New Life Community Church – Anniversary Celebration

Oakland Masonic Center 3903 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United States

Join us as we celebrate 4 years of Extraordinary Impact in the City of Oakland. You have two opportunities to celebrate with us on Sunday January 29th! The 10:30am celebration service will feature guest speaker, Bishop Charles L. Dickerson from the ANEW Pearly Grove Baptist Church in Fresno, CA. Our guest psalmist will be the angelic voice of, Dayanna Redic. Our 4pm celebration service will feature guest speaker, Bishop Johnny R. Withers, Jr. from Unity Christian Fellowship in Compton, CA. You've seen our guest psalmist, Zebulon Ellis, as a finalist on BET's Sundays Best. We are grateful to welcome him to the City of Oakland. It's going to be a full day of amazing celebration of all God has done and is doing at New Life, and we would love for you to join us! Rev. Darnell Hammock, Pastor www.impactoakland.org

FREE

University of the Pacific – 2017 Black History Month Celebration

University of the Pacific's annual Black History Month celebration involves a number of activities that honor the history and heritage of African-Americans and the African Diaspora. We are proud to announce our 2017 BHM Keynote Speaker is LECRAE, two-time GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop artist and author of the autobiography, Unashamed. Lecrae has sold 1.7 million albums to date, including his latest Anomaly, that debuted on the Billboard 200 Album Chart at No. 1. He has performed on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and the Hip Hop Awards on BET Network. He is an artist focused on caring for people, providing messages of hope and inspiration. He feels, "Music doesn't need to be categorized. It just needs to be good." On Feb. 10, 2017, he will provide some of that good music and provide a lecture revealing how he has overcome the challenges in his life and is impacting an entire generation-building community one person at a time. His lecture and performance will be held at the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton at 7 p.m. Tix Presale is on Sept. 28, 2016, General Public Sale is Sept. 30. You can purchase tickets http://go.pacific.edu/lecrae. On Saturday, Feb.18, nationally acclaimed Gospel Artist and […]

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Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir – Black History Month Celebration

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

In celebration of Black History Month, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir pays homage to traditional spirituals and black gospel music, under the direction of Terrance Kelly. The choir will be joined by Henrietta Davis, Jackie Tolbert, and the McGuillicutty sisters and will be honoring bay area legends The Oakland Gospelettes. The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir delivers good news – the power and glory of 55 talented singers blending their voices together in rapturous harmony on gospel standards, traditional spirituals, and their own original praise songs. The East Bay Express has described the harmonies on their most recent album, Hear My Prayer, as “absolutely divine,” and the live version, with the vibrations of all those gorgeous voices filling the Freight, is even more inspiring. The OIGC grew out of a gospel music workshop at Jazz Camp West in 1986. Terrance Kelly led the workshop and has served as artistic director of the choir ever since. The son of esteemed jazz pianist Ed Kelly and gospel choir director Faye Kelly, Terrence is an Emmy-winning director, composer, and arranger, as well as a popular soloist with what allaboutjazz.com calls “an operatic range and a joyous emotional feel.” Under his leadership, the choir has […]

$22 – $24
Event Series Third Baptist Church – Organ Meditation

Third Baptist Church – Organ Meditation

Third Baptist Church 1399 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Carol O’Gilvie Concert Series will continue to present Third Wednesdays at Third Baptist. This month’s Organ Meditation will be  February 15, 2017 at 12 o’clock noon. Come for a reflective time of meditation as Rev James Smith ministers at the great Forest Pritchard Memorial Organ, featuring Tenor Soloist Dr. Roderick George in the sanctuary of the historic Third Baptist Church. http://tindley.thirdbaptist.org

The Fusion Experience Concert

Old Path COGIC 500 Arkansas Street, Vallejo, CA, United States

Bridging the gap through music to create an unforgettable experience. K-Ross and JGxRedletter with affiliation with Crown Him Presents brings you an experience like no other. Come be a part of the biggest concert of the year featuring some of the hottest NorCal artist. Performers: K-Ross & The Takeova JGXRedletter Vadia Mission Lauren Byrd Kei Pe Ashlee Young And other special guest appearances...   Facebook Event Link

FREE

Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church – African American Arts & Culture Festival

Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church 3545 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

African American Art, Books, Food, Health & Music Festival Saturday, February 18, 2017 | 10am - 4pm 10am Black Art Vendors Open 11am Soul Food Kitchen Opens 12pm Live Jazz & R&B Music 1pm Oakland Youth Poetry 2pm African American History Oratorical Contest For more information, please contact Rev. Paul J. Keener at 510-290-5475 or pauljkeener@gmail.com

University of the Pacific – 2017 Black History Month Celebration

University of the Pacific's annual Black History Month celebration involves a number of activities that honor the history and heritage of African-Americans and the African Diaspora. We are proud to announce our 2017 BHM Keynote Speaker is LECRAE, two-time GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop artist and author of the autobiography, Unashamed. Lecrae has sold 1.7 million albums to date, including his latest Anomaly, that debuted on the Billboard 200 Album Chart at No. 1. He has performed on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and the Hip Hop Awards on BET Network. He is an artist focused on caring for people, providing messages of hope and inspiration. He feels, "Music doesn't need to be categorized. It just needs to be good." On Feb. 10, 2017, he will provide some of that good music and provide a lecture revealing how he has overcome the challenges in his life and is impacting an entire generation-building community one person at a time. His lecture and performance will be held at the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton at 7 p.m. Tix Presale is on Sept. 28, 2016, General Public Sale is Sept. 30. You can purchase tickets http://go.pacific.edu/lecrae. On Saturday, Feb.18, nationally acclaimed Gospel Artist and […]

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California State Baptist Convention – 2017 Mid Winter Board Meeting

Greater St. Paul MBC 1827 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

California State Baptist Convention President, Pastor Henry Perkins, invites you to register and attend the 2017 Mid-Winter Board Meeting, February 22-24, 2017 Theme: Church Safety Protecting the Pastor Protecting the People Protecting the Parish Guest Speaker:  Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. First Institutional Baptist Church (Phoenix, AZ) Host Church: Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church (Oakland, CA) Bishop Joseph Simmons, Host Pastor Registration: Conference Registration - $35    Register Online  |   Download Registration Form www.calbaptist.com Pastor Henry L. Perkins, President California State Baptist Convention, Inc.

$35

From Labor to Reward: An Evening with Martha C. Taylor

San Francisco Theological Seminary 105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, CA, United States

Join author Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor – who has served as both SFTS and GTU adjunct professor — for an evening discussing her newest book, From Labor to Reward. Thursday, February 23, 2017 | 7PM – 8:30 PM San Francisco Theological Seminary 101 Seminary Road Scott Hall room 101 San Anselmo, CA 94960 COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION - REGISTER ONLINE This groundbreaking book fills a huge void in American religious history, black religious history, and traditions of the black church. Until now, no other book has chronicled the rich religious experiences of black church beginnings in the Bay Area. Martha C. Taylor provides penetrating insight into the early makings of the black church in the Bay Area. With attention to detail, Taylor captures the joys, frustrations, and unity of black people who left the segregated Deep South, came to the Bay Area seeking freedom only to face similar adversities of segregation, racism, housing discrimination, KKK threats of violence, and other socio-political barriers. Remarkably, these early pioneers brought their culture, traditions, and experiences from the South and built a strong vibrant religious community. From Labor to Reward speaks for the legacy of African Americans who were gospel social activists using the church as the anchor. […]

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