« All Events

Hybrid Event
  • This event has passed.

For Such a Time As This: Interfaith Service – A Prophetic Response to America’s Defining Moment

January 20, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm EST

Hybrid Event

Find the Replay on YouTube →

The inauguration of President Donald J. Trump’s second term coincides with the commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on January 20, 2025. This symbolic overlap presents a critical moment for people of deep faith and moral conviction to rise together and respond to the deep injustices plaguing our nation.

Join Red Letter Christians and our partners for “Justice Rising: A Moral Call to Action in America’s Defining Moment.” This gathering will take place in Memphis, TN and unite faith leaders, community advocates, and people of goodwill, committed to amplifying justice, equity, and love in the face of divisive and regressive forces. Inspired by Dr. King’s legacy and prophetic vision, this event is a declaration of hope and a moral response to an immoral vision for America. You can join us in person or via livestream at 7PM ET. The livestream link will be posted on January 20, 2025.

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. All are invited to gather For Such a Time As This: A Prophetic Response to America’s Defining Momenton 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 (Disciples of Christ) in Memphis, Tennessee (4523 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116), 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. Speakers from the interfaith service and mass moral meeting, in addition to Thompson, include:

  • Bishop Yvette Flunder, presiding bishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries
  • The Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, United Church of Christ General Minister and President
  • Bishop William J. Barber, II, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival
  • Rev. Terri Hord-Owens, general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
  • Rev. Sofia Betancourt, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association
  • Shane Claiborne, co-founder and leader of Red Letter Christians
  • Rev. Moya Harris, director of Racial Justice for Sojourners

Registration to attend the event is available here: REGISTER – Interfaith Service & Moral Mass Meeting The livestream link will be posted on January 20, 2025.

AREA HOTELS Please see the links below for nearby hotel options. Guests are on their own for securing accommodations. Please note that rates and availability will vary.

Memphis Hotels  – Visitors’ Bureau

Downtown Memphis Hotel Map

Details