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The Reverend G. H. Gonner, along with several other Christians, under the leadership and direction of the Holy Spirit saw a need to have another church planted on the south side of town. They met and organized a church built on the solid foundation of Christ Jesus.
In 1909, the church was officially organized at Bethel Hall, which was located on the corner of Franklin and Selma Streets. Later, a building which was known as Allen Temple, was purchased on Montgomery Street. The committee, consisting of Deacons A. Reed, Saul McNeil, A. Verner, and Sister Hattie Lonnie, selected the name Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. The Cornerstone Laying Service for the new church was held in 1911, with Reverend Gonner as Pastor. Reverend Gonner’s pastorate ended in 1915. Between 1915-1930 there is little history known other than Mt. Sinai having two pastors during this 15-year period: Reverend Thompson and Reverend R. Rabzie.
In September 1930, Mt. Sinai called its next pastor in the person of the Rev. C. A. Jackson. Under his leadership in 1953, Mt. Sinai purchased two lots at 559 and 601 Montgomery St. with hopes to build a new edifice for worship. On September 11, 1959, Rev. Jackson was called home to be with the Lord. Ministers, Deacons and Trustees under Rev. Jackson included Ministers W. M. Humphrey, George Washington, and Frank Nickles; Deacons Joe Gill, Mira Gamble, Willie Myles, Louis Blunt, John Adams, Willie White, Mose Robinson, and James Myles.
Mt. Sinai was without a pastor for six months after the passing of Pastor Jackson. After much prayer, the church called Dr. C. C. Suggs, Sr. to serve as the next pastor in March 1960. Under Dr. Suggs leadership, the church was notified that the City of Mobile’s Urban Renewal Program would purchase the lots at 559 and 601 Montgomery St. which was the proposed worship site. As a result, in 1962, Mt. Sinai purchased the land for a new church at 860 South Warren St. where the church still stands today. On November 26, 1967, the congregation marched from 601 Montgomery St. to the new sanctuary on South Warren. Dr. Walter Vasser, Pastor of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church delivered the dedicatory sermon.
On September 3, 1977, the members of Mt. Sinai voted for the church to purchase the land surrounding the church. This land was purchased to add parking and foresight for an Education Building. The parking lot was completed in November 1977. In March 1979, the mortgage for the land surrounding the church was paid in full. The 70th Year Church Anniversary was held on August 3, 1980 and Mt. Sinai was officially free of all indebtedness.
On June 14, 1981, the groundbreaking service was held for the Education Building. Dr. J. C. Richardson, a member of Mt. Sinai and Pastor of the Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, preached the sermon for the occasion. The Education Building was completed in October 1981. The dedication service for the Education Building was held October 14 – 19, 1981.
Pastor Suggs, Sisters Ranae Barren and Sarah Cobbs participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony. Brother Henry Preston, Chairman of the Trustee Board, presented the contract for the Education Building and Brother Jack Hollins, a trustee, presented the keys. The dedication sermon was delivered by the Reverend Marvin Langham, Pastor of the New Home Missionary Baptist Church. Other trustees present were Brothers Nora Saffore, John Paige, and William Kilpatrick. In the year 1990, Mt. Sinai mourned the homegoing of our beloved Pastor Suggs and voted for Dr. J. C. Richardson to be in charge until the Lord sent a new pastor.
After some time had passed, the church prayed and called the Rev. Dr. W. C. McNeil to be the next pastor on October 5, 1990. Pastor McNeil accepted the call and began his pastorate on November 4, 1990. Being a leader with a vision and full of the Holy Ghost Pastor McNeil set reorganization in motion. Under his leadership several ministers and deacons were ordained, and several trustees were appointed. Mt. Sinai was also blessed under Pastor McNeil’s leadership to take in ministers and deacons from other churches. Through Pastor McNeil’s leadership, by 1993, the church was free from all indebtedness. Pastor McNeil’s leadership also included several renovations and purchases including several updates to sanctuary, the church fellowship hall/education building, the adding of the Pastor’s study, parking lot upgrades, purchase of a marquee, new pulpit, Baptismal pool install, and the purchase of 862 S Warren St. Many of the renovations were completed by Bro. Wilbert Peyton who serves as a trustee. Pastor McNeil also represented Mt. Sinai in a rich way by serving as the President of the Southwest Baptist Convention a wing of the Alabama State Convention. Pastor McNeil’s commitment to Christian Education led way to The School of Christian Education that allowed members and others to receive credits for participation. Sis. Bessie Reese, a lifelong Mt. Sinai member was an instrumental part of this Christian Education effort.
