MLK Celebration Events
JanJanuary 14 2023
All day
MLK Prayer Breakfast, 9 AM at Second Baptist Church Rutherfordton
191 Green Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Guest Speaker: Rev. Stencil Quarles, Pastor Union Groves Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, NC, along with other Community Leaders, Ministries, and MLK Community Choir. Tickets will be $15 per person, and checks payable to: MLK Committee of New Hope.
All proceeds go toward MLK Scholarship Fund
Annual MLK Sunday Service, 3 PM at St. John AME Zion Church
109 N Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Guest Speaker: Rev. Sherman Dunmore, Pastor St. John AME Zion Church in Rutherfordton, NC, and other Community Leaders and MLK Community Choir.
Funds raised will benefit the MLK Community Committee
Annual Walk to the Courthouse, 10 AM at Town Hall
129 N. Main St, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Meet in the Town Hall Parking lot at 10 AM to march to the Rutherford County Courthouse.
Building a Better Community
Speakers: Doug Barrick, Town Manager and Jimmy Dancy, Mayor
MLK Youth Leadership Group & MLK Community Choir
MLK Youth Leadership Group & MLK Community Choir
All proceeds will go toward MLK Scholarship Fund and MLK Committee.