Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church
Historical Moments
1876-Present
1876 - Organization of the church by Father Campbell,
pastor of Avenue L Baptist Church, with Rev. D. H. Shivers as temporary pastor.
1880 – Rev. E. M. Wright became pastor and served until 1906. Under his pastorate the church was rebuilt after its destruction in the 1900 storm.
1908 – Rev. H. W. Jackson became pastor and served until his death in 1912.
1912 – Rev. A. D. Hendon became pastor and served until 1930. 1930 – Rev. L. E. Brown, a dynamic man of God, became pastor and served until 1932.
1933 – Rev. A. A. Lucas served as pastor until 1935. He organized the Junior Mission and Choir #2.
1935 – Rev. H. Watson Branch He served until 1938.
1939 – Rev. E. J. Johnson took the helm. The Mother’s Board and Youth Choir were organized. After twenty years of illustrious service, God called him to rest in 1959.
1960 – Rev. H. J. Johnson became pastor and served until 1965. 1965 – Rev. M. C. Battle acknowledge the call in November 1965. 1988 – Rev. Nathan Johnson became pastor in September 1988.
1991 – Rev. Dr. Dennis Daniels became pastor in December 1991.
1994 – Rev. Norris D. Burkley, Sr., a humble servant of God was called as pastor on March 27, 1994. Under his
leadership, the Youth Usher Board was organized.He continued to nurture the Golden Stewards Pastor Burkley instituted “Hour of Power” for the services on each Wednesday at 12:00 noon. Pastor Burkley prayerfully acknowledged several preachers to stand beside him:
Sons in the Ministry: Rev. Leonard Bell, Rev. Peter James,
Rev.Donnie Brown and Rev.E.R.Johnson
Savior Jesus Christ. It was also during this time that the assistant to 2007 – Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church acquired the City of Galveston Historical Landmark on April 12, 2007. Through hard work and dedication Mt. Olive was awarded the historical recognition of both the old and new sanctuaries after 131 years of being in existence. The landmark was presented to the church and its members during the 131st Church Anniversary on April 22, 2007. there were developments put into place that would expand our outreach efforts into the community. With the development of our outreach ministry known as Rebound Central Carver Park, Pastor Burkley started his second vision of having a 501(c)3 non-profit community organization that would serve the people both inside and outside of the church walls. With great demand and desire, the youth praise and drill teams were also formed with young adults serving as advisors and instructors for the teams in hopes they would also serve as a mentorship to our younger youth. Recently, it is worthy to note that do to these expanded outreach efforts many souls have been saved, rededicated, and converted for our Lord and Pastor Burkley, Rev. E. R. Johnson, organized the Support the Pastor Ministry and the Pastor’s Investment Team under this ministry.