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OUR STORY
WE HEAL PEOPLE
Our Church was started in 1879 right here in Nashville, TN. While many years have passed since our Church was formed, one thing has stayed the same. Our mission.
Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church has been serving the local community for over 100 years. Many Nashvillians have made our Church their home, and it has been a safe place for so many.
We believe that Mount Gilead is a place for healing, where faith and life intersect.
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HEAL
Mount Gilead was formed on the ideology that at the core, a Church is about finding love and beauty through God and God's work. Whether you are looking to find your way, seeking a deeper purpose in life, or looking for a better way to connect to your family or identity, Mount Gilead will help you learn Jesus Christ's message with loving patience and kindness. We welcome you with open arms.
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GATHER TOGETHER
Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church offers many different small groups as well as service times. We believe that it is important for everyone to feel as if they have someone to fall on. Life is best lived in community.
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THE MG MISSION
To Be a Gathering Place and Growing Community of Followers of Jesus Christ Who Give and Go Being Instruments of HEALing.
MOUNT GILEAD PASTOR
Pastor Breonus M. Mitchell, Sr. was called to serve as the 13th Pastor of Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, TN, on April 3, 2016. Before, he was the Founding Pastor of the Greater Grace Temple Community Church, serving that congregation from 1997 – 2016. He also pastored the Boyce Street Baptist Church in Nashville, TN, from 1994 – 1997.
Pastor Mitchell was born on April 6, 1973, to Delores Mitchell. He has three brothers, Kerry, Trey, and Cleonus Mitchell, and three sisters, Jenell Butler, Cheryl Hardy, and Sharice Morrison. Pastor Mitchell was married to the late Lakisha Fitzgerald Mitchell for seventeen years. Two sons were born to that union, Breonus Monta Mitchell Jr (BJ) and Brennon Michael Mitchell.
Pastor Mitchell has lived by the motto, "Life is best lived as a journey forward." Journeying forward, he married the former Jacquita Shantae Haynes of Murfreesboro, TN, on August 18, 2018.
Pastor Mitchell came to know the Lord and expressed his faith in Jesus Christ at an early age and was baptized by Reverend Richard D. Hunt at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. He accepted his call to preach on August 4, 1991. He preached his first sermon, 'What a Mighty God We Serve' from Exodus 3:1-18 on September 1, 1991, at Watson Grove Missionary Baptist Church Nashville, TN, under the pastorate of Reverend Curtis W. Goodwin. He was ordained on January 15, 1995, at Watson Grove Missionary Baptist Church by Reverend Curtis Goodwin, Sr.
Pastor Mitchell has commitments to various religious, social, civil, and political identities. He is a subscribing lifetime member of the National Association for the AdvancemePastor Mitchell graduated as a Distinguished Scholar from Donelson Christian Academy. He continued his education at American Baptist College, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies. He has studied at The Marshall Center for Christian Ministry of Georgetown, KY, and Regents Park College of Oxford University, receiving a certificate in Textual Exegesis, Hermeneutics, and Homiletics. He received his Master of Theological Studies with a concentration in New Testament Theology and Preaching from Hazelip School of Theology - Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Ministry Degree from Memphis Theological Seminary and a Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Management from Christian Brothers University.
Pastor Mitchell has commitments to various religious, social, civil, and political identities. He is a subscribing lifetime National Association for the Advancement of Color People member. He has served as the former Commissioner for the Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County Parking and Traffic Commission (2008-2018), 4:13 Strong Board, Fifty Forward of Bordeaux Board, Past-President of the American Baptist College International Alumni Association, and former Chair of the Board for Faith Leaders United. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NBCUSA, Inc. and president of the Omicron Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. First of All Foundation, President of the Board of Trustees for Donelson Christian Academy, and the Nashville Drug Court Foundation Board of Directors.
Pastor Mitchell serves as the Founder & President of: Breonus Mitchell Ministries, Inc. Pastor Mitchell is an active member of the following: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Omicron Sigma Lambda Chapter (Murfreesboro, TN), Prince Hall Lodge No. 1, Mt. Sinai Chapter 135 Holy Royal Arch Mason, Mt. Ararat Council No. 5 Royal & Select Masters, Apollo No. 1 Knights Templar, J. A. Henry Consistory No. 48, and the Order of the Eastern Stars Eclipse Chapter 220 all in Nashville, TN; the 100 Black Men of TN. He is the author of the book A Fish Called Mercy.
Pastor Mitchell is a gifted pastor and preacher. He has appeared on The Greg Davis Show (Impact Network), The Empowerment Encounter with Dr. Jamal Harrison-Bryant (The Word Network), and The Word Network’s Seven Last Words of Christ. He has preached for NBCUSA, Inc., NBCA International, Inc., and Lifeway’s Black Church Week for the Southern Baptist Convention.
