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Pontiac's first Negro Baptist Church was started in November 1917 with the aid of a white congregation named Memorial Baptist Church at South Saginaw and Prospect streets in Pontiac. The Rev. Gulley, whose first name has unfortunately slipped from our records, was God's man for the starving Negro Christians in this city.
The services were held at 3 p.m. Sundays, a time when the white congregation wasn't using the building. It didn't take long for the small Negro congregation to realize the need to start saving for its own house of worship and during its first rally, $9.50 was collected. Wanting to obey God's word, $5.00 from that rally was given to Rev. Gulley and $4.50 was deposited in a local bank for a future church site. The records and monies were kept by Church Clerk Ernest Noble and Church treasurer John F. Wilson. Before the end of December 1917, however, the doors of Memorial Baptist Church were closed to the Negro Christians because of a fuel shortage. A proclamation was issued by the fuel administrator, a Mr. Prudden, demanding that all Michigan churches and theaters limit their fuel use to 24 hours per week so fuel could be conserved in the state. Memorial Baptist Church members wanted to use all 24 hours allotted them for their services and therefore the Negro congregation was forced to discontinue worship services there and for a while disbanded. To read more about our history, and those who founded Trinity Baptist Church, continue here...
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On a chilly November Sunday afternoon, a perfect day for a warm fellowship with other Christians, the Rev. Gulley and several others came together to worship our Lord and Savior. Others present included: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Noble, Mr. John R. Wilson, Mrs. Lula Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Garling, Mrs. Mattie Turner and Miss S. Octavia Robinson.