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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LEGACY OF ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
WHEREAS, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church was born out of Salem Baptist Church in 1922 and was organized and established out of the Odd Fellows Hall located on the corner of 33rd and State Street, under the leadership of Reverend E. H. Branch on February 24, 1925; and
WHEREAS, Antioch M.B. Church continued to grow, in order to accommodate the congregation, a larger church home was purchased and located at 5129 S. Indiana Avenue on May 2, 1928. Pastor E. H. Branch continued to serve as pastor until 1932; and
WHEREAS, On December 22, 1932, the church installed Reverend James Monroe Harvey. The membership of the church began to increase even more with the creation of various boards such as the Usher Board, First Aid Nurses Board, Christian Education and many more. In the years to come, Pastor Harvey became ill and was forced to retire. He later died in 1957, establishing the pulpit committee to search for a new pastor; and
WHEREAS, After much prayer and sifting through many possible candidates, Antioch members gathered and agreed that although many applied but, only one man was sent by God. That man-that preacher-that pastor was Reverend Dr. Wilbur Daniel. He accepted the call on April 1, 1957, and was installed as Antioch M.B. Church's 3rd pastor; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Pastor Daniel, the congregation swelled in numbers and soon outgrew its current Indiana Avenue location. Again, the search for a larger facility began. Antioch entered into an agreement with Foster Park Baptist Church, to purchase what would be Antioch's new church home located at 415 W. Englewood Avenue on June 29, 1958;
WHEREAS, Antioch began to focus its sight on its community and organized the Antioch Foundation, a non-profit corporation, and created, the church's first housing project, with the development of Eden Green Complex located at 131st and Indiana on June 10, 1967; and
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