Friday, January 18, 2013

Pilgrim Baptist Church hosts MLK Community Commemorative Celebration

Red Bank?The community is invited to a Community Commemorative Celebration of the Life and Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hosted by Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank on Monday, Jan. 21, beginning at 1 p.m.

The event will feature the musical and performing arts talents of students from Red Bank Regional High School, Red Bank School District, Red Bank Charter School, Brookdale Community College and Two River Theater.?

Brookdale dance students, alumni and faculty will perform in a piece titled?? ?One Moving Body:? Embracing Diversity Celebrating Unity.? Winners of the Dr. King essay contest and the recipient of the 1st Annual Living Legend Community Service Award, will be announced during the celebration.?

Guest speaker for the event will be Dr. James Harris, state president of the NAACP and former dean of students at Montclair State University.?

Prior to the celebration, the community is invited to view the Presidential Inauguration festivities in the lower auditorium of Pilgrim. Refreshments will be served. Doors open at 11a.m.

The celebration is a community collaborative initiative of Pilgrim Baptist Church, the Borough of Red Bank, the Red Bank School District, the NAACP, Brookdale Community College, Aslan Ministry, the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education at Brookdale, Two River Theater, Red Bank Men's Club, RiverCenter of Red Bank, Red Bank Affordable Housing Corp., Meridian Health System, Lunch Break, Iglesia La Mano Dios, the Community YMCA and local houses of worship.?

There will be a free-will offering. All are welcome. Proceeds will support additional collaborative initiatives throughout the year.? For more information, call the Rev. Terrence K. Porter, senior minister, at 732-747-2343.

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Source: http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2013-01-17/Front_Page/Pilgrim_Baptist_Church_hosts_MLK_Community_Commemo.html

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