The Greater Mount Pleasant M.B. Church

The Greater Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church was organized on January 23, 1972, in Chicago, with seven charter members and Rev. Roosevelt Lewis as its first pastor. It moved to its current edifice at 2100 E. 83rd Street in November 1973. The church is a Missionary Baptist congregation with a history spanning several pastoral leadership changes and periods of growth. Its website recounts building improvements, including remodeled facilities and updated heating and cooling systems. The congregation continued moving forward through the challenges of the 2020 pandemic. Its history also records the United Faith Choir's concerts at Orchestra Hall and early efforts to fund the church building. The church is located in Chicago, Illinois.