(SEVIERVILLE, Tenn.) SMOKIES.LIVE – Entertainer Chris Blue will be the headline entertainer for the MLK Celebration planned for downtown Sevierville on January 19.
Blue will perform during the commemoration at First Baptist Church Sevierville.
“Chris Blue will be the headline entertainer at the Sevier County MLK Celebration at the First Baptist Church of Sevierville on January 10. Blue is a notable American soul and gospel singer, and is the winner season 12 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 27. He was the last artist to sing during the blind auditions in his season and filled the last spot on Team Alicia Keys,” said in a release about the event.
The full itinerary can be found on the Smokies.LIVE Events page.
The commemoration will start to gather at 9:30-10:45 a.m. with refreshments served in church parlor.
10:30 am: Annual MLK March
11:00 am: Sanctuary program begins
Miguel Videla, pastor of Primera Iglesia Bautista in Sevierville and an Argentine immigrant since 2000, will be the keynote speaker at the 2026 Sevier County Martin Luther King Celebration. He moved to the United States to seek opportunities, serve God, support his family, and contribute to a welcoming community.
“Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream becomes a reality every time someone welcomes a stranger with love. It is not perfect yet. Challenges and divisions remain but they advance each time we open our hearts to others” said Videla. “Recognizing in them the image of God in a world marked by migration and differences. Let us remember that we are all, in a sense, pilgrims on this earth. May King’s dream, rooted in eternal principles, inspires us to build communities of inclusion, justice, and hope.”
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