Who we are
Mount Zion United African Church is a United Brethren in Christ church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
We are a fellowship of believers, made in God's image and called as disciples of Christ to share the Good News with everyone through learning, listening, praying and working together actively to reach out to our communities.
We are a place to believe, belong, and become!
We are a fellowship of believers, made in God's image and called as disciples of Christ to share the Good News with everyone through learning, listening, praying and working together actively to reach out to our communities.
We are a place to believe, belong, and become!
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1453 N 52nd Street
Philadelphia,
PA
19131
United States
Phone: (267) 240-9942
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Joseph Abu
Senior Pastor
1453 N 52nd Street
Philadelphia,
PA
19131
United States
Phone: (267) 240-9942
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How the Church Came About
Mt. Zion United African Church, an affiliate of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, is located at 5117 Chester Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mt. Zion United African Church started as a prayer group in the early 1990’s in North Brunswick, New Jersey. Attracted by the large Sierra Leonean community in the area, and coupled with the desire to evangelize, Rev. Joseph Abu and Rev. Billy Simbo and a long time resident of North Brunswick, Mr. Edward Musa, put their evangelistic skills into practice. Within a few short months, the prayer group outgrew the small apartment that had been their meeting place. Their skillful use of evangelism won them so many converts within a short period of time that the group felt a need for a Church. Thus, the idea to start a new Church began.
In 1993, the group purchased a church building in a small New Jersey town called Jamesburg. The new community of worshippers named their church “Faith Community Church,” pastored by Rev. Joseph Abu and Rev. Billy Simbo, and Mr. Musa serving as board chairman.
In the summer of 1993, Pastor Abu moved to Delaware where he felt the urge to start a branch of the church in New Jersey. With the assistance of Rev. Jessie Wellington and a well respected and long time resident of Philadelphia, Mr. Bidwell Johnson, these men evangelized and won converts among the large Sierra Leonean community. Like the church in New Jersey, Mt. Zion started as a small prayer group and soon grew into a larger prayer group big enough to outgrow the donated apartment they used. In 1994, the need for a bigger space became urgent and thus, a building was rented. A few years later, the congregation outgrew that building which led to the purchase of a slightly bigger building located at 5117 Chester Avenue on the southeast end of the city of Philadelphia.
Even though the original aim was to minister to the Sierra Leonean community, the founders found their ministry reaching far beyond the intended community. As the years have gone by, the Church has reached other immigrant communities. Today, the church can boast of having Nigerians, Liberians, Ghanains and Americans among its membership. The church remains open to other nationalities. The current membership is about one hundred and fifty.
From: http://www.sierraconnection.com/mt%20zion%20united%20african%20church.html
Mt. Zion United African Church, an affiliate of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, is located at 5117 Chester Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mt. Zion United African Church started as a prayer group in the early 1990’s in North Brunswick, New Jersey. Attracted by the large Sierra Leonean community in the area, and coupled with the desire to evangelize, Rev. Joseph Abu and Rev. Billy Simbo and a long time resident of North Brunswick, Mr. Edward Musa, put their evangelistic skills into practice. Within a few short months, the prayer group outgrew the small apartment that had been their meeting place. Their skillful use of evangelism won them so many converts within a short period of time that the group felt a need for a Church. Thus, the idea to start a new Church began.
In 1993, the group purchased a church building in a small New Jersey town called Jamesburg. The new community of worshippers named their church “Faith Community Church,” pastored by Rev. Joseph Abu and Rev. Billy Simbo, and Mr. Musa serving as board chairman.
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