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Ebenezer Baptist Restoration Complete
Church was
cornerstone to
MLK’s legacy
(A P) - T he voice o f the Rev.
M artin L uther K ing Jr. again filled
the halls o f E benezer B aptist C hurch
in A tlanta and a pipe organ triu m ­
phantly announced the reopening
o f the sacred sanctuary regarded as
the birthplace o f the ci vil rights icon's
vision o f ju stic e, equality and a
nonviolent society.
The King fam ily was jo in ed April
15 by m em bers o f the civil rights
m ovem ent and Interior Secretary
Ken S alazar Friday in celebrating
the reopening o f E benezer, called
the cornerstone o f K ing's legacy.
S alazar said the church is "hallow ed
ground for a nation still very m uch
in progress."
E benezer's H eritage Sanctuary
has been restored to its original
appearance from 1960 to 1968, when
K ing co-pastored there w ith his fa­
ther. W ork began on the $8 m illion
project in 2000, and includes a re­
turn o f the original pulpit furniture
Martin Luther King III, the son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during a April 15 ceremony to
and furnishings, architectural and
mark the restoration of the sanctuary of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where his
paint finishes, the baptism al pool
father preached. (AP photo)
and ch o ir loft seating.
It also restored K ing's m ost im ­ at the cerem ony.
"Much com es to m y m ind as I and c h ie f executive o fficer o f T he
p o rta n t title: p re a c h e r, said his
Excerpts o f K ing's m ost fam ed stand here this afternoon, because K ing C enter, told the audience,
youngest daughter, B ernice King, serm ons w ere piped into the sane- I grew up in E benezer," a sm iling
H is daughter, Y olanda R enee
w ho delivered the keynote address tuary before the cerem o n y began.
M artin L uther K ing III, president K ing, opened the cerem ony by ring-
In Loving
Memory
Bill Moore
W illiam C urtis “D oc” “ B ill” M oore
w as a m an changed by his w alk w ith the
Lord. L ike Saul to Paul, he stood boldly
for the gospel w ord. H e proudly served
St. Jude C hurch as a deacon and adult
Sunday School teacher.
A s a volunteer at V olunteers o f A m erica M en's R ehabilitation C enter,
he loved, cared and served U>e com m unity.
H e w as bom Sept. 8, 1942 and died on A pril 3 ,2 0 1 1 .
Left behind are his w ife K athy; son R icco B rack; sister M artha Ervin;
and m any fam ily, step-fam ily, church fam ily and loved V O A fam ily
members.
A m em orial service w ill be held Saturday, M ay 7 at 11 a.m . at St. Jude
C hurch, 5503 N .E. P rescott St.
In lieu o f flow ers, it is Bill's w ish that any donations be m ade to the V O A
A1 Forthan S cholarship Fund, 2318 N .E. M artin L uther K ing Jr. B lvd
Portland, O R 97212.
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T erry F amily
F uneral
H ome
ing a liberty bell near the pulpit.
T h e R ev. Jo se p h L o w ery a t­
te n d e d the c e re m o n y an d said he
h ad m an y fo n d m e m o rie s o f the
c h u rc h , w h ere he o fte n m et to d is ­
c u ss stra te g y fo r the S o u th e rn
C h ristia n L e a d ersh ip C o n fe re n ce ,
w h ic h he c o -fo u n d e d w ith K ing in
1957.
"I can't tell you how it feels to me
to be standing here in this spot, in
this place, at this hour," Low ery
said from the pulpit w here K ing
d eliv ered his serm ons m ore than
four decades ago. "This church and
this m inistry have been significant
in the history o f this country for a
long time. I thank G od that it rem ains
here to be seen."
K in g w as b o rn ju s t b lo ck s from
E b e n e z e r on A u b u rn A v en u e in
d o w n to w n A tla n ta , an d g rew up
in the c h u rc h . H is fa th e r, th e R ev.
M artin L u th e r K ing Sr. — k now n
as "D ad d y K ing" p re a c h e d th ere
an d w as a lo cal c iv il rig h ts a c tiv ­
ist. H is g ra n d fa th e r, A .D . W ill­
ia m s , p r e c e d e d h im a n d a ls o
fo u g h t s e g r e g a tio n d u rin g th e
e a rly 2 0 th c e n tu ry .
K ing is also buried next to the
church, in a crypt alongside his
w idow , C oretta Scott King.
E benezer is the an ch o r o f the
M artin Luther King Jr. N ational H is­
toric Site, which w elcom es more than
700,000 national and international
visitors annually
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