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Leonard N. Smith (born October 4, 1961 – February 20, 2022) was the senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia, with a congregation exceeding 2,000. [1] Mount Zion Baptist Church, founded in 1866, is the oldest Black congregation in Arlington, Virginia.
Mount Zion Baptist Church or Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church or variations may refer to: United States (by state) Mount Zion Baptist Church (Anniston, Alabama ...
Robert Simon Laws was born ca. 1837 on Wood Farm Plantation in Middlesex County, Virginia as an enslaved person. [11] At some point, Robert was sold to Richard H. Lynch of Washington County, Virginia who published a $100 reward in 1863 for the return of a runaway slave, 24-year-old Robert Laws, who was described as "5 feet 7 inches high and weighs about 175 pounds" and likely headed to ...
Edward Victor Hill Sr. (November 10, [1] 1933 – February 24, 2003) was an American pastor. He was senior pastor at the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California from 1961 until his death; under his leadership, it became one of the largest African-American congregations in the US. [2]
Mt. Zion Church was organized in 1873 by former slaves and sons of slaves. The land for the church building was purchased that same year. [2] The current church building was built in 1902 after an earlier building was destroyed by fire. [2] [3] It is a two-story brick and stone building of Gothic Revival design.
Church robe and hat worn by McKinney in the 1970s and 1980s. McKinney began his ministry in Providence, Rhode Island, where he was the pastor of Olney Street Baptist Church from 1955 to 1958. [ 2 ] He moved to Seattle, Washington, where he served as the pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church from 1958 to 1998, and from 2005 to 2008.
Actor Dick Van Dyke arrives for the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2021.
Mt. Zion Christian Church, Richmond, Kentucky; Mount Zion Church and Cemetery (Hallsville, Missouri), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Boone County; Mount Zion Brick Church, Barada, Nebraska, listed on the NRHP in Richardson County; Mount Zion Church (Big Sandy, Tennessee), once listed on the NRHP in Benton County