Everybody is Welcome at Mount Moriah.
For over 130 years, Mount Moriah has served as a Progressive Witness of Jesus Christ in Pembroke and North Bryan County. At Mount Moriah, you find yourself in a warm and welcoming environment that will allow you to experience real folks abiding in community, loving each other, and serving God. As a small congregation in a beautiful rural setting, we have convenient parking located near the front entrance for our first-time guests. Our Mount Moriah Ushers will be glad to help you find a seat for the worship service.
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Beyond hospitality, Mount Moriah is committed to being Christian stewards of love. As such, we practice love, build the beloved community, and pursue social justice. We believe the overwhelming message of the Bible, in story after story, is that of God's radical love and welcome. Every time we think we know who's in and who's out, God does something to challenge those assumptions, unbind our hearts and minds from old ways of understanding, and draw the circle ever wider.
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Our doors are wide open to people from all backgrounds, regardless of where they are on their spiritual journey. Together, we are striving to become a place where there's relevant teaching, heart-felt worship, honest friendships, constant prayer, and compassionate care. So whether you are a spiritual seeker who is just starting to ask questions about God or a committed Christian who wants to sink the roots of your faith even deeper, you can find a home here at Mount Moriah!
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Enjoy Connection
THROUGH WORSHIP | Sunday services start at Noon, following Sunday School, on the First, Second, and Fourth Sundays. Learn more.
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THROUGH STUDY | Sunday School for all ages begins at 11:30 a.m. Additionally, there is a Morning Devotion every Wednesday at 6:30 am. Just dial 717.908.1726 and use Passcode 1065315# to participate. Learn more.
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THROUGH SERVICE | One of the most important values of Mount Moriah is our mission to the Pembroke community. Mount Moriah's members are involved in a variety of church-based ministries and community partnerships. Feel free to contact our Church Clerk with further questions.
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OCTOBER IS ABOUT SELF-CARE
“Simply put, wellness is the state of being in good health. From my experience, wellness is an intentional lifestyle and one of the highest forms of self-love.” — Rev. Dr. Neichelle Guidry
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October comes with a word for us: Pay attention to your life.
Pay attention to your body.
Pay attention to your spirit.
Pay attention to your community.
Pay attention to what is happening around you.
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To be #Rooted2Rise is to understand that flourishing does not happen by accident. Roots must be tended. Bodies must be cared for. Communities must be defended. Voices must be used.
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SELF-CARE IS SACRED | Too many of us have learned how to survive while neglecting ourselves. We carry everybody else, absorb every crisis, postpone appointments, ignore warning signs, and call exhaustion strength. But wellness requires intention. Rest. Pray. Move. Drink the water. Protect your peace. Ask for help. Keep the appointment. Self-care is not indulgence. It is stewardship.
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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | This month, pink must mean more than a ribbon. It must mean awareness. It must mean screening. It must mean listening to our bodies and refusing to dismiss what concerns us. Know your body. Talk with your healthcare provider about appropriate breast cancer screening and your personal risk. Check on the women you love. Support those in treatment, those in recovery, and those carrying grief. Awareness without action is only decoration.
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EARLY VOTING | YES, THIS IS BIG | Democracy also requires attention. Early voting in Georgia begins this month, and participation matters. Study the ballot. Learn the issues. Know the candidates. Make a plan. Take somebody with you.Our ancestors understood that citizenship was not passive. They organized, taught, marched, registered, prayed, sacrificed, and kept showing up because they knew silence leaves decisions to somebody else.
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Do not surrender your voice. Use it.
Artist of the Month - Robert Jackson
This month’s featured artist, Robert Jackson, gives visual language to the same truth. His work celebrates Black beauty, dignity, memory, family, culture, and spiritual inheritance. In Beauti-Fro, four Black women stand with crowns high and eyes steady. They do not shrink. They do not apologize. They do not ask permission to be beautiful. In Zora, Jackson honors Zora Neale Hurston, whose work preserved the voice, humor, struggle, and brilliance of Black Southern life. Together, these pieces remind us that self-love, cultural memory, bodily care, and civic voice all belong to the same work of liberation.
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Author of the Month - Dr. Melva Sampson
Our featured author is Dr. Melva Sampson, author of The Pink Robe Chronicles, a work that invites us to reflect deeply on identity, family, memory, faith, healing, and the stories that shape our lives.
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We will continue that conversation at the Heart. Mind. Soul. Book Club on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 6:30 PM. Through an Afrocentric, womanist, and liberation lens, we will explore The Pink Robe Chronicles and consider how honest storytelling can help us name what has wounded us, recover what has sustained us, and imagine what healing can look like for ourselves, our families, and our communities.
So this October: Check your body. Check your peace. Check on your people. Check your ballot. Then act.
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Keep the appointment. Make the call. Take the walk. Say the prayer. Cast the vote. Do not sleep through your own life. Do not ignore what your body is telling you. Do not surrender your voice. Be well. Be aware. Be heard. #Rooted2Rise
Progress Report
This season at Mount Moriah, we walked the road from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday with purpose—and with power.
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Palm Sunday reminded us that Jesus did not enter quietly. He came as a disruption. He came as a declaration. He came announcing a different kind of kingdom—one that challenges injustice and lifts the lowly. And we did not just wave palms—we aligned ourselves with that kind of love.
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But this year, we did more than remember. We witnessed a repair.
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In the midst of renovation, we returned to a revived sanctuary—renewed space, restored beauty, and a living testimony that God is not finished with us yet. Because the same God who raises the dead is the God who repairs what is broken.
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Easter is not just about empty tombs. It is about recovery—recovering what was worn down. It is about healing—healing what has been wounded. It is about repair—restoring what needed fixing.
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And so we celebrated under this truth: No Greater Love. A love that sacrifices. A love that redeems. A love that refuses to let death, despair, or division have the final word.
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If you are looking for a place to grow your family in faith, to wrestle with real life in honest community, and to prepare for what lies ahead—this is your invitation.
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We are Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. We are Rooted to Rise.
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And there is room for you here. Join us.
About Community
Established in 1890, the Mount Moriah Baptist Church has stood as a physical representation of the hope and determination of the African-American spirit. Through the years as a school, community center, and civil rights organizing meeting hall, Mount Moriah has always served people through its Watch, Witness, and Worship.
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At Mount Moriah, all our resources are utilized to provide a Christ-centered setting where people in this community can be redeemed to a personal relationship with Christ, reconciled to God and his people, restored to wholeness, to well-being, and revived for a full life involved in service to others.
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At Mount Moriah, you can be redeemed, reconciled, restored, and revived. Let's go!
Show Your Pride
Show your Mount Moriah pride wherever you go! Visit The Mount Moriah Shop to browse exclusive shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and other items that celebrate our church’s spirit of faith, service, and community.
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We are proud to partner with Black- and minority-owned businesses to source, produce, and distribute our products — keeping our ministry rooted in economic justice and community empowerment. Every purchase supports the ministries and mission of Mount Moriah Baptist Church.
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The Reverend Dr. Francys Johnson well serves Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. The pulpit of Mount Moriah has long provided community-wide leadership.
Over the last 25 years, Dr. Johnson has also exemplified the values of Christian service with humility before the congregation of Pembroke. He is also the Senior Pastor of the Magnolia Baptist Church of Statesboro. First Lady Meca Williams-Johnson’s particular success in youth programming and academic mentoring is an asset to the ministries of Mount Moriah. Further, they are ambassadors of our faith community to the region and nation.