Dr. Paul Louis Metzger speaks at MLK Jr. Service

On January 15 at 5pm, the Albina Ministerial Alliance will host their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Worship and Awards Service at Allen Temple CME Church (4236 NE 8th in Portland). Dr. Paul Louis Metzger has been invited to give the keynote talk, remembering Dr. King’s values and speaking to how we can carry those values forward.

The John 17:23 Network – December gathering

The John 17:23 Network exists to encourage, exhort, and equip the multi-ethnic Body of Christ in the greater Portland area to fulfill Jesus’ prayer that we might all be one. We will be meeting on December 11 from 7 – 8:30pm at Daniels Memorial Church Of God In Christ (1234 NE Killingsworth St. in Portland). You are invited to attend this gathering, which will include a remembrance of gang prevention activist Rob Ingram and prayer for ministries working in the midst of gang violence and related issues in the Portland area. These events, sponsored by The John 17:23 Network in partnership with The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins, are a sustained effort to become more aware of and engage issues of gang violence.