Pastor McNeil retired after 30 years of faithful service and pastoring the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church on November 1, 2020. He was named Pastor Emeritus on Sunday, February 6, 2022.
On August 29, 2021, the church prayerfully elected and called Rev. Aarif G. Bradley to serve as the next pastor of Mt. Sinai. He accepted the call and began his pastorate on October 3, 2021, and currently serves. Under Pastor Bradley’s leadership, Mt. Sinai is growing and serving in the congregation and the community. Pastor Bradley has casted a vision that is in full force that is reinvigorating and reimagining the church to continually thrive in a changing world and generation to ensure Mt. Sinai remains a vital force in the community for years to come. Pastor Bradley has had many accomplishments in the short time he has served as pastor and believes wholeheartedly in an active church that serves the community and even builds small communities of believers within the church. We are excited about where the church is headed under Pastor Bradley’s visionary leadership.
Under the headship of Christ who is the head of the church and the help of the Holy Spirit, Mt. Sinai will continue to build upon its rich history unto the glory and honor of God!
Exalt the Savior. Equip the Saints. Evangelize the Lost.
The Scriptures
The foundation of our beliefs is the Bible which is God’s infallible inerrant written revelation of His Word. We believe that the scriptures, both the Old and the New Testament, are uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, fully sufficient, and serve as the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (II Timothy 3:15-17; I Thessalonians 2:13; II Peter 1:21).
God
There is one true and living God, the Creator of heaven and earth, eternally self-existent as three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – each of whom possess all the attributes of deity and characteristics of personality (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10, 11; Matthew 28:19, 20; Luke 3:22).
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is God incarnate, the Living Word (John 1:1-14), virgin born through the miraculous conception of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35). He lived sinless (Hebrews 7:26, I Peter 2:22), and performed many miracles (known and unknown) through the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:22; 10:38). He atoned for the sins of men by dying on the cross as our substitute. Through his death He satisfied divine justice, reconciling men back to God, and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him. (Romans 5:8-11; I Corinthians 15:3; II Corinthians 5:21). He rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; I Corinthians 15:4). He was exalted and ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father, where He, and He alone, is the only mediator between God and man, continually making intercession for those who believe in Him (Acts 1:9, 11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11). Jesus the Christ will come again to the earth to establish His Kingdom. When He comes, the dead in Christ shall be resurrected, the saved to eternity with the Lord, and the unbeliever to eternal suffering (Acts 1:11; I Corinthians 15:51; Hebrews 9:28; I Thessalonians 4:16).
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Jesus Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts and draws sinners to Christ, imparts new life, seals them until the day of redemption, leads and aides in a life of holiness unto God not fulfilling the lust of the flesh, and equips them for service and work in God’s Kingdom bearing spiritual fruit unto the glory of God.
The Fall of Man
Man was created in the image and likeness of God. However, man committed sin by disobeying God. Thus he alienated himself from God and experienced not only physical death but also spiritual death. That fall brought all men under divine condemnation. Therefore, all men are born into a sin filled world with a sinful nature, totally unable to please God without regeneration, redemption, and renewal (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 3:23; 5:12-19).
Salvation
We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace (1); through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God (2); who by the appointment of the Father, freely took upon him our nature, yet without sin (3); honored the divine law by his personal obedience (4); and by his death made a full atonement for our sins (5); that having risen from the death, he is now enthroned in heaven (6); and uniting in his wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfections, he is every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate, and an all-sufficient Saviour (7).
Eph. 2:5; Matt. 18:11; 1 John 4:10; 1 Cor. 3:5-7; Acts 15:11 John 3:16; 1:1-14; Heb. 4:14; 12:24; Phil. 2:6-7; Heb. 2:9, 14; 2 Cor. 5:21
Justification
We believe that the great gospel blessing which Christ (1) secures to such as believe in him is Justification (2); that Justification includes the pardon of sin (3), and the promise of eternal life on principles of righteousness (4); that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done, but solely through faith in the Redeemer’s blood (5); by virtue of which faith his perfect righteousness is freely imputed to us of God (6; that it brings us into a state of most blessed peace and favor with God, and secures every other blessing needful for time and eternity (7).
