Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Restoration Project
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The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
Restoring Our Global Treasure
“We have inherited a large house, a great
‘world house’ in which we have to live
together—black and white, Easterner
and Westerner, Gentile and Jew, Catholic
and Protestant, Moslem and Hindu ... All
inhabitants of the globe are now neighbors.”
–Martin Luther King Jr. ’48
After nearly four decades of serving Morehouse College
and the larger community as a sanctuary, performance
venue, museum and the College’s largest classroom,
the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel,
understandably, has begun to show significant signs of
wear and age.
To ensure that the Chapel is prepared for the
demands of the 21st century, in true ecumenical
fashion, Morehouse is extending an invitation to
invest in the Chapel’s restoration to every individual,
corporation and foundation that values the inestimable
contributions of King and those who strive to further
his dream of a “great world house.”
Simply put, the Martin Luther King Jr. International
Chapel belongs to the world. It is our chapel. It is
a cherished, incomparable treasure of the global
community and, as global citizens, we must support
efforts that keep this Chapel and its programs relevant
and thriving for new generations of world leaders.
The College has embarked on a fund-raising initiative to
raise the $8 million needed to complete the restoration
project. One of the first to join our effort is The Robert
W. Woodruff Foundation.
Restoration will include:
• Replacing major building systems
(HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire
protection and code compliance
improvements, including ADA)
• Replacing the roof
• Replacing auditorium seating
• Installing state-of-the-art audio/
visual equipment and lighting
• Installing new acoustical shell
and stage equipment
• Improving ceiling grid, painting,
flooring and signage
As part of the Chapel’s restoration, Morehouse will
secure LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental
Design) certification. This gold standard of achievement
in green building will ultimately lower the Chapel’s
energy and utility costs, and increase overall operational
efficiency. By adhering to these best-in-class building
strategies and practices, Morehouse is supporting a
growing initiative focused on transforming the way
facilities and communities are designed, constructed,
maintained and operated around the world.
The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel has
walls that talk.
In the lobby, marble walls are engraved with words from
the world’s best known dreamer: “I still have a dream. It is
a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”
In the sacred hush of the nave, the walls have countless
tales from ministers of nearly every denomination
under the sun, from educators and entertainers, and
from politicians and poets—all of whom have brought
messages of encouragement, empowerment and
inspired leadership to students who dream of becoming
Morehouse Men.
Along parallel corridors flanking the nave are 190
portraits, each of which paints a thousand words about
the vision, courage and service of the human and civil
rights leaders so vividly captured. Even the Chapel
Library, whose walls are completely covered with rare,
enthralling photos of King and other leaders, virtually
pulsates with life.
With nearly 25,000 visitors a year—from 2,100 students
attending required weekly Crown Forum assemblies, to
dozens of ministers and laity being inducted annually
into a scholarly colloquium, to hundreds of parents
entrusting their beloved sons to the College each fall,
to thousands of visitors snapping photos of the King
statue on the plaza throughout the year—the Martin
Luther King Jr. International Chapel is indeed the
College’s “living room.”
For those who dream of a beloved world community,
non-violent social change, personal transformation,
brotherhood, justice and peace, the King Chapel offers
both a scholastic and spiritual home.
An investment in restoring our global treasure is
an investment in the ideas, vision and courage of
emerging scholars and servant leaders who, in ways
small and grand, will carry on King’s legacy.
Investing in an Incubator of Ideas
President Hugh Gloster ‘31 and Leontyne Price
Bishop Desmond TutuNelson Mandela, Maynard Jackson Jr. ‘56 and Coretta Scott King
The Rev. William Augustus Jones Jr.U.S. President Jimmy Carter The Rev. Samuel DeWitt Proctor
Rosa Parks and Dean Lawrence E. Carter
Stevie Wonder The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor The Rev. Al Sharpton
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
The Rev. T.J. Jemison and Dean Carter
Eric Holder, The Rev. Joseph Lowery and then-Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin
Spike Lee ‘79, President Walter E. Massey ‘58, Dean Carter, John R. Silber and Otis Moss Jr. ‘56
Wynton Marsalis and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Ambassador Andrew Young
Karen Armstrong, Best-selling Author of A History of God
Shaquille O’Neal
Dean Carter and His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
As we envision the future of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, our challenge is to ensure the viability
and sustainability of our global treasure today.
All contributions to the Chapel Restoration Project are invited and much appreciated.
To learn more or to make a giftGo to http://www.morehouse.edu/chapelrestorationproject
To make a donation by check or money order
(payable to Morehouse College), mail to:
Office of Institutional Advancement
Attn: MLK Jr. Chapel Restoration
Morehouse College
830 Westview Drive, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314-3773
All contributions are tax-deductible.
Contact The Office of Institutional Advancement
(404) 215-2659
President Benjamin E. Mays
Dr. King in Sale Hall Chapel
Presidents Emeriti Robert M. Franklin ‘75 and Walter E. Massey ‘58, and President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. ‘79
Martin Luther King Jr. ‘48
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