Cleveland Faith and Community Leaders Remember the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on 50th Anniversary of His Assassination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 2, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT

Michelle Nealy, mnealy@faithinpubliclife.org, (202)735-7123

Dan Clark, dclark@faithinpubliclife.org, (614)648-3663

Cleveland Faith and Community Leaders Remember the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on 50th Anniversary of His Assassination

CLEVELAND, OH — On Wednesday, April 4th, at 7:00 p.m., faith and community leaders will hold a special service commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination.

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Pastor Jerome Hurst of Southeast Seventh-day Adventist Church says, “Fifty years later we as a nation are still struggling with many of the ills of Dr. King’s day. This service is designed to celebrate the life of Dr. King by equipping people to respond to the many issues we encounter in our communities and throughout this nation.”

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WHAT: 

Faith leaders and community members hold a special service commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. King

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WHEN: 

Wednesday, April 4th, at 7:00 p.m.

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WHERE:

Southeast Seventh-day Adventist Church

16602 Tarkington Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44128

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WHO:

Dr. Larry L. Macon, Sr., Mount Zion Church of Oakwood Village

Pastor Jason Ridley, Faith in Public Life, Board of Directors & Allegheny West Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Affinity Missionary Baptist Church Choir, Cleveland

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