United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem was near capacity as The Twin City Choristers celebrated “The Birthday of A King” during its Christmas Concert on Sunday, Nov. 25.
The Rev. Dr. Nathan Scovens, pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, asks members of the congregation to extend their hands toward the front of the pulpit before he prays for
“We need to speak out,” said Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Prayer Breakfast on Dr. King’s actual birthday and the celebrated holiday, on Monday, Jan. 15. The Chronicle and the Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity sponsored the event.
Dr. Louise Toppin, a soprano and renowned scholar of African-American art song, performed freedom songs at Home Moravian Church on Sunday, Jan. 14, as part of the church’s Songs of Justice and Peace program, a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
As we celebrate the 89th birthday and federal holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we should remember the sacrifices he made to get us where we are today.