Photographs: Honoring Dr. King at Calvary Baptist Church

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:11

Calvary Baptist Church honors the slain civil rights icon each year with a service and celebration of unity on the national holiday. The annual program at the church is also a fund-raiser for its scholarship fund.

David E. Rattray photos

January 23, 2020

Georgette Grier-Key, the keynote speaker

Kim Jones, Suffolk Legislator Bridget Fleming, and Rev. Dr. Connie Jones

Dashawn and Destiny Robinson performed at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton on Monday.

Cecil Blowe, Sandra Vorpahl, and Connie Wallace-Mabry helped dedicate a plaque (below) to the late Deacon Henry Haney, the former leader of the Calvary Baptist Church scholarship committee.

A plaque honoring the late Deacon Henry Haney

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