Church History

Mount Vernon Baptist Church was founded in 1848 and has preached the good news of Jesus Christ  for over 175 years. During this time the church has survived many major wars, one at its very doorstep during the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War, and numerous smaller conflicts and terrorist outbreaks internationally and domestically. 

The church has withstood tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, heat waves, wind, snow, sleet and ice storms. It has experienced a country and community that faced civil unrest, racial tensions, one major depression, and numerous recessions. 

It has seen the area around the church change and change again, including what is now  Highway 92 which passes in front of the church going from a dirt path to a major thoroughfare. 

Yet through it all, God has continued to bless its membership and Mount Vernon has continued to be faithful to Him and His calling. God has allowed the church to remain in its same location for virtually the entirety of its existence and to be a lighthouse to the community and a source of blessing, strength and encouragement to its members and friends, always preaching the good news of Jesus Christ.