Stop by Mount Calvary Baptist Church between 7 and 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, and its staff and volunteers will work to ensure both mind and body are well-fed.
Next Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday that celebrates and remembers the Civil Rights Movement leader, activist, orator and minister. Mount Calvary will host a free public breakfast in tandem with the holiday at its 601 Ferry St., Niles Michigan location.
Bev Woodson, a congregation member and volunteer, said the event reflects an important King quote, one from his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize speech: “I had the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies; education and culture for their minds; and dignity, equality and freedom for their sprit.”
Not only will breakfast be served, so will speeches. As guests dine, excerpts of King’s speeches and readings of his written work will be played on speakers.
Along with a speech by Niles Mayor Nick Shelton, Isaac Hunt Jr., a group violence intervention specialist at Goodwill Industries of Michiana, will share the history of King.
“He has the ability to reach out and talk about Dr. King,” Woodson said. “He is an awesome speaker.”
Attendees can also view photographs of King and other leaders in the Civil Rights movement.
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