Community prayer breakfast to kick off Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day Jan. 21, reservations due Jan. 14

GOSHEN, Ind. — The Goshen College Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day on Jan. 21 will begin with prayer and remembrance at the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Prayer Breakfast, beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall.

The breakfast will feature a performance by AfriCaribe, a group dedicated to the preservation, research, promotion and development of the Puerto Rican and Caribbean cultures through music, dance, theater and other artistic media. Goshen College’s Voices-n-Harmony Gospel Choir, under the direction of Patrice Penny-Henderson, will offer musical selections during the worship program and local pastors will offer prayers.

Registration begins at 7:15 a.m. and the breakfast buffet begins at 7:30 a.m. Advance registration is required; tickets for the breakfast are $15 per person or $120 for a table of eight and must be reserved by Monday, Jan. 14. For more information about the prayer breakfast, or to reserve a seat or table, call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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Goshen College, established in 1894, is a residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college’s Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron’s Best Buys in Education, “Colleges of Distinction,” “Making a Difference College Guide” and U.S.News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition, which named Goshen a “least debt college.” Visit www.goshen.edu.