January 20, 7:00 PM EST - Livestream

‘For Such a Time As This’: MLK Day event to uplift prophetic message for the current moment

On Jan. 20, the annual commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy will coincide with the inauguration of President Donald Trump’s second term.  

With this symbolic overlap, the United Church of Christ and a coalition of interfaith partners are hosting a national Interfaith Service and Moral Mass Meeting to address this critical moment. It is an invitation for people of faith and moral conviction to rise together and respond to deep injustices that exist within the nation. 

King’s legacy demonstrates the need for people in the current moment to speak up, to speak out, and to be advocates, emphasized the UCC General Minister and President the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson. 

“As we step into what it means to have new leadership in the United States, we’re also stepping into what it means to continue the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., to continue to say that all are created equal, to continue to lend our voice to not being silent, to continue to hold space for understanding the interconnectedness of us as people,” Thompson said. “This event is about casting vision, it’s about lending voice, and it’s definitely about not becoming silent in the face of fear.” 

All are invited to gather For Such a Time As This: A Prophetic Response to America’s Defining Moment on Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET, which can be attended in person and virtually.  

The live event — which will also be live streamed — will be held at the Healing Cathedral Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, the city that King visited several times and where he spent his last days supporting the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike before his assassination in April 1968. People interested in attending in person or virtually are encouraged to register for the event. 

The livestream link will be posted on UCC.org on January 20, 2025