When people came to Mount Olive Baptist Church to hear the Rev. Norman Lee Robinson preach, they would never hear that God was going to make them rich, the pastor’s grandson, Norman Witcher said.

The Rev. H.A. Sneed lobbied for a larger and more visible home for Mt. Olive, and it was during his 26-year tenure that the place arrived at its current spot at 1800 E. 11th St., prominent on the ...

Mount Olive Baptist Church is over 130 years old and has eroded some due to it’s old age. A pastor searching for help, opened eyes to the true power of community.