On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the MLK Adult Community Choir performed at the 30th annual Gospel Music Explosion, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Lawrence residents Chauncey Jackson, right, and Bob Reding, left, clap and sing along with the music during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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James Lewis, center, and his younger brother Javion, left, dance and sing with the rest of the MLK Youth Community Choir during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Four-year-old Lauren Obie, of Shawnee, lifts her arms as she hits a high note while singing with the Kansas East State Sunshine Band during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Jaisha Ware, of Overland Park, sings a solo during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Pastor Leo Barbee points upward as he sings along during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Lawrence resident Gloria Gardner sings a solo with the MLK Adult Community Choir during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Members of the audience get out of their seats to clap and sing along with the MLK Adult Community Choir during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Pastor Leo Barbee leads the audience through the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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From left, Kansas East State Sunshine Band members Dreleon Brown, 6, Lauryn Coleman, 7, and Brieya Henderson, 8, sing and dance from their seats during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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MLK Youth Community Choir director Kim Allen lines up the children in the choir before the start of the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Javion Lewis, center, flashes a huge smile as he waits in line with the rest of the MLK Youth Community Choir before the start of the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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St. Luke AME pastor Verdell Taylor and his wife, Izetta, sing and clap along during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

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Barbara Scott, of Ozawkie, lifts her hands in the air as she sings along during the 30th annual MLK Gospel Extravaganza Sunday evening at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.