In Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his Mission and his Sacrifice

Beginning at 11 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2025, people in the Greenbrier Valley and the general vicinity will come together to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. by first coming to the Greenbrier County Courthouse. It’s for a celebration that has taken place in Lewisburg for well over 30 years with evolutionary changes, and its current form has been with us for at least a third of that time. 

A group gathers each year on Court Street in front of the Greenbrier Valley Courthouse to hear an invocation and a MLK Week proclamation from the Lewisburg Mayor before beginning the march with the singing of a civil rights song. 

Last year, the march to the Lewisburg United Methodist Church took place in a snowstorm.  The large flakes are visible, and snow had accumulated on the banner.  The free community lunch after the march filled Wesley Hall at the church with the joy of joining together to promote racial harmony. Wraps, chili, and cupcakes will be on the menu again. 

Lunch is followed by a program at the church. Last year, the program included a performance by the Resurrecting Praise Community Choir which will be back again in 2025. They come mostly from Greenbrier County and Allegheny County.  They are truly talented and give of themselves to come for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Say Celebration.  For them, celebration is what it’s all about.   

The 2024 march to LUMC was a snowy one last year.