For Immediate Release:
Contact: Christian Kendzierski
Tel. 410-547-5378
christian.kendzierski@archbalt.org
St. Bernardine Catholic Church with Historic St. Peter Claver announces the 13th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Rev. Msgr. Edward Michael Miller Peace Walk, to be held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. This annual tradition gathers community members, civic leaders, clergy, and neighbors from throughout the region for a prayer service and walk dedicated to peace, justice, and unity.
This year’s event will feature Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch as the guest speaker. He is recognized for his award-winning trilogy chronicling the life of Dr. King and the American Civil Rights Movement.
“What a privilege to have the renowned author Taylor Branch come to West Baltimore to speak at our annual Peace Walk. Our city neighborhoods need the message of hope and peace left to us by Dr. King and recorded so eloquently by Taylor Branch.”
The celebration and walk will be led by William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Monsignor Richard J. Bozzelli, pastor of St. Bernardine Catholic Church.
Following the prayer service, participants will join in a community peace walk through Edmondson Village, stopping and praying at several sites of crime and violence in the neighborhood. The service and walk honor the legacies of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Msgr. Edward Michael Miller, the late pastor of St. Bernardine Church.
The service will take place at:
St. Bernardine Catholic Church
3800 Edmondson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace…”