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Worthy Of Double Honor – Bethlehem Baptist Church Pastor Anniversary

July 26, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Dr. Jackson is a native of Alexandria, Louisiana, currently resides in University Place, Washington. He’s married to Rev. Evette Jackson, and they have two sons, Omari and Eric, II.

After serving for several years, Pastor Jackson was licensed and ordained at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, in Norcross, Georgia, by Bishop Dr. William Sheals.  He went on to serve as Assistant to the Pastor, Youth Pastor, and Singles’ Pastor at The Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, in Atlanta, Georgia.

He was the founding pastor of the Greater Heights Christian Church in Lithonia, Georgia, where he served for 8 years.  After leaving Georgia, he served as the senior pastor of the Main Post Chapel Gospel Congregation in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.  Prior to 2014, Dr. Jackson resided in Ewa Beach, Hawaii (the Island of Oahu), while serving a tour of duty at Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter.  He now lives in University Place, Washington, and serves as senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Tacoma.  Additionally, Pastor Jackson’s ministry has reached abroad, as well.  He’s taken pilgrimages throughout Israel and done missionary work in Haiti.

In 2003, Pastor Jackson earned a Master of Divinity degree (cum laude), with a concentration in Psychology of Religion and Pastoral Care and completed additional course work in Homiletics, at Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta. Previously, in 1992, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Louisiana and graduated from Peabody Magnet High School.  Understanding the necessity of education and preparation, Pastor Jackson returned to the academy, and in May 2012, he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree (summa cum laude) at the ITC, where he specialized in Pastoral Counseling. (Dissertation: “Bridging the Gap between Sunday in the Combat Zone and Sunday at Home: Case Study: The Intersection of War, PTSD, and Pastoral Care & Counseling for Soldiers and their Families”).

Additionally, he has spent over 30 years in the military – over 25 years as an officer.  From 2007 to 2008, Pastor Jackson completed a tour of duty in Iraq, where he ministered to hundreds of Soldiers on a weekly basis and trained over 50 ministers – two of which were licensed into the Gospel ministry. Upon completion of his tour, he became an Army Chaplain and continues to minister today. He has also served in this capacity in the local chapter of his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, where he’s a Life Member. Likewise, he was certified by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police as a police chaplain.

Over the years, Pastor Jackson’s ministry has been heavily involved in the lives of the youth and unmarried adults. Beyond that, he has developed a seven-phase series of Ministers’ Development Training courses, in which he covers various subject from ministerial conduct to roles of a pastor.  In 2001, after having trained more than 75 ministers, Pastor Jackson launched EDJ Ministries, Inc., whose goal is to educate and elevate the thinking of ministers and lay-leaders.

This man of God is a preacher, teacher, speaker, poet, and the author of Good News From On High!  His personal mission is to educate, empower, and encourage all people – both young and mature, “churched” and “un-churched,” laypersons and ministers. With such a love for people, Pastor Jackson has devoted his life to God’s service and people.

Pastor Jackson’s motto is: “Preaching to encourage…and teaching to empower.” This is a goal he sets for reaching God’s people, so they are spiritually equipped.  Above all…Pastor Dr. Eric D. Jackson is spirit-filled. He loves the Lord, is crucified with Him!

Filed Under: Announcements, Events, Faith, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider

The SHIFT Conference presents The Walls Group LIVE with special guest Nate Jackson!

July 12, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Calling all families, youth, parents, grandparents, & young adults! Are you ready to laugh, worship, sing & dance?

For the very first time Multi-Grammy nominated artists The Walls Group will perform live in the Pacific Northwest. Nate Jackson—nationally accomplished comedian will bring comedy—creating an evening of entertainment you will not want to miss!! All are welcome to the SHIFT Conference community night.

The NEW SHIFT CONFERENCE July 20-22

Get ready for a YOUNG ADULT conference unlike any other in the Pacific Northwest! SHIFT has one main goal: to EMPOWER young adults to become high impact leaders in the church, community & family life. Our workshops and activities address the needs of the TOTAL person…Mind-Body-Spirit.

