This audio recording features proceedings from the 75th anniversary service of Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The recording opens with songs, including "Let Your Light From The Lighthouse", "I Will Trust In The Lord", and "Old Time Religion". At 00:23:05, the children's choir wishes Cascade a happy 75th anniversary and then perform "Rise And Shine". Beginning at 00:27:35, there begins remarks by church leaders interspersed with songs and a reading of selected verses from the New Testament by Reverend Calvin Morris. The recording proceeds with a prayer service and the performance of more songs. At 00:46:43, Reverend Walter L. Kimbrough speaks briefly before Joseph E. Lowery begins remarks on Cascade's 75th anniversary and on events marking his 80th birthday. The focus of Lowery's speech is on the topic of respect as borrowed through the lens of Aretha Franklin's song "Respect". Lowery connects how respect built into the church allows for reverence and creates a foundation of connection between people.
