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Fellowship Grand celebration to highlight local By Lisa Saunders Special To The Skanner News Today, Emmanuel Church, with a membership of over 400, stands on the shoulders of those eight faithful members who 50 years ago dared to pioneer a great local ministry in the city of Portland B ishop C.T. Wells, his wife First Lady DeAngeloa Wells, the entire Emmanuel Church family, and min- istries from around the country will be celebrating the 50th year of ministry for this revered local ministry with a grand three- day celebration April 10 – 12. On Friday, April 10, Emmanuel Church will kick-off the Anniversary Celebration with a Gospel Concert, 7 p.m., at the church, 1033 N. Sumner St. The concert will feature national recording artists: Todd Galbreth, Shawn McLemore, and Zacardi Cortez. Local gospel artists also participat- ing include past and present members of Emmanuel’s stellar music ministry: Evan- gelist Beverly Brazzle, Minister Onnie Irby, Tommy Hammond, and DaNell Daymon. Tickets for this event are $10 and are avail- able at Emmanuel Church. On Saturday evening, April 11, the cele- bration takes a turn towards glitz and glamour with the 50th Anniversary Golden Awards Gala at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 1441 N.E. 2nd Ave. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour featuring the sounds of well-known local saxophonist Eldon T. Jones and his jazz ensemble, Emmanuel Church’s humble roots began in a small storefront building on North Mississippi Avenue. There were eight people present for that first service. N’Touch. The awards portion of the evening will immediately follow and will feature inspired reflection from Bishop Wells, First Lady Wells, Emmanuel Temple Founders, Bishop A.A. and Evangelist Mattie Wells, and other local and national speakers and guest musical artists. An historical docu- mentary on the church will be shown, and the evening will culminate with awards honoring individuals who have made the Page 10 The Portland and Seattle Skanner April 1, 2015 ministry what it is today. Tickets for this event are $35 and are available at Emmanuel Church. Then on Sunday, April 12, the anniversary weekend culminates with two spirit-filled services. The guest speaker for the 11 a.m. service will be the Founding Pastor of Emmanuel Temple, Bishop A.A. Wells, and the guest speaker for the 3:30 p.m. service will be Bishop George Bloomer from Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina. Special music will be ren- dered by the Emmanuel Church Reunion Choir under the directorship of nationally acclaimed choir director DaNell Daymon. Both of these events are free to the commu- nity. Emmanuel Church was founded on April 11, 1965 as Mississippi St. Full Gospel Pen- tecostal Church by influential community leader Bishop A.A. Wells and his wife, Evangelist Mattie Wells. Their humble roots began in a small storefront building on North Mississippi Avenue. There were eight people present for that first service. Read the rest of this story online at www.theskanner.com
