The Bethesda Baptist Church in Port Chester is celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. this Sunday, Jan. 16, with music, words and awards. The event begins at 7 p.m. and will finish around 9 p.m. A half-hour concert starting at 6:30 p.m. will precede the celebration, which the church is calling “The Dream Lives On.”
Rev. Gerald Washington said eight churches worked together to organize the event.
Assemblyman George Latimer (D-Rye) is slated to speak, and a 14-year-old boy will recite—from memory—King’s “I have a dream” speech.
“We really want to make this a day to remember, because Dr. King was a man to remember,” Washington said.
The church will give humanitarian awards to Reese’s Roundtable Book Club; Port Chester NAACP President John Reeve; and the late Martha Sutherland, who was the first black guidance counselor at in the Port Chester school system.
The church is located at 136 William Street, in Port Chester. Call (914)939-6541 or (914)937-9822 for more information.
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I went to the event – George Latimer gave a terrific speech, based on the song & theme “Walking in Memphis”. So many people simply hate all politicians, without ever even getting to know any one of them…George is simply outstanding. Everybody there was most impressed.