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The SHIFT Conference features:

  • Nationally recognized preachers, scholars, community organizers & clinicians
  • A fresh menu of workshops that will transform participants personally, professionally, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and economically.
  • Food & Childcare!!
  • Social and Networking events
  • Dynamic Worship
  • Entertainment by The Walls Group & Nate Jackson
  • SO MUCH MORE!

A NEW SHIFT is coming….you don’t want to miss it.

Visit  www.theshiftconference.org for all details related to SHIFT weekend!

Grab your tickets for the concert of the summer!

Visit www.theshiftconference.org for more information and to purchase tickets!

Filed Under: African American, Announcements, Community, Community News, Entertainment, Events, Events, Faith, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider, News, Northwest, People

“Upbeat on Jackson” Concert Total Experience Gospel Choir

June 24, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

LIHI Announces Free “Upbeat on Jackson” Concert Total Experience Gospel Choir

LIHI is excited to announce a free Central District performance by the amazing Total Experience Gospel Choir, featuring Pastor Pat Wright.
The choir will be performing for The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) as part of the “Upbeat on Jackson” concert series. LIHI, a Seattle housing non-profit that has been fighting homelessness for over 25 years, is now at the forefront of the “Tiny House Village” movement, providing shelter, safety, and community to people and families experiencing homelessness.
The Concert is 7pm-9pm at Ernestine Anderson Place, located at 2010 South Jackson Street. Ernestine Anderson Place is named after the jazz vocalist legend from the Central Area and provides housing for over 65 low income and formerly homeless seniors. All are welcome to this free concert.  Free dinner will be provided for all guests as well.

Under the direction of founder Pastor Pat Wright, the Total Experience Gospel Choir is a well-oiled spiritual machine of perpetual movement, having toured and done charitable works locally and across the country and world since 1973, winning over 150 awards. Pastor Wright is a long-time resident of the Central District, home to many other internationally known artists including Ernestine Anderson, Quincy Jones and Jimi Hendrix.

If you want to be engulfed by a good foot tapping, multicultural, heart thumping, soul saving, gospel music extravaganza, you need to take a listen to Pastor Pat Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir.

Opening act is singer/songwriter, raconteur and well-known Pike Place busker Michael Dare.

The concert will be preceded by a live oral history interview with Pastor Wright, conducted by two-time Peabody Award winning music documentarian Steve Rowland.  They will discuss Wright’s childhood in Texas, the importance of Gospel music, the heyday of the Central District music scene, and the current gentrification of the neighborhood.

Join us in the historic Central District for an evening of community and uplifting spirits honoring LIHI and its tireless work for social justice and dignity.

The UpBeat on Jackson Concert Series is funded through a Department of Neighborhoods grant.

Filed Under: African American, Announcements, Arts, Community, Community News, Entertainment, Events, Faith, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider, News, Northwest, People

HOW DO I LEAD SOMEONE TO JESUS CHRIST?

June 13, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

  • DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAD TO CHRIST?
    Restoration Bible Church and Rev. Dr. George E. Noble, CRE will be
    presenting an ‘EVANGELISTIC TRAINING’ on
    Saturday June 16
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    at 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at
    Restoration Bible Church-228 S 128
    th
    Street, Seattle, WA 98168
    Come hear and learn the essentials of
    THE PLAN OF SALVATION, and its presentation to others.
    There will be handouts. Refreshments will be served.
    EVERYONE IS INVITED – Rev. Dr. George E. Noble, CRE Instructor.

    HOW DO I LEAD SOMEONE TO JESUS CHRIST?

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Seattle’s newest landmark Mount Zion Baptist Church

June 13, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

By PAIGE BROWNING

What started in the 19th Century as a group of people holding church services in their homes, grew into the city’s largest African American congregation.

Mount Zion Baptist Church was incorporated in 1894. This week, Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an ordinance formally designating it a historic city landmark. The city council approved the designation in May.

Reverend Dr. Phyllis Beaumonte, historian and associate minister at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle’s Central District.

Reverend Dr. Phyllis Beaumonte led the effort to nominate Mount Zion for landmark status. She says the congregation has always been an example of progress for Seattle.

