Terre Haute's Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church Marks 120 Years This Weekend
Founded in 1906, the congregation is one of the oldest Black churches in Vigo County, Ind. A banquet Saturday and a worship service Sunday will mark the milestone.
See where this is ›TERRE HAUTE, Ind. —
Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Terre Haute, Ind., is celebrating its 120th anniversary this weekend with a banquet Saturday evening and a worship service Sunday morning, the Tribune-Star reported.
The church was established in 1906. A church news release describes it as one of the oldest Black churches in Vigo County. Rev. Nathaniel G. Hutchinson leads the congregation.
The anniversary banquet is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Wabash Activity Center, 300 S. 5th St. in Terre Haute. The guest speaker is Pastor Anthony B. Toran of Galatian Missionary Baptist Church in New Albany, Ind., who is president of the Indiana Missionary Baptist State Convention. Soloists Domonique Wickware-Kelly and Rosalind Friend, both of Indianapolis, are to sing.
The anniversary worship service follows at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the church, 1935 Tippecanoe St.
See where this is ›The church published an email contact for the celebration, mt.pilgrimmbcth@gmail.com, according to the paper. The Tribune-Star report gave the days of the week; the calendar dates above are the Saturday and Sunday following the report.
