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Members of Allen Temple CME Event among Friends and Family
Church Closes Out 63rd Church Anniversary Celebration
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ishop A.R. Obey from New Life
Baptist Church in Lacey, Wash., will
be the guest speaker at the Allen
Temple Friends and Family Day Worship
Service, 4 pm on Sunday, March 4.
Bishop Anthony R. Obey has been the
senior Pastor of New Life Baptist Church
for over 17 years, and a preacher of the
gospel for over 41 years. God has blessed
the Ministry of Pastor Obey to nurture 45
Preachers and Pastors, and he has been
requested by many others to provide them
with Pastoral and Fatherly leadership.
In 2007, Pastor Obey was consecrated to
the Office of Overseer. In 2009, Overseer
Obey was elevated to the Office of “Bishop
Designate” at the New Life Baptist Church.
A year later, Bishop Designate Obey was
elevated to the Office of Bishop in the
Lord’s Church, at the New Life Baptist
Church of Lacey.
In additional to his spiritual work, Bishop
Allen Temple Friends
and Family Day
Worship Service, 4 pm
on Sunday, March 4
Obey has served the community as a mem-
ber of the Community Board at Providence
St. Peter Hospital, appointed by former
Washington Governor Mike Lowry to serve
on the Governor’s Commission on African
American Affairs, and was recipient of the
“Blacks in Government (BIG)” Humanitar-
ian award for the accomplishments of the
Life Development Resource Center, a non-
profit corporation organized by Bishop
Obey for the purpose of meeting the needs
of the community through sound, social
programs.
Bishop Obey is the proud father of 5 chil-
dren, 5 grandchildren and most of all the
husband of the First Lady Donna Elaine
Obey.
The public is welcomed. Allen Temple
CME Church is located at 4236 NE 8th
Avenue, Portland. Senior Pastor, Dr. LeRoy
Haynes, Jr.
For more information call 503-287-0261
Bishop A.R. Obey
Youth
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more.”
With technical assistance from Fernandes,
Samir Raad from the City of Portland, and a
couple of Capstone students from Portland
State University, the Youth Against Vio-
lence Committee plans to conduct a series
of focus groups that will help decide the
content of the summit. They’ll be visiting
some schools and youth centers to hear
‘What’s the point of going to a forum on
violence if you don’t give ways to fight it?’
from youth there.
They also need to plan the day’s events,
secure extra funds, organize food and enter-
tainment and contact dozens of people.
They also want to look at some possible
solutions.
“What’s the point of going to a forum on
violence if you don’t give ways to fight it,”
says Johnson.
Youth who want to help with the event
can
email
Violeta
at
violeta_alvarez@yahoo.com or Rakiya at
Misskiyah16@aol.com
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through advocacy, civil
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