Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals will jointly host “Overcoming Inequity…Embracing Diversity,” a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The first of two services will be at noon, Jan. 18, in the third floor auditorium at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Place, 63110.
A second service will be held at noon, Jan. 21, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, 320 S. Euclid, 63110.
Both services include an 11:30 a.m. musical prelude.
The Jan. 18 service will feature Reverend Michele Sue, the first African-American woman to be ordained an Elder in Missouri United Methodism.
The Jan. 21 service will feature Sister Mary Antona Ebo, FSM, founding member and past president of the National Black Sisters Conference. Sister Antona Ebo, a Franciscan Sister of Mary, was part of a St. Louis delegation of Catholic sisters who were pioneers in the struggle for civil rights in Selma, Alabama.
For more information, contact Elisha Donaldson, at EDD8358@bjc.org
