The vision of Clara Church of God is to: reach the one, disciple the church , and to serve the community. Join us each week for our Sunday Morning Worship Service! For more info on our church visit us at clara.church
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We would like to introduce you to our podcast series, Voices From The Choir: Oh Happy Day Reflections. I will be your host for these nine episodes as we hear the personal stories from some of the original members of the Northern California State Youth Choir of the Church of God in Christ. As they reflect on their amazing journey in 1969 singing in the State Youth Choir. After recording an album to raise money to travel to a church choir competition, things change when one of the songs broke ...
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We welcome Pastor Neal Saksa to Clara Church of God as he brings a powerful word on being close to the cross.By Clara Church of God
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The world has questions about who God is and why is He important? Can you as a christian of the faith answer these questions? Are we just going to through the motions or we applying the Bible to our life?By Clara Church of God
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Are you tired? Have you been running so long that now you are about to fall apart. Today we dig into God's word and understand He has ordained rest as a part of our life and we should use that rest so we can stay in the fight!By Clara Church of God
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Today we finish our SERVE series with the last "E" Enthusiasm. This is just a message recap to close out the series as the Holy Spirit visited us during worship.By Clara Church of God
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In Part 4 of our our SERVE series we look into our vocation, our calling, and see what God has called us to do collectively but also to understand He has called us all to the ministry.By Clara Church of God
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Part 3 of our 5 part series on Serving. Today we look at the impact of both good and bad relationships and how the affect our life but what we really need in life is meaningful relationships.By Clara Church of God
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For the next five weeks will be in a sermon series on serving. Each Sunday we will look at one letter in the word SERVE. Today we talk about the "S" Spiritual Gifts.By Clara Church of God
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For the next four weeks will be in a sermon series on serving. Each Sunday we will look at one letter in the word SERVE. Today we talk about the "E" Experiences.By Clara Church of God
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We are not starting over but we are headed to New Horizons. Join us as Pastor Brandon begins to cast vision for 2025.By Clara Church of God
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Join us as we end our 2024 worship services with a special candlelight worship and communion service!By Clara Church of God
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It's Christmas at Clara! We are thankful you are joining us for our Christmas service. We will be exploring the scripture of Isaiah 9:6 to understand, What Child is This?By Clara Church of God
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Whispers of the Messiah- Part 1 - Immanuel
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40:10Life gets hard, there in denying that but this Christmas we have a promise that God will be with us!By Clara Church of God
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Are you dealing with the lies of the enemy? Do you feel like something is missing? You can be made whole through the power of the blood of Jesus Christ.By Clara Church of God
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Today we welcome Bishop Alton Stokes (US Army) as he brings a powerful word of the faith of the centurion as we honor our veterans this weekend!By Clara Church of God
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The Trial of Your Faith - Part Two (Where is the Fruit?)
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38:15If you were put on trial for your faith as a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you or would you be found not guilty?By Clara Church of God
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If you were put in a courtroom and questioned about your faith and that if you were a Christian or not would there be enough evidence to convict you of being a Christian?By Clara Church of God
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We all like to deal in certainties but sometimes God gives us just a maybe to see if we will activate our faith. Today we learn that when we do step out on just. a maybe that God is a God of miracles!By Clara Church of God
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Last week we learned that Jesus left so He could prepare a place for me and you. This week we learn about our role in the Great Marriage and how we must also prepare.By Clara Church of God
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Jesus left to prepare Heaven for us not the question is will you be ready when He returns and will you bring anybody with you?By Clara Church of God
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Join us today as Pastor Brandon begins his vision casting series and gives us the Lord's vision for Clara Church of God moving forward!By Clara Church of God
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Steven Hi, my name is Steven Williams. Clara And my name is Clara Williams. Steven We would like to introduce you to our podcast series, Voices From The Choir: Oh Happy Day Reflections. I will be your host for these nine episodes as we hear the personal stories from some of the original members of the Northern California State Youth Choir of the Ch…
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Clara Williams reflects on growing up in West Oakland, California and attending Berkeley High School. Her father started his ministry as an associate ordained minister at Ephesians Church of God In Christ (COGIC) - known for its flagship status as one of the largest pentecostal churches in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area during the early sixties…
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Clara Williams recalls the moment that catapulted “Oh Happy Day” onto the radio waves and into the hearts of people across the country. She chronicles the series of events, surprising changes and tense moments that followed. Clara speaks of coming of age on a national tour, shortly after the death of her mother - and some of the most treasured perf…
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Kathy Gaines was one of the original members of the Northern California State Youth Choir. She speaks of her family’s migration from the rural South to The West - first Berkeley, then Oakland, California. Encouraged to sing at an early age, Kathy performed without shyness or reservation. Kathy explores the rich music history and legacy of hymnals i…
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Kathy Gaines continues the discussion on rote learning versus how black choirs learned music “by ear”, which allowed the spread of Edwin’s music to other churches. Kathy talks about Edwin’s unique teaching style and his influence on choir directors in the COGIC church. She reflects on how Ed, with varying degrees of talent, was able to cultivate th…
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Arvanderlyn “Arva” Campbell was a member of the Northern California Youth Choir of the Church of God and Christ (COGIC) and an original member of the Edwin Hawkins Singers. She talks about “singing with the anointing" and being a part of a gospel hit record, against the socio-political backdrop of the Vietnam War, the assassination of MLK, racial u…
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Donald Casimere was a member of the choir at Ephesians Church of God In Christ, when Edwin Hawkins was both the church organist and choir director. He shares his experience as a baritone-bass on the original recording of the album, “Let Us Go Into The House of The Lord” which included the recording “Oh Happy Day”. Donald describes Edwin’s ability t…
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Diane Williams, cousin of Co-Host, Clara Williams shares a story that is part of the motivating force behind the creation of this podcast. Diane talks about growing up in the Church of God In Christ, with a family who loved gospel music. She shares her journey from shame to self-love, after becoming a pregnant teen. She talks about the people who i…
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Gwendolyn Lee Mitchell is the youngest sister of Arva Campbell and one of the youngest members of The Northern California State Youth Choir, at the age of 14. Gwen talks about growing up in The Bay Area surrounded by the youth of Ephesians Church of God In Christ. She describes being on tour as a family affair, the many siblings who were part of th…
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Pastor Ron Thompson sang with Edwin Hawkins in the Laney Junior College choir, where they both attended school. Pastor Ron talks about the amazing talent they grew up with, in the Oakland area, and the tradition of “midnight musicals” in the COGIC church. He describes how he was able to navigate his role as a husband, kids, college student, and a f…
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