FMU to host MLK celebration January 12

Francis Marion University will host its 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in Chapman Auditorium on campus Thursday, January 12 at 6:30 p.m.

This year’s keynote speaker is Rev. Norman Gamble, pastor of New Ebenezer Baptist Church in Florence. The event will be emceed by members of the FMU Student Government Association and Campus Activities Board. It will also feature special music from the Young Gifted and Blessed Gospel Choir.

A native of Salters, South Carolina, Rev. Gamble is a humanitarian who has spent the majority of his life serving his church and community. He holds a Master of Divinity in Theology from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School (‘83).