Beaumonte: “With Mount Zion Baptist Church’s status as a Seattle Historic Landmark comes the assurance that the legacy of faith, love, hope, and justice, which began 128 years ago, will continue.”

The church was once Seattle’s only African American Baptist church. 128 years later, it’s known as the largest African American congregation in the state.

The building’s interior and exterior will now be preserved as a landmark. Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell says the institution also represents a cultural landmark in Seattle.

Harrell: “Mount Zion is a second home to many in our African American community. The cornerstone of the Mount Zion church family is self-help, the empowerment of people, and reinforcing the community spiritually, educationally, socially, and politically. It is a place of hope and camaraderie for positive change.”

Over the years, church members have been greatly involved in the community. Parishioners have opened credit unions, new Baptist churches, and the city’s first African American branch of the YWCA. One longtime pastor, Reverend Dr. Samuel McKinney, was a leader in civil rights in Seattle. He died in April at age 91.

McKinney was a driving force behind improvements to the church, including the addition of an education wing. Mayor Durkan’s office says the church’s design “was the product of Reverend Dr. McKinney’s vision to create a place of worship that reflected African heritage through its structural form and architectural vocabulary”.

As a designated city landmark, the church is now eligible for economic incentives and technical assistance for the continued preservation of the landmark.

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The Holy Land Tour with Pastor Chris: A Major Success for the Christ Embassy Church

June 13, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome,

Christ Embassy’s Man of God, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has concluded the 2018 Holy Land Tour. The church planned out the trip meticulously for the benefit of believers of Jesus across the world.

Hundreds of the Pastor’s followers joined him on this spiritual visit to Israel and Jordan. Each day on the itinerary was filled with sites seeing of holy places, considered important to both Christians and Jews. The tour followed the journey Christ took in the Bible and scripture, allowing participants to walk in His footsteps and learn from His glory.

LoveWorld incorporations were overwhelmed by the warm welcoming they got from the Jewish Land. Jews and Christians alike were delighted for the visit of Pastor Chris, highlighting the close connection Evangelicals have to the Holy Land and its people.

The visit coincided with two monumental events for the state of Israel. The first is the marking of the 70th year of Independence for the Jewish Land. The second event was the move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.

Earlier this year the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, announced his intentions of moving the Embassy. The move aimed to signal to the international community that the US stands behind and recognizes the Holy City, Jerusalem, as the capital of the Jewish Land, Israel.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a celebratory reception in honor of the move. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome was personally invited to the event. The Pastor received warm welcome and was embraced by members of government as well as a variety of Jewish individuals. The hosts were eager to welcome the world-renowned Evangelist Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his entourage managed to visit numerous sites during the eight-day visit Some included Caesarea, the Sea of Galilee, Abu Gosh, Mount Hertzel, and the Tomb of Lazareth. Additionally, one group was provided with the opportunity to visit holy sites in Jordan, witnessing the diversity of the Holy Land. Participants and local observers were also able to see Pastor Chris Oyakhilome minister many times throughout the trip. They testified that ministrations were “filled with gospel and glory, bringing all those involved closer to the Lord.”

 

The trip offered a lot of opportunities to the attendees and was designed to create a memorable experience. Selected moments from the 2018 Holy Land Tour are available at https://bit.ly/2I6BcRX and more information can be obtained from the blog: https://bit.ly/2rbI7UJ

KingsChat application offers selected photos from the trip as well.

 

 

About Christ Embassy:

Christ Embassy is a community that comprises of worldwide network of churches that combine a vast and diverse congregation from all walks of life. The vision of Christ Embassy is to bring the Divine Presence to each person and nation of the world. The founder of the embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and the other members of the embassy have a strong desire and passion to achieve the goal of bringing people together, under the common knowledge of the Divine character made possible in Jesus Christ.

