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Community Prayer Breakfast set for January 15th

By Sarah Shurge $500.00 scholarships to assist col-
The International Church of lege students, and a time of focused
Metro Detroit is excited to invite you prayers.
to their third Community Prayer The International Church of
Breakfast. Metro Detroit will be honored by
“The goal and mission of the guest speakers, including mayors
breakfast is to focus on important and supervisors from surrounding
values in the time we’re living in,” communities.
said Art Wilson, founding pastor of “The core focus is so citizens can
International Church of Metro De- have access to people they elected
troit. “Social media, politics, and the and work for them and the city. They
world in general is negative. This can see them, shake their hand, and
breakfast is a place to bridge the gap hear them speak,” said Pastor Wil-
between the community and leaders son. “There's not a venue that really
- it’s a safe place to come together creates a safe place for the commu-
and it not be political.” nity and its leadership to spend time
The Community Prayer Breakfast together without a double agenda.
will be held on Monday, January We actually have it and make sure
15th (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). this event sticks to its mission.”
The event will start at 10 a.m. at The International Church of
HYPE Athletics (4635 Howe Road) in Metro Detroit held the Community
the White Rose Banquet room. Prayer Breakfast in honor of Septem-
Highlights of the breakfast event ber 11th last year and Pastor Wilson
include: honorable mention of the stated that five mayors attended, in-
late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and cluding the Wayne mayor.
his legacy and passion for Civil “It's a really big deal that we’ve
Rights, recognizing some of the non- been able to create an event that we
profit groups in the surrounding Bishop Art Wilson, founding pastor of International Church of Metro Detroit with
communities, presenting ten his wife Bethany. See Breakfast, page 8

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