State senator will speak at service celebrating King
St. John Missionary Baptist Church typically hosts a Concerned Clergy for Spiritual Renewal city-wide church service honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at 3 p.m. on the third Sunday in January.
That annual service will not be held this year due to concerns about COVID-19.
However, the church, 5700 N Kelley, will focus its attention on King during its virtual morning worship set for 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Sen. George Young, a retired Baptist preacher, will be special guest. Young, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, retired in 2013 after 30 years of pastoral service.
The public is invited to view the virtual service via St. John’s Facebook page, YouTube and
A recent story about a funding shortfall at the Holy City of the Wichita struck a nerve for numerous readers of The Oklahoman.
The Jan. 11 story included remarks from members of the Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service Association, which operates the Holy City. James Britt, the association president, said that the beloved "city" was experiencing financial difficulties. He said the association spread the news of the funding woes, and some people began sending in donations.
Britt said the association has received enough donations for several months, and they are hoping that others who have been visited the Holy City and been inspired by it also will donate to keep the Christian-themed Holy City in the Wichita Mountains from
LAWTON Stewards of a Christian-theme "city" in the Wichita Mountains are feeling hopeful these days.
When people recently learned that the beloved Holy City of the Wichitas was in dire straits, they began sending donations to help with operating costs.
James Britt, president of the Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service Association, said he was pleased to find that many Oklahomans view the Holy City as a spiritual treasure worth saving.
"For the last few years, we've been barely hanging on. We were just about underwater with less than $10 to our account," he said. "God has blessed our efforts and we've been getting donations so it's starting to look up.
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