Maranatha
Church
4222 NE 12th Avenue | Portland, OR 97211 | 503.288.7241 | Email Us
4222 NE 12th Avenue | Portland, OR 97211 | 503.288.7241 | Email Us
Our Teachers | ||
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Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel - Senior Pastor | Dr. Bethel has been Senior Pastor at Maranatha for fifteen years, having served churches in Boston and Kansas City, Kansas prior. He also serves on the faculty of North Portland Bible College and Warner Pacific College. |
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Rev. Trisa Kelly - Assistant Pastor | Rev. Trisa Kelly was born in New Jersey and raised in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1989 from Thomas Jefferson High School. She graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and French. She was ordained with the Church of God, Anderson in 1997 and has served as an associate pastor at Maranatha Church in Portland since then. Pastor Kelly is the mother of two: Tobias and Sydney. |
Alice Faye Warren - Rev. | Upper Malboro, MD | |
Rev. Patrice Turner | ||
Dr. James Earl Massey - Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor | Dr James Earl Massey, minister and educator holds emeritus status in three institutions. He is Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor at Large of Anderson University School of Theology, Emeritus Dean of the Chapel, Tuskegee University, and Pastor Emeritus, Metropolitan Church of God, Detroit, Michigan. | |
Dr. Arturo Azurdia III - Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology | Dr. Arturo Azurdia III is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology & Director of Pastoral Mentoring at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He attended California State University at Hayward where he received a B. A. in Music Performance. His M.Div. was earned from The American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California, & his D. Min. from Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California. | |
Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr. - Pastor Emeritus | Dr J. Alfred Smith Sr is Pastor Emeritus of Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California, and professor of Preaching and Church Ministries at American Baptist Seminary of the West. Dr. Smith is past president of the American Baptist Churches of the West & The Progressive National Baptist Convention. He holds a Doctor Of Ministry degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology degree from the American Baptist Seminary of the West. | |
Elder John Parker | ||
Sister Elthel Tillis | ||
Sister Vivian Parker |