The Mount Moriah Baptist Church
was organized in 1819. The church's first building, was located at
the Mount Moriah Cemetery site, one mile east of Mt. Eden on Mt Eden
Cemetery Road.
In 1880 the church was torn down
and a new church was built in Mt. Eden. The cemetery was
incorporated April 14, 1903 as the Mount Moriah Cemetery Co.
The present Mount Moriah Baptist
Church building was built in 1924. The parsonage was built in 1953.
The Church has been maintaining
the cemetery off and on since it was organized.
Original Mount Moriah Baptist Church
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Excerpt from the Martha Collins Sparrow, History of Mt Eden,
Transcribed below.
Mt. Eden has three houses of worship, the Baptist,
Christian and Pentecostal. The Baptists are the oldest congregation
and were long the largest. Their original location was originally
east of town on property donated by Jake Hedden. The church was
named Mt. Moriah and its surrounding graveyard is now Mt. Moriah
Cemetery. The church was later moved to the main street of the town
on property donated by Peter Snider. That building stood as a
landmark of the town until the early 1920's when it was replaced by
a more modern but far less charming structure. A few old timers yet
remember the old pink brick building with its attractive spired
vestibule tower and bell in front, its double door side entrance and
its pointed gothic windows with affection.
Second Mt Moriah Baptist Church built 1880
2nd Mt Moriah Baptist Church New construction before pink brick.
2nd Mt Moriah Baptist Church Completed
2nd Mt Moriah Baptist Church other side
Third Mt Moriah Baptist Church built 1924