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On May 13, 1996, accomplished founder and CEO of
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synagogue for $ 40,000, (~$ 850,574 in 2023) reflecting its position as one of the early black churches with a predominantly middle class congregation. At this time the church took the name "Allen Temple". Fiscal pressures from the mortgage and 1974 fire damage led to the formation of charity
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In August 2004, Reverend Jordan decided once again to retire. Prior to this time, in May 2004, he became a candidate for bishop in the AME Church. However, due to his age (72 years old at the time), he decided to withdraw his candidacy. At the South Ohio Annual
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growth in a relatively short time. The auxiliary that experienced the most growth was the youth ministry. Thompson and his wife had originally pastored New Bethel AME Church for 10 years and Big Bethel AME Church for one year; both of those churches are in
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At the time of Jordan's appointment, Allen Temple was located on 7181 Reading Road (where they had been since 1977). Under his leadership, the church acquired hundreds of new members and bought the
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