Martin Luther King Jr Virtual Celebration

Location: Online

Sunday, Jan. 31

Rev. Stacey Cole Wilson

The NIC Commission on Religion and Race, in collaboration with Black Methodists for Church Renewal, is planning a Martin Luther King, Jr., virtual celebration event on Sunday, January 31 at 3 pm. Rev. Dr. Stacey Cole Wilson, Executive Minister of Justice and Service, Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church, will make the keynote presentation: "Where Are We On The Arc Of The Moral Universe (Bending Toward Justice?)"

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