Pictured, from left: Rev. Heather Biles Baker, Arnolds Mills UMC; Rev. Dr. Adama Brown, UMFNE Board member; Rev. Effie E. McAvoy, Shepherd of the Valley UMC; Seacoast District Superintendent Wanda Santos-Perez, Rev. Ted Crass, UMFNE Director, and Rev. Juhee Lee, Haven and Cornerstone UMCs. Photo by Rev. Dr. Yohan Go, Asbury and Zion Korean

Members of the Seacoast District were invited by United Methodist Foundation of New England Director Rev. Ted Crass to attend the 2023 Dr. Martin Luter King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast in Cranston, RI.

This event was hosted by the Rhode Island Ministerial Alliance. The keynote address was offered by Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01). Rep. Cicilline called on the scholars who received financial awards to "engage, risk, and stand for justice."