Experience an extraordinary program like no other as you immerse yourself in the soul-stirring melodies, captivating stories, heartfelt prayers, and rich history of The Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. The history of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church is rooted in the rich and long history of African American churches on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The barrier island was home to four other African American congregations, including the historic First African Baptist Church – the oldest. In 1914, under the leadership of the Rev. B. W. Williams, several members departed First African Baptist Church to organize a new congregation. Together, on March 14 of that year, they established Mount Calvary Baptist Church in its location in the Pope community of Hilton Head.   Along with Rev. Williams, founding members included seven men who accepted the responsibility as church deacons:  Matthew Jones, Joseph Green, Solomon Joiner, Thomas Milton, William Jones, J.W. Grant and Stephen Bryant. Other faithful members included Henry Ford Sr., James Frazier, Parris Holmes Sr., Rinah Lawyer, Josephine Jones, Mary Ford, Georgiana Barnwell, Lula Grant, Sarah Ann Joiner, Louise Williams, Jerry Barnwell, Sophie Walters, Katie Miller and Margaret Orage. Josephine Miller Jones and Katie Miller, two sisters whose family had obtained large parcels of land following slavery, donated 1.22 acres of property on Squire Pope Road for erection of the church building. Through the years, the church had a significant role in the community serving as the place for members and families to unite for religious training, worship, funerals, baptisms, marriages and church fellowship.

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