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| Founded: |
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| Name: | South Hill Baptist Church of Bloomington |
| Approval: | Recognition from the Council of Churches, as a colored Baptist Church |
| Name Change: | Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Bloomington, November 2, 1865 |
| Sabbath School instituted at 3:00 p.m. | |
| Communion Service every three months | |
| Association: | Adopted Articles of Faith and Baptist Covenant of the Woodriver Colored Baptist Association |
| Location: |
The 1st church was located South Lee and Water Street. South eastside of Lee Street and South of the Nickel Plate Railroad tracks. The framed building and land, cost $1,000.00 and was paid by subscriptions. |
| Relocation: | The noise from the trains disturbed the service. Rev. Ernest Hail, purchased present location from Thomas Kerrick, for $400.00 |
| Architect: | Francis Pillsbury (from the flour family) designed this church |
| Builders: | Negro men from Springfield built the church |
| Building started in 1915 under Rev Samuel H. Gipson, Pastor and cost $10,000 | |
| April 23, 1916, members marches from the old church to the new church | |
| Basement: | 1945 the original wide board floor was replaced with concrete. All church debt was paid off under Rev. Herring. |
| Corporation: | Corporate name to be THE MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH name registered December 18, 1967, Recorded September 8, 1970 |
| Renovation: | 1958, Church was completely remodeled under Pastor Leo Sneed and Henry L. Brown the chairman and supervisor of project. |
| Pastor: | Thomas Reasoner was our first pastor at an annual salary of $400.00 |
| Rev. Frank L. McSwain, Sr. is the 24th & current Pastor | |
