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Pastor Val

About Me

I am a skillful and effective pastor, teacher, preacher, womanist theologian and administrator who uses her calling and leadership in both the church and community. I am an ordained pastor of the United Church of Christ (UCC) with more than 30 years ministerial service. My personal mission isto be to encourage, educate and empower poor, underserved and/or diverse people to aspire and thrive. I have labored tirelessly to identify, challenge, and remove the social, cultural and institutional barriers to build and nurture a better community. It’s my life’s work.Where is Pastor Val?New Community Fellowship Church 3609 Maple Avenue Oakland, CA 94602Worship Sundays 1st, 3rd and 5th Prayer and Bible Study Tuesday 7:25 PM [email protected] .. .. .. ..

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who "Aspire": to long for; to try to reach; to mount to; aim, aim at, aim high, aspire after, aspire to, be after, be ambitious, design, desire, destine, determine, dream of, drive at, expect, feel confident, go for, hope, hope against hope, hope and pray, hope for, hope in, hope to God, intend, lean upon, leave the ground, live in hopes, long, mean, nurture the hope, plan, presume, project, propose, purpose, rely on, resolve, rest assured, seek, think, thirst after, trust, try to reach, wish and work for better community for the human family.

My Blog

What if hopefuls demographics were different?

Think about it children:   What if hopefuls' demographics were different?Created: 02/05/2008 02:41:32 AM PST IF BARACK OBAMA were a state, he'd be ..:California, said Maria Shriver as she e...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Choosing a Leader

I did not write this.  I do however, find it interesting and helpful. Choosing a Leader Barack Obama has electrified crowds across the country with his transcendent speeches and promise of chang...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:52:00 GMT

A Powerful Word from the Lord

A dear friend of mine (Rev. MacArthur H. Flournoy) sent me this message on New Year's Day with the title "A Special Message for You",  it indeed,  is a special word too good not to...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:28:00 GMT

Much prayer, much power, little prayer, little power, no prayer, nor power

POWER THROUGH PRAYER*          ;     ( LUKE 11:1-13  MATTHEW 6:9-15 ) Prayer MUST be in the name of JESUS CHRIST.Prayer is the beli...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:46:00 GMT

Financial Blessings - Pray for Each Other

..> I claimed it for you - now claim it for me. God has morethan a thousand ways to provide for us, that we know nothing about.Here is your financial blessing! It's a simple prayer -you got 30Sec...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:11:00 GMT

Financial Blessings - Pray for Each Other

..> I claimed it for you - now claim it for me. God has morethan a thousand ways to provide for us, that we know nothing about.Here is your financial blessing! It's a simple prayer -you got 30Sec...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:11:00 GMT

Baptizing a Drunk

Baptizing a DrunkA man is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he comes upon a preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeds to walk into the water and subsequently bumps into the pr...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:53:00 GMT

Good News About You!

$20.00   Sometimes we just need to be reminded!   A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:23:00 GMT

LET IT GO!!!

Thanks again Robbie for this exhortation.  Some of you ask to have a copy. Let it go for 2007..By T. D. JakesThere are people who can walk away from you.And hear me when I tell you this! When pe...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:36:00 GMT

Pastor Val's Pulpit - He Came To Jesus By Night

He Came To Jesus By Night   John 3  1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:  2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that t...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 22:33:00 GMT