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Martin Luther King Breakfast to feature Hammond as speaker

Posted at 3:01 pm January 7, 2018
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Derrick Hammond

Derrick Hammond

 

A Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast on Monday, January 15, will feature as keynote speaker the Reverend Derrick Hammond, pastor of Oak Valley Baptist Church in Oak Ridge.

It’s the 30th annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast hosted by the Atomic City Sportsmen.

The breakfast will be at the Oak Valley Baptist Church, 194 Hampton Road in Oak Ridge, on Monday, January 15. The program will begin at 8 a.m.

Hammond has served the Oak Valley Baptist Church for the past three years, a press release said. He has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University. He also completed the dual master’s degree program at Samford University, earning a Master of Divinity and a Master of Business Administration, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen, David Mosby, Derrick Hammond, Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast, Oak Valley Baptist Church

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events

Posted at 4:15 pm January 15, 2017
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Reneé Kesler

Reneé Kesler

There are at least three events scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 16).

Atomic City Sportsmen Club hosts 28th Annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast Program

The Atomic City Sportsmen invite the community to the 28th annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast. The Breakfast will be held on Monday, January 16, at the Oak Valley Baptist Church, 191 Hampton Road in Oak Ridge.

The program begins at 8 a.m., and this year’s keynote speaker will be the Reverend Reneé Kesler, president and chief executive officer of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center Inc. in Knoxville.

Beck was established in 1975 as a primary repository of black history and culture in East Tennessee and remains dedicated to researching, collecting, conserving, preserving, and exhibiting works of art, writings, artifacts, memorabilia, and other evidence of contributions relating to the history and culture of African Americans in this region while fostering and promoting educational, artistic, and cultural activities and experiences, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Middle School, Sports Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen, Atomic City Sportsmen Club, Beck Cultural Exchange Center Inc., David Mosby, Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Green McAdoo Recreation Center, Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast, Martin Luther King Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLK Prayer Breakfast, Oak Valley Baptist Church, Oliver Springs Middle School, Reneé Kesler, Robertsville Middle School

Atomic City Sportsmen Club has Martin Luther King Breakfast on Monday

Posted at 2:10 pm January 17, 2016
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Jake Morrill

Jake Morrill

The Atomic City Sportsmen has a Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast on Monday morning.

It’s the 28th annual breakfast, and it will be on Monday, January 18, at the Oak Valley Baptist Church, which is at 191 Hampton Road in Oak Ridge. The breakfast was previously held at the East Tennessee Family Services Building on Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The program begins at 8 a.m. Monday, and this year’s keynote speaker will be the Reverend Jake Morrill, minister of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Meetings and Events, Top Stories Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen, Carl David O'Neal, Jake Morrill, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Breakfast, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, Oak Valley Baptist Church

Knox commissioner, SNS manager to speak at MLK Breakfast in Atomic City

Posted at 11:41 pm January 4, 2015
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Sam McKenzie

Sam McKenzie

Knox County Commissioner Sam McKenzie will be the featured speaker at the 27th annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast.

The breakfast has been organized by the Atomic City Sportsmen. Everyone is welcome to attend. It’s scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Monday, January 19, at the Oak Valley Baptist Church at 194 Hampton Road in Oak Ridge. The breakfast was previously held at the East Tennessee Family Services Building. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen, Atomic City Sportsmen Club, Knox County, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Valley Church, Sam McKenzie, SNS, Spallation Neutron Source

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