Repentance & Faith
We believe that Repentance and Faith are sacred duties, and also inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the regenerating Spirit of God (1); whereby being deeply convinced of our guilt, danger, and helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ (2), we turn to God with unfeigned contrition, confession, and supplication for mercy (3); at the same time heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, and relying on him alone as the only and all-sufficient Saviour (4).
Mark 1:15; Acts 11:18; Eph. 2:8; 1 John 5:1; John 16:8; Acts 2:37-38; 16:30-31; Luke 18:13; 15:18-21; James 4:7-10; 2 Cor. 7:11; Rom.10:12-13;
Sanctification
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication to God (Romans 12:1, 2; I Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). Sanctification is the process whereby we are saved from the power of sin in our lives through a commitment to the spiritual disciplines of prayer, daily devotion and worship, the study of God’s Word, and the fellowship of believers (Romans 6:1-13; Romans 8:1, 2, 13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12; I Peter 1:5). Through salvation, all who are born again by the Holy Spirit can be assured of their salvation from the very moment they trust in and confess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Believers can rejoice in the assurance of their salvation but are forbidden to use Christian freedom as an occasion for sin (John 10:28-30).
God’s Purpose & Grace
We believe that Election is the eternal purpose of God, according to which he graciously regenerates, sanctifies, and saves sinners (1); that being perfectly consistent with the free agency of man, it comprehends all the means in connection with the end (2); that it is a most glorious display of God’s sovereign goodness, being infinitely free, wise, holy, and unchangeable (3); that it utterly excludes boasting, and promotes humility, love, prayer, praise, trust in God, and active imitation of his free mercy (4); that it encourages the use of means in the highest degree (5); that it may be ascertained by its effects in all who truly believe the gospel (6); that it is the foundation of Christian assurance (7); and that to ascertain it with regard to ourselves demands and deserves the utmost diligence (8).
2 Tim. 1:8-9; Eph. 1:3-14; 1 Pet. 1:1-2; Rom. 11:5-6; John 15:15; 1; John 4:19; Hos. 12:9; 2 Thess. 2:13-14; Acts 13:48; John 10:16; Matt. 20:16; Acts 15:14; Exod. 33:18-19; Matt. 20:15; Eph. 1:11; Rom. 9:23-24: Jer. 31:3; Rom. 11:28-29; James 1:17-18; 2 Tim. 1:9; Rom. 11:32-36; 1 Cor. 4:7; 1:26-31; Rom. 3:27; 4:16; Col. 3:12; 1 Cor. 3:5-7; Cor 15:10; 1 Pet. 5:10; Acts 1:24; 1 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 2:9; Luke 18:7;
The Perseverance of the Saints
We believe that such only are real believers as endure unto the end (1); that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark which distinguishes them from superficial professors (2); that a special Providence watches over their welfare (3); and they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation (4).
John 8:31; 1 John 2:27-28; 3:9; 5:18; 1 John 2:19; John 13:18; Matt. 13:20-21; John 6:66-69; Job 17:9; Rom. 8:28; Matt. 6:30-33; Jer. 32:40;
The Harmony of the Law & The Gospel
We believe that the Law of God is the eternal and unchangeable rule of his moral government (1); that it is holy, just, and good (2); and that the inability which the Scriptures ascribe to fallen men to fulfill its precepts arises entirely from their love of sin (3); to deliver them from which, and to restore them through a Mediator to unfeigned obedience to the holy Law, is one great end of the Gospel, and of the means of grace connected with the establishment of the visible Church (4).
Rom. 3:31; Matt. 5:17; Luke 16:17; Rom. 3:20; 4:15; Rom. 7:12, 7, 14, 22; Gal. 3:21; Psa. 119; Rom. 8:7-8; Josh. 24:19; Jer. 13:23; John 6:44; 5:44; Rom. 8:2 4;
A Gospel Church
We believe that a visible Church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers (1), associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel (2); observing the ordinances of Christ (3); governed by his laws (4), and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his Word (5); that its only scriptural officers are Bishops, or Pastors, and Deacons (6), whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus.
