Merry Christmas! Vol. 84 No. 38
CAC Audited DECEMBER 20 – 26, 2012
COMPLIMENTARY
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House of Deliverance dedicates new sanctuary 1,500 people worship with Bishop Battle over four days of services By Bridjes O’Neil For The St. Louis American Photo by Wiley Price
Elder Eric Battle assists his father, Bishop Jesse Battle Jr., senior pastor at House of Deliverance, in burning a document that symbolizes the church’s mortgage as part of four days of dedication services for the new sanctuary.
Congregants at House of Deliverance Church celebrated the church’s 56th anniversary in a special way. Last week, the church hosted a series of evening services over a fourday period followed by a symbolic ded-
ication and mortgage burning service on December 8. The church, located at 9355 St. Charles Rock Rd. near Woodson Road, was purchased in early January of this year. Yet Bishop Jesse Battle Jr., senior pastor at House of Deliverance, said the “official” dedication service was postponed to coincide with the church’s
anniversary. Bishop Battle estimates that a total of 1,500 people attended the services. House of Deliverance worshipped with guest pastors Bishops James Johnson of Bethesda Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith, Larry Jones of Greater Grace Church, Alphonso Scott of Lively Stone Church and Cornelius Showell of International Bible Way Church. They each presided over a service at House of Deliverance and were joined by members of their own
See BATTLE, A6
Teacher given Golden Apple Rhonda Stovall honored for using American in classroom By K. Michael Jones Of The St. Louis American When The St. Louis American started a Newspaper In Education (NIE) program in August, many area teachers quickly embraced the program and adapted it to using the newspaper in their classrooms. The program, in its first year of existence, rapidly grew to one of the largest NIE programs in Missouri, providing free newspapers to more than 5,000 students in 203 classrooms. One teacher, in particular, stated she was “passionate” about using The St. Louis American in her classroom, using it “five times per week.” According to Gateway MST Elementary School See TEACHER, A7 Photo by Wiley Price
Chillin’ with Dad Nylah Johnson, 5, a student at New City School, enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather with her father Nate Johnson recently during an arts and crafts fair held in Greg Freeman Park.
A library of their own
FROM TRAGEDY TO SERVICE
Donation funds renovation of Most Holy Trinity school
Loss of grandfather drew Deaconess scholar to nursing
By Bridjes O’Neil Of The St. Louis American
Rowland said the experience also led to an intense interest in the medical field, particularly emergency and trauma care. Missouri State University freshman The Affton High School graduate is Heather Rowland is pursuing a career one of six nursing school students who requiring medical knowledge, skill – Heather Rowland received scholarships through a coland compassion – prompted by a laborative effort by Deaconess tragedy in her family, when her grandFoundation, The Scholarship father was killed through senseless Foundation of St. Louis and the St. street violence. Louis American Foundation. The foundations have com“Medical personnel took over 40 minutes to arrive on mitted more than $100,000 annually in resources and the scene,” she said. “This always brought up the question of why it took so long to get there and who could’ve done something. See NURSING, A7
Students at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School in the Hyde Park neighborhood are now able to check out and read books from their own library for the first time in the school’s more than 150-year history. The Archdiocesan-based Most Holy Trinity school has been a staple in the community since 1848 and now serves a diverse group of students. “The children never could have dreamt of a resource like this in their school,” said Kim Lenz, development director at Most Holy Trinity. “There was never a functioning room where chil-
By Sandra Jordan Of The St. Louis American
“Nursing is one of the few careers based off of compassion given toward others.”
BUSINESS
Heather Rowland, Deaconess Nursing Scholar
SPORTS
See LIBRARY, A6
YOUR HEALTH MATTERS
CORTEX TIF questioned, but approved
Rob Parker suspended from ESPN ‘s “First Take”
Kenny Martin talks openly about living with HIV
CEO says project will comply with mayor’s executive order for workforce inclusion.
Sports journalist made off-color remarks about Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Also, a majority of new HIV infections among nation’s youth occur in African Americans.
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