 

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Celebrating The Life Of David Fredick Mann

May 23, 2018 by NWFacts 2 Comments

David Fredrick Mann, the youngest of ten children, was born in Dalton, Georgia, on February 16, 1933 to the union of King Solomon and Mary Mann located at 603 Spring Street.  After attending first through eighth grades at Emery Street School in Dalton, David moved to Detroit, Michigan, to live with his brother, John “Snook” Mann.   He finished his high school education at Miller High School in Detroit and soon after attended Wayne State University. In 1953, David had the privilege of being the first Sepia athlete to sign a professional baseball contract out of the State of Michigan. Adding to this historic fact, two black Daltonians, he and Harry “Suitcase” Simpson, were the first and only athletes to play pro baseball from Dalton,Georgia. David played professional baseball for 13 years with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians organizations. David holds the distinction of playing with and being the roommate of Satchel Paige, when they played for the Miami Marlins in 1960.

Another prominent memory for Dave happened in 1963 when he became the first black baseball player to play for the then Atlanta Crackers of the International League. In 1962, the year of the World’s Fair in Seattle, David moved out west to play baseball. He, along with Hall-of-Famer Carl Yastrimski and Earl Wilson, came from the Minneapolis Millers, a Triple A Club of the Boston Red Sox organization, to play for the Seattle Rainiers. David played with the Rainiers for three years before retiring in 1965. David fell in love with the Pacific Northwest and made Seattle his home.  After retiring from baseball, Dave worked for Nordstrom.  He was the first African American male model to be featured in the Nordstrom catalogs. His recognition and achievements in the black community were important, but David was even more passionate about the growth of mankind.  He was an ambassador for equal rights and the struggle that brought all of us together.

In the early 70’s, David found an outlet to speak his truths from a black athlete’s point of view.  He became the sports editor for The Facts Newspaper, a weekly publication with a focus on the black community in the Pacific Northwest.  He wrote Mann’s Bits & Pieces, a newspaper column that was published weekly for over 40 years.  David was also a photographer (Mann’s Photography) capturing the memories and moments of a lifetime. David was a man of habit. Healthy living was his obsession. He worked out relentlessly.  After baseball, Dave played tennis, skied, and lifted weights. A true man’s Mann, David had three heart attacks on the racquetball court.  But his love was golfing. For David, it was more than chasing rabbits and squirrels….it was about the individuals and people he met .

David found a family in Fir State Golf Club. He was very active in building and supporting Fir State.  David was instrumental in creating opportunities for youth with the Fir State junior program. If there was ever a need, David was the first to extend his monetary funds and, more importantly, his time and effort. David’s brotherhood and bond with the members of Fir State still continues. David touched everyone he came across. He was a true gentleman in every way.  On May 14, 2018 at the Golden Age of 85, David Fredrick Mann left 3rd Base and ran for Home. He will never be forgotten in our minds and will always be remembered within our hearts.

Fir State “David Mann Celebration of Life”
And Golf Outing

Wednesday, May 30 at West Seattle Golf Course
4470 35th Ave SW, Seattle, Washington 98126

Golf Outing – 10:30 AM
Celebration Of Life Memorial – 5:00 PM

Golf outing open to all , followed by MEMORIAL SERVICE AFTER GOLF OUTING in banquet room of West Seattle Golf Course at 5 PM for a memorial to David Mann upon completion of golfing .
Confirm your tee time for yourself or your group with Al Hairston by May 27 th at [email protected].

Filed Under: African American, Announcements, Community, Community News, Faith, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider, News, Northwest, Obituaries, Politics, Prayer Request, Sports

Rethinking Incarceration

April 28, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

FIRST COVENANT CHURCH is hosting a book event featuring Dominique Gilliard, author of Rethinking Incarceration. Gilliard’s book provides a timely, faith leader’s perspective on more just alternatives to mass incarceration as Seattleites organize against the new youth jail being built and imagine together a society where all thrive and are free.

Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores. He also serves on the board of directors for the Christian Community Development Association and Evangelicals for Justice. In 2015, he was selected as one of the ECC’s “40 Under 40” leaders to watch, and the Huffington Post named him one of the “Black Christian Leaders Changing the World.”

An ordained minister, Gilliard has served in pastoral ministry in Atlanta, Chicago, and Oakland. He earned two bachelor’s degrees—in African American Studies and History—from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in history from East Tennessee State University, with an emphasis on race, gender, and class in the United States. He also earned an MDiv from North Park Seminary, where he served as an adjunct professor teaching Christian ethics, theology, and reconciliation.”

