Parades and Prayer Highlight Jacksonville



 Celebrations of the Annual M.L.King Dream

by Rhonda Silver
 On Saturday, January 13th, the Baptist Ministers Coners Conference of Duval '
and Adjacent Counties along with H.O.P.E., Inc. of Jacksonville spon- .. I
scored the 8th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast at the beau-
tiful, newly erected St. Thomas Family Life Center. No surprise, the event
was well attended. Community and Spiritual notables were eager to share. .,z
 Highlights include soloist Kathy Williams' chilling performance of ,
"Going Home to Live with God", the awesome welcome and occasion
delivered by Dr. E. I. Norman, the words of encouragement from local dig-
nitaries, and of course the powerful message from God brought by Rev. C.
E. Preston, President of the Baptist Ministers Conference and Pastor of St.
Johns Baptist Church of Orange Park, FL. The breakfast feast will be well
remembered by all who partook. It was fit for a king. The food was not
only good, but the thought provoking wisdom that the people of God were
fed, left us with hope, pride and determination to live out the dream that
they gathered to to honor.
Some of those offering remarks were Thelma Ray, Willye F. Dennis-Past
President Jax NAACP, Hallie Williams- Bay (speaking for veterans),
Rosalyn Mixon-Phillips (on behalf of Mayor John Peyton), Pastor Odell
Smith- 2nd Missionary Baptist Church, Isiaiah Rumlin- President Jax
Chapter N.A.A.C.P., Pastor Robert LeCount- Disciples of Christ and
Pastor Thomas Moncrief Baptist Church.
The dream & the dreamer were remembered, "We Shall Overcome!"
 MLK, Jr. Prayer Breakfast sponsored by- The Baptist Ministers Conference was held at St. Thomas Family Life Center


E. Denise Lee Breakfast atendees join in singing "Lift Every Voice & Sing"


MLK Foundation Presents, Largest -Parade in History


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Rev. C.E. Preston Keynote Speaker