Our History
The Friendship Missionary
Baptist Church was organized in 1948 under the leadership of Reverend P. R.
Dortch.
In June 1948, we moved to our
10th Street location and Reverend E. L. McCann became our Pastor. During his
tenure, a new building was erected.
In June 1957, Reverend John
W. Wright became our Pastor. Under his leadership, we were blessed with great
growth both spiritually and numerically. We entered our 7214 10th Street
building and many ministries were implemented. Pastor Wright served faithfully
until October 1991 when he retired due to illness.
Reverend John F. Payne, Sr.
served as pastor from June of 1992 until October 2017. During Rev. Payne’s
tenure, our membership grew to over 900 members, and there was the expansion of our
deacon, trustee and ministerial ministries. Also, a new Child Development Center was opened in
March 2007 and our new Family Life Center was completed in 2013. We are thankful
for the accomplishments that God allowed our ministry under his
leadership.
In October 2017, a Pastor Search
Committee was formed and headed by Deacon Earl Adams, chairman of the Deacon’s
Ministry and a team of 12 dedicated members. In January 2019, Dr. Corey D.
Brown was called to lead Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, his wife RaShawn
Brown serve as our First Lady. During Brown’s tenure our membership has
increased to over 100 new members. He also implemented a ministry called “A New Hope Ministry.”