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Oakland’s Market Street SDA Church Opens C.O.R.E Center to Serve Community Needs

“The purpose of The C.O.R.E. at Market Street is to address the needs of the family by tailoring academic and practical subject matter by age and demographic,” said Pastor E.F. Brown.

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4 years ago

November 20, 2022

Oakland Post

Front row-Pastor Virgil Childs, Vanessa Russell, Marcel Paterson, Teresa Patterson, Paul Cobb; Second row - Pastor Kai Simone-Hodges, Adriana Preciado, Pastor Edwin Brown, First Lady Paul Brown; Third row - Rachel Sankey; Fourth row - Dr. Marilyn Saulsberry, Jose Henriquez, Pastor Raymond Lankford; Fifth row - Jasmine Woods, Deacon Earl Jacobs

The Market Street Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) in the West Oakland community celebrated the November 12 grand opening of a new, refurbished center at 3415 Market St.in Oakland.

The facility will house services to be known as C.O.R.E., which stands for Community Outreach Resources Education. The center will be helping the unhoused population next door to the church.

“The purpose of The C.O.R.E. at Market Street is to address the needs of the family by tailoring academic and practical subject matter by age and demographic,” said Pastor E.F. Brown. “This approach builds on our strengths and provides outreach and supportive services designed to reach neighborhood children, their parents and senior members of this urban community. This facility is designed to enable the Market Street SDA Church to continue our 99-year legacy.”

Pastor Brown explained that C.O.R.E. at Market Street has four pillars of service.

COMMUNITY– Helping the unhoused population (Homeless)
OUTREACH – Meeting space for community and faith-based partners; group and individual Bible studies; spiritual counseling.
RESOURCES — Social justice support; healthy living partnership hub health screenings (dental, blood pressure, etc.)
EDUCATION—After-school tutorial programs; life skills & stewardship classes; career/vocational training