Both said they will always remember their private audience with Pope Francis, where the pontiff asked them to pray for him.

Dr. King was continuing ... Their paternal great-grandfather, the Rev. A.D. Williams, founded Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1894 and was its pastor until his death in 1931.

Friday marks 57 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. on April 4, 1968.

A candlelight service will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church beginning at 5 p.m. to honor Dr. King’s legacy. The ceremony will include musical performances and guest speakers, reflecting on his ...

Martin Luther King Jr, was born on 15 January 1929. His father was the minister of the Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta, Georgia. It was this vibrant and confident tradition of African-American ...

A streetcar passed by a group of tourists outside the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church ... and recording of the King Celebration Concert, with remarks by Warnock and Dr. Bernice King, CEO of ...