SUNDAY: Historic Dallas Church Celebrates 90th Anniversary with Expansion of Facility

U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Marc Veasey Slated to Attend

Dallas, TX (May 1, 2018)—On Sunday, May 6, 2018, the Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ (MACC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to commence a new $1.5 million expansion and renovation project of its facility in conjunction with celebrating its 90th Anniversary.

The Senior Minister of the congregation and federal, state, and local officials will make brief remarks.

The MACC was established in 1928, and the congregation has met at its current location since 1974.  In 1974, the congregation moved from South Dallas to South Oak Cliff when the community was transitioning from predominately White to mostly African-American.  Today, the area around the facility is split between African-Americans and Hispanic, and the church ordained its first Hispanic deacon to embrace the changing demographics.

WHO:                         Lamont Ross, Senior Minister, Marsalis Ave. Church of Christ
U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, District 33
U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, District 30
Additional Guests TBA

WHEN:                      12:00 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2018

WHERE:                   Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ; 2431 S. Marsalis Avenue; Dallas, TX 75216

All members of the press must RSVP by May 4, 2018, to aryele89@gmail.com.