vircu00028A Guide to the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church records, 1902-2012 M 57A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Collection number M 296Special Collections and Archives StaffWeb version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.VCU James Branch Cabell Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-19 07:02:47 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard VCU James Branch Cabell Library Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church records,1902-2012 Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) M 57 /repositories/5/resources/271 0.42 Linear Feet 1902-2012 English . Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

 Access Restrictions

The collection is open for use without restrictions.

 Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an assortment of articles, programs, images, brochures, clippings, and other materials concerning the church, its pastors, and Jackson Ward. Many of the items in the collection are photocopies of the originals, but there are some original materials, such as booklets and programs from various church anniversary celebrations. There are also materials relating to the 19th century, such as John Jasper's sermons, but since these materials are photocopies from secondary sources the date range of the records reflect only the dates of original materials in the collection.

 Preferred Citation

Box/folder, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church records, M 57, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University

 Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on use.

 Biographical/Historical Information

The Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church was founded by Reverend John Jasper on September 3, 1867 and was the first church in Richmond organized by an African American. The congregation originally met in an abandoned horse stable on Brown's Island in the James River. In 1869, the congregation purchased land on Duval Street located in what is now Jackson Ward. The core of the present church building was erected in 1885 by George Boyd. The 1925 remodeling of the church in the Gothic Revival style was done by architect Charles T. Russell and builder I. Lincoln Bailey. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Source: Virginia Department of Historic Resources, National Register of Historic Places registration form, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1996.

 Baptists -- History -- Virginia -- Richmond Richmond (Va.) -- Church history. Churches, African American Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) -- Archives Jasper, John, 1812-1901 Anniversary, 58th booklet (photocopy)/repositories/5/archival_objects/239119251Anniversary, 125th program/repositories/5/archival_objects/239219921Anniversary, 126th and 127th anniversary flyers/repositories/5/archival_objects/23931993-941Anniversary, 130th, booklet, programs, and other materials/repositories/5/archival_objects/239419971Articles about Sixh Mount Zion Baptist Church/repositories/5/archival_objects/23951Brochures, bulletins, and programs (originals and photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/23961Certificates and proclamations (photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/23971Church calendar/repositories/5/archival_objects/239819931Church ephemera/repositories/5/archival_objects/23991Scope and Contents

Includes photocopies of hymns, Mission day offering envelop, and finance committee form.

Church history/repositories/5/archival_objects/24001Scope and Contents

Various articles, clippings, and other materials related to the church

Church history, bios of select members and staff/repositories/5/archival_objects/24011Church history, essay "A History of Ushering"/repositories/5/archival_objects/240219931Historic marker, photocopy of marker and dedication program/repositories/5/archival_objects/240319961Images - Bailey, I.L. and Russell, C.T., church builder and architect (photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/24041Images - Carey, Lott (photocopy)/repositories/5/archival_objects/24051Image - Christmas card with image of church interior/repositories/5/archival_objects/240619701Images - church interior/exterior (photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/24071Images - Senior choir/repositories/5/archival_objects/240819441National Register of Historic Places, nomination application/repositories/5/archival_objects/240919961Scope and Contents

Only the portion of the application about architectural description and historical significance.

Pastors - Brown, Augustus Walter, Sr. bio/repositories/5/archival_objects/24101Pastors - Jasper, John, articles, bios, and images (photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/24111Pastors - Jasper, John, family record (photocopy)/repositories/5/archival_objects/24121Pastors - Jasper, John, sermons (photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/24131Scope and Contents

Including his most famous sermon De Sun Do Move.

Pastors - Johns, Verson D. Oberlin Memorial program,/repositories/5/archival_objects/241419901Pastors - Johnson, John E., Jr., Installation service/repositories/5/archival_objects/241519931Pastors - Peyton, Randolph, Installation service/repositories/5/archival_objects/241619021Poem, The Antebellum Preacher, by Rev. Roger H. Johnson/repositories/5/archival_objects/24171Poem, The Sleeping Giant, Dr. Augustus Walter Brown, by Geneva G. Thomas/repositories/5/archival_objects/24181Quilt, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church Historical Quilt, image/repositories/5/archival_objects/241919971Quilt, John Jasper Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt, image and description/repositories/5/archival_objects/242020121Schomburg Center Survey of Black Religious Institutions - Sixth Mount Zion/repositories/5/archival_objects/242119921