For more information, please visit http://www.firstcovenantseattle.org/rethinking-incarceration/

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Our Community Mourns The Loss of A Leader, Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney

April 7, 2018 by NWFacts 4 Comments

Samuel Berry McKinney (1926 – 2018)

Born on December 28, 1926 to Reverend Wade Hampton McKinney and Ruth Berry McKinney in Flint, Michigan, Samuel Berry McKinney was a Baptist minister, author, and civil rights advocate in Seattle, Washington. He served as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of the largest and oldest black churches in the Pacific Northwest, from 1958 to 1998 and again from 2005 to 2008.

As a child in Cleveland, Ohio McKinney was shaped by his father who challenged racism, and invited civil rights leaders such as Thurgood Marshall to speak frequently at his church.

McKinney attended Morehouse College with the intention of becoming a civil rights lawyer, but changed paths after encountering Morehouse President Benjamin Mays who encouraged him to become a minister. McKinney, a classmate of Martin Luther King, graduated from Morehouse in 1949 and enrolled in New York’s Colgate Rochester Divinity School, graduating in 1952.

One year later he married Louise Jones, an educator and activist in her own right. The couple has two daughters.

McKinney served as pastor of Olney Street Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island between 1955 and 1958.

He arrived at Mt. Zion in 1958, beginning an activist ministry that transformed the church and Seattle. At Mt. Zion, McKinney established numerous programs that assisted the black community including the Mount Zion Baptist Church Credit Union in 1958, the first Protestant credit union in the state of Washington.

McKinney was a founder of Liberty Bank, the first black-owned bank in Seattle and was the first black president of the Church Council of Greater Seattle.

In 1966 McKinney founded and served as president and CEO of the Seattle Opportunity Industrialization Center. He later led the construction of Samuel Berry McKinney Manor to house elderly and working poor people which was completed in 1998.

Under his leadership the Mt. Zion Pre-School and Kindergarten, and the Ethnic School (later the Louise Jones McKinney Learning Center), were founded. In 1975 he earned a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Colgate Rochester/Bexley Hall/Crozier Theological Seminaries. In the same year he also published Church Administration in the Black Perspective, with Floyd Massey.

By the 1960s McKinney became one of the most powerful voices for civil rights in Seattle, participating in demonstrations for equality in housing, employment, and education. He also played major role in the local Central Area Civil Rights Committee.

In 1961 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his only visit to Seattle, at the invitation of McKinney. In 1965 McKinney joined in the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights march which pressured the U.S. Congress to enact the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Continuing his activism into the 1980s, Rev. McKinney was arrested in 1985 protesting apartheid at the South African consul’s home in Seattle. He later chaired the Washington State Rainbow Coalition.

Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney remained an active advocate for social, political, and economic equality until his homegoing .

Our heartfelt condolences to the McKinney family.

Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney

 

Join us in celebrating the life of Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, Leader and Icon .

Please Leave comments, memories, thoughts and acknowledgments to the community and family

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Sources:
L’ Erin A. Donahoe and Shaun A. Spearmon, Oba: Men of African Descent Making a Difference in Seattle (Seattle: L. Donahoe and S. Spearmon,1997); Mary T. Henry, “McKinney, Samuel Berry (1926- ),” HistoryLink.org Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History, http://www.historylink.org/; Quintard Taylor, The Forging of a Black Community: A History of Seattle’s Central District from 1870 to the Civil Rights Era (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994). The Facts Newspaper.

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“After Easter Revival”Trust In The Lord

April 5, 2018 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Come Join Us For Our 3 rd Annual
“After Easter Revival”

Rev. Patrick Bates, Speaker

Theme: Trust In The Lord
Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6
Date: April 5 th & 6 th 2018 @ 7:00 PM
April 8 th 2018 @ 3:30 PM
Place: New Life Christian Church of Seattle
18635 8 th Avenue S, Suite 701
Seattle, WA 98148
Dr. Allen Gooden, Pastor

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