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The Mount Moriah Baptist Church, constructed in 1911, is believed to be the area's last remaining remnant building. A commemorative plaque and an annual Freemanville commemoration celebrate the area's heritage. Esther Hill Hawks established what may have been Florida's first integrated school to serve the community.
A plaque commemorate the area's history. [1] It is part of the Black Heritage Trail. [2] It has been suggested that Esther Hawks established Florida's first integrated school in the area. An annual Freeman Day Ceremony commemorates the heritage. [3] The church was renovated in 1956. [4]
Outside the entrance to the church is an historical marker that reads: "Mount Moriah Baptist Church. K-99. The members of Mount Moriah Baptist Church belong to one of the region's earliest African American congregations, originating in a Sunday school for slaves established in the mid-1800s by Dr. Charles L. Cocke, founder of Hollins College ...
Palm Bay has historically expanded south and to the west. The newer section is mostly situated west of Interstate 95 and south of the Tillman Canal. [8] Palm Bay is a principal city [9] of the Palm Bay−Melbourne−Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 606,612 at the 2020 census. [7]
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Mount Moriah Baptist Church may refer to: Mount Moriah Baptist Church (Port Orange, Florida) Mount Moriah Baptist Church (Middlesboro, Kentucky) Mount Moriah Baptist Church and Cemetery, Roanoke, Virginia; Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Winter Park, Florida
As of 2011, Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church is led by its 11th pastor, Rev. A. C. Cobb. “Like many Black churches across the nation, Mt. Moriah is facing an aging congregation and tackling the job of finding younger members". [2] The church has a congregation of approximately 150 members, of which a large portion is over age 50.
Mount Moriah Baptist Church (Port Orange, Florida) Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church; ... Tabernacle Baptist Church (West Palm Beach)