Congressional Black Caucus to Travel to Ferguson to Commemorate Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Show Support for Community
WASHINGTON, D.C.– On Sunday, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-01) will welcome a delegation of ten Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members led by CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield to Ferguson, Missouri to attend a special church service that will both honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and show support for increasing civic participation in the local community.
The public is invited to join the CBC as they pray for unity, courage, healing and direct transformative action in Ferguson, New York, and across our nation.
Reporters, photographers, and camera crews are invited to attend.
WHO:
Reverend F. Willis Johnson, Pastor of Wellspring Church
Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-01)
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05)
Congressman Jim Clyburn (SC-06), Assistant Democratic Leader
Congressman André Carson (IN-07)
Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37)
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03)
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
Congresswoman Shelia Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-12)
Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
CBC to Attend Church Service in Ferguson to Commemorate Dr. King’s Legacy and Show Support for Civic Participation in Community, Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Wellspring Church, 33 South Florissant Road, Ferguson, MO.
Program begins at 10:45 a.m. CST
For more information, contact:
CBC/National Press: Kim Atterbury, (202) 465-5125 or Kim.Atterbury@mail.house.gov
Rep. Clay/Local Press: Steven Engelhardt, (314) 504-4029 or Steven.Engelhardt@mail.house.gov
Wellspring Church: Philnetta “PJ†Johnson, (314) 521-4217 or WellspringChurchSTL@gmail.com
www.TheCongressionalBlackCaucus.com
