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LCC's Faith Based Initiative celebrates MLK day Nathan Wilson News Editor LCC and the local community celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Union Missionary Baptist Church on MLK Blvd. in Lansing. Representatives from LCC’s Faith Based Initiative were present to talk to ministries and church members who would like to join. The initiative was established to help members of faith communities meet their educational goals. According to Stanley Chase, Ph.D., senior vice president emeritas for Advancement, External and Government Affairs Division, the initiative has been in contact with over 200 churches and has invited them to partner with LCC. The LCC Foundation also joined in the celebration and distributed scholarship applications. “LCC will be giving away many scholarships this year and we want to make sure as many
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Sharing Information: Director of the Office of Student Success JaNice Marshall, left, explains scholarship options to Minnie C. DeMyers, a guest to the MLK Jr. birthday celebration at Union Missionary Baptist Church Jan. 15.
people in our community have access to those scholarship applications as possible,” Chase said. Chase explained the theme of the celebration was destiny. “One of the things he (King) really pushed was education. He was a proponent of one who believed that a good education was a stepping stone to success,” Chase said. “We feel this is an ap-
propriate time for the educational community, specifically LCC, to come in partnership with the faith community to assist people in meeting their destiny.” During the celebration, the UBMC Dance Ministry led the people in a dance and prayer. The choir performed a heartfelt rendition of "We Shall Overcome." Shortly after, James
Coles, a young member of the church, recited King's "I Have a Dream" speech to the applause of the attendants. Rev. David Bigsby, pastor of the Upper Room Ministries Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, was the featured speaker at the program. "God uses us to do great works, He's even capable of using us to do things that seem impos-
Connected to community: LCC business consultant Stanley Chase, Ph.D, speaks at the MLK Jr. birthday celebration at Union Missionary Baptist Church Jan. 15.
sible," he said. "We know that Dr. King had some struggles. You have your struggles; some of them
may not be at the magnitude or level that he faced. The important thing is that you let your first choice be God."