Luther King Jr. is as relevant today as it was at the height of US segregation, worshippers at an inter-faith Martin Luther King Day service heard yesterday.

"Today, both in Bermuda and around the world, we are at a crossroads,'' Mr.

Glenn Fubler of the Anti-Apartheid Coalition told dozens of listeners at the Wesley Methodist Church in Hamilton.

"The warning signals are ringing everywhere, and we have to answer that call in the spirit of Dr. King. Remember, he said: `If not me, who? If not now, when?'' The speakers, who represented a wide range of Island religions, said that Dr.

King's philosophy of peaceful activism could be applied to a host of modern-day problems, including racism, drugs and violence.

They added that his belief in the power of individual action was particularly apt.

"We each have a role to play,'' said the Rev.

John C. Justice of the AME Heard Chapel.

"Everyday I am struggling with his legacy. There is no such thing as `I've done all I can do.'' Imam Ameer Shakir of the Muslim Community Centre added that Dr. King's policy of non-violence was more effective than people might think.

"He was not the weak person I once thought he was,'' he said. "He was a strong individual who was destined to effect change for his people.'' Dr. King, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, was assassinated in Memphis in 1968.

February 16 has been designated a US national holiday in his honour.