ of the last remaining religious
structures w'ith such long-time
A frican -A m erican ro o ts in
north and northeast Portland.
D u rin g
th e
1960s,
V ancouver Avenue was the
central gathering site during
the civ il rights m ovem ent.
Rev. Dr. M artin Luther King
once visited the church.
The book also sheds histori­
cal light on the several local
African American civic organi­
zations that church members
have been associated w ith,
such as the Prince Hall Masons,
Eastern Star, the LINKS, the
A sso c ia tio n o f C o lo red
Women’s Clubs and the Urban
League of Portland.
For 65 years, the Vancouver
A venue C hurch has been a
place of spiritual refuge, re­
joicing and renewal, a symbol
of love, hope, community and
charity.
O ften re fe rre d to as the
“Place with a H eart-felt Wel­
com e!” the church continues
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Dear Deanna!
A good friend and 1 becam e lovers
a n d o u r frie n d s h ip w as ru in ed in
the p ro c ess. 1 had h ig h h o p e s that
o u r frien d sh ip w as stro n g e n ough
to b e a r any storm . B efo re we
sta rte d d a tin g I w as w ith so m e ­
one e lse sexually. I b e cam e p re g ­
nant and th o u g h t I w as c erta in
w h o the fa th e r w as. W e w ere all
sh o c k e d w hen the p a te rn ity test
in d ic a te d a th ird m an in m y life.
I am to rn in sid e, h a v e lo st m y
b e st frie n d and b e co m e a sin g le
p a ren t. H ow c an I at lea st g et m y
friendship back? - T a m m ie ; R ich­
m o n d , Va.
Dear Tammie:
Y ou have m ade a m ess o f y our life
and b la z e d a trail o f d e stru ctio n .
Y ou sh o u ld be e m b a rra s se d and
a sh a m e d o f y o u rs e lf w ith y our
Mother,
Grandmother
Remembered
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recreatio n al sex and loose m orals.
Y o u r fr ie n d s h ip w as lo st th e
m om ent you becam e in tim ate and
c o m p le te ly k ille d w ith y o u r p re g ­
n an cy . R ig h t now y o u r fo c u s is
re q u ire d to ra ise y o u r c h ild and
g e t y o u rs e lf to g e th e r. If y o u r
frie n d s h ip is m ea n t to be th en
y o u r pal w ill re tu rn . If n o t, learn
fro m y o u r silly m ista k e s, grow
up a n d k e e p it m ov in g .
Dear Sean:
Instead o f being a pathetic beggar,
open your eyes and see that your
girlfriend Was acheating two-tim er.
She played gam es with tw o men
and chose the one that w ould m arry
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Annie Jenkins
F u n eral se rv ic e s for A nnie
Jenkins were held Tuesday at Fel­
lowship Missionary Baptist Church.
She was bom Aug. 22, 1927 in
Jonesboro, La. Her mother Sarah,
father Charlie Robinson and brother Ernes, Robinson
preceded her in death.
She attended Franklin Parish High School in
Winnsboro, La., but had to quit school to take care
of her ill mother. She continued her education a,
Franklin Parish Training School where she received
her C.N.A. degree. In 1941, she met Elmos Lee
Jenkins. They married July 9,1948. He preceded her
in death in 1978. Their relationship was all about
love and respect for each other. The Lord blessed
their marriage and the couple held the threads to
hold their family together.
She was so loved and respected by everyone who
knew her. She loved to fish even though sometimes
the fish didn’t bite. She loved the outdoors and
spent quality time with her family, gardening, read­
ing her bible and ministering to individuals. Her love
for people was her ministry.
She would open her door to help anyone. She
received the Lord a, an early age and was baptized at
St. John Baptist Church in Winnsboro. She faithfully
attended and served as church mother for St. Mark
Baptist Church.
In her time of illness, God’s mercy and grace al­
lowed her to reach her 81 st birthday. Only God knew
her appointed time and called her home on April 16,
2(X)9 a, 6:45 a m., and said, “Well done my good and
faithful servant.
