NIC MLK Celebration 2025

Location: First United Methodist Church, Downers Grove

Join us in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with prayers, testimonies, music and a guest speaker.

Sunday, January 19, at 3 p.m.

First United Methodist Church
1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove

Worship service with light supper afterwards

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There is no cost, but registration will be coming to help us prepare the correct amount of food.

Rev. Danita R. Anderson

Guest Speaker: "The Unfinished Agenda" by Rev. Danita R. Anderson - Assitant to the Bishop, NIC
Remarks: Bishop Dan Schwerin - Northern Illinois-Wisconsin Episcopal Area

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