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SNap is not Enough
Christian Social Concern Speech: SNAP and the Call to Justice Good morning, Church – Pastor Ross, Rev. Dion, Bethel Family and Friends From October 23, 2025 The Bible is clear on our mandate. In Isaiah 58:10 (NIV), the prophet tells us: “and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs…
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2025 EDC Garden Party
Good morning, everyone! I’m excited to share details about a special community event that Bethel AME EDC Bethel AME Church: our Garden Party is one of the City’s official “Party On Portland” events. There are two other POP events that we have networked with. Many of you will remember the fantastic “National Night Out” parties…
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Black Student Excellence
News You Can Use September 7, 2025: Our Call to Action for Black Student Excellence Good morning, everyone. I want to share some critical news about our community and our children. It’s about a promise that was made and a promise that has not been kept. In 2020, Portland Public Schools voters approved a construction…
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Utility Program Assistance June 22, 2025
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, good morning! It’s a blessing to be with you all today. I’m here to share some exciting news from our Christian Social Concern Committee partnering with the Bethel Economic Development Corporation, news that directly reflects our Christian call to care for one another, especially our most vulnerable. The Bethel Economic…
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EDC Food Pantry Fills Gap
Food assistance benefits for some 750,000 Oregonians—and millions of other Americans—are set to lapse after Oct. 31, the state says. The Oregon Department of Human Services on Monday began sending notices of the looming freeze to the Oregonians who receive benefits through the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. That’s 1 in 6 people living…
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PopCoRn Fundraiser
This is just the link to Tanya Lyn March’s “Shop” for our popcorn fundraiser for Bethel AME EDC.
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