Annie leaves to cherish her love, life and legacy,
her sons, Robert Lee Robinson and wife Willie Jean
of Joliet, 111., Willie L. Robinson and wife Gwen of
Portland. LeRoy Robinson and wife Joanne of Hous­
ton, Texas; Elmos Lee Jenkins, Charles Jenkins, Bobby
Jenkins and Rusty J. Jenkins and wife Barbara, all of
Portland; her daughters, Mary S. Jenkins, Martha L.
Jenkins, Clara A. Jenkins and Pamela Jenkins, all of
Portland; 21 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren
and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, extended
family and special friends.
Arrangements by Terry Family Funeral Home.
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Dear Deanna!
M y girlfriend o f tw o years d e ­
stroyed me. I learned that the entire
tim e we w ere dating she w as seeing
som eone else. For a year she has
been trying to pressure m e into
m arriage but I w asn ’t ready. She
ended her relationship w ith me and
a few w eeks later announced she
was getting m arried. 1 see the things
she w anted and I'm w illing to look
like a fool to get her back. She tells
m e that I blew m y chances. I feel
desperate and want to know is there
anything I can do to get her back? -
-Sean; M em phis, Tenn.
Memory
Jimmie Green
Jim m ie Green passed
away on April 2, 2(X)9, af­
ter a courageously bat­
tling congestive heart fail­
ure.
He was bom in Ratio,
Ark on Aug 18, 1923 to
Harrison and Annie Mae Green. He joined
the Navy in 1941 and served proudly on
the USS Hydra. After World War II, he went
to work for the VA hospital and worked
there until he retired in 1983. He joined the
U.S. Army Reserves in the 1950’s and
served honorably until he retired in 1981.
Jimmie met and married Almeta Cole in
1948 and they were married for 41 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife
Almeta, daughter Sheila Green and son
Stephen Cole.
He is survived by daughters Gail Green
o f San D im as, C a lif.; D onna G reen
N ic k e lb e rry and son-law N olan
Nickelberry of Seattle; Debra G. Roper and
son-in-law Gary Roper of Portland; and son
Phillip Green and daughter-in-law Cynthia
Green of Seattle; grandchildren LaTonya
A n d erso n , M arcus G reen, Shevon
Johnson, Gary Roper Jr.. Bryan and Nolan
Nickelberry, and Danielle Roper; and 2
great grandchildren, Kielon and Alexander
Anderson. He also leaves behind his sis­
ter Jessie Tate of Portland; his Aunt Mar­
garet Brooks of San Diego and a whole
host o f nephew s, nieces, cousins and
friends.
Jimmie lived a very good life after his
retirement; he enjoyed gardening, travel­
ing and being with his family and friends.
He served on several boards, the City of
Portland Council on Aging, the Portland
Urban League and the Council on Aging.
He served as a volunteer at Urban League
Multi-Cultural Senior Center.
The family requests that remembrances
can be made to Urban League Multi-Cul­
tural Senior Center, 5325 N.E. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd , Portland.
to forge forward in Christ un­
der the pastoral leadership of
Rev. J.W. Matt Hennessee.
O rders for a copy o f the
c o lle c to r ’s lim ite d ed itio n
book can be reserved by sub­
mitting $65, plus $13.50 for
shipping and handling to The
Vancouver Avenue First Bap­
tist Church, 3138 N. Vancouver
Ave., care of The History Book
Office, Portland, OR 97227.
For more information, call
the church at 503-282-9496.
Spring
Revival at
AME Zion
Community A. M. E. Zion Church,
3605 E. 13th St., in Vancouver, in­
vites the public to attend its spring
revival, ‘A Healing Touch,’ at 7 p.m.
nightly, beginning Wednesday, April
22 through Friday. April 24.
Rev. Keith I. Harris o f Jackson M e­
m orial A. M. E. Z ion C hurch in
Hempstead, N.Y., will serve as guest
evangelist.
For more information, contact Rev.
R obert F. K em p at 360-693-4566.
For transportation, call the Van Trans­
portation Ministry at 360-281-6679.
her. Y ou can look like a fool if you
want but if she cheated on you with
another m an once, she ’ 11 do it again
but next tim e things m ay be worse.
You sh o u ld n ’t allow a w om an to
have this kind o f pow er. Get your­
self together, hold your head up and
w ork through your pain and wait
for the lady th at’s m eant for you.
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