Carla Clark | For The Republic Whittney Wood-Gaines gives the community announcements for Black History Month during the 2025 Community Church Service hosted by the African American Pastor’s Alliance for Black History Month at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., February 2, 2025.
Columbus’ 29th Annual MLK Day Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. Jan. 19 at The Commons in downtown Columbus.
The event is free and includes a free buffet breakfast.
The program will begin at 8:15 a.m. and conclude at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is “I Am My Brother’s Keeper.”
This year’s keynote speaker is Whitney Wood-Gaines, a Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. special education teacher who was honored with the 2025 Building Community Award from IU Columbus. Also speaking at the event will be Columbus Mayor Mary Ferdon and Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. Superintendent Chad Phillips.
Ivy Tech Community College and IU Columbus will each award a matching $1,000 scholarship at the event. Scholarships are awarded on financial need, academic performance, extracurricular activities and community involvement.
