Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, will lead the service at the First AME Church in Pasadena, where he will be joined by national civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the families of some people who died in the fires.

The Rev. Al Sharpton will lead a memorial service in Pasadena on Thursday for victims of the area’s wildfires. Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, will lead the service at the First AME Church in Pasadena.

In the wake of the catastrophic wildfires that have swept through Southern California, leaving communities devastated and grieving, Rev. Al Sharpton is set to lead a memorial service and rally dedicated to the victims.