Welcome to the East Mt. Zion Baptist Church Virtual Museum. East Mt. Zion has a long history in not only the local community but also worldwide, having missions in many areas. Walk with us as we view the history of EMZBC!
The early ministers of Frank Avenue Church were Rev. Holly, Rev. Hill, Rev. Thompson, Rev. Paige and Rev. B.K. Smith.
East Mt. Zion moved from Frank Ave. to Cedar Ave. and 103rd Street in 1923 under the leadership of Rev. B.K. Smith. After Rev. B.K. Smith retired and Rev. Ernest Hall became Pastor, things changed rapidly. In the second or third year of his pastorage the basement of the church was enlarged. Six rooms on the 103rd street side, one room on the Cedar side and a large assembly room was put under the main auditorium of the church.
East Mt. Zion moved into it’s present location at 9990 Euclid Avenue in November 1955 under the pastorage of the late Rev. William M. Downs. At this time, there was a membership of 1500 – 2000 people.
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6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, 7 but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.
8 Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. 9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”
11 So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13 and worked them ruthlessly. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.” 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”
20 So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.
