Body
WHEREAS, The first Sunday in May 1885, Reverend Willis Duvall was called to preach at 6400 Penn Avenue in East Liberty for the Siloam New Church. It was one of the first Baptist Churches in East Liberty. After 2 1/2 years, the church split and reorganized. Rev. Duvall took his half of the church and changed the name to Second Baptist Church of East End, where they met in East Liberty in the rear of Liberty Hall over the Feed Store. In 1887, two lots were purchased on Carron Street to meet the needs of the fast-growing congregation. The church was chartered on September 19, 1887. The congregation changed their place of worship from the rear of Liberty Hall to their new building on Carron Street in January 1890; and,
WHEREAS, On February 11, 1900, Rev. Rodney C. Fox of Harrisonburg, Virginia, became pastor. He submitted the plans to have Second Baptist Church demolished and construct a new church with the name Carron Baptist Church. He pastored for nearly 20 years before passing on due to illness. Between the passing of Rev. Fox in 1919 and 1985, there have only been three pastors: Rev. Murray, Rev. Jenkins and Rev. Phillips. Under the guidance of these men, Carrone Baptist underwent substantial growth in congregation size, creation of numerous groups and boards such as The Deaconess board, Junior Usher Board, the Rodney C. Fox Brotherhood Club and the Dramatic Club. In 1930, The Drama Club hosted the First Black Negro Opera House in the City of Pittsburgh. Carrone Baptist Church also became one of the founding churches of the A.U.B.A. (Allegheny Union Baptist Association); and,
WHEREAS, From 1988 to 2009, Carrone Baptist Church had only two pastors. Rev. Gary E. Brandon, whose tenure began on April 3, 1988, was instrumental in forming groups like God's Little Sunbeams, Tuesday Morning Prayer Band Service and the Audio Tape ministry, which recorded services and delivered them to the sick and shut-in. Rev. Kenneth Johnson accepted his call in 2002. He is...
Click here for full text