DeKalb area churches to host MLK Day Celebration Monday

Event begins at 6 p.m. Monday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in DeKalb

FILE - In this 1960 file photo, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta. The estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has reached an agreement with HarperCollins Publishers for rights to his archive. HarperCollins released King's first book more than 60 years ago. The King Estate had been publishing books since 2009 with the Beacon Press. (AP Photo, File) (AP)

January 19, 2025 at 12:51 pm CST

DeKALB – Multiple DeKalb County area churches have teamed up to host a celebration event Monday to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration kicks off at 6 p.m. Monday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 Twombly Road, DeKalb. Those interested also are welcome to attend virtually, since New Hope’s Facebook page will livestream the event.

The event will celebrate the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement-era pastor and activist who was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

The baptist church will host the event in collaboration with Malta United Methodist Church, Grace United Methodist Church, First United Methodist Church of DeKalb, The United Methodist Church of Sycamore, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Federated Church of Sycamore, Westminster Presbyterian Church and Mayfield Congregational United Church of Christ, according to an event posting.