When
Friday, March 9, 2018 at 6:00 PM CST
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 9:00 PM CDTAdd to Calendar
Pick Up and Drop Off
Spring Valley UMC7700 Spring Valley Rd
Dallas, TX 75254 Driving Directions
Adam Young
Spring Valley United Methodist Church
972-233-7671
ayoung@svumc.org
During Spring Break of 2018 we will travel all the way to Atlanta, the hub of Martin Luther King's work. Come learn, serve, discuss, and think creatively about carrying on the work of MLK today. This trip will be life-changing...
March 9-14, 2018
Cost is $195
- Registration and $100 Non-Refundable Deposit Due by January 17
- Full Payment Due by February 11
- Scholarships are available.
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Here's a quick look at the itinerary:
Friday, March 9th
- Leave SVUMC at 6 PM
- Drive to Monroe, LA
Saturday, March 10th
- Leave Monroe and drive to Jackson, MS
- Tour the brand new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
- Visit the home of Medgar Evers where he was assassinated
- Do a group service project
- Drive to Birmingham, AL
Sunday, March 11th
- Worship with and eat lunch with a predominantly African-American church for homeless
- Workshop with representative from Equal Justice Initiative
- Visit National Civil Rights Institute, Kelly Ingram Park, 16th Street Baptist Church
- Drive to Atlanta, GA
Monday, March 12th
- Visit Center for Civil and Human Rights
- Eat lunch in historic Sweet Auburn Business District
- Visit the tomb of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Visit the birth home of MLK and the church he pastored - Ebenezer Baptist Church
Tuesday, March 13th
- Leave Atlanta for University of Mississippi
- Campus Tour of Ole Miss
- Afternoon seminar with college professor
- Barbecue Dinner
Wednesday, March 14th