BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The historic Wesley United Methodist Church will commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act with a voter registration event. Souls to the Polls and Social Justice Sunday will take place at 10 a.m. Sept. 29. Sunday will be more than just a church service. Various representatives from religious, educational, not-for-profit and government groups, along with other leaders, will share information on how people can register to vote, learn about getting transportation to the polls and other ways they can support and get involved in the voting process. The Rev. J. C. Richardson, Wesley's visionary pastor, encourages everyone to be involved before November's election. Candidates running for mayor-president of East Baton Rouge share goals at mayoral candidate forum The church is at 544 Government St. in downtown Baton Rouge and is one of the oldest Black churches in Louisiana, with 158 years of service to the community. Latest News The Electric SUV with a twist of subtlety--the Polestar 3 House Democrats reintroduce legislation to expand child care access and affordability Rock Hall of Famer to be arraigned on manslaughter charge Alex Jones' Infowars will be liquidated at auction to help pay Sandy Hook families Detectives use Zillow to track down man charged with child porn