Guide to the Mount Olive Baptist Church Scrapbook
Marianne Carden
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Guide to the Mount Olive Baptist Church Scrapbook
Collection number: MS 124
African American Museum & Library at OaklandOakland, California
- Processed by:
- Marianne Carden
- Date Completed:
- 05/06/1995
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Title: Mount Olive Baptist Church Scrapbook
Dates: 1963-1964
Collection number: MS 124
Creator:
Mount Olive Baptist Church (Hayward, Calif.).
Collection Size:
1 linear foot
(1 oversized box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Oakland, CA 94612
Abstract: The Mount Olive Baptist Church was founded by Rev. George Johnson Jr. on February 11, 1963. The collection consists of one
scrapbook documenting the first two years of the church's existence from 1963-1964. It encompasses correspondence, rosters,
financial reports, membership applications, records of baptisms and births, Sunday bulletins, Sunday school reports, church
minutes, and building fund drive reports. The scrapbook includes a photograph of Johnson and a copy of the church covenant,
outlining its mission and doctrine.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Permission to publish from the Mount Olive Baptist Church scrapbook must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library
at Oakland.
Mount Olive Baptist Church Scrapbook, MS 124, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland,
California.
Processed by Marianne Carden, 05/26/1995.
Biography / Administrative History
The Mount Olive Baptist Church was founded by Rev. George Johnson Jr. on February 11, 1963. Rev. Johnson studied at the Berkeley
Baptist Divinity School and the Western Baptist Bible College in El Cerrito and received some of his training as a pastor
at Allen Temple Baptist Church. Johnson was the first African-American to organize a Baptist church in Hayward, California.
The church held its first meeting on February 11, 1963 at the home of Mrs. Elnora Jones. Several weeks later, on March 3,
founding members participated in their first service at Founder's Savings and Loan Association. The group moved its services
to Pioneer Savings and Loan Association on March 17. Installation of officers occurred on December 8, 1963 and was officiated
by Rev. E.J. Price. The church found a permanent building on April 19, 1964, when it moved to 2905 Kelly St. in Hayward, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of one scrapbook documenting the first two years of the church's existence from 1963-1964. It encompasses
correspondence, rosters, financial reports, membership applications, records of baptisms and births, Sunday bulletins, Sunday
school reports, church minutes, and building fund drive reports. The scrapbook includes a photograph of Johnson and a copy
of the church covenant, outlining its mission and doctrine. Examination of these records reveals the steps involved in founding
the church and organizing its programs and provides insight into the church's initial growth and
activities.
Series I. Scrapbook
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Mount Olive Baptist Church (Hayward, Calif.).
African American churches.
Hayward (Calif.)--History.