1 Cor. 1:1-13; Matt. 18:17; Acts 5:11; 8:1; 11:31; 1 Cor. 4:17; Cor 14:23; 3 John 9; 1 Tim. 3:5
Acts 2:41-42; 2 Cor. 8:5; Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 5:12-13; 1 Cor. 11:2; 2 Thess. 3:6;
The Ordinances: Baptism & The Lord’s Supper
We believe that Christian Baptism is the immersion in water of a believer (1), into the name of the Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost (2); to show forth, in a solemn and beautiful emblem, our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life (3); that it is prerequisite to the privileges of a Church relation; and to the Lord’s Supper (4), in which the members of the Church, by the sacred use of bread and wine, are to commemorate together the dying love of Christ (5); preceded always by solemn self-examination (6).
Acts 8:36-39; Matt. 3:5-6; John 3:22-23; 4:1-2; Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 8:12; 16:32-34; 18:8 Matt. 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Gal. 3:27-28
Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12; 1 Pet. 3:20-21; Acts 22:16; Acts 2:41-42; Matt. 28:19-20;
The Christian Sabbath
We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord’s Day, or Christian Sabbath (1); and is to be kept sacred to religious purposes (2), by abstaining from all secular labor and sinful recreations (3); by the devout observance of all the means of grace, both private (4) and public (5); and by preparation for that rest that remaineth for the people of God (6).
Acts 20:7; Gen. 2:3; Col. 2:16-17; Mark 2:27; John 20:19; 1 Cor. 16:1- 2 Exod. 20:8; Rev. 1:10; Psa. 118:24 Isa. 58:13-14; 56:2-8 Psa. 119:15; Heb. 10:24-25; Acts 11:26; 13:44; Lev. 19:30; Exod. 46:3; Luke 4:16; Acts 17:2, 3; Psa. 26:8; 87:3; Heb. 4:3-11
Civil Government
We believe that civil government is of divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society (1); and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed (2); except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ (3) who is the only Lord of the conscience, and the Prince of the kings of the earth (4).
Rom. 13:1-7; Deut. 16:18; 1 Sam. 23:3; Exod. 18:23; Jer.30:21; Matt. 22:21; Titus 3:1; 1 Pet. 2:13; 1 Tim. 2:1-8; Acts 5:29; Matt. 10:28; Dan. 3:15-18; 6:7-10; Acts 4:18-20; Matt. 23:10; Rom. 14:4; Rev. 19:16; Psa. 72:11; Psa. 2; Rom. 14:9-13
Righteous & The Wicked
We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked (1); that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and sanctified by the Spirit of our God, are truly righteous in his esteem (2); while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in his sight wicked, and under the curse (3); and this distinction holds among men both in and after death (4).
Mal. 3:18; Prov. 12:26; Isa. 5:20; Gen. 18:23; Jer. 15:19; Acts 10:34- 35; Rom. 6:16; Rom. 1:17; 7:6; 1 John 2:29; 3:7; Rom. 6:18, 22; 1 Cor. 11:32; Prov.11:31; 1 Pet. 4:17-18; 1 John 5:19; Gal. 3:10; John 3:36; Isa. 57:21; Psa. 10:4; Isa 55:6-7; Prov. 14:32; Luke 16:25; John 8:21-24; Prov. 10:24; Luke 12:4-5; Luke 9:23- 26; John 12:25-26; Eccl. 3:17; Matt. 7:13-14
The World to Come
We believe that the end of the world is approaching (1); that at the last day Christ will descend from heaven (2), and raise the dead from the grave to final retribution (3); that a solemn separation will then take place (4); that the wicked will be adjudged to endless punishment, and the righteous to endless joy (5); and that this judgment will fix forever the final state of men in heaven or hell, on principles of righteousness (6).
1 Pet. 4:7; 1 Cor. 7:29-31; Heb. 1:10-12; Matt. 24:35; 1 John 2:17; Matt. 28:20; 13:39-40; 2 Pet. 3:3-13; Acts 1:11; Rev. 1:7; Heb. 9:28; Acts 3:21; 1 Thess. 4:13-18;5:1-11; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:12-59; Luke 14:14; Dan. 12:2; John 5:28-29; John 6:40; John 11:25-26; 2 Tim. 1:10; Acts 10:42; Matt. 13:49, 37-43; 24:30-31; 25:31-33; Matt. 25:35-41; Rev. 22:11; 1 Cor. 6:9-10;
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