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History of the First Zion Missionary Baptist Church October  1862 - present

Our Church was founded 162 years ago on these very grounds at a time when the area was engaged in Civil War. The building , a two story wood structure lasted for ninety-seven years ( as we can determine)...

FIRST ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

LIST OF FORMER PASTORS AND DEACONS

Deceased Pastors:Rev. Abraham Merchison-Rev. B.W. Williams-Rev. J. H. Smalls- Rev. A.P.Hamilton, Rev. W.M.Williams-Rev. A.O.Mitchell – Rev. Rance Marvin(RM)Youmans, Rev. Henry B (HB) Youmans

Former Pastors:

 Rev.Tyrone  Bernard Beckett

Current Pastor: Rev. Bennie L. Jenkins, Jr.

DECEASED DEACONS:

Chance Mitchell                      B.B. Ferguson          *Rueben Gadson                  Matthew Stoney

Abraham Purchase                  Daniel Hamilton          Michael Riley               Melvin Hamilton, Sr.

Gabriel Jenkins                     Tom Richardson             Albert Green                  Theodore Washington

James Haynes                         Samuel Pursell                Albert Brown                William Mitchell,Sr.

Prince Fuller                            Vary Hamilton             Eddie Brown                Joe L. Green   

Adam Bruin                             P.J. Fuller                     Leroy Brown                Raymond Mitchell

Ansley Smalls                          Prince Riley                 Abraham Gadson         *Leon Bush, Sr.

Compsey Brown                      *Richard Gadson         Elliott Pinckney             Charles L. Stoney

Jack Bush                                 Enoch Habersham       ** George Bush, III

Jacob McKenzie                      Paul Fields                   Earnest Mitchell

Tom Dopson                            *Martin Alston            Clarence Oriage

Jackie Riley                              *Charlie Wilson           Joseph Hamilton, Sr.

Sam Frazier                             Renty Kitty, Sr.            Oscar Frazier

  • *Chairman Deacon

  • ** Chairman Deacon over 20 years

 

PRESENT DEACONS:

Kenneth Prioleau, Chairman      

Benjamin Frazier Vice -Chairman         

Oliver S. Brown

James C. Fraser, Sexton

Thomas Jenkins

Frank Kidd

Daniel Miller

Lee E. Mitchell, Sr.

 

Revised: February 2025

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