Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. was founded in 1892 by its first pastor, Reverend Stephany Milligan; who was also the pastor of Union Baptist Church (the mother church of Mount Moriah).

The first church was built on a parcel of land that belonged to Mr. J.P. Clark. The log structure was situated near a pond just off the main road between what is now Northwoods Mall and Ashley Phosphate Road. The church’s original name was ‘Mount Maria’ and was built with the lumber gathered from clearing the land loaned to the church.

The original church was destroyed by fire. In 1902, Mr. Wallace Williams deeded to Neptin Stewart, John Williams and Ceaser Green a half – acre tract of land for the sum of ten dollars ($10). 

The E. L. Jackson Fellowship Hall sits on that parcel of land today. The original church’s name was retained and reflected on the deed. The church received its current name from Sister Rachel Smith (great grandmother of our own Brother Walter Smith, Jr. and Sister Dora Smith).

                                                                           The Pulpit Bible
These Bibles were called Pulpit Bibles because it had a special place on the rostrum or in the Pulpit. Scriptures were taken from these giant sized Bibles.
Pastor or another anointed preachers used these Bibles as the foundation of their messages.
The Bible has been and will always be the means by which we receive God’s love and instruction.
The Bibles displayed here were used by Mt. Moriah’s earliest Pastors as men of God. It was from these sacred books that members of our Church during the late 19th and 20th centuries learned about the Love of God and His plan for our Salvation.

                                                                        The Collection Plate
Our members had very little money to give during the early days of Church.
Keep in mind that Mt. Moriah was founded in 1892.

As instrumentalists play or a soloist sings, as Deacons file slowly down the aisles, congregants give money as an act of worship and to support the overall ministry of the church. If people don’t give, God’s work cannot be realized. Such works as maintaining our buildings, ministries, feeding the poor, our Christian education programs, and all of the rest would not be possible.

After the Civil War, the idea of “the tithe” as God’s minimum standard was encouraged. Pastors exhorted believers to bring their tithes and offerings into the “storehouse” (Malachi 3:10)—the local church—as an act of worship and commitment to God.

                                                         Importance Of The Church Bell

Members came from miles around at the sound of Mt. Moriah’s Big Bell. North Charleston was a rural area of Charleston County. In fact, there was a dirt road that led Mt. Moriah members from their homes directly to the “little Church in the woods.” Getting to Church on time was very difficult. But members were not discouraged; when the bell tolled, off they went to Sunday School and special programs during the week and, of course, Church Services on the weekends.
The tradition of ringing Church bells dates back to AD 400, when Paulinus of Nola first introduced bells in association with the Church. While the public use of bells dates back to the Middle Ages, the first recorded use of the Church bell is often attributed to Paulinus, the Bishop of Nola in Campania, Italy, around the 5th century.