Memorial Rites Set in Santa Ana
Memorial services will be held for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday morning at the Second Baptist Church of Santa Ana, 1915 McFadden Ave.
The Rev. Manuel Scott Jr., an evangelist of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. will be keynote speaker.
Other speakers will include Santa Ana City Councilman Ron May, Deputy City Manager Jan Perkins, Urban League Executive Director Roland Holmes and Lizzie Lyles, president of the California School Employees Assn. The Orange County Mass Choir is scheduled to sing.
“The service is a commemoration of Dr. King, the man, and a celebration of Dr. King, the leader, who gave his life for the betterment of humanity,” said the Rev. John McReynolds of Second Baptist.
The service, sponsored by the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Orange County, will begin at 11 a.m. and run for about 2 hours.
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