# Event Details - **Event Name**: MLK Sunday: Celebration of the Life & Legacy of The Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for worship in celebration of the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Guest Preacher Dr. John Thatamanil.About this EventLong: Join us for a worship service honoring the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, featuring guest preacher The Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil. The service will include innovative and inspiring music from the Black Church tradition directed by legendary musician Jeannine Otis. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience transformational praise and worship and leave inspired to live a life of courage today. About Guest Preacher The Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil The Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil is a professor of theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and an Episcopal Priest. He is the author of The Immanent Divine: God, Creation, and the Human Predicament. An East-West Conversation, and Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity (Fordham University Press, 2020). He is priest-associate at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery in the East Village. You can learn more about him here. About Award-Winning Music Director Jeannine Otis Jeannine Otis is a composer, singer, and music director living in New York City. She is the Music Director of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery in the East Village, a community known for its progressive commitment to justice through the Arts. She has been a featured Jazz vocalist worldwide, and appeared on Broadway in This Joint is Jumpin’. Anthony Tomassini of the New York Times labeled Jeannine a “show-stopper” in a review of a Downtown Music Production’s version of The Cradle Will Rock. Her music compositions have been released world wide, and adapted to theater works such as “Who Am I” at La Mama in 2014. You can learn more about Jeannine’s work and legacy here. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/685a83c0-e7d8-11f0-9c1b-87e481b47494-rimg-w592-h740-dcfef6ea-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/68871200-e7d8-11f0-a9ca-a50c8e540ec8-rimg-w552-h740-dc1a1618-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/68a680e0-e7d8-11f0-9c1b-87e481b47494-rimg-w562-h740-dc020205-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/mlk-sunday-celebration-of-the-life-and-legacy-of-the-rev-dr-mlk-jr/100001979333553942 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, literary-art, nonprofit, martin-luther-king-day, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, East 10th Street, New York, NY, USA - **lat**: 40.7303933 - **long**: -73.9870892 - **full address**: St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, East 10th Street, New York, NY, USA, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: MLK Sunday: Celebration of the Life & Legacy of The Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/106c4901efda96556315e4d82a7a3a0978fbd59363f27f1d03039adde814fddf-rimg-w1200-h675-dc1a1715-gmir.jpg?v=1767357727 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is MLK Sunday: Celebration of the Life & Legacy of The Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. being held? - **A:** MLK Sunday: Celebration of the Life & Legacy of The Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. takes place on Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, East 10th Street, New York, NY, USA, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing MLK Sunday: Celebration of the Life & Legacy of The Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr.? - **A:** MLK Sunday: Celebration of the Life & Legacy of The Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. is organized by Downtown Episcopal Churches. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** MLK Sunday: Celebration of the Life & Legacy of The Rev. 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