Plymouth Congregational Church held its 22nd Annual MLK Service of Repentance and Reconciliation. The service provides an opportunity for people of faith to come together each year on the theme of common grounds. The common grounds are the quest for justice and peace to prevail within the city, state, nation and the world.
The partnership between the Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County and the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance remain committed to the task of working together for the health and welfare of Fort Wayne in removing barriers that foster ill-will, fear, and suspicion.
The sermon was given by Rev. Dr. Michael Murphy, Pastor and Founder of St. Stephen’s Community Church of Lansing, MI. Dr. Murphy brought greeting from Dr. Sharon Bank and the good news about Dr. Banks involvement in the building of $30,000,000 dollar middle school in Lansing Michigan.
Murphy served as Michigan State House of Representatives for three terms. His passion for civil rights and human rights dates back to the mid-1960's when his father, the late George C. Murphy involved him with the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Operation Breadbasket in Chicago.
Dr. Murphy currently serves as chairperson of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus Foundation. Dr. Murphy graduated from Chicago Theological Seminary, Michigan State University, and DePaul University, and studied at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
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