2006 Prayer Breakfast

Dr. C. R. Gibbs, noted author, lecturer and historian, who will be a presenter at the USCT Symposium scheduled for September 22-23, 2006, attends with his wife, Bettie

Dr. B. Franklin Cooling, author, lecturer and Civil War historian, meets Mrs. Sharon St. Clair, mother of MRSPT’s 2005 Scholarship Award recipient, Ms. Laura John-Toussaint, who enrolled at the University of Oklahoma

Rev. John Jones, Assistant to the Pastor, of St. Luke Baptist Church, attended with his wife, Nannie

Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis, Pastor of the St. Luke Baptist Church, addresses Prayer Breakfast attendees

Senior Military Road School alumnus, Mrs. Donnessa Lucas, offered the blessing for the meal

Musical guests, the Amazing Souls of the LeDetroit Baptist Church, Oxon Hill, Md., including Military Road School alumnus Linwood Harrington [far right], rendered two gospel selections

Military Road School alumni, MRSPT members, and guests attend the 2006 Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by the Board of Directors

Military Road School alumnus Mrs. Mary Lewis Jones leaves the Prayer Breakfast with her mother, Mrs. Edith Lewis

Prayer Breakfast sponsors and hosts included officers and members [l-r] Theresa Saxton (Secretary), Barbara Johnson (Chairman), John Saxton (Treasurer), Clinton Williams (Chairman, Membership and Outreach Committee), Sherry Williams (member), Sonia Russell (member) and Patricia Tyson (Executive Secretary)

Mrs. Dorothy Brault, whose organization (The Colonial Dames of the 17th Century) seeks to place a historical plaque on the Military Road School building, attends with her husband, Albert

Ms. Barbara Wolfson of Cultural Tourism DC (which provided grant funding for MRSPT’s brochure on the Military Road School published in 2005), offered encouragement for one of our current projects, the Brightwood Heritage Trail

MRSPT member Joey Potter and guest hostess LaVerne Holmes (FREED volunteer re-enactor with the African American Civil War Museum) greet attendees as they arrive at the Prayer Breakfast

On Saturday, January 28, 2006, MRSPT held a Prayer Breakfast at the St. Luke Baptist Church, located on Gallatin Street in northwest Washington. Approximately 70 attendees, including Military Road School alumni, MRSPT members, representatives from partnering organizations and those who have offered support through various means, gathered for food and fellowship.

Traditionally supportive of the Military Road School throughout its existence, the St. Luke Baptist Church fellowship, including its Pastor, Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis, and several key members, donated the facilities and their services to this effort. The Board of Directors, which sponsored and hosted this year’s kickoff event, was assisted by other MRSPT members and friends, who volunteered their time and talents to help make the breakfast a huge success.

Mr. Malcolm E. Beech, Sr., President, Black Heritage Society, Inc. Washington, D.C., has offered to assist MRSPT with its upcoming symposium