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Ministry Volunteers In Zimbabwe, Africa

Our church and our community continue to pray for the Mother of Peace Orphanage in Zimbabwe.  However, costs are mounting. If you want to contribute to assist us, please feel free to do so. We would be very grateful and all monies donated will directly contribute to our efforts to assist the team and our continued work to help Africans living with HIV/AIDS. Please click on the Donate button to make an online donation and designate "Where It Can Help Most". You can also print the mail in donation form and mail your donation. Please make all checks payable to Allen Temple Baptist Church AIDS Ministry. Thank you.

Blessings,
Reverend J. Alfred Smith, Jr.
Senior Pastor

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Allen Temple Aids Ministry Meetings and Important Volunteer Opportunities

Monthly Ministry Meetings
2nd or 3rd Saturday of Each Month
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: The Dr. Robert C. Scott III Allen Temple Manor, 7607 International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94621

Contact Sharon Jackson For More Information: sjackson@allentempleaidsminstry.org or (510) 205-0187

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National Week of Prayer

www.balmingilead.org
The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is the coming together of all people of faith to unite with purpose, compassion and hope. Through the power of God’s love we will educate every American about HIV prevention facts, encourage and support HIV testing, advocate for the availability of compassionate care and treatment for all those living with the disease in every community in America, and love unconditionally all persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. National Week of Prayer occurs annually during the second week of March. Please continue to include the healing of AIDS in your prayers during this special week and throughout the year. Visit www.balmingilead.org for more information.
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Getting To Zero: 2012 World Day of Prayer for HIV/AIDS

Today, as we celebrate the global recognition of World AIDS Day, you should know that American faith communities have launched the single largest US response in the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. You should also be proud to know that Allen Temple AIDS Ministry has been cited as a model of people of faith responding to this pandemic.  Nationwide list, 1 out of 4 AIDS service organizations are operated by religious institutions. The Faithful Response to HIV The AIDS epidemic cannot be defeated without the intentional commitment and engagement and participation of African American congregations and more importantly, the renewed commitment of Allen Temple Baptist Church.

Seventy percent of the world’s people identify themselves as members of a religious community – and a majority of those living with HIV are people of faith. Their faith helps to shape how they perceive themselves and impacts our community to respond to others in need both locally and globally.
 
People of faith and faith-based organizations have been essential to HIV and AIDS, by engaging in practical health care, social and emotional support, pastoral care and advocacy and promoting access to treatment for all those living with or affected by HIV. It is faith-based groups that are present and serving the poorest and most vulnerable communities around the world.
 
Probably more than any other type of institution, faith-based organizations are found in every community and touch the daily lives of billions of people around the world. Religious leaders at local, national and international levels are looked to for spiritual, emotional, and practical guidance, support, and hope.
This is a heavy responsibility, which requires conviction and commitment with a vision of harmony and justice for all the world’s people.
 
ALLEN TEMPLE YOU SHOULD BE PROUD! Many religious organizations are strong advocates to end discrimination, provide access to treatment and care for all, encourage sustainable and sufficient funding for the global response, promote prevention, and address the root causes of this disease, particularly for women and children.
 
As a committed body of Christ, Allen Temple Baptist Church and its membership are challenged today to further their commitment to End AIDS in our lifetime.  Think about your desire and ability to help us achieve the following:
·    Ending stigma and discrimination, and promoting the dignity and rights of people living with and affected by HIV or AIDS.
·    Promoting HIV and AIDS prevention activities that address root causes, with particular attention to women and children.
·    Putting words into action, and holding each other accountable in our efforts to stop the spread of HIV and eradicate AIDS from our world.

On this World AIDS Day, more than 30 years after the first cases of this tragic illness were reported, we join the global community once more in standing with the millions of people who live with HIV/AIDS worldwide. We also recommit to preventing the spread of this disease, fighting the stigma associated with infection, and ending this pandemic once and for all.