On Sunday, September 29, 2024, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2207 North Second St., where the pastor is Rev. Louis E. Sibley, III, held its annual "Senior Recognition and Celebration" for members who are ninety years of age and older. Mount Zion is a well established congregation which has been serving the Lord for 105. This year Mount Zion identified more than 20 … [Read more...] about Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church recognizes church members who are 90 years or older in ‘Golden Circle’
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Honoring Black History Week 1 – Celebrating Our Historic Black Churches
The term “Black church” is used to describe Protestant churches that have predominately Black congregations. More broadly, the Black church is both a specific religious culture and a socio-religious force that has shaped protest movements, such as the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Origins of the Black Church The Black church in the United States can be … [Read more...] about Honoring Black History Week 1 – Celebrating Our Historic Black Churches
Mt. Zion MBC celebrates milestone 100th anniversary
On Sunday, August 18, 2019, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church celebrated its 100th Anniversary, 1919-2019, at the church, 2207 North 2nd Street. On the first day in May, 1919, a group of divinely inspired God's people gathered to form what would become known as Mount Zion MBC. Later the site of Mt. Zion on Galena Street, between North 7th and 8th Streets, was the first … [Read more...] about Mt. Zion MBC celebrates milestone 100th anniversary