Dr. Lerone Martin from Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO, will talk about Rev. J. M. Gates (1884-1945). Gates was the pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Atlanta and achieved fame as an African-American preacher and gospel singer. He carried his ministry into the age of technology with hundreds of phonograph records of his sermons.
This annual event will begin at 7 pm in the Administrative And Conference Center building at the Mercer University Atlanta campus, located at 2930 Flowers Road, South. There will be a reception following.
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