Community members welcomed newly elected committee members with an installation prayer service at the Saint John the Baptist Church off of Greenwood Dr.
Rev. Claude Axel is the Pastor of the Mount Pilgram Baptist Church in the Coastal Bend. He is continuing the legacy that the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left behind.
Mt. pilgrim Baptist Church kicked off their Black History Month Celebration on Sunday with a guest speaker. That man shared what lessons he's learned that can be applied to everyone's life and why Black History Month is about sharing that success.