MORE THAN 300 ATTEND ANNUAL INTERFAITH SERVICE
The 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service was held on the King Holiday. The service was held at Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Commemorative Planning Committee was pleased with the turnout of more than 300. Those who participated on the program and served on the committee are: from left, in front, Albert Coleman, Hillsborough County Diversity Office and committee member; Roy Kaplan, Ph.D., who has served on the committee 30 years; Norman Harris, Esquire, Champions Law; Aida Mackic, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR); Rev. Dr. Glenn B. Dames, Jr., Senior Pastor, Allen Temple AME Church; Chloe Coney, CDC of Tampa, Inc.; and Dr. Rick Weinberg. Second row, Rev. Kirk Bogen, Pastor, St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church; Rabbi Joel Simon, Congregation Schaarai Zedek; Father Zachary Elliott, OFM, Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Leon Russell, Chair, National Executive Committee of the NAACP; Rev. Dr. Russell Meyer, Lutheran Urban Parish of Tampa, Florida Council of Churches; Dr. Samuel L. Wright, Sr., committee member; Rev. John Hillmer, Grace Lutheran Church; and Rev. R. J. Stevenson, Executive Minister, Allen Temple AME Church. (Photograph by Lomax McIntyre)
