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APNCC ARTS CENTER
(Proposed)
The
Alee Patricia Nichol Community Cultural (APNCC) Arts Center is the initial focus
the
NEHEMIAH
PROJECT.
The mission of the Nehemiah Project is to restore the DEC Ministries Headquarters Church, the
former Temple B’nai Abraham, and to make it accessible
as an important architectural and civil rights landmark,
and to form external partnerships that will help
revitalization to the Clinton Hill section of Newark,
New Jersey.
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APNCC
ARTS CENTER
MISSION
To assist in the revitalization of Newark, through
accessible affordable community oriented cultural
programming, resources, and education, and to be
preservation venue of local community and civil rights
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VISION
In conjunction
with the Temple’s structural
restoration
and
newly acquired national landmark status, DEC
Ministries formalized a joint initiative to restore the
Temple and to help revitalize
Clinton
Hill by partnering
with local government, religious and civic groups, to
return this important section of Newark to its former
state of cohesiveness, vitality, beauty, and safety. At
the core of the project’s goals is the establishment of
the APNCC Arts Center, which includes the following venues plans,
and opening dates:
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PLAN |
AREA |
TENATIVE OPEN
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Phase 1 |
The History Museum Café
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June 2007 |
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Phase 2 |
Art Gallery Spaces |
August 2007 |
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Phase 3 |
Book & Gift Shop |
Spring 2008 |
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Phase 4 |
Auditorium Spaces/ Meeting Facilities |
available in renovation process |
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Phase 5 |
Multi-Media Library/ Research Archive |
TBA |
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Phase 6 |
Visual and Performing Arts Classrooms |
TBA |
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PHASE
ONE
– JUNE 2007
The History Museum Café is planned to open the week of
June 20 –23, 2007, in conjunction with DEC Ministries 50
Anniversary “Home Coming” Celebration.
The History Museum Café’s display plan will highlight
the Temple’s History in relationship to:
1)
The history of its former congregation, Temple
B’nai Abraham who occupied the Temple between 1924 –
1973
2)
The Civil Rights work of Rabbi Joachim Prinz who
headed the congregation between
1939 – 1977
3)
With
specific attention given to activities related to 1963
March on Washington, DC, which was organized with Rabbi Prinz and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as Dr.
King’s visits to the Temple during that history. The
Museum will also create an Oral History Project of
living witnesses to the civil rights activities in
Newark,
New
Jersey,
as an audio-visual component of The History Museum Caf é.
4)
The history of its current occupants, The
Deliverance Evangelistic and
its founder Apostle Arturo Skinner, who organized and
lead one of the significant evangelical church movements
of the 20th century.
5)
Finally, the History Museum Café proposes to
highlight the above history in the context of how the
Temple impacted the formation of the Clinton Hill
Community.
APNCC Arts Center Programming will include, but not be
limited to the following programming during and after
renovation and restoration:
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Audio Visual
Production
Dance / Theater Productions
Decorative Painting / Murals
Fine Arts Drawing, Painting, Papermaking,
Book Binding
Photography
Print Shop
Music: Keyboards / Other Instruments
Public Access Facilities Rentals
Public
Access Meeting Spaces
Public
Access Gallery Usage
Summer Camps Programs
Workshops |
Once the center is completed, future plans of the
Nehemiah Project include the establishment of a
Community Development Corporation to help create
affordable housing and jobs, as well as assist families
in becoming first time homeowners.
HOW CAN I HELP?
Preserving America’s architectural treasures and
strengthening community autonomy is perhaps the best
personal legacy we can participate in. If you would like
to partner with DEC Ministries in the
Nehemiah Project
to help preserve this important piece of national
history or to become involved in Clinton Hill Community
activities please consider the following:
Please address all written correspondents to:
Lady
Rosalind
Nzinga Nichol, Co-Pastor
Nehemiah
Project Executive Director
Deliverance Evangelistic
Centers, Inc.
825 South Tenth Street
Newark, New
Jersey 07108
973.824.7300
E-mail:
LadyNichol@decministries.net
www.decministries.net
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