God's Pentacostal Church

God’s Pentecostal Church Celebrates 100 Years

In 1925, a young minister and his wife, Bishop Ernest Frederick and Ollie Morris, arrived in Tacoma from Memphis, Tennessee and started the 3rd African-American church in the Tacoma area. For nearly 15 years, this church carried the name African Full Gospel Church. In 1940, Bishop Morris renamed it to God’s Pentecostal Church to reflect the diversity of its parishioners: whites, blacks, Native Americans and … Continue reading God’s Pentecostal Church Celebrates 100 Years

She Was There: Lucy Stedman Lamson

–by Liza Svyrydovska Can you imagine a person present at every significant occasion in a small city? Somebody who would be there during town meetings, parent teacher conferences, school events, weddings, and even funerals? A string tying these events together is music. Logically the one present at these events would be a musician. Yet, the one I want to introduce to you today is so … Continue reading She Was There: Lucy Stedman Lamson