Rev. Hawkins, Rev. Harvey Miller, Rev. Donan, Ben Ballew, Thomas Duett and Gradison Emery (the latter three became the first Deacons) assembled themselves together to make the necessary arrangements to complete the organization of the Church on the second week of December, 1907. Rev. Harvey Miller suggested and the people agreed on the name New Mission Baptist Church.

Realizing they needed land somewhere in the community where they could build, they held a special prayer meeting taking God at His Word when He said, “ask and it shall be given”. Given it was by the late Bro. James Murphy, who later became New Mission’s oldest living member in terms of age, 108 years old, before passing from mortality to immortality with the Lord.

The first church built was one big room that sat upon six Locust posts and contained crude benches and an old coal stove. God continued to Bless this God-fearing congregation by increasing their numbers until the first building had to be torn down. With zeal like Nehemiah, the men and women worked side by side to erect the second church building; it stood in the center of that community on Corsica Place at the foot of Bush Hill, until torn down in the summer of 1995.

The spirit and the memories of building that church still lives today in the descendants of those who founded or became members of the earlier congregation. Sis. Lil Murphy carried rod along side the men while Sis. Nannie B. Underwood, Sis. Pearl Miller and her daughter, Sis. Cornelia White churned cement. The first baptizing took place in a creek that existed where the Red Bank Expressway is now until the Washington’s, who lived at the end of Corsica Place, offered their pool to the church.

Our Pastors up to this present time are as follows:

• Pastor Donan – First Pastor, First Church built
• Pastor Hocker
• Pastor B. W. Simpson – First building torn down, second building built Each member pledged five dollars to furnish the church
• Pastor Dykes
• Pastor D. A. Dykes
• Pastor Hicks
• Pastor B. A. Smith
• Church started baptizing in Washington’s pool
• Pastor G. W. Sullivan –
• Church started baptizing at Revelation Baptist Church, West End.
• First time delegates were sent to the National Baptist Sunday School Convention.
Sons called to the ministry - Pastor George Q. Brown, Pastor Joseph Williams, Rev. James Willis and Rev. Elmer Underwood

• Pastor G. Q. Brown (1958 – 1976)
• First Sunday bulletins were printed and office personnel put on payroll.
• New Mission Baptist Church marched three-fourths of a mile, on August 18, 1963, from the old Church in Dunbar on Corsica to a church building that we purchased here at 4809 Ravenna Street, Madisonville. The building sat on what is now our parking lot. As the membership continued to grow Pastor Brown brought to the membership’s attention the need to purchase the property that our existing church sits on today.
• Baptizing was held at Community Baptist Church on Peabody Street.
• The name of our church became the New Mission Missionary Baptist Church, and our motto became “The Church Dedicated to the Reclamation of the Lost”
• The first and only broadcast was established, “The Reclamation Hour”, on W.C.I.N. every Sunday evening from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., with the old hymn “Shine On Me” as the theme song.
• A record album “How We Got Over” for which Pastor Brown was renowned singer of, was recorded at the Southern Baptist Church on Reading Road.
Sons added to the ministry - Pastor Dan Moore, Rev. Heard, Rev. Haygood, Pastor Donald E. Hamilton and Rev. Robert Smith, Jr.

• Pastor Robert Smith, Jr. (1976-1995)
• Pastor Smith was the youngest Pastor ever elected. Under the leadership of Pastor Smith, God continued to pour out His blessings on New Mission, especially in the adding of new members. So much so until on Sundays the sanctuary was filled beyond the allotted capacity and many times was in violation of the fire code. God spoke to the Pastor to let him know that it was time for a greater work for him and the congregation to do. Building a new and larger edifice became a priority. Fifteen members were chosen Bro. David Harper, Chairman, and Dea. Edward Boyd, Co-chairman, Sis. Margaret Williams, Secretary, Rev. Dan Moore, Dea. William Anderson, Dea. Ulysses Seay, Dea. Leroy Weathers, Bro. John Martin, Sis. Hattie Blair, Sis. Alma Lowman, Sis. Minnie Brown, Sis. Dorothy Gamble (Matthew), Sis. Valerie Phillips, Sis. Annie Smith and Rev. Amiel Brown. Bro. Linnie Guice replaced Rev. Dan Moore who was called to Pastor. They began to meet in October 1977. Although there were obstacles, setbacks, and rejections, they persevered, and on October 28, 1979 the groundbreaking ceremony took place. In April of 1980 there was a major setback when in the process of erecting the new building, a storm caused the roof and outer walls to collapse. But under God’s watchful eye, no one was injured and finally on March 1, 1981, Pastor Smith led the congregation and friends, after having our last worship service in the old building, around the block back to the new edifice, singing “We Come This Far by Faith”. Our theme became “The Church with Acts 20-20 Vision”. Dedication Services were held on June 7, 1981 with former Pastor George Q. Brown and his congregation, the Second New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Cleveland, Ohio as our guest.

