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December 27, 2017
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A holiday social to help the historic Allen Temple CME church raise donations to rebuild after a 2015 fire draws members of the church’s Honorary Capital Campaign.
Rev. LeRoy Haynes (second from left) shows one of the legacy bricks that are being sold to raise additional contributions.
Stabilizing Our Community
Legacy bricks raise
capital for Allen
Temple rebuild
“Stabilizing Our Community: Restore
The Historic Allen Temple CME Church”
is the theme for a legacy brick campaign to
raise donations to help pay for the rebuild-
ing of a 100 year old church with historic
ties to the African American community.
Located at Northeast Eighth Avenue and
Skidmore Street, Allen Temple sustained
major damage from an electrical fire in
2015 and now is ready to start its remodel
following deconstruction.
Maxine Fitzpatrick, executive direc-
tor of Portland Community Reinvestment
Initiatives (PCRI), an affordable housing
provider, is the chair of the Allen Temple
Honorary Capital Campaign Committee.
She and other committee volunteers are
encouraging individuals, family, friends,
community and businesses to continue the
fundraising momentum by giving a dona-
tion or purchasing a church Legacy Brick.
By supporting the rebuilding, you are
helping a church that serves as a communi-
ty resource. Allen Temple has a homeless
assistance program that helps individuals
with self-stabilization efforts and provides
clothing and other essentials for everyday
life. These services include job interview
preparation, training programs and housing
application assistance. Allen Temple also
partners with the Oregon Food Bank to pro-
vide meals to struggling community mem-
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