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MLK Celebration Sevierville
January 19 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
“I Have a Dream” Commemoration
A Tribute to Sevier County Martin Luther King Jr.
First Baptist Church of Sevierville
January 19, 2026
9:30-10;45 am- Refreshments served in church parlor
10:15 am- Assemble at First Baptist Church parking lot
Prayer, Elder Zack Flack
10:30 am: Annual MLK March
11:00 am: Sanctuary program begins
Welcome: Carroll McMahan, Vice Chair, Sevier County MLK Committee
Dance: “You Say” Elizabeth Williams School of Dance
Prayer: Dan Spencer, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sevierville
Worship Service: Chris Blue, Soul and Gospel Singer
Remarks: Larry Waters, Sevier County Mayor
Bryan McCarter, Sevier County Vice Mayor
Solo: “Shadow Land,” Sophia Mace
Video Presentation: “I Have a Dream”
Speaker Introduction: Judge Dwight Stokes, Chair, Sevier County MLK Committee
Keynote Address: Pastor Miguel Videla, Primera Iglesia Bautista en Sevierville
Music: “Lift Every Voice and Sing “Chandler Family Praise Team
Presentation of Sevier County Student Essay and Poster Contest Winners
Presented by: Judge Dwight Stokes, chair, Sevier County MLK Committee
2026 Martin Luther King Leadership Award Presentation
Audience Song:” We Shall Overcome” Nicole Hendricks, Leader
Benediction: Pastor Collin Hamm, Pathways Church
losing Music: Chris Blue, Soul and Gospel Singer
