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The Pastors Of Oakland Raise $10,000 for Haitian Victims

March 5, 2010 Uncategorized No Comments

Reverend Brondon Reems, Host Pastor, Center Of Hope Community Church, Mother Eleanor Workman, Founder Christian Haitian Outreach.

The Pastors Of Oakland sponsored  a praise service to raise money for the victims of the Haitian Earthquake at The Center Of Hope Community Church in East Oakland Sunday, February 28. The spirit-filled evening featured praise dancing by The Center Of Hope Praise Team and choral presentations from bay area mass choirs. The Shiloh Christian Fellowship Pastor David Kiteley who is also President of the Pastors Of Oakland presented a call for special support. “I am a living witness that prayer works,” said Bishop E.C.Reems, Founder of Center Of Hope.  “It’s time to step up to the plate as Christians and give what we can to our brothers and sisters in Haiti’’. Eleanor Workman 90, founder of Christian Haitian Outreach said she started working in Haiti 37 years ago, and since then she has established a orphanage housing 500 youth, a church, and a medical clinic serving the poor. She said,  “I hired local kids to help me get started and the Lord handled the rest.” For more information visit www.christianhaitianoutreach.org.
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