2024 MLK Commemoration Service
The Western North Carolina Conference will host its annual Martin Luther King Commemoration Service on January 13, 2024. The time is 10:00AM-12:00PM.
It will be held at Saint Luke United Methodist Church, 52 16th Avenue NW ; Hickory NC 28601. The theme of the event is Remember! Reflect! Act! Building Beloved Community in a Wounded World.
**The livestream can be found on this page the morning of the service!!**
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The Keynote Speaker will be Rev. Doctor Candace Lewis- President-Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rev. Dr. Candace M. Lewis is the 17th President-Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She is Gammon’s First Female President-Dean in its 138-year history. She served as a District Superintendent of the Gulf Central area of the Florida Annual Conference from 2016 – March 2021. Prior to becoming a Superintendent, she served as the Executive Director of Path1 New Church Starts at Discipleship Ministries in Nashville, TN. She is a relentless advocate for revitalizing existing churches and creating new places for new people through planting new churches and new faith communities. She also serves as a consultant, coach, and resource person to Bishops, Conference Leaders, Church Planters and Pastors in starting and revitalizing congregations.
This event is sponsored by WNCC Black Methodist for Church Renewal (BMCR), WNCC-Justice and Reconciliation Team (J&R), WNCC Commission.