The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church will be holding their first Veteran’s Day service as a way to show appreciation for not only veterans within the church, but also those within the community. The service will take place on Nov. 11, starting at 11 a.m. Mount Pleasant is located at 215 Rhode Island Ave., NW. The theme of the service is “Reaching the World with the Gospel,” and will feature Fleet Master Chief April D. Beldo. Fleet Master Chief Beldo is the first Black woman to be a command master chief of an aircraft carrier. She is also the first female command master chief of recruit training command and the first female and Black force master chief for the Naval Education and Training Command. Service is open and free to all. A reception will be held after.
