Pastors

Mount Zion Pastors

Over 100 years of spiritual leadership

Associate Ministers

Reverend R. Marthel Barlow

Reverend Dr. Phyllis R. Beaumonte

Reverend Paul R. Edwards

Reverend Dr. Patricia L. Hunter

Reverend Dr. Julie L. Vaughn

Minister Nathaniel R. Miles

Minister David B.C. Taylor

Minister Edward L. Jackson

Pastors: 1912 – 2017

Rev. W. D. Carter

1912 - 1925

Rev. J. Sterling Moore

1925 - 1932

Rev. Taylor M. Davis

1932 - 1939

Rev. Fountain W. Penick

1940 - 1942

Rev. F. Benjamin Davis

1942 - 1954

Rev. Gil B. Lloyd

1955 - 1957

Rev. Rex Jones (Interim)

1957 - 1958

Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney

1958 - 1998

Rev. Dr. M. Samuel Pinkston (Interim)

1998 - 1999

Rev. Dr. Leslie David Braxton

1999 - 2005

Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney

Pastor Emeritus
Pulpit Supply/Consultant

Rev. Aaron Williams

2008 - 2017

Reverend James O. Stallings

2018–2020

Reverend Dr. Patricia L. Hunter, Interim

2020-2022

Reverend Dr. Paris Lee Smith, Sr.

2023 - 2024

Pastors: 1890 – 1910

Rev. Austin Anderson – 1890
Rev. Calvin Williams – 1894
Rev. Simons – 1894
Rev. R.W. Jenerson – 1896

Rev. J. C. Pegram – 1897
Rev. Eugene Harris – 1898
Rev. B. G. Prince – 1899
Rev. Gordon McPherson 1901 – 1903

Rev. George Maney – 1906
Rev. Walker – 1907
Rev. Wiggins – 1908
Rev. R. H. Thomas 1908 – 1910

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Pastors

Mount Zion Pastors

Associate Ministers

Pastors: 1912 – 2017

Rev. W. D. Carter

Rev. J. Sterling Moore

Rev. Taylor M. Davis

Rev. Fountain W. Penick

Rev. F. Benjamin Davis

Rev. Gil B. Lloyd

Rev. Rex Jones (Interim)

Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney

Rev. Dr. M. Samuel Pinkston (Interim)

Rev. Dr. Leslie David Braxton

Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney

Rev. Aaron Williams

Reverend James O. Stallings

Reverend Dr. Patricia L. Hunter, Interim

Reverend Dr. Paris Lee Smith, Sr.

Pastors: 1890 – 1910

Mount Zion Baptist Church

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