Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Established 1820

Mt. Zion was established in 1820 among the beautiful hills and hollows typical of Franklin County, MS. It has been a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Little Springs community for the past 180 years.

Some of the first members were Roland Wilkinson, pastor; Thomas Swearingen, M. Murray, Loyd Temples, Alfred Temples, Adam Cloy, Calvin Magee, James Cain, Adam Cotton, Joseph Cotton, H. S. Anderson, the Youngs, the Byrds, the Clarks, and Russel Jones.

Please visit the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Website

for a wonderful history of this church, one of the oldest in the county!

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