Community prayer breakfast to kick off Martin Luther King Day Jan. 15

GOSHEN, Ind. — A day of prayer and remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. will begin with a 7:30 a.m. community breakfast Jan. 15 at Goshen College.

The seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Prayer Breakfast at Goshen College’s Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall will feature the professional group Asante Children’s Theatre (ACT) of Indianapolis. Members are committed to preserving the tradition of African and African-American performing arts. Instructors and mentors with ACT use the basic genres of performing arts to develop the life skills of young people ages 12 to 21. The goal of ACT is to be the primary community-based African-American performing arts program for youth in Indiana. In keeping with the theme of “taking community theater back to the community,” ACT leads as the choice organization for young talent in the areas of theater arts and stage.

Goshen College President James E. Brenneman will welcome participants to the breakfast and the Goshen College Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day. 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 Jan. 12. For more information about the prayer breakfast, or to reserve a seat or table, call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566.

Sponsors of the breakfast are Goshen College, Goshen Health System, Chamber of Commerce and the Goshen Ministerial Association.

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 four-year 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.