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Showing 18 results for Community Missionary Baptist Church.
ID
100241
Title of Article
‘United in purpose’
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
New Vision Life Choir sings at Community Missionary Baptist Church; Dana Freeman gives keynote speech; The Elkhart Community Chorus and the Indiana University South Bend Choral Union sing at the Elkhart Public Library; Rod Roberson speaks at Community Missionary Baptist Church; a line of vehicles replaces march; Brent Curry and crowd give a standing ovation to keynote speech
Marchers travel from the Elkhart Civic Plaza to Community Baptist Church as part of the commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Elkhart Black Expo’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration draws a full crowd at Community Missionary Baptist Church in Elkhart on Monday. A large group gathers to watch a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington on Monday.
TOP: Marchers brave cold temperatures Monday morning as they gather to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The march started at the Civic Plaza in downtown Elkhart and ended at the Community Missionary Baptist Church on Chapman Avenue. ABOVE: Marchers gather at Civic Plaza in downtown Elkhart and say a prayer Monday before their one-mile walk to the Community Missionary Baptist Church.
Date
Jan 18, 2022
Page
A1, A5
ID
65030
Title of Article
Youth focus of MLK Day event
Notes
Robert Taylor, Arvis Dawson, Amy Riley-Gilbert, Charles Riley-Gilbert
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Martin Luther King Jr. Day marchers; Community Missionary Baptist Church attendees; Marchers say a prayer; Robert Taylor, Arvis Dawson, Amy Riley-Gilbert, Charles Riley-Gilbert
