Mount Olive Baptist Church
Cumberland, Virginia

Historical Sketch Mount Olive Baptist Church

Established 1875 l Cumberland, Virginia

In 1875, Reverend Taylor (a white minister) of Mount Zion Baptist Church organized the Mount Olive Baptist Church with about fifty members.

The original church building was erected on a two-acre tract of land by Reverend Turner Coleman between 1875 and 1880 and was later paid for by the congregation. The structure served the membership until the present building was erected in 1912. During the ensuing years, many changes, improvements, and/ or additions have been made to the structure, including purchasing additional land; however, the basic building remains as envisioned in 1912.