Rev. Earle Fisher encourages Mississippi Boulevard members to ‘get up, pick up your mat and walk’

By , Daily Memphian Updated: January 20, 2019 6:04 PM CT | Published: January 20, 2019 3:03 PM CT
<span><strong>Rev. Earle Fisher, senior pastor of Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church in Whitehaven, greets the congregation after addressing Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Sunday, Jan. 20., the day before Martin Luther King Day.</strong> (Abigail Warren/Daily Memphian)</span>

Rev. Earle Fisher, senior pastor of Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church in Whitehaven, greets the congregation after addressing Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Sunday, Jan. 20., the day before Martin Luther King Day. (Abigail Warren/Daily Memphian)

Rev. Earle Fisher spoke to Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church the day before Martin Luther King Day. He encouraged the congregation to continue to strive for racial equality.

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Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.


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