In June, 1885 a number of people met to organize a church.  By vote, the naming of the church was given to Margaret Bray.  She was the mother of Taylor and Isaac Bray.  She chose the name--Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

In 1888 a committee was appointed to locate a church site.  They were Taylor Bray, John Jackson, Frank Bray, S.W. Caudle, and J.A. Farthing.  The alternate chosen was Marshall Nix.  They obtained property across the road from Tillman School.

Men called out from Mt. Zion to minister God's word or were ordained here:

            Reverend Dorrell T. Baird
            Reverend Vernon Armitage
            Reverend Harold Garrison
            Reverend Robert Perry
            Reverend Ronald Garrison

One lady, Sylvia Arnold, served as a missionary to Navajo Indians in Page, AZ.  She worked with Navajo children in Arizona for over 30 years.  She was converted and baptized here in 1930.  The family moved away but Sylvia credited her desire to serve the Lord to her early roots at Mt. Zion.

In recent years God's providence has been evident by the fact that God's people were awakened to a missionary vision.  Mt. Zion has demonstrated this facet of missions by sponsoring two new churches.
    1. Eastern Gate Baptist Church was sponsored in February, 1977 until it organized September 25, 1977.
    2.  Fremont Chapel was sponsored from May 2, 1979 until June 18, 1980 when sponsorship was turned over to Riverdale Baptist Church.

Wayne Ferry came as pastor during the Easter holiday, 2001.  He has been a bi-vocational pastor until his recent retirement in August, 2007 which allows more time in the church field.

Reverend Wayne Ferry graduated from Calvary Bible College in 1988.  He was ordained at Pratersville Bible Church in 1992.

Pastor Wayne Ferry