The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Prayer Breakfast will be held at 8 a.m., Monday, January 19, in the parish hall of Union United Methodist Church, corner of Railroad Avenue & Fremont Street, St. Michaels. The Keynoter will be The Rev. Dr. William Wallace Sr., pastor of the church. The public is warmly welcomed to participate.
The annual event is sponsored by the Talbot County Branch of NAACP in partnership with Talbot Association of Clergy and Laity (TACL).
“This annual prayer breakfast is among Talbot’s most important events of brotherhood and understanding,” said Richard Potter, president of Talbot NAACP. “It brings together people of all races and walks in life, rich and poor, young and old. And it advances the American moral, visionary teaching of Dr. King, who, after all these decades, still speaks to us all with the voice of brotherhood and compassion.”
“Everyone needs to hear Dr. Wallace,” said TACL chairman Bishop Joel Marcus Johnson, “this highly gifted educator who will inspire us all to keep on building Talbot. He is an experienced and motivated endowment to our clerical family. I know that we will all learn a great deal from Dr. Wallace as TACL and our sister service organizations elevate future initiatives.”
Bishop Johnson also will deliver a tribute entitled, “Divine Surprises in the Universal DNA.”
An invocation will be offered by Rabbi Peter E. Hyman, Rabbi of Temple B’nai Israel, Easton; and a benediction by Rev. Lucille Nichols, of Scotts United Methodist Church, Trappe.
Gospel music will be presented by Celestial Ensemble.
Dr. Wallace holds a BA in Social Work, the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry in Evangelism. Among the objectives in his ministry is the encouragement and appreciation of Africanic history through workshops and spiritual growth seminars, enabling clergy and laity to become more effective and responsive to God’s call in their lives. He is a contributor to The African Heritage Theological Journal, which is designed to inform both laity and clergy on historical and theological issues.
Good seats are still available. Tickets are $10, and may be purchased at the door beginning promptly at 7:30 a.m.
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