Sunday, January 19, 2020 | 5:30pm

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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration began in 1994 at the Memorial Auditorium with Pastor Samuel Gordon and the late Bishop Sherwood Carthen. With other city pastors, they began the task of furthering the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since then, the Celebration has moved to Capital Christian Center and with more than 30 churches involved. The event has united and empowered students and city-wide difference makers to continue the work of Dr. King. 

It is our desire to support and partner with Sacramento-area ethnic churches to financially assist deserving multi-cultural, multi-ethnic students who attend and benefit from a four-year college or university education. In addition, the MLK Celebration Committee awards a few local leaders, businessmen and women, pastors, and other people in the community that are making a difference in Sacramento. 

The MLK Celebration Choir is made up of more than 100 voices representing churches of various denominations, cultures, and color throughout the city and suburbs of Sacramento. The choir is under the direction of Dr. Tecoy Porter and Dr. Ellington Porter, also known as the Porter Brothers. 

For more information, to sign up for the choir, apply for a scholarship, or nominate a Difference Maker, visit www.mlksacramento.com. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Rice Broocks

Rice Broocks is cofounder of the Every Nation family of churches, which currently has churches and campus ministries in more than 70 nations. He is also the senior minister of Bethel World Outreach Church in Nashville, Tennessee, a multi-ethnic, multi-site church. The author of several books, including GOD’S NOT DEAD: Evidence for God in An Age of Uncertainty; MAN MYTH MESSIAH: Answering History’s Greatest Question; THE HUMAN RIGHT: To Know Jesus Christ and to Make Him Known; THE PURPLE BOOK: Biblical Foundations for Building Strong Disciples; and EVERY NATION IN OUR GENERATION. Rice lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife, Jody, and their five children.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Pastor James Lowe

James Lowe started his ministry with Marvin Winans in Detroit, Michigan, in the early 1990s. In 1995, James married Debbie Winans, and in 2003 moved to Tennessee to serve as Director of the Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee. James has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Eastern Michigan and worked for 12 years in youth development and intervention programs and services. His passion is outreach, and he has a proven track record for helping youth and other organizations in helping youth break out of the cycle of delinquency and underachievement to become productive members of society. 

Pastor Lowe became Senior Associate Pastor of Bethel World Outreach Church in 2007 and Senior Pastor in February 2012. He is committed to reaching a city to touch the world and lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Debbie, and their three handsome sons.