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About Us
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| December 13, 1936 |
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First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church was organized December 13,
1936 in the Moses Hall at Ninth and Barry Place, NW with ten members:
| Deacon William A.D. Cook |
Mrs. Eva Foster Brooks |
| Mrs. Lillie Tucker |
Mrs. Bessie Galloway |
| Mrs. Eva Cook* |
Mrs. Daisy Ball |
| Deacon John Ball |
Deacon William Foster |
| Mrs. Julia White Jefferies |
Rev. E. Lucas |
*Mrs. Cook is the only surviving founder.
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| May 26, 1937 |
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Rev. George E. Galloway, of Orange, Virginia took official charge
of the church. |
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| June 15, 1937 |
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The first Pastor's Aide Club was organized June 15, 1937 with Mrs.
Jones, President |
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| October 12, 1937 |
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The Banking Committee was organized October 12, 1937 with Mrs.
Eva Foster, President |
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| 1939 |
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The Church moved from Ninth and Barry Place, NW to 11th and Q Streets,
NW. |
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| 1944 |
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The Church moved to 1215 8th Street, NW. |
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| July 25, 1948 |
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Church purchased property at 1213 8th Street, NW. |
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| January 1, 1951 |
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Rev. George E. Galloway was called home to the Lord. |
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| January 14, 1952 |
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The Church selected Rev. Ernest R. Gibson, Sr., then Assistant
Pastor of First Baptist Church, as the new Pastor. |
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| February 3, 1952 |
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Rev. Ernest R. Gibson officially took charge. |
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| December 22, 1954 |
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The Church purchased the old red brick, high steeple church building
on the corner of 6th and N Streets, NW. |
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| April 1, 1956 |
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Rev. Ernest R. Gibson became a full-time Pastor |
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| April 24, 1969 |
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The Church accepted a resolution for the origanization of the First
Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Non-Profit Housing Corporation, Inc. |
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| April 15, 1970 |
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The Church accepted a resolution for a two-phase Building Program. |
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| 1973 |
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Gibson Plaza, a ten-story, 217 unit apartment building was dedicated. |
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| December 7, 1980 |
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The Founder's Education Building, the first phase of the Building
Program, was completed. |
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| September 1981 |
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The Child Development Center opened. |
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| July 5, 1987 |
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The Church held its last worship service in the red brick building. |
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| February 5, 1989 |
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The Church, which was the second phase of the building program,
was completed. |
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| March 1989 |
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Mrs. Bessie Galloway, wife of our first pastor, Rev. George Galloway,
was called home to the Lord. She was funeralized on March 8, 1989. |
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November 1, 1998 |
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Rev. Ernest R. Gibson was called home to the Lord. Under the leadership
of Rev. Ernest R. Gibson, the following community services were established:
drug counseling, food distribution, glass recycling for scholarship,
clothing distribution, drug treatment programs, summer employment
program for the youth, and Child Development Center. |
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| December 29, 1999 |
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Mrs. Etta C. Gibson, the wife of Reverend Gibson, was called home
to the Lord. |
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| January 5, 2001 |
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The web committee finished the first version of the firstrising.org
Web Site. |
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