• Purchased property on Prentice Street for additional parking lots
• Lower lot was constructed
• Founded the “Well Spring Ministry”
• Selected Rev. Tracy Ventus as his Assistant Pastor
• Received his BA degree May 1984
• Masters May 1988
• and finally his Doctorate of Divinity May 1993
• Mortgage Burning July 2, 1995
• Announced his resignation of July 30, 1995, effective the last Sunday of August 1995, to become a Professor of Preaching at Beeson Divinity School.

The following organizations and auxiliaries were founded:
• Shepherding Ministry
• The 300 Club
• Sunday Evening Bible Institute
• Associate Ministers Association
• Saturday Morning Bible Class
• Home Bible Correspondence Course
• Evangelistic Visitation Team and Class
• Leadership Planning Committee
• Stewardship Registration and Commitment Program
• Activities and Fellowship Committee
• Youth Church and Friday Night Forum

Sons called to the ministry - Pastor Cecil Ferrell, Pastor Thomas Ferrell, Pastor Sherman Buttram, Rev. John Willis, Sr., Rev. Paul Cornelous, Rev. Gilbert White, Pastor Freddie Piphus, Sr., Rev. Willie Wilson, Rev. Amiel Brown, Pastor Gregory Tyus, Pastor Edward Byers, Rev. James Glover, Rev. Edwin Cook, Rev. Curtis Burnside, Rev. Frank Burns, Rev. Robert Harris, Pastor Tracy Ventus, Rev. Bryant Marshall, Rev. Myron Ingram, Rev. William Davis, Rev. Donald Williams, Jr., Rev. David Hankerson, Pastor Gerald Bea, Rev. Tommy Byrd, Rev. Kenneth Graham, Rev. Joe Summerlin, and Rev. Mark Flagg.

• Pastor Tracy E. Ventus February 16, 1997 to present. God has continued to bless New Mission with God-filled, Sanctified, Bible teaching, Dynamic preaching. Pastor Ventus, who like his predecessors, is leading us as God leads him to become better equipped Christians by reading, understanding and applying the Word in every aspect of our lives in order that we may be more effective in winning souls to Christ. He is teaching us that our real work for Christ begins outside these sanctuary walls, in the community, around our homes, our neighborhoods, our jobs and us.

Under his leadership the following Ministries were founded:
• Foreign Ministry to Africa & Haiti
• Jesus Video Project (Video’s distributed throughout Madisonville)
• Purchased property at 4808 and 4810 Ebersole Streets
Projects completed:
• Sound system installed and taping ministry established security doors installed
• Phone system and office upgraded by new computers, fax machine and new copier
• Ceiling fans
• New painting over baptismal pool added in sanctuary
• The repairing and black topping of parking lots along with new fencing
• Kitchen up-graded
• Church alarm system
• New Mission’s Website – www.NMMBC.org
• Property purchased at 4816 Ebersole for the housing of a Faith Based 503C (non-profit) Ministry
• Purchasing of digital camera and projection screen
• First live CD recording, November 4, 2005 – ‘Never Stop Pra’zin’, new recording artist Sis. Teresa Teri Anderson

Sons called or added to the ministry - Rev. Jimmy Thompson, Rev. Quincy Rineheart, Rev. Robert Morton, Rev. Jeffrey Sandidge, Rev. Mark Sandidge, Rev. Cornelious Staples, Rev. Glenn Gilliam, Rev. David Choates

During the seventeen months between Pastor Smith’s leaving and our calling Pastor Ventus, Dea. Robert Harney, Sr., Chairman of our Deacons Ministry served as our official Moderator and on August 18, 1995 Rev. Mark Flagg was voted to serve as Interim Pastor.