Members of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University and Nashville communities will gather for a candlelight vigil honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. in the university’s Benton Chapel. Sponsored by the , the event will feature remarks by Forrest Harris, president of American Baptist College and director of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Kelly Miller Smith Institute on the African-American Church, and Bishop Jerry Maynard, pastor of Cathedral of Praise Church of God in Christ in Nashville and chief operating officer of the Church of God in Christ. ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Rhythm & Roots dance ensemble and the Cathedral of Praise Church of God in Christ choir will also perform.
WHAT: Candlelight vigil at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University honors the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
WHERE: Benton Chapel at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Divinity School, located off of 21st Avenue South. Pay parking is available for $1 per half-hour (pay up front) at Wesley Place Garage (spaces 52-170) located on Scarritt Place off of 21st Avenue South. Use entrance located closest to 19th Avenue South.
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m.
Media Contact: Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS
princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu