The church moved to its current location, 747 W. That building was later renovated and then razed in 1963, along with much of historic First Ward, as part of the city’s urban renewal plan. “We’re killing too many of ourselves,” she said, referencing the city’s rise in homicides this year.įounded in 1891 by First Ward residents, Greater Mount Moriah was first located in a small, frame building on the northeast corner of North Alexander and Eleventh Streets.
Mecklenburg Commissioner Vilma Leake, noting the city’s recent spike in violent crime and its struggles to address the needs of high-poverty schools, challenged Brown to involve himself in local concerns. Some noted the church’s continued survival in one of uptown’s most prominent commercial areas. Kelly Alexander Jr., were on hand to share well wishes.
Brown, a native of Quincy, Fla., previously spent 14 years as senior pastor of Shady Grove #1 Primitive Baptist Church in Tallahassee, where he grew the congregation and its ministries from two worship services each month to two each Sunday.Īt Brown’s Charlotte installation, several elected officials, including state Rep.
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