Tag: New Hope Baptist Church
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Community reminded to push the limits, get into ‘good trouble’ to continue King’s legacy
METUCHEN – In celebration of the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia), the community is reminded to recommit to walking through “unchartered waters” like King did so many years ago even if it means getting into Lewis’s simple philosophy of “good trouble.” That is what King and Lewis did…
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The Rev. Ronald Owens will lead commission to review police policies in Metuchen, human relations commission continues community outreach
METUCHEN – The Metuchen Human Relations Commission is working on a number of projects in its continued efforts for the borough to always remain open, accepting and inclusive. “It is a very impactful time for the community around the issues of equality and inclusion,” Councilwoman Sheri-Rose Rubin, liaison to the Human Relations Commission (HRC), said…
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Area clergy stress ‘words matter’ when seeking MLK’s vision of ‘free at last’
METUCHEN – The words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) will just be words until people can truly become concerned of the needs of others, Bishop Nikolaos Brown said in his “Words Matter” sermon. “Dr. King in his infamous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech used very interesting words,” he said, reciting part of…
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Area clergy urge against prejudice as they remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
METUCHEN – Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) said one of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s memorable quotes he made was when he was 38 years old during a sermon in 1968. King said one day “some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue,…
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New Hope Baptist Church to celebrate Easter with egg hunt, sunrise service
The New Hope Baptist Church Scholarship Ministry is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt for children age 11 and under from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on March 31 in the Dale Fellowship Hall of the church, 45 Hampton St., Metuchen. The afternoon will include the egg hunt, Bible lessons, lunch and crafts. Then, on…
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MLK celebration Jan. 14 in Metuchen
The New Hope Baptist Church will present the 19th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the church, 45 Hampton St., Metuchen. This year’s theme is entitled “The State of Civil Rights in America.” The event will be led by the Metuchen-Edison Area Interfaith Clergy Association and…
