Strong did not cease from carrying on the good work of our late pastors he launched a program that indicated a greater Pilgrim Home Church. New benches were purchased for the church each member paid $4.00 per bench. Albert’s leadership moved the church still further in an upward direction. The Beautifying Club purchased a combination of electric heaters and fans, a water fountain, and another piano was purchased from one of the late members of the church, Mrs. New lots were purchased to make the parking area. The church was remodeled, pushing the old part to the back and making an additional new auditorium, side wings or classroom, indoor toilets, and parking area. Isreal Jackson continued to make progress. Walton, as seen through the eyes of the late Mrs. Pilgrim Home Church, under the leadership of the late Rev. After the 1927 flood, the organ was destroyed, and a piano, played by the late Mrs. New runners for the floor and pulpit furniture were purchased. From the results of the Sister Workers came the first organ for the church, played by Mrs. The latter church was remodeled by her husband, the late Rev. The church, as seen through the eyes of the late Mrs. As time went on the church was under the leadership of the following pastors: the late Rev. After successfully raising the funds, the pastor along with the members decided to buy a lot at 670 East Alexander. Green, not a member of the church at that time but attended Sunday School, recalled a fundraising drive to get a larger building and buy literature for the Sunday School. Horton was the founder of that particular church. The congregation consisted of about twenty (20) members. Horton stood at the corner of Sixth and Alexander Streets where Johnny’s Food Market is located now. This one room framed building pastored by the late Rev. The first recorded information about the church, as recalled by the late Mrs. History, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is a narrative of events, arranged in order, usually with comments and explanations a record of the past handed down to succeeding generations. Robert Bellarmine (1542 – 1621) said that “The one and true church is the assembly of men, bound together by the profession of the same Christian faith, and by the communion of the same sacraments, under the rule of legitimate pastors. There is no knowledge of an official record of the history of our church from 1882 to 1911.Ĭhrist promised the building of the church in Matthew 16:18 when He said, “That thou art, Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”Ĭolossians 1:18 says “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead that in all things he might have the preeminence.” Pilgrim Home Missionary Baptist Church, 221 Kentucky Street, Greenville, MS, was established in 1882. We have a "Mind to Work" as we focus on Outreach, In Reach, and Up Reach. You can sense our excitement about what God is doing here at Pilgrim Home. The following information is available for Pilgrim Home Baptist Church:
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