Montrose Baptist Church is celebrating 100 years of ministry and mission at the corner of Montrose & Melvina Avenues in Chicago's Northwest Side.  Since 1917 the people of Montrose have stood strong as a "Lighthouse in Our Community," faithfully shining the light and love of Jesus Christ in spoken word and living deed.  Join us in celebrating God's faithfulness as we give Him all the glory, declaring the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light!

Nadig Newspaper

"Montrose Baptist Church
Celebrates 100 years" 

by BRIAN NADIG
October 6, 2016

"Montrose Baptist Church has been at Montrose and Melvina avenues for 100 years...  {Click below for link to full article}

Schedule of Events

Stay tuned for a full schedule of Centennial Celebration taking place events at Montrose throughout 2017.

Our History

The leader of the work which developed into the Montrose Baptist Church was Rev. Joseph B. Rogers, of the La Salle Avenue Baptist Church. Under his guidance cottage prayer meetings were held resulting, shortly, in the organization of the Montrose Baptist Sunday School. The first meeting of the Sunday School was held on Easter Sunday, 1917, in the portable school building on the southwest corner of Montrose and Melvina Avenues. {Click link below for full essay}
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