Martin Luther King Jr. was the pastor of a Baptist church in the state of Alabama.

Quick Scoop

  • Martin Luther King Jr. became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery in 1954, which is located in Alabama.
  • Later, he also served as co-pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, which is in Georgia, but the classic quiz-style question about him being pastor of “a Baptist church” refers to Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama.

Answer: Alabama.

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