August 17, 2016
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Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes is about to break the ribbon at Saturday’s groundbreaking ceremony to mark
the beginning of construction to remodel Allen Temple C.M.E. church, a historic African American
church at 4236 N.E. Eighth Ave. that sustained extensive damage in a fire last year.
Allen Temple Rebuilding
Historic church
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remodel after fire
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Allen Temple C.M.E. Church
held a groundbreaking ceremony
Saturday to rebuild the historic
African American church more
than a year after two electrical
fires severely damaged the north-
east Portland property.
Church supporters were joined
by city officials and other church
leaders to share in design plans
for the construction that will be
submitted to the city for approv-
al, which were drafted by Car-
leton-Hart Architecture.
“We are very pleased by the
support shown by our communi-
ty, it’s been a journey,” says Allen
Temple leader Rev. Dr. LeRoy
Haynes. Since the double-fire oc-
curred Feb. 7, 2015, Allen Temple
services have temporarily relo-
cated to Maranatha Church while
donations are collected for a fire
restoration fund.
The Allen Temple Facebook
page provides information on
making contributions via Paypal
online, mailing in checks, or de-
positing money directly to the Al-
len Temple Restoration Account at
Bank of America. The fundraising
will pay for what the church’s in-
surance doesn’t cover of the esti-
mated $300,000 damage caused
by the fires, church leaders said.
A timeline for rebuilding the
church is scheduled to be set after
the hiring of a contractor and ap-
proval of the architectural plans.
“The physical goal has been
to restore the church, but there
has also been a spiritual goal
that has deepened our relation-
ship with God in our journey to
restoration of the church,” Rev.
Haynes says.
Call Out for MLK Dream Run
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Organizers of the MLK Dream
Run are calling out community
members to sign up to participate
in the upcoming event.
For the fifth consecutive year,
the Dream Run focuses on honor-
ing the work of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and supporting the North
and Northeast Portland Business
Association’s Fellows Youth Ca-
reer Internship Program, which
helps entrepreneurs ages 16-26
with improving the skills neces-
sary for running a successful busi-
ness.
NNEBA works with the Sum-
mer Works program each year by
giving work experience to any-
where from 10 to 20 interns that
aid in producing the Dream Run.
“Now Is The Time” has been
selected as the theme of this year’s
race, inspired by a quote from Dr.
Martin Luther King’s “Eyes on the
Prize” speech that states “Now is
the time to open the doors of op-
portunity to all of God’s Children.
Now is the time to lift our nation
from the quicksands of racial in-
justice to the solid rock of broth-
erhood.”
The NNEBA 2016 MLK Dream
Run will be held on Sunday, Sept.
25 from 6 a.m. to noon in the heart
of the city’s “Soul District,” along
Northeast Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd. Entry fees are $40 for the 5k
run, $55 for the 10k and $65 for
the 15k. A $5 discount is given for
registering a team of 10 or more.
To register for the race, donate
or sign up as a volunteer, visit mlk-
dreamrun.org. Those interested in
sponsoring the event can contact
outreach@nnebaportland.org.