Mount Paran Church history

The church was reorganized in 1841 under the name of Mt.

With an initial membership of 165 people, the church flourished under the pastoral leadership of Holt and his successors, who eventually raised enough funds to construct a small, white-frame church building on Sixth Street in 1921—the eponymous location for the new Sixth Street Church of God.

Once their facilities could no longer accommodate their growing membership, the church constructed a new building on Hemphill Avenue and relocated on September 8, 1940.

The growth trajectory begun half a century earlier only multiplied under the leadership of Doctor Paul and Carmelita Walker, who assumed the Hemphill pastorate in 1960.

8. https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/BaltimoreCounty/BA-18.pdf "BALTIMORE COUNTY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY" signed E. Frances Offutt - HABS COMMITTEE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY DATF OF RECORD July 29 f 1965

In 1976, with a staff of only two, the Mount Paran Christian School Learning Center was established.

Mount Paran Church of God’s acquisition of a 65-acre site on Allgood Road (Marietta) in 1985, provided fulfillment of the vision for a total high school program.

The high school program (grades nine through 11) began in 1986 with 94 students.

In 1994, additional classrooms were required in the elementary school to facilitate growth.

In December 2007, MPCS purchased the magnificent performing arts center adjacent to the school property.

In 2011, the congregation once again obeyed the Spirit’s call to reach more local communities by establishing a new campus in Canton, GA, which has since matured into a stand-alone church.

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