# Yale Daily News “Those sounds did not die in 1968”: Elm City Vineyard Church honors MLK- Christoph McFadden

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“Those sounds did not die in 1968”: Elm City Vineyard Church honors MLK

The church highlighted the role of music and the church in the Civil Rights Movement in a musical workshop on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

[Ada Perlman](https://yaledailynews.com/blog/author/adaperlman/ "Posts by Ada Perlman") 12:56 am, Jan 21, 2025  Staff Reporter

Around 40 members of the Yale and New Haven communities gathered at First and Summerfield United Methodist Church on Monday night to join in prayer and song in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

The two-hour event featured prayers led by Reverend Joshua Williams ’08 DIV ’11 and a music workshop led by [Christoph McFadden](https://afamstudies.yale.edu/people/christoph-mcfadden) MUS ’27. In his presentation, McFadden emphasized the significance of music in the Civil Rights movement. [Read Article](https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01/21/those-sounds-did-not-die-in-1968-elm-city-vineyard-church-honors-mlk/)

Tuesday, January 21, 2025