Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a national historic site located at 528 West Jackson Street,

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in Escambia County. It is the second oldest black Baptist church in Pensacola. It was added to the

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on December 24, 2013.

History

In 1880, the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church broke away from the John the Baptist Church over a philosophical dispute. Reverend H.E. Jones led a campaign to construct a new church and enlisted

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to design it. In 1944 and 1945, the church's Reverend R.A. Cromwell successfully challenged the all-white Democratic primary in Florida.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Escambia County, Florida {{EscambiaCountyFL-NRHP-stub