Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Pensacola, Florida) Explained

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Location:Pensacola, Florida
Coordinates:30.4181°N -87.2244°W
Architect:Wallace Rayfield
Architecture:Eclecticism
Added:December 24, 2013
Refnum:13000963[1]
Built:1918

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a national historic site located at 528 West Jackson Street, Pensacola, Florida in Escambia County. It is the second oldest black Baptist church in Pensacola.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 2013.

History

In 1880, the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church broke away from the John the Baptist Church over a philosophical dispute. Reverend H.E. Jones led a campaign to construct a new church and enlisted Wallace Rayfield to design it. In 1944 and 1945, the church's Reverend R.A. Cromwell successfully challenged the all-white Democratic primary in Florida.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings . 2014-09-09. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: 2007 . Florida Black Heritage Trail . Florida Department of State.