Members of the Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver stand together during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Mass Jan. 11 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. (Malea Hargett photo)

Father Warren Harvey, the bishop's liaison for the Diocesan Council for Black Catholics, reads the Gospel during the annual MLR Memorial Mass. (Malea Hargett photo)

A diocesan choir from St. Peter Church in Pine Bluff, St. Bartholomew Church in Little Rock and St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock lead the music at the Cathedral on Jan. 11. (Malea Hargett photo)

The Nigerian Catholic community presents the gifts, including fruits and other food during the MLK Memorial Mass. (Malea Hargett photo)

Father Leon Ngandu (left), pastor of St. Augustine and St. Bartholomew churches, concelebrates with Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, who was greatly impacted by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Malea Hargett photo)

DCBC president Verdell Bunting Jr. announces Brenda Baker at the winner of this year's Daniel Rudd Award. (Malea Hargett photo)

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Following the steps of Daniel Rudd: Brenda Baker

Religious education director in Pine Bluff and Star City honored with Rudd award

Published: January 17, 2020

By Malea Hargett
Editor

Malea Hargett

Malea Hargett

Brenda Baker, a religious education co-director at St. Peter Church and St. Raphael Church in Pine Bluff and St. Justin Church in Star City, was honored with the Daniel Rudd Award Jan. 11 by the Diocesan Council for Black Catholics.

The DCBC hosts the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Mass at the Cathedral of St. Andrew with Bishop Anthony B. Taylor as the celebrant.

Baker, a retired teacher, also contributes to St. Peter Church as a lector, Vacation Bible School teacher and member of the parish council. Rudd, a former slave who lived as an adult in Marion, organized the first National Black Catholic Congress.

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